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Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Vol. 87 / No. 13
Tryon, N.C. 28782
Friday, February 14, 2014
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Winter storm Pax a punch in foothills communities from staff reports
Despite a state of emergency being issued in the early evening, Wednesday, Feb. 12, no serious accidents had been reported as of 3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13. “People are safe because they are staying home,” 911 emergency dispatcher Susan Tate told reporter Kiesa Kay. “The less people are on the road, the better. I’d suggest if you don’t have to get out, then stay home and stay safe.” The state of emergency warning was released by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office Nixle system after a wintry ice mix began accumulating on the roads Feb. 12. “I have not had any reports of any trees down or any major vehicle accidents. There were only two minor wrecks that I heard of,” said Polk County Emergency Management Director Bobby Arledge. “There is no report of any power outages and there were two people in the shelter as of 8 p.m. Everything seems good right now.” Some residents in higher elevations such as Saluda saw around 7 inches of snow at about 9 p.m. and about 10 inches Kids and adults alike got out and made a fun day out of the weather despite the county being in a (PAX continued on page 8) state of emergency. (photo by Eddie Jobling)
The hair cutting for Virginia Bowyer, who raised $850 to get a wig for her aunt who is going through chemotherapy, has been postponed until Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 11:30 a.m. at Uptown Girl in Columbus. Bowyer, a student at the Polk County Early College, received many donations from staff, students and community members.
Landrum Road closed for bridge repairs by Samantha Hurst
Motorists traveling from Columbus toward the Green Creek area will face a detour this week even without weather-related road hazards. As of Tuesday, Feb. 11, the North Carolina Department of Transportation closed Landrum Road to replace
the bridge over Hooper Creek in Polk County. DOT says the current bridge, built in 1955, is “considered functionally obsolete and structurally deficient, which means that although the bridge is safe, it was built to design standards that are no longer in use.”
Serving Polk County and Upper Spartanburg and Greenville Counties
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