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Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Vol. 83 / No. 202
Tryon, N.C. 28782
Thursday, November 18, 2010
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Landrum police officer killed in crash Officer was off-duty by Leah Justice
Here’s a list of upcoming meetings and events for area nonprofit community and governmental organizations:
An off-duty reserve officer with the Landrum Police Department was killed in an accident early Wednesday morning. Aaron Dean Dameron, 24, was killed in a one-vehicle crash, according to the Spartanburg County Coroner’s Office. The South Carolina Highway
Patrol reports that the wreck occurred at Redland Road and Page Creek Boulevard in Landrum at 1:50 a.m. Wednesday. Dameron and his wife were traveling home in a 2001 Pontiac Sunfire, his personal vehicle. State troopers have not yet determined what caused the vehicle to lose control. The vehicle ran off the left side of the road, hit a wooden
fence and overturned. Dameron was thrown from the vehicle into a yard, and the car landed on top of him. Troopers say Dameron was not wearing a seat belt. Dameron’s wife was wearing a seat belt, troopers say. She was transported by ambulance to Spartanburg Regional Medical Center with injuries that were not lifethreatening, according to reports.
Today
Polk County Mobile Recycling Unit , Thursdays, 7 a.m. to noon, old Searcy Mill parking lot, Hwy. 108, Columbus. Saluda Center, Thursday activities: knitting group, 9:30 a.m.; gentle Yin Yoga 5:30 p.m., Saluda Center. 828-7499245. NCDMV Driver’s License van, two Thursdays this month, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., in front of Columbus Post Office. Check www.ncdot.gov/dmv/ office_locations for schedule. This month, Nov. 4, 18. The Meeting Place Senior Center, Thursday activities include ceramics, 9:30 a.m. 828-894-0001. Saluda Public Library, Bouncing Babies & Toddlers in Tow, Thursdays, 10 a.m. Polk County Historical Association Museum, open Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., 60 Walker St., Columbus, lower level. Free. Landrum Library, Lap Babies, Thursdays, 10 a.m.; storytime, 10:30 a.m. Green Creek Community Center , Zumba exercise classes Thursdays, 11 a.m., 7 (Continued on page 2)
About 50 Tryon area residents packed the Tryon Fire Department Tuesday night to voice opinions regarding how Tryon can better control commercial development. (photo by Leah Justice)
Tryon residents want more controls on commercial development in town About 50 people attend public hearing by Leah Justice
Residents were so intent Tuesday on telling Tryon Town Council members how the town should change regulations for commercial development that
no one even flinched when a tornado siren was activated during the public hearing. Town council held the public hearing to gain input on how residents think the town should regulate commercial development in the town's central business district (CBD) and general business district (GBD). The
Serving Polk County and Upper Spartanburg and Greenville Counties
areas of concern are downtown (CBD) and along U.S. 176 (GBD) to the S.C. state line. The town has also gathered input through a survey available on its website, with 53 responses as of this week. The survey remains on the town’s (Continued on page 6)