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Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Vol. 83 / No. 86
Tryon, N.C. 28782
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
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Father, son drown in Lake Adger
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Victims’ bodies recovered; identified as Henderson County residents by Leah Justice
A father and son drowned in Lake Adger Sunday trying to
save a five-year-old girl who fell off a boat. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office says that William Butch Jackson, 48, and William Butch Jackson Jr., 21, both of Hendersonville, jumped into the water and did not resurface. Major Calvin Atkins of the sheriff’s office says the initial call
came in around 4 p.m. Sunday. The five-year old girl, the daughter of Jackson and sister of Jackson Jr., was sleeping on the pontoon boat while the father and son were fishing. The girl, who was wearing a life jacket, rolled into the water while sleeping. The father jumped (Continued on page 3)
Today
The Meeting Place Senior Center, Wednesday activities include Tai Chi, 9 a.m.; ceramics, 9:30 a.m.; Italian Club Meeting (Buon Giorno), 10 a.m.; senior fitness, 10 a.m. bingo or bridge, 12:30 p.m.; Medication Assistance Program, 9 a.m. to noon. 828894-0001. Saluda Senior Center, Wednesday activities, power yoga class 6:15 a.m., Trash Train, dominoes game, 10 a.m., gentle Yin yoga 12:30 p.m. Movie Matinee, 2 p.m. 828749-9245. Tryon Kiwanis Club meets Wednesdays, noon, Congregational Church, 210 Melrose Ave., Tryon. Skills Building/Problem Solving Skills for boys ages 12-17, Wed., 3:30 to 4:45 p.m., Steps to HOPE. 894-2340. Male Anger Management Intervention/Education Program, Wednesdays, 5 to 6:30 p.m., Steps to HOPE. 8942340.
Thursday
The Meeting Place Senior Center, Thursday activities (Continued on page 2)
Fisherman at Lake Adger during last fall's fishing tournament. A father and son drowned late Sunday in the Little Jackson's Cove area of Lake Adger, between the dam and boat landing. (photo by staff photographer)
Polk sees biggest improvement in employment so far during recession Jobless rate down 1 percent in April by Chris Dailey
Polk County saw in April its largest employment gains in the past two years, according to figures from the N.C. Employment
Security Commission. The unemployment rate dropped from 9.4 percent in March to 8.4 percent in April and the number of unemployed Polk County residents fell from 912 to 807. While the number of unemployed remains more than double
Serving Polk County and Upper Spartanburg and Greenville Counties
what it was two years ago, the April figures give further indication that the economy is improving and the worst for unemployment may be over. Since February, the county’s unemployment rate has fallen (Continued on page 6)