07-30-10 Daily Bulletin

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Steven Taylor sentenced to 15 to 19½ years, page 10

Tryon Daily Bulletin

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Vol. 83 / No. 127

Tryon, N.C. 28782

Friday, July 30, 2010

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Clark gets probation in murder case Protesters 'disappointed' in sentence Community mourns Mosca The Thermal Belt lost a giant this week. Tom Mosca, chairman of the Block House Steeplechase and the person most identified with the races for almost 30 years, died Wednesday. He suffered from Lou Gehrig's disease. He was 58 years old.

Here’s a list of upcoming meetings and events for area nonprofit community and governmental organizations:

Today

Tryon Youth Center Car Raffle has been delayed until August 14. The minimum number of 500 tickets has not been sold. The Meeting Place Senior Center Friday activities include Movie Matinee, 10 a.m. Bingo, 12:30 p.m. 828894-0001. Saluda Senior Center Friday events: chair exercise, 10 a.m.; Game Day, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Seniors on Sobriety (SOS) AA Meeting, Fridays at noon, Polk County Chamber of Commerce Building, 2753 Lynn Rd. (Hwy 108), Tryon. 828894-0293. (Continued on page 2)

by Leah Justice

Ida Hays Clark, 53, was given 48 months of probation yesterday after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit voluntary manslaughter among other charges associated with the murder of her brother, Jay Clark, V. After hearing harsh statements from Clark's brother, George Clark, who at times stared at Hays Clark during his victim's statement, Judge Phillip Ginn sentenced Hays Clark to probation that includes a year of going to Lydia's Place, a transitional rehabilitation center in Rutherford County. Protesters said they were shocked that the court allowed longer statements from Hays Clark's attorney Lee Atkins than from family members. Atkins spoke of Hays Clark's "newly found life purpose and journey," (Continued on page 3)

Above: Jamison Clark, the son of murder victim Jay Clark V, and his wife, Jessica Clark, outside the Polk County courthouse before the hearing Thursday. Right: Hays Clark in the courtroom. (photos by Leah Justice)

Abril sentenced to house arrest again Former sheriff convicted of probation violation by Leah Justice

Former Polk County Sheriff Chris Abril, 48, of Columbus was sentenced to 30 days of house arrest after being convicted of a probation violation yesterday.

Judge Phillip Ginn sentenced Abril during Polk County Superior Court held all this week. Abril's probation violation charge was handed down after Abril withdrew his appeal of a driving while impaired conviction decided in district court earlier this year. On Wednesday he decided to remand his appeal back to district court.

Serving Polk County and Upper Spartanburg and Greenville Counties

Abril's sentence for the DWI, which occurred last October in Tryon, will be decided later in district court. His previous sentence, before the appeal, was 18 months of unsupervised probation, 24 hours of community service, a $100 fine and court costs. Abril was convicted yesterday (Continued on page 8)


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