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Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Vol. 85 / No. 52
Tryon, N.C. 28782
Thursday, April 12, 2012
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Landrum swears in new police chief by Samantha Hurst
If you’re interested in area history, there’s a meeting next week you might want to attend. The Tryon Historic Preservation Commission will meet Thursday, July 28 at 4:30 p.m. at the Tryon Fire Department. The town is currently working toward getting state approval to be designated as an historic district. For more information, call 828-859-9566.
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. - noon, old Searcy Mill parking lot, Hwy. 108, Columbus. N.C. DMV mobile driver’s license unit will be in Columbus in front of the post office on Ward Street on Thursday, April 12 from 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. A sign on the light pole in front of the post office will inform people when the unit has (Continued on page 2)
Landrum Mayor Robert Briggs swore in Tim Edgens as the city’s new police chief Tuesday, April 10 during the monthly city council meeting. Edgens was appointed to replace former Landrum Police Chief Bruce Shelnut, who retired March 31. “Once again I just want to mention that the vote was unanimous,” Briggs said. “We appreciate the hard work you’ve done for us so far and look forward to working with you as chief.” Edgens started his first shift as chief the evening of March 31 and immediately had a full plate. That evening a Landrum businesswoman was assaulted outside the back door of her busi(Continued on page 4)
Landrum Mayor Robert Briggs swears in the city’s new police chief Tim Edgens. (photo by Samantha Hurst)
Democrats host convention, candidate forum by Samantha Hurst
The Polk County Democratic Party plans to host two events in the next week aimed at better informing voters leading up to this year’s election season and honoring members of the party who have been active over the last year. On Saturday, April 14, the party will hold its annual convention, with a breakfast at 9 a.m. and a meeting at 10 a.m. at the Steps to
HOPE community room. Then, on Thursday, April 19 at 7 p.m., a Democratic candidate forum will be held at the Meeting Place Senior Center off of Skyuka Road in Columbus. “It is so important to keep Polk County on the stable path that we’ve weathered during this hard time. We’re very excited about the possibility of keeping on that path that our commissioners and
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other Democratic leaders have put us on,” said acting Polk County Democratic Party Chair Margaret Johnson. Polk County’s Democratic Party Executive Committee, made up of 39 members, puts on the convention each year with the help of hundreds of local volunteers, Johnson said. (Continued on page 4)