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Charles Warner|Daily Times
Nurse Stacie Briggs of Blue Ridge Hospice takes Don West's blood pressure during the WBCU 15th Annual Senior Citizen's Expo Thursday morning.

Senior Citizen’s Expo draws 300 participants
UNION — The approximately 300 senior citizens who attended the WBCU 15th Annual Senior Citizen’s Expo were entertained with live music, served lunch, and received information and gifts from the event’s sponsors. The event, which was held Thursday in the Family Life Center of Tabernacle Baptist Church, is sponsored by WBCU to honor local senior citizens. The event featured live musical entertainment, lunch provided by Bojangles, and door pri...
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Charles Warner|Daily Times
The effort to renovate the old Super 10 building on Main Street in Union is continuing with Union City Council awarding Kingsmore Construction the contract for the further stabilization of the structure.

Work to continue on former Super 10 building
UNION — The effort to renovate a former store building to help attract business to Main Street in Union is continuing at a cost of slightly more than $29,000. Union City Council voted unanimously this week to award the bid for the continued stabilization of the former Super 10 building on Main Street to Kingsmore Construction for $29,193.32. The project includes the demolition of the first floor rooms, stairs and wood floor systems and then...
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Charles Warner|Daily Times
Union Rotary Club President Neil Howell, right, presents Union County Carnegie Library Director Ben Loftis with a check for $2,000 for the library's Adult Summer Reading Program.

Rotary donates $2,000 to library’s Adult Summer Reading Program
UNION COUNTY — A tradition of support for the Union County Carnegie Library’s Adult Summer Reading Program continued this week with a $2,000 donation from the Union Rotary Club. Club President Neil Howell presented Library Director and fellow Rotarian Ben Loftis with a check for $2,000 during Rotary’s meeting at Covenant Baptist Church Tuesday afternoon. Howell pointed out that Rotary has been a long-time supporter of the library and its re...
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Crime Report
The Union Public Safety Department reported the following arrests : — Todd Michael Moore, 24, of 2543 Meansville Road, Jonesville, was charged with criminal domestic violence, first-degree burglary and trespassing after notice around 9:05 a.m. on May 22. According to incident reports, Moore entered an apartment on East Main Street without the owner’s consent and physically assaulted a woman. — Falisha Shantey Jeter, 22, of 134 James H. Y...
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Photos courtesy of Union Music Club
Nancy Wilburn of the Union Music Club presents Evan Haney with the Cornelia Greer Walker Scholarship during the club's open meeting at First Presbyterian Church on May 14.

Union Music Club presents scholarship, medal
UNION — The Union Music Club held an open meeting, May 14, at First Presbyterian Church. At the beginning of the program, piano students of Suzy Smith performed Chopin’s Polonaise in G Minor (Ryan West) and Bach’s Invention in C Major (Jasmine Sherbert). A presentation by the Gifted and Talented Class of Union County High School with Leigha Pace, Director, and Thomas E. Bishop, Accompanist, performed Jacob’s “Intro to Rondo” (Cole Krasins...
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Photos courtesy of Union County Carnegie Library

The Union County Carnegie Library held a Ceramic Plate Painting Class on May 2. In these photos see some of the finished work of the participating artists.

Library Notes
Library Hours Monday – Friday 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. Saturday – 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. The library will be close Memorial Day, Monday, May 27, 2013. Upcoming Events Walk For A Book The Annual Walk for a Book will be held Saturday, June 1. Participants will meet at the Union County Courthouse at 9 a.m. and walk to the Library. Book Signing Tony Brown, a native of Union, S.C. will be at the library to sign his book, Seven Stones...
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Local student graduates in NGU’s 2013 class
TIGERVILLE — North Greenville University graduated the following local student on Thursday, May 9: Buffalo Dona Nena Wright — BS — Psychology About NGU Founded in 1892, North Greenville University is a co-educational liberal arts institution which provides opportunities for higher education in a biblically sound, Christ-centered environment. Forbes ranks NGU as one of the best in SC and one of the most popular colleges in the natio...
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Community Calendar
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 • Memorial Day Ceremony held in dowtown Union to honor those who lost their lives in war that we might live in peace. The public is invited to attend. The ceremony will take place at the War Memorial on Main Street near the railroad tracks in Union. All Union County Veterans organizations, the N...
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Tag team tournament to be held June 1
UNION — Trans-South Wrestling will hold the first round of the Dr. Bobby G. Rippy Memorial Tag Team Tournament at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 1, at the Union County Fairgrounds Industrial Exhibit Building. The winners of the tournament will be crowned the first-ever TSW Tag Team Champions. The tournament is named for the late Dr. Bobby Rippy, a U.S. Navy veteran who remained community-minded throughout his lifetime. Dr. Rippy, along with his w...
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Charles Warner|Daily Times
City of Union Mayor Harold Thompson, center, presents a check for $50,000 to The Miracle League of Union County. Accepting the donation were, league board member Heather Vinson, treasurer Tiffany Smith, executive director Amy Austin, Chandler Austin, "Homer," Hayden O'Shields and Sarah O'Shields.

City donates $50,000 to Miracle League
UNION — The Miracle League of Union County is now just $5,000 away from its $250,000 fund raising goal thanks to a donation by the City of Union. Mayor Harold Thompson presented league officials, members, players and league mascot “Homer” with a check for $50,000 during Tuesday’s Union City Council meeting. Council had previously voted to make the donation, but Thompson said the presentation had been delayed while the league got its tax cer...
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Derik Vanderford|Daily Times

Jonesville seventh grade girls celebrate after winning a tug of war against the seventh grade boys during field day Wednesday.

JEMS students get ‘Passport to the World’
JONESVILLE — Field Day events in Jonesville offered students in grades K-8 a passport to the world. Jonesville Elementary/Middle School hosted its annual Field Day, and this year’s theme was “Passport to the World.” Each event represented a country; for example, “Olympic Torch Relay” (Greece), “Kangaroo Hop” (Australia), “Pasta Pull” (Italy), “Safari Throw Down” (Kenya), “Basic Training Run” and “Salute the Troops” (USA), “Hockey Shoot Out”...
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Derik Vanderford|Daily Times

A ceremony in observance of National Memorial Day will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, May 27, at the war memorial on East Main Street, Union.

Bringing all veterans groups together
UNION COUNTY — Local military veterans groups look to expand this year’s Memorial Day observance. A National Memorial Day Celebration will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, May 27, at the War Memorial located at East Main Street, Union. Those involved held a final planning meeting Wednesday to discuss the particulars of the event. The event — held to remember veterans who paid the ultimate sacrifice during war time — will be organized by Ameri...
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Ordinance authorizes mayor to negotiate utility rates
UNION — Its ability to negotiate lower utility rates as part of an industrial recruitment incentive package benefits not only the industry being recruited but the City of Union as well as the people of Union County. Union City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to approve first reading of an ordinance authorizing the mayor to negotiate utility rate agreements as part of incentive packages to facilitate the location of new industries in Union...
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Photo by Deb Belk

Vocational Rehabilitation staff visit Civitans

Mrs. Lou Stackhouse welcomes staff members from the Union County Vocational Rehabilitation Office that recently spoke to Union Civitan club members. The Vocational Rehabilitation Office is located in Town Hall in Jonesville, S.C. Pictured is Mr. Patrick Wentz, Business Development Specialist, Mrs. Stackhouse, Mrs. Decole Gallman, Area Supervisor, Ms. Yushica Padgett, Counselor, and Mr. Ashley W. Harris, Counselor.

Vocational Rehabilitation staff visit Civitans
UNION — The staff of the Union County Vocational Rehabilitation Office recently addressed the Union Civitan Club.
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Crime Report
The Union County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests : — Tammy Loyd Roach, 46, of 146 Hamm St., Union, was charged with malicious damage to property and tampering with utilities around 5:20 p.m. on May 21. According to the incident report, Browns Creek Water Company had cut off the water to Roach’s residence, but the lock was broken off of the meter and the water was turned back on. Damage to the meter was estimated at $100, an...
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Victoria Foster graduates during Gardner-Webb University’s spring commencement
BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. — Gardner-Webb University is pleased to announce that Victoria Foster of Pacolet, S.C., was among over 700 students who recently graduated during its 2013 spring commencement exercises. Foster graduated with a MSN in Nursing. Located in Boiling Springs, N.C., Gardner-Webb University seeks a higher ground in higher education — one that embraces faith and intellectual freedom, balances conviction with compassion, and i...
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Local students honored for outstanding academic achievement at The Citadel
CHARLESTON — The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, honored the following students with Gold Stars for outstanding academic achievement during the spring semester of the 2012-2013 academic year. • Daniel Ethan Boulware of Whitmire, S.C. Major: BS in Education. • Giazzi Alexander Segarra of Pauline, S.C. Major: BS in Physical Education. • Jacob Newell Robbins of Union, S.C. Major: BA in Criminal Justice. Gold Stars are aw...
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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
WBCU General Manager Chris Woodson hangs a City of Union banner on the wall of Tabernacle Baptist Church's Family Life Center Wednesday morning. The WBCU 15th Annual Senior Citizens Expo will be held in the Family Life Center today from 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Senior Citizen’s Expo held today
UNION — Live music, lunch, door prizes and information on health, safety, banking and other issues will all be part of the WBCU 15th Annual Senior Citizen’s Expo at Tabernacle Baptist Church today. The event, which is sponsored by WBCU to honor senior citizens, will be held in the church’s Family Life Center today from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Chris Woodson, WBCU general manager, said Wednesday that the event will feature entertainment for the senio...
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Council approves first reading of 2013-2014 city budget
UNION — The City of Union’s proposed 2013-2014 municipal budget includes a tax increase to help balance the budget and a separate tax increase to help the city recoup a previous deficit. Union City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to approve first reading of the proposed 2013-2014 budget. The proposed budget totals $41,870,350 including the Utility Fund ($34,056,240), General Fund ($5,716,480), and Solid Waste Management Fund ($772,760). ...
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Derik Vanderford|Daily Times

David Leigh rehearses playing and singing a song for the production, as he is accompanied by his son, Michael Leigh, who plays a drum.

‘Whisperings’ cast rehearsing for performances
UNION — Boogaloo Folklife Productions — in partnership with Union County Historical Society — will present “Whisperings: Mostly True Tales from the Voices of Union’s Historic Past,” by Union native Dan O’Shields, May 31-June 2. The show will take place at four separate venues — The Inn at Merridun, the USC Union Gazebo, the Dawkins House and the Episcopal Church of the Nativity. Audience members will find their starting venue on their ticke...
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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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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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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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