Tryon’s annual New Year’s Eve celebration, now dubbed “Tryon Midnight,” brought hundreds of community members out to celebrate the beginning of 2014. The event was sponsored by the Polk County Community Foundation and put together by the Tryon Downtown Development Association. (photo by Samantha Hurst)
Jim Jackson counts down the new year.
Crowds filled the streets and the new plaza.
The new plaza glows with people in Tryon.
The clock tower tradition still stands.
Dean Trakas of Trakas and Associates Architects smiles in his traditional position of roper
The Jim Peterman Group was featured at the plaza, while the Trophy Husbands were also to be heard later.