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Derik Vanderford|Daily Times Thomas Simpson
Simpson retiring from teaching
UNION — This is Professor Thomas Simpson’s last week teaching at USC Union, and he plans to go out with a bang. Simpson began teaching math at USC Union in 2000. In 2004, he became the university’s Institutional Effectiveness Officer. During an interview in 2010, then-USC Union Campus Dean Dr. Hugh Rowland credited Simpson with being instrumental in helping him create a strategic five-year plan in 2006, which led the university to break stu...
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Charles Warner|Daily Times Friends of the Library member Debby Greene and Union County Carnegie Library Director Ben Loftis box up books for waiting customers at the Friends' annual book sale fundraiser Saturday afternoon. Due to the success of the book sale this past weekend, the Friends have decided to continue the sale this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.
Friends of the Library book sale raises more than $800
UNION — The Friends of the Library’s annual book sale fundraiser has been so successful that the group plans to continue it later this week. The book sale is the largest fundraiser the group holds during the year with all funds going to support the Union County Carnegie Library. This year’s book sale was held Thursday, April 25-Saturday, April 27 at the Union Lions Club building, 134 E. Main St., Union, just down the street from the FOL’s r...
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Report: South Carolina State Pre-K lost ground over past decade
WASHINGTON, D.C. Washington, D.C. — Across the country, state funding for pre-K decreased by more than half a billion dollars in 2011-2012, the largest one-year drop ever, says a new study from the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER), which has tracked state pre-K since 2002. The State of Preschool 2012 yearbook cited two other “firsts”: After a decade of growth, enrollment in state pre-K has stalled. And despite stagnan...
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Photo courtesy of the Cherokee County History and Arts Museum Quartermaster Edward Bright is a member of the Charles Towne Few, South Carolina’s largest Pirate Crew. The crew will be at the Cherokee County History and Arts Museum on May 18.
Area museum announces fifth anniversay celebration activities
GAFFNEY — Five years ago this May the Cherokee County History and Arts Museum at 301 College Drive, Gaffney, opened its doors to the public. The museum, a goal of the Cherokee Historical & Preservation Society, Inc. since 1969, has now been visited by approximately 15,000 guests and has become one of the most sought after rental facilities in the area. This year, the museum is preparing a series of activities to celebrate this milestone and w...
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Crime Report
The Union Public Safety Department reported the following arrests : — Michael Christopher Gaffney, 40, of 235 Coley Gray Road, Union, was charged with two counts of disorderly conduct around 6:40 p.m. on April 27. According to the arrest warrant, Gaffney went to an address on Monroe Street in Union, was loud and boisterous, and threatened a woman which caused a disturbance to the neighborhood. — Theodore Rogers, 58, of 218 East Main St.,...
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Photo courtesy of Sims Middle School Bubbles Sixth grade students at Sims Middle School were recently "bubbling" over with excitement while doing their math work. Students in Mrs. Susan Gilstrap's math class have been studying circumference and area of circles. As part of the study, students blew bubbles on their desk tops, and measured the diameter and radius of each circle. Then, they calculated the area and circumference of each. During class Alijajuan Rice blows a huge bubble as Trey Lyles looks on.
Community Calendar
Wednesday, May 1 • Lockhart Town Council meets in special session at 1 p.m. in the Lockhart Town Hall. Thursday, May 2 • The Union County Arts Council’s “Jam With Lunch” meets from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the UCAC Gallery on Main Street in Union. All musicians, as well as audience members, are welcome. Call UCAC at 864-429-2817 for more information. • The community is invited to gather at noon at the USC Union gazebo to observe The N...
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Lockhart Power holding open houses for new turbines
Charles Warner Editor LOCKHART — The completion of two projects that make the already green Lockhart Power even greener while having a positive impact on the economies of two counties will be celebrated Thursday with open houses at the company’s facilities in Lockhart and Pacolet. Bryan Stone, Chief Operating Officer for Lockhart Power, said Friday that the open houses will be held to celebrate the completion and start of commercial ope...
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Crime Report
The Union Public Safety Department reported the following arrests : — Melissa Hamby Millwood, 49, of 118 Old English Road, Union, was charged with shoplifting around 11:55 a.m. on April 25. According to the arrest warrant, Millwood took $300 worth of merchandise from Jimmy’s Dollar Store, located at 907 E. Main St., Union. — Daisia Kalisha Gallman, 17, of 100 Smithville Lane, Union, was charged with disorderly conduct around 12:35 p.m....
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Charles Warner|Daily Times Audrey Robinson holds a copy of the "Most Beautiful Issue 2013" of "Supermodels Unlimited." Robinson's photos of three aspiring local models are in the issue. It is the first time Robinson's work has been published in a nationaL magazine.
Robinson’s pictures published in ‘Supermodels Unlimited’
Charles Warner Editor UNION — The “Most Beautiful Issue 2013” of “Supermodels Unlimited” includes three photos taken by a Union woman whose interest in photography began with a photo taken by her cousin. “I saw a picture that my cousin Scott Hartley took years ago of an old store,” Audrey Robinson said. “Something about that picture made me want to start taking pictures.” While the picture taken by her cousin inspired her interest in ...
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Dr. Curtis R. Rogers
Rogers to speak at USC Union Commencement Exercises
UNION — USC Union will welcome Dr. Curtis R. Rogers as the keynote speaker for the university’s Commencement Exercises. They will be held at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, May 4, in the Truluck Activity Center. Dr. Rogers is the director of communications for the South Carolina State Library and coordinates the South Carolina Center for the Book. After attending USC Union in 1986, he transferred to USC’s Columbia campus where he received a Bachelor of...
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Dr. Steve Lowe
Lowe honored by the South Carolina History Association
Staff Report UNION — USC Union Interim Dean Dr. Steve Lowe has been recognized for his dedication to the South Carolina History Association. In 1933, a group was founded by several people who taught, wrote about, and studied the history of South Carolina. The was the South Carolina History Association, which continues to meet to further the teachings and understanding of history in South Carolina. Group members are mostly from South Car...
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City mulls 12.5-mill tax increase
UNION — Revenue from one of two separate tax increases being considered by Union City Council would be used to balance the proposed 2013-2014 budget while revenue from the other would be used to recoup a prior year deficit. The general fund portion of the proposed 2013-2014 budget projects expenditures totaling $5,742,370 but revenues of only $4,789,670 leaving a projected deficit of $952,700. The budget would be balanced through a combinat...
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Photo courtesy of Monarch Elementary School Supporting summer enrichment programs The Parent/Teacher Organizations from the elementary schools in Union County have donated a total of $1,000 to the Carnegie Library to use for summer enrichment programs. This money will be used for Porkchop Productions, The Critter Keeper, and other educational programs this summer. Pictured making the presentation to Ben Loftis, the Carnegie Librarian, are principals Rene Pryor, Jonesville Elementary/Middle; Betsy Trakas, Lockhart Elementary/Middle; Melissa Inman, Buffalo Elementary; Barbara Palmer, Foster Park Elementary; and Anita Maness, Carnegie Board member and Monarch Elementary principal.
Community Calendar
Saturday, April 27 • Fairforest Baptist Church, 1917 Jonesville Highway, hosts a yard sale from 8 a.m-2 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Proceeds will benefit the House of Choice Ministry. • The Friends of the Union County Carnegie Library holds its annual book sale fundraiser on April 25-27 at the Lions Club building on Main Street. The sale will run Thursday and Friday from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. and on Saturday from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. If you are a memb...
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Charles Warner|Daily Times Ann Angermeier, executive director of the Upstate Workforce Investment Board, held a press conference Thursday morning at the SCWorks in Union to address rumors that the center is closing. Angermeier said that while the center will experience reductions in staffing positions due to the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce's regionalization program, it will remain open.
SCWorks to remain open despite staffing reductions
UNION — The SCWorks Center in Union will remain open even though nearly two-thirds of its staff positions are being eliminated due to the reorganization and consolidation of employment services by the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce. In February, the SCDEW announced that, as a result of a loss of federal funding, it would regionalize unemployment services by shifting them from lower volume centers to higher volume centers. As a ...
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Charles Warner|Daily Times Savannah Williams decides to push her car for a while instead of ride it during the Bethel United Methodist Child Care's Trike-A-Thon in the Bethel United Methodist Church parking lot Thursday morning.
Trike-A-Thon raises $900 for St. Jude Children’s Hospital
MONARCH — More than two dozen children pedaled their way around the parking lot of Bethel United Methodist Church on Thursday morning to raise money for the St. Jude Children’s Hospital. Since 2003, Bethel United Methodist Child Care has held an annual Trike-A-Thon to raise money for the pediatric treatment and research facility which focuses on cancer and other catastrophic diseases in children. The hospital, which is located in Memphis, T...
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Church raising funds for a ‘House of Choice’
UNION — A local church is raising funds to purchase a house that will be part of its plans to help restore needy families to the community. Fairforest Baptist Church, 1917 Jonesville Highway, Union, is holding a yard sale from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. today and 9 a.m.-noon Saturday. Rev. Allen Gregory said Thursday that the goal of the yard sale is to raise funds to enable the church to realize its vision of a “House of Choice” that will be the center...
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Charles Warner|Daily Times The students of Christie Hayes' fourth grade class carry the dog food they collected for the Union County Animal Shelter through the halls of Foster Park Elementary School Thursday afternoon.
Students collect more than 200 pounds of dog food for shelter
UNION — The dogs at the Union County Animal shelter got a present Thursday in the form of more than 200 pounds of dog food collected by some students at Foster Park Elementary School. The students in Christie Hayes’ fourth grade class presented Union County Animal Control Officer Heather Sealy with 239.9 pounds of dog food Thursday afternoon. The students collected the food as part of an educational and community service program Hayes initi...
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Charles Warner|Daily Times Teri Donahoo, Community Manager for the American Cancer Society, addresses the Union Community Input Forum Thursday afternoon.
American Cancer Society described as local organization
UNION — How the American Cancer Society is local and its need for local volunteers for a generational study of the link between waist size and cancer were the subjects of an address by a society official Thursday afternoon. Teri Donahoo, Community Manager for the American Cancer Society, was the featured speaker at Thursday’s meeting of the Union Community Input Forum. Donahoo said that even if it does not have a physical presence in the co...
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Charles Warner|Daily Times Wanda Littlejohn and Kathy Harris scramble the eggs that will be served during the Wandering Friends Relay For Life team's fundraiser at Bethlehem United Methodist Church Tuesday evening.
Relay For Life team pancake supper raises $600
UNION— Pancakes, sausage, bacon, and eggs were part of a winning combination for the Wandering Friends Relay For Life Team earlier this week. “We raised over $600,” Team Captain Wanda Littlejohn said Thursday. “We had fun and it was for a good cause. We enjoyed fellowship with everyone that came out.” The team held a pancake supper at Bethlehem United Methodist Church, 1622 Kelly Road, Union, Tuesday evening. Littlejohn said team members,...
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Crime Report
The Union Public Safety Department reported the following arrest : — Timothy Tyrone Jeter, 39, of 175 Industrial Park Road, Union, was charged with disorderly conduct around 9:05 p.m. on April 23. According to the arrest warrant, Jeter became “loud and boisterous, using profane language” while at a neighbor’s apartment. The Union Public Safety Department reported the following incident : — A resident of Drugstore Street, Buffalo, re...
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Photos by Deb Belk Mrs. Sherri Williams presents FCA Vice Chairman Mike Stalnaker with a check to help sponsor the Annual FCA Golf Tournament, which will be held on May 31, 2013.
Civitan News
UNION — The Union Civitan Club made presentations to the Annual FCA Golf Tournament and the Special Olympics this month.
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Thomson
Father establishes scholarship to honor late alumna, educator
ROCK HILL — Elizabeth “Betsy” Thomson ’05 was an avid supporter of children, especially those with special needs. Her father, Jim Thomson, has established the Elizabeth Ann Thomson Scholarship to memorialize his late daughter, a former educator, and support future teachers. Established in fall 2012, the Elizabeth Ann Thomson Scholarship offers financial assistance to nontraditional Winthrop students, including those majoring in early childh...
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Photos courtesy of Union County Carnegie Library Three classes visit the library Ms. Brown, Ms. Mincey, and Ms. Glenn’s first grade classes from Buffalo Elementary visited the library on April 11.
Library Notes
Library Hours Monday – Friday 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. Saturday – 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Upcoming Events Book Sale Another fantastic book sale by the Friends of the Library will be held from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on April 25-26 and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on April 27 at the Lions Club building, Main Street, Union. (Book donations will NOT be accepted during this sale.) Ceramic Plate Painting A Ceramic Plate Painting will be held from 4...
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Photo courtesy of Monarch Elementary School Donating birthday money Emma Garner, a first-grader at Monarch Elementary School, wanted to donate money she received from her birthday to the Union County Carnegie Library to buy children’s books. She is shown presenting her money to Mrs. Sally Palmer and Mrs. Anita Maness, Carnegie Library board members.
Community Calendar
Friday, April 26 • The Blue Ridge Hospice RFL team holds a hot dog sale from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Blue Ridge Hospice facility. They will deliver for orders of at least 10 plates. Plates are $5 each. For information, contact Amanda Gallman 466-1024. Friday, April 26-Saturday, April 27 • Fairforest Baptist Church, 1917 Jonesville Highway, hosts a yard sale from 8 a.m-2 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Proceeds will benefit the House of Ch...
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Charles Warner|Daily Times Jane Bell-Russo, the American Cancer Society's Cancer Prevention Study-3 Event Manager for South Carolina, speaks with Pam Smith during Saturday's Health Fair/Wellness Workshop at McBeth Baptist Church. The society is seeking at least 111 Union County residents to participate in Cancer Prevention Study-3, the society's third generational study of factors that can increase or decrease a person's risk of developing cancer.
Volunteers sought for Cancer Prevention Study-3
UNION — Some Union County residents who have never had cancer have the opportunity to participate in a study that could help prevent their children and grandchildren from getting the disease. The American Cancer Society is preparing to conduct Cancer Prevention Study-3, the latest in a series of generational studies the organization has conducted since the 1950s. Jane Bell-Russo, Cancer Prevent Study-3 Event Manager for South Carolina, said...
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