Sheriff’s office releases information on Eastside drug bust, page 6
Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Vol. 85 / No. 30
Tryon, N.C. 28782
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
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PCHS Players present ‘Guys and Dolls’
The first of six community policing meetings will be held today at 6:30 p.m. in Columbus Town Hall. This meeting will be for residents of the Columbus area. On Thursday, March 15, the community policing meeting for the Sunny View area will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Sunny View Elementary School. The first goal of these meetings is to help build on existing community/neighborhood watch programs already in place throughout Polk County and to assist in starting other similar programs.
Here’s a list of upcoming meetings and events for area nonprofit community and governmental organizations:
Today
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 (Continued on page 2)
In Runyonland, every doll is beautiful and almost every guy is a gambler. Polk County High School (PCHS) students rehearse the opening number, “Runyonland,” from the musical “Guys & Dolls.” Left to right: Connor O’Hearn, Jesus Lorenzana, Sesalie Rhinehart, Nick Rowland, Eder Santibanez and in the lift, Ciera Wilson. The PC Players will present “Guys & Dolls” on Friday and Saturday, March 16 - 17 at 7 p.m. in the PCHS auditorium. For tickets and information, call 828-894-2525, ext. 261. (photo by Jonathan Pollock)
Alley suspended as Harmon Field supervisor after filing for N.C. Senate Council to discuss personnel policy March 20 by Leah Justice
Harmon Field Parks and Recreation Supervisor George Alley was suspended last week after he filed as a candidate for the N.C. House of Representa-
tives District 113 seat. The Harmon Field Board of Supervisors suspended Alley because the town’s personnel policy restricts employees from running for partisan seats. Alley (D) is running against the winner of the
upcoming Republican primary between Trudi (Continued on page 4)
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