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District makes progress toward Strategic Plan goals
UNION COUNTY —A graduate rate higher than that of the state and improvements in elementary math and ELA scores are among the signs of the progress the Union County School District has made toward meeting the goals of its Strategic Plan Director of Secondary Education Cindy Langley says. Langley presented the Union County Board of School Trustees this week with an update on the plan. The board voted to approve the plan with trustees Buck Pea...
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Charles Warner|Daily Times This is one of two generators that can supply the critical areas of Wallace Thomson Hospital with electricity in the event of a power failure.
Merritt: Backup generators can keep hospital supplied with power
UNION — Though his office would be left in the dark, Union Hospital District CEO Tim Merritt says Wallace Thomson Hospital’s two backup generators would keep the critical areas of hospital supplied with electricity in the event of a power failure. During a joint meeting of Union County Council and the Union Hospital District Board on March 7, some council members raised the question of whether or not the hospital would be able to continue f...
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Martin, Hutto disagree over state participation in Medicaid expansion
COLUMBIA — The issue of South Carolina’s participation in the expansion of Medicaid was the subject of a discussion between State Sens. Shane Martin and C. Bradley Hutto on an SCETV teleconference hosted by Lt. Gov. Glenn McConnell Thursday morning. Martin, a Republican from Spartanburg, and Hutto, a Democrat from Orangeburg, discussed whether or not South Carolina should participate in the expansion of Medicaid under the federal Affordable...
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Cross Keys House now open Saturdays
CROSS KEYS — The Cross Keys House is now open to visitors and for guided tours on Saturdays. Ola Jean Kelly, executive director of the Union County Museum, announced that the Cross Keys House and its grounds will be open to visitors noon to 5 p.m. every Saturday except for holidays. In December, Kelly announced that the Union County Historical Society which owns the Cross Keys House was working to have it open on Saturdays. She said the s...
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Carlisle needs volunteers for food distribution
CARLISLE — The Town of Carlisle needs volunteers to assist in distributing food to the need families of the community on Tuesday. Municipal Clerk Shannon McBride said Thursday that the town needs volunteers to help pack the food and carry it out for the citizens receiving the boxes of food. Tuesday’s distribution, which will be held at the Carlisle Town Hall from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., is for residents of the Carlisle community only. McBride ...
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Union Lions Club to ‘Walk for Sight” Saturday morning
UNION — The Union Lions Club will “Walk for Sight” through downtown Union Saturday morning. George Goings, Past District Governor for the Lions Club, said Thursday the goal of the walk is to increase the club’s visibility in the community and make the public more aware of what it does and what the South Carolina Lions do. “We just want people to see us as Lions and see what we do,” Goings said. “Our main focus is helping people who have v...
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Crime Report
The Union Public Safety Department reported the following arrests : — Kenneth Lamar Norman, 29, of 208 Monroe St., Union, was charged with criminal domestic violence around 7:40 a.m. on March 13. According to the arrest warrant, Norman engaged in a physical altercation with a woman, striking her about the head, while at Li’l Cricket, located at 100 North Duncan Bypass in Union. — Donathan Lanell Brannon, 40, of 302 Lawson Ave., Union, an...
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Fair Forest NSDAR holds March meeting
The Fair Forest Chapter, NSDAR, met March 5 in the Union County Museum meeting room. Vice Regent Amy Bruce called the meeting to order. Carolyn Alexander read the Devotional. Mrs. 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 Kathleen Read. The chapter welcomed new member Kathleen Read. Chairman Martha ...
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Photo courtesy of Monarch Elementary School Bonnie Plants Third Grade Cabbage Program Monarch Elementary School Third graders are participating in the National Bonnie Plants Third Grade Cabbage Program. Third grade students receive a free Bonnie oversized cabbage plant to cultivate, nurture and grow. These humongous cabbages often grow bigger than a basket ball and can weigh up to 50 pounds! At the end of the season, teachers from each class select a student who has grown the best cabbage, based on size and appearance. A picture of the cabbage and student entry is submitted to Bonnie Plants by mail or online. That student’s name is then included in a statewide drawing to receive a $1,000 scholarship towards education. The winner of each statewide drawing is chosen by the state’s commission of agriculture. Last year approximately 2 million children in 45 states participated in the program and 45 winners were issued a $1,000 educational savings bond. Pictured are Mrs. Garrett’s third grade class with their new cabbage plants.
Community Calendar
Saturday, March 16 • The BPO Does Union Drove #148 will have a hot dog sale at the Union County Stadium from 8 a.m.-until. All proceeds will go to Does charities. • Watercolorist Larry Mauldin conducts a “Watercolor Workshop” from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Union County Arts Council’s gallery on Main Street in Union. Call UCAC at 864-429-2817 for more information. • The Union Lions Club holds a “March For Sight” from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. S...
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Charles Warner|Daily Times Matthew Carroll of Union County High School receives the 2013-2014 Union County School District Teacher of the Year award during Monday evening's school board meeting.
Carroll is Union County School District Teacher of the Year
UNION COUNTY — For only the second time in the award’s 27-year history, a male educator has been named Union County School District Teacher of the Year. Union County High School’s Matthew Carroll is the 2013-3014 Teacher of the Year for Union County. Carroll graduated from Union High School in 2005 and attended the University of South Carolina Upstate, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Secondary English. He currently teach...
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Charles Warner|Daily Times The fourth grade members of the Steel Blues Band at Monarch Elementary School get in some early morning practice in the school's music classroom on Wednesday. The fourth grade members of the band are Emma Gregory, Brett Gregory, Chamir Dunn, Yariah Stewart, Dalton Gregory, Dustin Scruggs, Termaine Epps, and Ke'avis Savage.
The music and math connection at MES
MONARCH — The only steel drum band in the Union County School District not only helps its members develop their musical skills, it also helps them improve academically, particularly in math. “The Steel Blues Band” at Monarch Elementary School is the only steel drum band in the district and was established as a result of a suggestion by Principal Anita Maness who said she was inspired to do so by her experience at another school. “We had o...
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Charles Warner|Daily Times Tavia Rigdon, director of Care Management at Wallace Thomson Hospital, and Donna Hooper, an employee of the S.C. Department of Juvenile Justice, look at the scrubs on the racks in the hospital lobby during the Uniform Sale fundraiser Tuesday morning.
Uniform Sale raises funds for medical equipment
UNION — The staff of Wallace Thomson Hospital and other customers had a wide selection of scrubs and other apparel to choose from during the semiannual Uniform Sale fundraiser hosted this week by the hospital’s adult volunteers. On Tuesday and Wednesday, the hospital’s lobby was lined with racks of scrubs, shelves full of shoes and a table filled with support socks, watches, stethoscopes, and flip-flops for sale by a Spartanburg firm. Cathe...
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Author to sign new book at Carnegie this Saturday
UNION — This Saturday, local residents will have an opportunity to meet an accomplished author, who happens to be a Union County native. Dilsa Saunders Bailey will sign copies of her second book — The Sperling Chronicles: Split Images — from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 16, at the Union County Carnegie Library. Bailey is the daughter of Gladys and Robert Saunders, and she grew up in Lockhart in the home of her grandparents, Robin a...
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Crime Report
The Union Public Safety Department reported the following arrests : — Otis Lipscomb, III, 31, of 123 Lovers Lane, Union, was charged with criminal domestic violence of a high and aggravated nature, third-degree assault and battery, malicious damage to property, possession of crack cocaine, and possession of a controlled substance around 5:15 a.m. on March 12. According to arrest warrants, Lipscomb displayed a butcher knife and a baseball b...
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Library Notes
Library Hours Monday – Friday 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. Saturday – 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Upcoming Events The Union County Carnegie Library Board of Trustees will meet March 19 at 6 p.m. at the library. The meeting is open to the public. Book Donations The Friends of the Library will have mini-sales and accept book donations from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on March 15 and April 1 at 112 E. Main St. Friends of the Library receive a 50 percent ...
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Job recruitment event at SCWorks
UNION — A firm looking to hire security guards will hold a job recruitment event Friday at the SCWorks office on Main Street in Union. Katherine Pendergrass, Business Services Consultant for SCWorks, announced that US Security Associates will be at the SCWorks works office from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. to interview applicants for several security positions. She said the company is looking for applicants who meet the following criteria: • A U.S. ...
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Photo courtesy of Monarch Elementary School Third grade Dictionary Project Monarch Elementary School students in Ms. Chris Carlin’s class recently received their personal dictionaries as a part of The Dictionary Project, a non-profit charitable organization based in Charleston, South Carolina. The Dictionary Project was founded by Mary French in 1995 to provide personal copies of a dictionary for third grade students in the South Carolina public school system. It has grown into a national organization. To date, over 19 million dictionaries have been donated to children in the United States and internationally. It is funded through individual donations and by sponsors who implement the program in their local schools.
Community Calendar
Thursday, March 14 • Torrington/Timken Retirees will meet at 6 p.m. at The Lighthouse in Pacolet. • Lockhart Town Council meets at 7 p.m. New council members will be sworn in. Saturday, March 16 • The BPO Does Union Drove #148 will have a hot dog sale at the Union County Stadium from 8 a.m.-until. All proceeds will go to Does charities. • Watercolorist Larry Mauldin conducts a “Watercolor Workshop” from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the U...
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Derik Vanderford|Daily Times Members of Boy Scout Troop 42 attended Tuesday evening's meeting of the Union County Council to work on their law merit badges.
Miracle League just $16,000 from its goal
UNION COUNTY — During Tuesday evening’s county council meeting, Miracle League of Union County (MLUC) Board Chair Amy Austin presented council with an update on the league’s activities, and delivered positive news for the group in the process. “Only one year after our county council agreed to donate Field No. 1 at Timken Sports Complex, we, The Miracle League of Union County, are ready to tear down the old and build up the new,” Austin said...
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Derik Vanderford|Daily Times The Cat in the Hat (portrayed by Rebecca Rochester of The South Carolina Education Association) talks with a class at Foster Park Elementary.
‘The Cat in the Hat’ visits local schools, library
UNION COUNTY — The Union County Education Association and The South Carolina Education Association are co-sponsoring visits by “The Cat in the Hat” to area schools and the Union County Carnegie Library for Read Across America Month. Read Across America is an award-winning literacy program founded by NEA (National Education Association) in 1997 through a partnership with Dr. Seuss Enterprises, L.P., and Random House. NEA’s Read Across Americ...
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Charles Warner|Daily Times This bag of donated blood can save three lives. It was one of 12 collected from the staff of Wallace Thomson Hospital by The Blood Connection Tuesday morning.
The bag that saves three lives
UNION — One bag of donated blood can save three lives and as of 10:30 a.m. Tuesday the Blood Connection had collected enough from the staff of Wallace Thomson Hospital to save 24 lives. According to its website (thebloodconnection.org), The Blood Connection was founded in 1962 as the Greenville Blood Assurance Plan to supply the needs of Greenville County by recruiting volunteer blood donors for the county’s hospitals. In 1973, the organiza...
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Charles Warner|Daily Times Firefighters examine the contents of a dryer that caught fire at Ellen Sagar Nursing Home early Tuesday morning. The fire was extinguished in the dryer and the burned contents removed to the parking lot.
Dryer contents catch fire at Ellen Sagar
BONHAM — A fire in a dryer forced the relocation of some residents of Ellen Sagar Nursing Home to another part of the building Tuesday morning. Capt. James Duncan of the Bonham Fire Department said his department was dispatched to the nursing home at 7:58 a.m. “We got a call for a smell of fire here,” Duncan said. “When I got here they told me it was in the laundry room. When I got there the door was shut and the laundry room was full of ...
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Crime Report
The Union Public Safety Department reported the following arrests : — Clarissa LaKimberly Thomas, 30, of 174 Industrial Park Road, Union, was charged with cruelty to a child around 3:50 p.m. on March 11. According to the arrest warrant, Thomas struck a child about the neck, chest and back areas, causing abrasions and bruising. Thomas was transported to Union County Jail. — Kimberly Ann Jennings, 49, of 309 West South Street, Union, was c...
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Charles Warner|Daily Times Living for Jesus The greatest of truths is that Jesus died so that we might live and because He died for us we must all live for Him. No greater gift was ever given the human race than God's gift of His only begotten Son, and no greater gift can the human race give in return than to live for Jesus by living the lives He wanted us to, lives of faith, charity, kindness and loving and caring for one another as He cares and loves us.
Church Calendar
Wednesday, March 13 Noon: Grace United Methodist Church, 201 S. Church St. in Union, holds a Lenten Service. Music will be provided by Ron Holden. The speaker will be Father Michael McCafferty of St. Augustine Catholic Church. A Lenten Luncheon will be held at 12:30 p.m. 7 p.m.: Bountiful Blessing Church in Spartanburg holds a Wind of Change revival. Guest speaker will be Prophet Marcus D. Thomas from Houston, TX. Apostle Thomas and...
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David Powell has been named interim chief executive officer for Hospice Care of South Carolina.
Powell to serve as interim CEO of Hospice Care of S.C.
SPARTANBURG — David Powell has been named interim chief executive officer for Hospice Care of South Carolina. He has served on the senior leadership team as chief operating officer for the past three years and has been instrumental in positioning HCSC as a leading provider of end of life care services in the industry. “Our model of care, our exceptional team members in local communities and our standard of quality have positioned HCSC to ...
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