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Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Vol. 85 / No. 109
Tryon, N.C. 28782
Thursday, July 5, 2012
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Tryon begins McCown St. improvements by Leah Justice
The House of Flags Museum in Columbus was featured on WSPA, channel 7, on Tuesday, July 3 at 7:30 p.m. on the “Scene on 7” program. Robert Williamson of the House of Flags said Kate Valentine interviewed him for about an hour on Monday, while at the same time 34 people from Tryon Estates toured the museum. “It made for an interesting afternoon,” Williamson said.
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. Polk County Driver License Mobile Unit, Thursday, July 5, the Polk County Driver License Mobile Unit will be at 130 Ward St. in Columbus, directly in front of the Post Office from 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. (Continued on page 2)
Downtown Tryon’s McCown Street will soon be made oneway and have added parking and pedestrian areas. Construction along McCown Street began Monday, July 2,
and the street is closed during construction. Part of downtown’s Tryon’s Streetscape project, McCown Street improvements will include approximately 20 angled parking spaces along the new one-way
northbound street. The new parking spaces will be located on the railroad side of McCown Street. Once construction is complete, (Continued on page 5)
McCown Street is closed to traffic while work is under way to add angled parking spaces and make the road one way heading into Pacolet Street. Work is expected to be complete by Friday, July 13. (photo by Samantha Hurst)
Vacant storefronts spur Tryon community brainstorming session on Monday, July 9 by Samantha Hurst
On Saturday, June 30, two businesses, Café at My Place and Kathleen’s Gallery, packed up their storefronts on N. Trade Street in Tryon. Kathleen’s Gallery relocated to Saluda, and Café at My Place
is looking for a new location. These moves and the loss of other downtown businesses have prompted interested parties to schedule a brainstorming session Monday, July 9 at 5 p.m. at the Tryon Depot. Andy Millard of Millard and Company will facilitate the meet-
ing. He said business owners of Tryon decided to organize the meeting in an effort to generate positive ideas and facilitate the connection of property owners with prospective tenants and/or buyers.
Serving Polk County and Upper Spartanburg and Greenville Counties
Welcome, Dr. Lonnie Lassiter and team! We’re proud to announce the opening of
Rutherford Wound Care & Hyperbarics
located at 112 Sparks Drive in Forest City * 828-351-6000
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