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Unemployment rate falls to 12.1 percent in April
UNION COUNTY — The unemployment rate in Union County fell for third straight month in a row with approximately 20 residents finding jobs in April. The South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce announced that South Carolina’s unemployment rate decreased from 8.4 percent in March to 8 percent in April. In April 2012, the state’s unemployment rate was 9.3 percent. The report stated that April’s unemployment rate was the lowest sinc...
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Annie Smith
Class to teach social networking skills
UNION — Feel lost when it comes to social network websites such as Facebook, Twitter or Pinterest? USC Union wants to help. USC Union will host a workshop called “Social Networking with Annie” from 4-5:30 p.m. June 10-12 in the university’s library. The class promises to teach students to set up and join social networks, post text and pictures, set up Pinterest boards, “tweet” on Twitter, as well as find and join friends. “Basically the...
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Jasmine Sherbert
Sherbert receives Boinest Morgan Medal
UNION — The Union Music Club awards a medal each year to an outstanding piano student. This medal is the Boinest Morgan Medal, named in memory of Genie Boinest Morgan who taught piano many years in Union. The recipient this year is Jasmine Sherbert, the daughter of Ruth Sherbert. She is a junior at Union County High School and is a piano student of Suzy Smith. She performed “Invention in C Major” by Bach at the May 14 Union Music Club mee...
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Crime Report
The Union Public Safety Department reported the following arrests : — David Terrell Gallman, 28, of 106 Harris Road, Union, was charged with trespassing around 10:45 a.m. on May 20. According to the arrest warrant, Gallman was on the property of Union Housing authority on May 18, after already being placed on written trespass notice. — Kelvin Lamar Smith, 43, of 1208 West Main Street, Union, was charged with disorderly conduct around 9:4...
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Church Calendar
Saturday, May 25 9 a.m.: Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, 201 Terrapin Road, Union, hosts a prayer breakfast. Guest speaker will be Minister Verlinda Mintz of Concord Baptist Church, Gaffney. A $5 donation will be taken at the door for those who wish to join us for breakfast. All proceeds will benefit the Pastor’s Aid Committee. Sunday, May 26 1 p.m.: The Missionary Auxiliary of St. Luke Baptist Church, 718 Lukesville Road, Buffalo, ...
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Photos courtesy of Union County JROTC On May 8, 2013 the Union County JROTC Yellow Jacket Battalion held its fourth promotion ceremonies of the 2012-2013 school year. The cadets were promoted based on their academics, physical fitness, character, and leadership. Alpha Company: C/CPL Les Wentz, C/CPL Judson Lawson, C/SFC Cole Sigmon, C/CPL Brian Best, and C/CPL Jessica Sowers.
Yellow Jacket Battalion holds promotion ceremonies
UNION COUNTY — On May 8, 2013 the Union County JROTC Yellow Jacket Battalion held its fourth promotion ceremonies of the 2012-2013 school year. The cadets were promoted based on their academics, physical fitness, character, and leadership.
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Photo submitted Parents, students and community folks gather at Lockhart School for one of the four events held there each year.
Change does not mean a loss of values
LOCKHART — It may be difficult to believe but Lockhart, South Carolina was once a thriving community with activities and excitement thought to be reserved for larger towns. The town was populated by people moving into the area from the North Carolina mountains who were seeking jobs as the industrial revolution came to the region. The people brought with them a real sense of community, a work ethic unparalleled anywhere and a spirit of neighbo...
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Community Calendar
Thursday, May 23 • The Wallace Thomson Hospital Volunteers holds a Book & Gift Sale in the hospital lobby from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, May 24 • The Wallace Thomson Hospital Volunteers holds a Book & Gift Sale in the hospital lobby from 7 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday, May 27 • Lockhart Senior Citizens meet at 6 p.m. at the Masonic Lodge. Tuesday, May 28 • The Union County Senior Citizens meets at 6 p.m. at Mon Aetna Church Socia...
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Charles Warner|Daily Times Brooks Carwile, left, Howard Gibson, center, and Ray Treadway, right, were the organizers of Monday's meeting of Concerned Citizens United for a Better Union County. The group is being formed as a means of bringing the people of Union County together to present their concerns to local government and work with government officials to address them.
Tax increases a major concern of new citizens group
UNION — The impact of tax increases and the need for the people of Union County to organize and make their voices heard in local government were among the subjects discussed at Monday’s meeting of the Concerned Citizens United for a Better Union County. The meeting, which was held at the Dave Fant Building on North Pinckney Street, drew a crowd of approximately 30 people, among them Union County Supervisor Tommy Sinclair, Union County Counc...
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Derik Vanderford|Daily Times Rain did not hinder young fishermen during Saturday's J.A.K.E.S. Public Safety/Fun Day at Foster Park.
J.A.K.E.S. a success despite rain
Derik Vanderford Staff Writer UNION — Despite rainy weather, nearly 500 children participated in Saturday’s J.A.K.E.S. Public Safety/Fun Day on Saturday. The annual J.A.K.E.S. (Juniors Acquiring Knowledge, Ethics and Sportsmanship) Public Safety/Fun Day was hosted at Foster Park on Saturday, after the lake had been stocked with 2,400 pounds of catfish. “It went really well,” said Jessica Gallman of Union County Parks and Recreation. “...
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Derik Vanderford|Daily Times Casey Sutton, right, is ecstatic after hearing the announcement from Chris Woodson, left, that she was the winner of Friday night's local WBCU-Texaco Country Showdown.
Sutton wins Texaco Country Showdown
Derik Vanderford Staff Writer UNION — Raleigh, N.C. resident Casey Sutton won Friday’s WBCU-Texaco Country Showdown and will advance to the statewide competition in October. The third annual WBCU-Texaco Country Showdown was held Friday evening in the USC Union Auditorium, as nine performers competed to advance to the state finals. Performers included Tiffany Littlejohn and The Broad River Band, Heath Walker, Brad Miller, Dennis Johns...
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Groups to perform in summer music series
Staff Report UNION — The Union County Chamber of Commerce and the Union County Recreation Department will host a concert series this summer consisting of four music events in Union. The event is billed as Downtown Summer Music Fest and will be held from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. — on four separate Saturdays — at the gazebo at USC Union. The concert dates are June 8, June 22, July 20, and Aug. 3. Each concert will feature a different genre of mus...
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Photo courtesy of the Union County Health Care Foundation Union County Health Care Foundation Executive Director Katherine Childers and board members Dr. John Baarcke, Pete Berry, and William Jeter present Union Hospital District CEO Paul Newhouse and CFO Cindy Gault with a check for $23,333.55. The check, which was presented during the "Cocktails for a Cause" fundraiser held by the foundation at Nicholson Mansion earlier this month, was the final payment on the district's new cardiovascular stress testing system.
Hospital district receives $23,333.55 from foundation
Charles Warner Editor UNION — An evening of food, fellowship and cocktails was the venue for the Union Hospital District to receive a check for $23,333.55 from the Union County Health Care Foundation. Katherine Childers, foundation executive director, announced Monday that the foundation’s two-year effort to raise funds for the new cardiovascular stress testing system for Wallace Thomson Hospital’s Cardiopulmonary Services Department ha...
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Tourism commission discusses reductions in membership
Derik Vanderford Staff Writer UNION — Monday evening’s meeting of the Union County Tourism Commission included information, goodbyes and the election of a new officer. The meeting began with the committee hearing a presentation about the Union-based Trans-South Wrestling promotion and its benefits to local business. Then, commission chair Curtiss Hunter announced as of March 31, four members — Monte Lancaster, Yates Giles, Julia Garmo...
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Donald Harris
Buffalo man charged with attempted murder
BUFFALO — A Buffalo resident was charged with two counts of attempted murder Sunday morning. At approximately 1:20 a.m. Sunday, May 19, Union County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to 234 Buffalo St., Buffalo, in reference to a subject shooting at two people walking down the street in the community. Upon arrival, deputies attempted to locate Donald Fred Harris Jr. and deputies noticed the front door on his residence being opened a...
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Dead body discovered Monday morning
UNION — The Union Public Safety Department and the Union County Coroner’s Office are investigating a body found in a wooded area off the Duncan Bypass. In a statement released Monday morning, Union County Coroner William E. Holcombe announced that the body of an adult male had been found in a wooded area behind 439 N. Duncan Bypass at around 10:42 a.m. Holcombe stated that an autopsy was scheduled to be performed on the body this morning....
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Photo courtesy of Mike Gault Michael Q. Gault, right, recently graduated from the Charleston School of Law. Also graduating was Jennifer Nichols Williams. In addition to graduating from law school together, Michael and Jennifer attended preschool together at Grace United Methodist Child Enrichment Program and graduated Union County High School together. Michael is the son of Mike and Pam Gault. Jennifer is married to Dee Williams.
Gault graduates from Charleston School of Law
CHARLESTON — Michael Q Gault of Union, S.C. received a law degree May 11 during the seventh commencement convocation of the Charleston School of Law. After three years of study, Gault was one of 181 students to receive the juris doctor degree, Dean Andy Abrams said. Gault is the son of Mike and Pam Gault. “Not only are the graduates of our seventh class, the Class of 2013, well-qualified to join the legal profession, they are committed to...
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Local residents graduate in NGU’s 2013 class
TIGERVILLE — North Greenville University graduated the following Union students on Thursday, May 9: • Abby Nicole Gregory — BA — Broadcast Media • Ashley Brooke Moore — MBA — Master of Business Administration A baccalaureate degree student whose cumulative grade point average is at least 3.5 graduates cum laude; those with at least a 3.75 graduate magna cum laude; and those with at least a 3.9 grade point average graduate summa cum laud...
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Piedmont Technical College recognizes local graduates
GREENWOOD — The James Medford Family Event Center at Piedmont Technical College was the setting for the culmination of many dreams for the more than 300 Piedmont Technical College graduates — including two from Union County — who took center stage in two commencement ceremonies. Dr. Ray Brooks, president, welcomed graduates, family and guests to celebrate the accomplishments of the graduates. “It is a delightful time to be with you tonigh...
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Community Calendar
Tuesday, May 21 • Volunteers are need for a food distribution for residents of the Carlisle Community at the Carlisle Town Hall from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Carlisle Community residents looking to receive the food being distributed should bring a picture ID and plastic bags. For more information call 427-1505. • Bonham FCL meets at Clemson building at 11 a.m. and then goes to Dawkins to eat. • The Union County Commission on Alcohol & Drug Abus...
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Guilty pleas heard in General Sessions Court
UNION — The following persons pleaded guilty before Judge Eugene Griffith of Newberry during General Sessions Court at the Union County Courthouse this past week. Chelsea Carroll, 1437 Peach Orchard Road, Lot 6, Union, to providing contraband to inmates, one year suspended upon 90 days and one year probation. Tierra Davis, 208 Arthur Boulevard, Union, to six counts of burglary second-degree (non-violent), 7 1/2 years on each count; three ...
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Photo submitted YMCA Member Spotlight Sylvia Clevenger joined the YMCA on Jan. 25, 2012, after her doctor diagnosed her with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He suggested that she start an exercise program. On her first visit to the YMCA, she could not say a complete sentence without gasping for air. She began attending the Strength for Daily Living classes faithfully and now is able to count repetitions in the class. She says she feels 100 percent better and the class has made a tremendous difference in her life.
YMCA getting ready for summer activities
UNION — The Union County Family YMCA has programs planned to help your children and you have the best summer possible. For parents wanting their children to learn how to swim, the Y will offer lessons for youth ages 4 to 12. Adult classes will be held at the same time. For parents wanting to take lessons with their toddlers, the Y will offer Parent and Me Swim Classes for children ages 6 months to 3 years. All classes begin June 3. Water ...
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Photo courtesy of Fair Forest NSDAR New officers were installed at the Fair Forest Chapter, NSDAR during its May meeting by Leigh Grant, Mary Adair Chapter, NSDAR, who then posed with the new officers for a photo. Pictured are Vice Recent and Secretary Amy Bruce, Treasurer Margaret McCarley, Registrar Maudine Hickman, Regent Harriet Berry, Chaplain Jane Owenby, and Gant.
Fair Forest NSDAR installs new officers at May meeting
UNION — The Fair Forest Chapter, NSDAR, met May 5 in the Union County Museum meeting room. Regent Margaret McCarley called the meeting to order. Chaplain Jane Owenby read the Devotional from Open Windows, John 19:23-27, “Behold Thy Mother.” Chairman Amy Bruce led the chapter in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the U.S., the American’s Creed, the Salute to the Flag of S.C., and the singing of the Star-Spangled Banner accompanied by Ka...
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Joseph David Bradley
Man charged with attempted murder
UNION — An investigation of an incident which occurred on May 13 led to a Union man being charged with attempted murder on Thursday. Joseph David Bradley, 62, of 132 Sinclair Road, Union, was charged with attempted murder around 7:35 p.m. on May 16. According to the arrest warrant, Bradley — with malice aforethought — stabbed a woman with a knife numerous times in the neck and chest while at an address on Ravenscroft Street in Union. On...
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