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Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Vol. 83 / No. 183
Tryon, N.C. 28782
Thursday, October 21, 2010
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A community project: Saluda's new Little Park On September 30, Saluda got a new park, a one-acre lot next to the Saluda School playground. The new park was named the Little Park, after the man who had owned the one-acre lot adjoining the Saluda School playground for the past 84 years. George Robert Little III (known as Bobby to his friends) was born in 1916, the only child of Dr. George and Eleanor Little. His father owned the Princess Theater and Little’s Pharmacy in Saluda, and was the bank president and mayor of the town, too. Little grew up in Saluda, went to Saluda School, became an Eagle Scout, and kept busy camping, deliver(Continued on page 4)
Here’s a list of upcoming meetings and events for area nonprofit community and governmental organizations:
Today
Polk County Mobile Recycling Unit, Thursdays, 7 a.m. to noon, old Searcy Mill parking lot, Hwy. 108, Columbus. NCDMV Driver’s License van, three Thursdays a month, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., in front of Columbus Post Office. Check www.ncdot.gov/dmv/office_loca(Continued on page 2)
Polk early vote at 1,000+ so far by Leah Justice
Just one week into early voting, Polk County already has 1,075 votes cast. Early one-stop voting began last Thursday and continues until Sat., Oct. 30. Residents may also register to vote when they vote early. No registration will be allowed after early voting stops on Oct. 30. Polk County Democrats have slightly out-voted other parties so far, with 408 votes cast. As of yesterday morning, Republicans have cast 397
votes, Unaffiliated voters have cast 265 votes and Libertarian voters have cast three votes, according to the Polk County Board of Elections. Polk County voters will have to turn out in large numbers this year to break the 2008 presidential election early vote totals. In 2008, Polk County voters turned out for early voting in record numbers, with 7,821 voters, or 55 percent of registered voters, going to the polls early.
Serving Polk County and Upper Spartanburg and Greenville Counties
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