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Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Vol. 86 / No. 143
Tryon, N.C. 28782
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
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District One students head back into classrooms
Landrum Middle School art teacher Amy Roote, 2011-2012 LMS teacher of the year, works to get her students acquainted with the classroom and each other by having them create stencil drawings of their names. District One Schools went back to the classroom Monday, Aug. 19. (photo by Samantha Hurst)
Campobello United Methodist Church, located on Depot St. in Campobello, will have a yard sale and barbecue lunch on Saturday, Aug. 24 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Yard sale items will be reduced to half price at 11 a.m. Proceeds from the sale and barbecue lunch will go toward Methodist Missions. For more information, call 864-303-8806.
Saluda responds to audit findings by Leah Justice
Saluda commissioners addressed concerns brought up in the 2011-2012 audit report including payroll issues, cell phone records and credit card use. The Saluda Board of Commissioners met Aug. 12 and heard from Mayor Fred Baisden, who said numerous people have asked why the city is hiding things in the audit.
The audit report, issued by Crawley, Lee & Company, PA, noted that board minutes for fiscal year ending June 30, 2012 were not prepared in a timely fashion. Saluda officials said minutes have since been completed in a timely manner. The auditor also noted the city wrote checks for Christmas bonuses and
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