Jeff Hunt, district attorney for Polk, Henderson and Transylvania counties, spoke to the Tryon Kiwanis Club on Wednesday, Feb. 23. He was elected D.A. for District 29B in 1994 and has served in this position since then. He explained that the district attorney decides if charges should be brought against someone in every criminal case in this district. His office has eight assistant district attorneys. He has achieved a conviction rate of 95 – 98 percent for DWI cases by allocating sufficient resources to this problem. Kiwanian Ernie Giannini (left) and club president Steve Cobb (right) thanked Hunt (center) for speaking to the club. A children’s book will be donated to a local school in his honor. (photo submitted)