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Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Vol. 84 / No. 237
Tryon, N.C. 28782
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
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Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration set for Jan. 14 Eternity Dancers added to program The Thermal Belt Friendship Council will present its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Com-
memoration on Saturday, Jan. 14 at the Tryon Fine Arts Center. This year’s program will feature “Women of the Civil Rights
Movement,” as brought to life by Michelle Miller (Fannie Lou
Hamer), Eleanor Miller (Dorothy Heights) and Tamieea Brown (Ella Baker). The Unity Choir will once again provide musical selections featuring the music from the civil
rights movement, and the Bunton Institutional CME Church (BIC) Mime Ministry will also perform. In a late addition to the pro(Continued on page 3)
The Urban Arts Institute Eternity Dance Group of Asheville, N.C. will perform during the Thermal Belt Friendship Council’s Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration celebration at the Tryon Fine Arts Center on Saturday, Jan. 14 at 7 p.m. (source: Urban Arts Institute Facebook page)
Singing for the Soldiers, featuring Mike Upright, the Green River Boys and the Soldiers of the Cross, will be held Friday, Jan. 13 at 7 p.m. at Sunny View E l e m e n t a r y. T h e event collects items for troops in Afghanistan; admission is a small bag of items such as toothpaste, soap, black knit caps, athletic socks, long johns, shaving cream and small snacks. For more information, call 828-894-5858.
Validity of Hembree firing in question Vote could be taken during special meeting set for Thursday, Jan. 12 by Leah Justice
Expert opinions on the emergency meeting held by Tryon Town Council Tuesday, Jan. 3 call into question the validity of Tryon Town Manager Justin
Hembree’s termination. Although town council never said they did not take a vote, when asked for the vote, which according to state statutes has to be done in open session, town attorney Bailey Nager responded, “I’m going to recommend to commissioners at their meeting on Thursday that they take a vote.” (Continued on page 4)
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