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Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Vol. 85 / No. 11
Tryon, N.C. 28782
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
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Candidate filing begins for Polk elections
Here’s a list of upcoming meetings and events for area nonprofit community and governmental organizations:
Today
Candidates began filing for Polk County elections yesterday, Feb. 13. Those who filed included Rick Covil for re-election to the school board (see page 4 for photo), incumbent commissioner Tom Pack (R) (back left), Keith Holbert (R) for commissioner, Marche Pittman (R) for clerk of court, Michael Gage (R) for commissioner, Pam Hyder (D) for clerk of court, Russell Mierop (D) for commissioner, incumbent register of deeds Sheila Whitmire (R) and incumbent commissioner Renee McDermott (D). Polk residents have until Feb. 29 at noon to file for local offices. Filing can be done at the Polk County Board of Elections Office located in the Womack building in Columbus. (photo by Leah Justice)
Polk County Mobile Recycling Unit, Tuesdays, Ozone Drive and Hwy. 176, Saluda. Polk County Transportation Authority makes a regular trip to Hendersonville on the first and third Tuesday of each month. 828-894-8203. Hospice of the Carolina Foothills, “We Care” is a weekly informal social group open to women coping with
Overmountain Trace Holdings makes upset bid of $3.858M for White Oak Development
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Another 10-day upset bid process begins by Leah Justice
On the last day of the upset bid process, Overmountain Trace Holdings LLC submitted a bid of $3,858,886.86 for White Oak
Development, which was sold at auction on Feb. 1. The original bid was placed by Tryon Equestrian Properties LLC for $3,675,130.34 during the auction held at the Polk County Courthouse. Following the Feb. 1 bid, an upset bid process began
that ended Feb. 13 at 5 p.m. Another upset bid process will now begin following Overmountain Trace Holdings’ bid yesterday. The new deadline for upset bids is Feb. 23, with a five
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