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Charles Warner|The Daily Times Dalton Williams, left, associate director of the Timken Sports Complex, and Bryce Duckett, field technician, rake the baseline on Field No. 5 on Friday afternoon in preparation for today’s doubleheader between the USC-Union Bantams and Craven Community College. Bantam players will participate in a meet and greet with fans following their last game. Admission to “Bantam Day at the Ballpark” is free for children with a uniform, $3 for students and senior citizens, and $5 for adults. Those attending Bantam Day also will be treated to a free hot dog plate. The event is sponsored by The Union Daily Times, USC Union and Timken Sports Complex. The first pitch is at noon.
Come on out to Bantam Day at the Ballpark
UNION — “Bantam Day at the Ballpark” is today with the USC Union Bantams playing Craven Community College in a doubleheader at Timken Sports Complex. The first pitch is at noon and after the last game the Bantams will participate in a meet and greet with the fans. Admission to Bantam Day at the Ballpark is free for children with a uniform, $3 for students and senior citizens, and $5 for adults. Those attending Bantam Day also will be trea...
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Unemployment rate falls to 13.9 percent in February
UNION COUNTY — The number of Union County residents with jobs grew by more than 100 in February as the county’s unemployment rate declined for the first time since November. In a report issued this week, the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce announced that South Carolina’s unemployment rate decreased slightly from 8.7 percent in January to 8.6 percent in February. This is much lower than in February 2012 when the state’s...
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Derik Vanderford|Daily Times Residents fight cold, rainy weather Thursday morning to enjoy food and fellowship in celebration of the grand opening of Carlisle's new recycling center.
Carlisle celebrates recycling center’s grand opening
CARLISLE — The Town of Carlisle celebrated the grand opening of its new recycling convenience center Thursday morning. Mayor Mary Ferguson-Glenn said the project has been eight years in the making, as funding and a number of other reasons held up progress. She said county authority changing hands since that time has also played a part in it. “A few months ago, the county supervisor called me and told me he was sending out (Public Works Di...
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Charles Warner|Daily Times Union County Voter Registrar Darlene Pettit checks the voting machine in her office being used for absentee voting in the April 23 Union City Council District 3 special election.
Absentee voting under way for April 23 special election
UNION — Absentee ballots are now being cast for the April 23 Union City Council District 3 special election. The District 3 seat has been vacant since the death of councilman Keith Henderson on January 27. Henderson was serving his third term on city council at the time of his death. Three people — Vicki Morgan, Robin Price, and Yates Giles — have filed to run in the special election for the District 3 seat. The winner of the special elec...
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Photo submitted Five-year NFL veteran Landon Cohen will speak at this Saturday's second-annual "Still I Rise" Evening with the Stars Gala.
Cohen to address Saturday’s ‘Still I Rise’ event
UNION — Corinth Baptist Church will host the second-annual “Still, I Rise … Evening with the Stars Gala” at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 6. Corinth Community Development Corporation President/CEO, the Rev. J. Archie Calhoun, said although the event is geared toward the stars (the children of the community), the whole family is welcome to come enjoy the festivities. “We try to honor our children by teaching them to believe in themselves, aim for...
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District using Channel 14 to inform public about county schools
UNION — A joint project with the City of Union and the Union County School District is being utilized to help inform area citizens. The school district approached Mayor Harold Thompson with the idea of using Channel 14, the local access channel made available through Charter Communication, to keep people informed as to what is going on in Union County Schools. Mayor Thompson welcomed the idea with “open arms” saying this type of programming i...
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Converse, Wofford to co-host ‘A Woman Like That’ film screening and discussion with filmmaker on April 9
SPARTANBURG — Converse College and Wofford College will host writer and director Ellen Weissbrod for a screening and discussion of her acclaimed film, “A Woman Like That,” at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 9, in Converse’s Hartness Auditorium. The film explores the life and work of Artemisia Gentileschi, a 17th century painter who was the first woman admitted to the Accademia del Disegno in Florence, Italy, and is renowned for her strength in ...
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Photos courtesy of the Union County Carnegie Library Ms. Beth Hood and Ms. Tammy Thompson’s 4-K morning and afternoon classes from Pacolet Elementary School visited the Union County Carnegie Library in March.
Library Notes
Library Hours Monday – Friday 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. Saturday – 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Upcoming Events Book Signing Danny Reginald Pearson, author of “Victorious Spirit,” will be at the library to sign his book, April 20, from 1-3 p.m. 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 Stree...
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Photo courtesy of Monarch Elementary School Encouraging early literacy Union County Schools’ Title One Parenting Program partnered with the Pregnancy Center of Union to offer reading information with parents of young children. Christy Casey, Title One Parenting Coordinator, offered tips to parents with young children using Mem Fox’s guide to encourage early literacy. Parents attended the class March 14 at the Pregnancy Center. Parents were given information on how to read with young children and afterwards were given a book for their child, baby bucks from the Pregnancy Center, and a Reading Quilt. Reading Quilts were donated by volunteers in a quilting club in our area.
Community Calendar
Saturday, April 6 • The Sims High School Class of 1968 trip to Harrah Cherokee Casino departs at 9:15 a.m. from the old Wal Mart parking lot. Call Betsy at 864-674-6799 for more information if interesting in attending. • Corinth Community Development Corporation, a community service organization, sponsors its Second Annual Still I Rise Evening With The Stars Gala at Corinth Baptist Church at 6 p.m. NFL veteran Landon Cohen will be guest...
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Wilder named Group Revenue Director for SC newspapers
NEWBERRY — Donald E. (Don) Wilder has been named the new Customer Relations Manager and Group Revenue Director of the South Carolina Group of Civitas Media’s publications in South Carolina. The South Carolina Group includes The Newberry Observer in Newberry, The Herald Independent in Winnsboro, The Union Daily Times, The Easley Progress, The Pickens Sentinel and the Powdersville Post. He also will serve as the General Manager of the Newberr...
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Charles Warner|Daily Times Union County Council held a budget workshop session earlier this week to discuss the proposed 2013-2014 county budget.
County facing $1.35 million deficit
UNION COUNTY — If cuts in spending are not sufficient to eliminate a projected $1.35 million deficit and balance the proposed 2013-2014 budget, Union County Council will consider raising the county’s tax millage for the first time since 2007. In March, council voted unanimously to approve first reading by title only of the proposed budget. By law, the county is required to have a balanced budget, but the proposed 2013-2014 budget currently ...
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Charles Warner|Daily Times Earth was being moved Tuesday evening at the site of the new Family Dollar store on East Main Street in Union. Construction of the new store got under way Tuesday and is expected to be completed by early June.
Construction of new Family Dollar store gets under way
UNION — The construction of a new Family Dollar store on Main Street in downtown Union is getting under way and should be completed by early June. Mike LaMay, senior superintendent for Chattanooga, TN-based Cagle Development, LLC, the general contractor for the project, said that personnel and equipment with the subcontractors arrived at the site Tuesday morning and began moving dirt. He said the asphalt in the parking lot was taken up and ...
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Derik Vanderford|Daily Times Ayda Lynn Hopper and Reid McDade get the Rev. David Bauknight to assist with making a paper airplane.
Enrichment program prepares children for kindergarten
UNION — The Grace United Methodist Child Enrichment Program (GUMCEP) is much more than an average daycare. It was apparent on Wednesday that GUMCEP Director Robin Bennett feels more connected to the program than she would to another job. “All three of my children graduated from here,” Bennett said. “I love the program.” Bennett explained that the program is geared toward all age groups between infants and four-year-olds, preparing child...
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Charles Warner|Daily Times Niles Johnson, a volunteer with The Potters Storehouse, prepares to load one of a line of boxes of food prepared for distribution to needy families earlier this year. The number of families seeking the church's assistance has grown in recent months and the church is asking for donations and volunteers to help meet those needs.
Potters Storehouse seeking donations, volunteers
JONESVILLE — As more families sign up for food assistance The Potters Storehouse is asking for the public’s help in meeting the needs of those families. Earlier this year, the church began distributing food on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month instead of the second and fourth Saturdays. The change was made to allow the volunteers who prepare the boxes of food and do other services spend Saturdays with their families and to make ...
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Countdown to launch
“Emancipate yourself from mental slavery. None but ourselves can free our minds.” — Bob Dylan. SPARTANBURG — Local musician Adam Powell has broken down the walls that restricted him for over a decade and on April 9 he’ll showcase the fruit of his labor with the launch of his first single titled “Can We Talk” from the album “Passport Music.” “It’s like my voice came back to me and it’s stronger than ever,” said Powell, whose stage name...
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Crime Report
The Union Public Safety Department reported the following arrests : — Kimberly Betrice Lipscomb, 39, of 109 Lybrand St., Union, was charged with assault and battery and drawing in affray around 5:25 p.m. on April 2. According to arrest warrants, Lipscomb punched a woman in the face while she was sitting inside a vehicle on Lybrand Street. Warrants say Lipscomb also pulled out a kitchen knife and displayed it in a threatening manner. — Da...
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Photos courtesy of Bonnie Plants This woman tends some rosemary she has planted in pots on her porch.
Think inside the box and contain your veggie and herb gardening enthusiasm
Spring has sprung. Thinking about veggie and herb gardening but don’t have a yard or live in an urban area? No worries. You can still join in and grow your own veggies and herbs in containers on a deck, patio, or balcony and reap a hefty harvest of fresh food for your dinner table. Plant breeders know that after taste, home gardeners want a high yield in a small space, so they’ve developed varieties that can grow in a small area, and even flo...
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Hallowed and Halo 5: Hall lecture to explore peace
COLUMBIA Two scholars — one a theologian and the other a psychologist — will address the pursuit of peace Thursday, April 11 at the University of South Carolina. The Rev. Clifton Black of Princeton Theological Seminary will explore the Lord’s Prayer and the “lull of complacency” in the annual Hall Lecture at 7:30 p.m. in Capstone House. Earlier in the day Ohio State University professor Brad Bushman will lead a panel discussion among clergy...
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Photo courtesy of Buffalo Elementary School Investigators Students in Mrs. Allison Caviness’ room at Buffalo Elementary were introduced to the basic concepts of forensic science while participating in a mock crime scene investigation. Ethan Kerr, Caden Henderson, Darwin Pimental-Tadeo, and Niquievius Route are shown comparing evidence slides. Students were required to observe, describe, and identify several pieces of evidence. They also had to read and analyze written witness testimonies to determine who was responsible for committing the crime. Finally, they had to name a suspect and explain their reasoning for naming the suspect.
Community Calendar
Thursday, April 4 • 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 Prayer Meeting will be held at noon at the USC gazebo. All are invited to participate in a brief time of prayer for our community, state, and nation, and for the church. You do no...
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CrimeStoppers seeking increased public support
UNION COUNTY —The Union County CrimeStoppers program is asking the public for donations to help it continue to reward citizens who anonymously provide information that enables law enforcement to apprehend criminals and stop crime. The program recently issued a request for donations with a flier that states that “CrimeStoppers once again needs your help. This community is tired of crime & violence in our town and county and as this program c...
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Charles Warner|Daily Times Gracye Ferguson draws on the driveway that runs past Bethel United Methodist Church. She and a number of other children drew with chalk on the driveway under the supervision of program personnel Monday afternoon. The driveway is largely devoid of traffic from the Monarch Elementary School parking lot this week because of Spring Break, allowing children in the child care program to use the driveway as their canvas.
Spring break artistic expression
MONARCH — School is out for spring break this week and some children in the Bethel Child Care Program took advantage of the absence of traffic from Monarch Elementary School to exercise their creativity with chalk drawings on the driveway that runs past Bethel United Methodist Church. The program provides child care for children ages 2-12 with preschool classes for children ages 2, 3, and 4, and an after school program when school is in ses...
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Crime Report
The Union Public Safety Department reported the following arrests : — Jaequon Jarone Hall, 17, of 415 South Pinckney St., Union, was charged with attempted armed robbery and possession of a weapon in the commission of a violent crime around 12:30 a.m. on April 2. According to the incident report, Hall and a juvenile unsuccessfully attempted to rob a man at gunpoint while at Chambers Avenue in Union. The juvenile was transported to DJJ in C...
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Charles Warner|Daily Times No greater love, no greater gift The greatest love of all is God's love for us and because His love is so great, He sent His only begotten Son to die on the cross and not only to die on the cross but to take our sins upon Himself. From that day forward, the cross, that instrument of public humiliation, torture, and execution, became a constant reminder of God's love for us and what He and His Son did out of that love. In so doing, the cross, that dreadful instrument of death, became a symbol of the enduring goodness, love and mercy of God toward His wayward children and what He was willing to sacrifice and His Son endure for the salvation of those children.
Church Calendar
Friday, April 5 7 p.m.: The S.C. Association of Ministers’ Wives & Ministers’ Widows hold their annual banquet at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church. Friday, April 5-Saturday, April 6 7 p.m.: Mt. Rowell Baptist Church Youth On A Mission (Y.O.A.M.) Youth Conference 2013 begins with Praise and Worship Services along with guest preacher Rev. Pierre Salmon, pastor of New Prospect Baptist Church in Cross Keys, S.C. The conference continues on...
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Buffalo Elementary School Honor Rolls
Third Nine Weeks Principal’s Honor Roll Third Grade Maggie Berry, T.J. Betenbaugh, William Childers, Hannah Copeland, Arielle Deputy, Abby Inman, Elainie Lee, Treasure Morton, Chloe Rector, Nathan Smith, Jada Turner, Hayden Whitlock, Abby Williams, Calista Woodson Fourth Grade Jamarion Booker, Jamarri Booker, Candace Brandon, Abbey Freeman, Anna Gregory, Haleigh Hendrix, Halen Lawing, Tabitha Lydia, Trinity Morton, Alexa Robbi...
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Steve Cole
Steve Cole named interim director of state Regulatory Services at Clemson
CLEMSON — Steve Cole, head of Clemson University’s plant industry department, has been named interim director of the state’s Regulatory Services at the university. He succeeds Neil Ogg, who is retiring Friday following 37 years of service. Clemson Regulatory Services is the designated state agency to safeguard the health of South Carolina’s crops, forests and landscape plants. “Neil Ogg’s career of service to the state has been exemplary,...
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