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Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Vol. 86 / No. 137
Tryon, N.C. 28782
Monday, August 12, 2013
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Polk can now call 2-1-1 for help
Polk County’s new 2-1-1 service kicked off its efforts with a celebration Thursday, Aug. 8. Funders of the project included the following agencies and their representatives: Jimmy Hines, director Rutherford-Polk-McDowell Health District; Kathleen Carr, self-sufficiency coach Western Carolina Community Action; Tim Mathis, director Region C Workforce Development – Isothermal Planning & Development Commission; Anne Britton, board member – Thermal Belt Outreach Ministry; Jean Eckert, executive director – Hospice of the Carolina Foothills; Laura Lynch, administrator Region C Area Agency on Aging – Isothermal Planning & Development Commission; June Beddingfield, executive director – Seasons of Life Home Care; and Rachel Ramsey, executive director – Steps to HOPE. NC 2-1-1 is a statewide information referral service providing call service to about 90 percent of state residents. (photo submitted by Lou Parton)
The City of Saluda Board of Commissioners will meet for their regular monthly meeting on Monday, Aug. 12 at 7 p.m. in the upstairs conference room of the Saluda Public Library. Commissioners did not meet in July because of Coon Dog Day.
Four candidates file for three council seats in Landrum election Mayor Briggs uncontested by Samantha Hurst
Filing for municipal elections ended Wednesday, Aug. 7 in Landrum with four
candidates filing to run for the three available council seats. Incumbent Mayor Robert Briggs was the only individual to file for his
Serving Polk County and Upper Spartanburg and Greenville Counties
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