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Derik Vanderford|Daily Times Union County High School 12th graders who received a 2013 Palmetto Fellow Award were, left to right, Joseph Beavans, Louis Mercado, Morgan Morris, Brandon Stone, Gray Ransom and Lee Dobson.
Students recognized for academic achievement
UNION — Union County High School hosted the Union County School District 2012-2013 Student Recognition Awards Ceremony this week. The event included a message of motivation and encouragement from 2013-2014 District Teacher of the Year Matthew Carroll. Music for the event was provided by the Union County Schools Concert Orchestra, which was directed by John Kvasnicka. Orchestra members were Allison Hart, Bridgette Sumner, Brittany Pierce, Gi...
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Unemployment rate falls to 12.8 percent in March
UNION — The combination of an increase in the number of residents with jobs and a decrease in the size of its workforce caused Union County’s unemployment rate to fall a full percentage point in March. The South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce announced that South Carolina’s unemployment rate decreased from 8.6 percent in February to 8.4 percent in March. In March 2012 the state’s unemployment rate was 9.3 percent. Nationa...
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Upstate WIB to hold press conference Thursday
UNION — The Upstate Workforce Investment Board will hold a press conference in Union on Thursday to address changes occurring at the SCWorks Upstate centers as a result of the reorganization of state employment services. Angie Angermeier, executive director of the Upstate WIB, announced that the press conference will be held at 11:15 a.m. Thursday in the lobby of the Union SCWorks Center, 103 W. Main St., Union. The press conference is one ...
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Vertical Church launches Sunday
UNION — A new ministry known as Vertical Church will offer a unique church experience this Sunday. The Vertical Church will host The Vertical Launch — its first church service — from 10 a.m.-noon this Sunday in the Union County YMCA gymnasium. The event is being advertised as a concert event like no other. Music will be provided by the Vertical Church’s house band Arden as well as Pierce the Darkness. Special guests who will also provide ...
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Shelley Whitehead
Whitehead graduating from Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
NEW ORLEANS, La. — Miss Shelley Alexandra Whitehead, of West Springs, S.C., will graduate from Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine in New Orleans, Louisiana, on May 18, 2013 with a Master of Public Health. Miss Whitehead has earned her degree in the department of Global Health Systems and Development with a concentration in Program Design and Implementation, focusing on disaster management and vector borne diseases...
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Charles Warner|Daily Times Lonnie White arranges the table at Corinth Baptist Church Relay For Life team's "Yard Sale & Fish Sandwich Sale" at the Union County Stadium Saturday morning.
Corinth Baptist Relay for Life team selling luminary bags
UNION — Luminary bags that honor the survivors of cancer and remember those who have lost that battle are part of the Corinth Baptist Church Relay For Life team’s fund raising efforts. The team held a “Yard Sale & Fish Sandwich Sale” on Saturday at the Union County Stadium. The sales came on the heels of a Chinese auction the team held to raise money for Relay For Life. Team member Emma Garner said the team is also selling luminary bags t...
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Crime Report
The Union County Sheriff’s Office reported the following incidents : — A resident of Meansville Road, Union, reported on April 23 that his vehicle was vandalized between 8 p.m. on April 22 and 7:30 a.m. on April 23. All four tires on the vehicle were slit and the front fender appeared to have been scratched with a sharp instrument. Damage to the vehicle was estimated at $500. — A resident of Bobby Faucette Road, Jonesville, reported on A...
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Crime Report
The Union Public Safety Department reported the following arrests : — Nequa Bushonne Hughes, 37, 902 Lakeside Drive, Union, was charged with second-degree harassment around 12:44 p.m. on April 22. According to the arrest warrant, Hughes called a woman repeatedly after being told not to do so, which caused her to become emotionally distressed. — Christina Lynn Prince, 25, of 104 Baber St., Union, was charged with assault and battery aro...
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Charles Warner|Daily Times New sign Olivia Henderson and Rev. John Henderson of Life Changing Ministry place bricks around the church's new sign Saturday morning.
Church Calendar
Thursday, April 25 4:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.: Augsburg Lutheran Church holds a Spaghetti Supper serving spaghetti with meat sauce, salad, garlic bread, dessert, and drink. Saturday, April 27 11 a.m.: Antioch AME Church, Lovers Lane Road, hosts a Women’s Conference. The theme is W.O.W. (Women Of Worth). Rev. Juanita Giles, assistant pastor, will chair the conference. Rev. Ethel Boozer, pastor. Sunday, April 28 2 p.m. : New Chape...
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Photo courtesy of Jonesville Elementary/Middle School Festival winner Ashley Jenkins, 5K teacher, won the JEMS Relay for Life Cow Patty $500 prize which was presented to her by Bernice Inman who oversaw the contest. Charlie Kelly brought two cows: Iris, a 15-year-old veteran, and Julia, a 3-year-old backup. Julia came through in less than one hour.
Community Calendar
Wednesday, April 24 • Union City Council meets in special session at 3 p.m. in the City of Union Municipal Building. • Union City Council holds a budget work session at 3:15 p.m. Thursday, April 25 • The Union County Arts Council holds an awards reception for the 2013 Youth Art Show Grades K-5 from 5:30-7:00 p.m. at the UCAC gallery on Main Street in Union. Call UCAC at 864-429-2817 for more information. • The Team Leroy RFL Tea...
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Derik Vanderford|Daily Times Mayor Harold Thompson, Union County Events Center Board Chair Bob Love, and Lockhart Power COO Bryan Stone are pictured with a check symbolizing a joint donation of $100,000 from Lockhart Power and its parent company Pacolet Milliken Enterprises, Inc.
‘Breaking New Ground’ campaign gets under way
UNION — The Union Events Center Board hosted a kick-off of its “Breaking New Ground” campaign, a countywide effort to raise $3.6 million to construct a state-of-the-art, multipurpose event center in Union. The event was held at 200 North Pinckney Street, which is the proposed site of the Union County Events Center. The facility will measure 20,000 square feet and will be used as a cultural, educational and performing arts center. The center...
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Derik Vanderford|Daily Times During Monday's school board meeting, four principals were presented with certificates in recognition of their schools receiving Palmetto Gold and Palmetto Silver awards. Pictured left to right are school board vice chair Kim Bailey, Foster Park Elementary School Principal Barbara Palmer, Lockhart Schools Principal Betsy Trakas, Buffalo Elementary School Principal Melissa Inman, and Sims Middle School Principal Rickey Connolly.
Principals honored for Palmetto Gold and Silver awards
UNION — Monday evening’s meeting of the Union County Board of School Trustees began with the recognition of four schools. Superintendent Dr. Kristi Woodall and Director of Secondary Education Cindy Langley presented certificates to principals in recognition of their schools receiving Palmetto Gold and Palmetto Silver awards. Those recognized included Foster Park Elementary School Principal Barbara Palmer, Palmetto Gold; Buffalo Elementary S...
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Charles Warner|Daily Times This banner hangs over the main entrance of Wallace Thomson Hospital in honor of National Volunteer Appreciation Week.
Hospital to honor volunteers
UNION — The men and women who volunteer their time to assist the staff and patients of and visitors to Wallace Thomson Hospital will be honored by the hospital this Thursday. “April 21-27 is National Volunteer Appreciation Week and what we do is try to make our volunteers feel special and thank them for what they do,” Volunteer Coordinator Catherine Childers said Monday. “On Thursday we will have an appreciation dinner here at the hospital....
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Charles Warner|Daily Times Brittany Davis, a medical assistant with the OB/GYN Department at Wallace Thomson Hospital, speaks with some of the approximately 70 people who turned out for Saturday's Health Fair/Wellness Workshop at McBeth Baptist Church. The fair/workshop provided the public with information on a wide range of health issues and available health care services.
Seventy attend Health Fair/Wellness Workshop
UNION — The 70 people who attended Saturday’s Health Fair/Wellness Workshop at McBeth Baptist Church received information on a variety of health care issues and services with nutrition being the most popular according to the event’s facilitators. Saturday was the third Health Fair/Wellness Workshop the church has sponsored over the past three years and facilitator Savtri Parham said the turnout was nearly double the 40 people who turned out...
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Charles Warner|Daily Times Geraldine Johnson looks through some of the merchandise for sale at Team Leroy Relay For Life team's yard sale fundraiser Saturday morning. The yard sale, which was held at the Union County Stadium, raised $700, and the team raised another $150 selling raffle tickets.
Team Leroy just $2,000 short of goal
UNION — A Relay For Life team named for a Union man who lost his battle with cancer earlier this year has raised nearly $8,000. Team Leroy Relay For Life team is named for Leroy “Little Man” Belue, special projects manager for the Union Housing Authority, who died on Jan. 13, 2013. The team is working to raise $10,000 through a series of fund raising events including a yard sale on Saturday at the Union County Stadium. Team member Frances M...
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Charles Warner|Daily Times After a busy morning during their church's Clothes Give-Away on Saturday, Life Changing Ministry's First Lady Laurie Henderson; Rosena Bell, director of the church's clothing ministry; and church member Annie Randolph fold clothes and tidy up one of the tables with the clothes being given away during the event.
Clothes ministry helps needy in two counties
UNION — A local church’s clothing ministry is addressing the needs of the people of Union County and the homeless of Spartanburg County. Life Changing Ministry, 501 Hart St., Union, held a “Clothes Give-Away” Saturday from 8 a.m.-noon. The giveaway is part of the church’s clothing ministry which distributes donated clothing, shoes, pocketbooks and other items to the needy of the community. In addition to the giveaway, the church’s clothing ...
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Photo courtesy of the Union County Arts Council Harold AND Jackie Senn (Coordinators), Bennie Giles (President) and Doris Russell (Treasurer) show off UCAC’s “Service Group of the Year” award presented by the Union Chamber of Commerce.
Arts Council wins chamber’s ‘Service Group of the Year’ award
UNION — “They provide first class art shows and workshops featuring top names in art and music.” Those were the words used by Union Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Torrance Inman when introducing the Union County Arts Council as the winner of the Service Group of the Year award at the chamber’s annual Members Banquet recently. The yearly chamber awards are given based on the winner’s contribution to the chamber mission and overall se...
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Crime Report
The Union County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests : — Anthony Grant Hunnicutt, 38, of 292 Gastley Drive, Clinton, was charged with driving under the influence and driving under suspension around 11 p.m. on April 21. — Jamie Lyn Lemaster, 41, of 1317 Santuc Carlisle Highway, Union, was charged with public intoxication and possession of a controlled substance around 8:55 p.m. on April 19. — Melissa Florice Trammell, 37, of...
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Photos courtesy of Bobbex This Whitetail Does is probably sticking its tongue out at unlucky gardener whose garden it has just devastated with its dining habits.
Garden detective: Clues to determine and deter unwanted animals in your yard and garden
Holmes and Watson, Riggs and Murtaugh, Starsky and Hutch — when it comes to sleuthing out just what critter is munching on your spring garden, you may feel like your partnership with Mother Nature is as contentious as any that ever graced the big, or small screen. After all, how are you supposed to fight the “crime” of a decimated garden if you can’t identify the suspect who’s been devouring your daylilies? And while Mother Nature may happi...
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Photo courtesy of Union Hospital District Buffalo Elementary students visit hospital Catherine Childers, Union County Health Care Foundation Director/Wallace Thomson Hospital Volunteer Coordinator, speaks to a group of Buffalo Elementary Students who recently visited Wallace Thomson Hospital. The students toured the hospital to learn more about the many different services provided in a healthcare setting.
Community Calendar
Tuesday, April 23 • Union County Senior Citizens meet at 6 p.m. at Mon Aetna Baptist Church Social Hall. Please bring a covered dish for the meal. • The Union County Fair Association will meet at 5:30 p.m. in the Clemson Extension Office. • Lockhart Town Council meet at 7 p.m. in the Lockhart Town Hall. Thursday, April 25 • The Union County Arts Council holds an awards reception for the 2013 Youth Art Show Grades K-5 from 5:30-7...
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Cindy Gault
Gault is new hospital district CFO
UNION — The Union Hospital District’s new Chief Financial Officer brings nearly 30 years of experience in accounting and computers to the job and the financial challenges facing the district. Cindy Gault was appointed CFO in March, succeeding Paul Newhouse who was appointed CEO upon the resignation of Tim Merrit. Her appointment as CFO comes after a nearly 30-year career with the district that began in the 1980s. “My whole health care car...
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Powell-Baker
Economic development finances more economic development
UNION COUNTY — Industrial development in Union County and beyond is generating revenue that can be used by the county to prepare for future development according to Union County Development Board Executive Director Andrena Powell-Baker. The Union County Development Board has proposed that the county make itself more attractive to industry by making $3.3 million worth of improvements to three industrial sites: • The Trakas industrial site ...
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Crime Report
The Union Public Safety Department reported the following arrest : — David ONeil Burris, 40, of 795 Deepwater Road, Union, was charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance, driving under suspension, and simple possession of marijuana around 10 p.m. on April 18. According to the incident report, officers pulled Burris over after he made a left turn but failed to use a turn signal. Burris was arrested when his license came...
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Charles Warner|Daily Times The campaign to raise the remaining $1.6 million needed to build the Union Events Center will get under way Monday with the '"Breaking New Ground" kickoff.
‘Breaking New Ground’ campaign kicks off Monday
UNION — The Union Events Center Board will be “Breaking New Ground” when it formally kicks off the campaign to raise the remaining funds needed to build the center during an event Monday afternoon. The Union Events Center is a 20,000 square-foot, two story, state-of-the-art multi-purpose facility that will be built at 200 N. Pinckney St. on a site donated by the City of Union. The center, which will be a public/private partnership sponsored...
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Union Music Club holds April meeting
UNION — The Union Music Club met April 9 at the home of Nancy Wilburn with Amy Bruce and Mrs. Wilburn as hostesses. President Kathy Stepp welcomed the members to the meeting and introduced new member Leigha Pace to the club. The members recited the Invocation, Collect, and sang the Federation Hymn with Tommy Bishop at the piano. Mr. Bishop introduced and accompanied the Song of the Month, “Hymn of Promise,” words and music by Nathalie Sle...
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