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Photos courtesy of UCHS JROTC Mrs. Gloria Northern presents American Legion Auxiliary Awards to Nicole Fowler and Hailey Sherbert.
JROTC Awards Day
UNION COUNTY — The Union County High School JROTC Yellow Jacket Battalion held its annual awards day ceremony on April 25 to recognize cadets for outstanding performance throughout the year. Parents who have volunteered to help with various battalion events were recognized first. Certificates were presented by the Battalion Commander, C/LTC Ollie Burns, to Mrs. Paula Wright, Mr. Keith Wright, Ms. Tommy McKelvey, Mr. Eddie Edwards, Mrs. Lynn...
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Billy Reed graduates from Coastal Carolina University
CONWAY — Billy Reed, of Carlisle, S.C., graduated from Coastal Carolina University with a Bachelor of Science Business Administration in Marketing on Saturday, May 11. Approximately 950 candidates were eligible for graduation. Seven students received the President’s Award for Academic Achievement, which recognizes students with the highest cumulative grade point averages. The following recipients of the award all had perfect 4.0 grade point...
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Williams graduates from Charleston School of Law
CHARLESTON — Jennifer Williams of Union, South Carolina received a law degree May 11 during the seventh commencement convocation of the Charleston School of Law. After three years of study, Williams was one of 181 students to receive the juris doctor degree, Dean Andy Abrams said. Williams is the daughter of Joe and Pat Nichols of Union, South Carolina and the wife of Dolton Williams II of Union, South Carolina. “Not only are the graduate...
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Community Calendar
Tuesday, May 14 • American Legion Post 87 meets at 7 p.m. in The Flats. Thursday, May 16 • Vietnam Veterans Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 644 meets at the Legion Hut at 120 Scenic Drive in Foster Park in Union. The business meeting starts at 7 p.m. Business includes filling the two vacancies of Vice-President, and Secretary. The VVA meets on the third Thursday of the month, and Vietnam Era veterans interested in becoming membe...
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Newly formed Civitas Media names CFO
DAVIDSON, N.C. — Jeff D. Sherman has been appointed as the first Chief Financial Officer of the newly formed Civitas Media, it was announced May 1 by CEO and President Michael C. Bush. Civitas Media is the parent company of The Union Daily Times. The appointment was effective April 22. Bush said Sherman is a detail-oriented, results driven professional who understands how important it is to provide great customer service. “We are please...
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Landon Turner
Murder suspect in custody in North Carolina hospital
UNION — A 25-year-old Union man sought by authorities in connection with a fatal stabbing over the weekend was in custody Monday afternoon in a North Carolina hospital where he was being treated for injuries he received in the incident. Union County Sheriff David Taylor said Landon Blaine Turner was taken into custody at a hospital in Mecklenburg County, N.C., at 1 p.m. by himself, Capt. Robbie Hines and Lt. Terry Humphries with the assista...
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Brenda Lanier
Love for our mothers is strong
UNION COUNTY – The love of a mother is strong — and the love we have for our mothers is just as strong, if not stronger at times. In observance of Mother’s Day — which is Sunday for all the folks who haven’t picked up a card — The Union Daily Times asked our readers to submit memories of their mother. What follows is what we received. We hope you enjoy reading about the very special women as much as we did. So, from us at The Union Daily Time...
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Photo courtesy of Terry Martin This photo was taken of former Foster Park Elementary School teacher Louise Martin at Christmas. It was submitted by her daughter-in-law and appeared on WSPA's "Your Carolina" in honor her turning 100 this past Sunday.
Martin beginning her second century
SPARTANBURG — When she looks back on her life of slightly more than 100 years, Louise Martin recalls her career as a teacher in Gaffney and Union with fondness. “I enjoyed it, I taught mostly third grade,” she said about her 25 years as a teacher. Martin, who celebrated her 100th birthday on May 5, taught for six years in Gaffney and then for 19 years at Foster Park Elementary School in Union until her retirement in 1979. She was born i...
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Derik Vanderford|Daily Times Amy House sings The Star Spangled Banner at Friday night's Union County Relay for Life.
House’s singing leaves listeners in awe
UNION — Everyone who has heard Amy Silvers House sing wants to hear sing again, regardless of where that is. A lifelong Union County resident, House has been an employee at 1st Franklin Financial for around 10 years. However, all around town, she is primarily known for one thing — her voice. Those who have heard House perform at church and local events since she was a small child have been left in awe, and they ask her to sing, no matter ...
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Donors sought for Memorial Week Blood Drive
UNION — Local residents will have the opportunity to each save three lives and show their support for law enforcement when The Blood Connection brings its 12th Annual Law Enforcement Memorial Week Blood Drive to Union Monday morning. August Garrett, accounts coordinator for The Blood Connection, said Friday that the organization’s bloodmobile will be at Walmart, 513 N. Duncan Bypass, from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Garrett said Monday’s event is part o...
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Charles Warner|Daily Times The best medicine of all Short of the healing touch of Christ Himself, there is better relief for pain than a mother's kiss. That kiss, like the healing touch of Christ, is given in love, and because it is given in love it has the power to take away the suffering and pain that is all too often humanity's lot in life. Happy Mother's Day.
Church Calendar
Sunday, May 12 11 a.m.: Bethel Baptist Church, 904 Pea Ridge Highway, Jonesville, observes its Mother’s Day Service. The speaker will be Elder Ysante McDowell from Mabry’s Temple Church in Campobello. The public is invited. Rev. J.E. Tillotson, Pastor. 11 a.m. : Shiloh Baptist Church in Pauline Glenn Springs holds it Mother’s Day program. Minister Mekesha Watson will be the invited guest speaker. The public is invited. James W. Smith...
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Community Calendar
Monday, May 13 • Bell South Pioneers meets at Andy’s at noon. • The Commissioners of the Housing Authority of Union meets at 5:30 p.m. at 201 Porter St. • The Union County Arts Council’s Writers’ Group meets from 6-8 p.m. at the UCAC Gallery on Main Street in Union. Meeting is open to the public. Call UCAC at 864-429-2817 for more information. • The American Legion Post 22 of Union holds its regular monthly meeting. The meeting will...
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Alice Taylor-Colbert
Taylor-Colbert named dean of USC Union
UNION COUNTY — Effective June 1, Dr. Alice Taylor-Colbert will be the new dean of the University of South Carolina Union. South Carolina Palmetto College Chancellor Susan Elkins announced Thursday that Taylor-Colbert’s strong academic leadership experience in a small college setting — coupled with an enthusiasm for the USC Union campus and community — led to her appointment. “Dr. Taylor-Colbert has a vision of leading Union to greater hei...
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Derik Vanderford|Daily Times Jonesville kindergartener Dawson Hyatt introduces himself to one of the newly-hatched baby chicks in his classroom.
Classes hatching baby chicks
UNION COUNTY — There has been lots of chirping as of late in classes at two schools in Union County. Second grade classes at Buffalo Elementary School (BES) and kindergarten classes at Jonesville Elementary/Middle School (JEMS) have been participating in projects involving the hatching of baby chicks. Second graders at BES were very excited last week when they heard chirping coming from the incubator in their classroom. As part of a life ...
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School receives $2,770 grant from Lowe’s
LOCKHART — A grant awarded to Lockhart School will provide a “Garden of Wisdom.” Lockhart School was awarded a 2012-2013 Lowe’s Toolbox for Education grant in the amount of $2,770 from the Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation. Toolbox for Education grants are reserved for approved school improvement projects that can be completed within one year of grant receipt. The grant was applied for by third grade teacher Leslie Owens, who...
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Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive this Saturday
UNION COUNTY — Some Union County residents have already contributed to the National Association of Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive and more will have the opportunity to do so this Saturday and next week. Since 1992, the NALC has conducted its annual food drive to combat hunger on the second Saturday in May in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam. The NALC has collected a total of 1.2...
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Photos courtesy of the Union Hospital District Toni Gregory receives her award from CEO Paul Newhouse at the 2013 Hospital Week Employee Recognition Ceremony on May 7.
2013 Employee of the Year named for Wallace Thomson Hospital and Ellen Sagar Nursing Home
UNION — Union Hospital District continued its National Hospital Week celebrations with a Service Awards ceremony at Wallace Thomson Hospital Tuesday afternoon. During Tuesday’s ceremony, Toni Gregory was announced as the 2013 Employee of the Year for Wallace Thomson Hospital and Cheryl McCollum was announced as the 2013 Employee of the Year for Ellen Sagar Nursing Home. Recipients were chosen from a group of Award of Excellence recipients t...
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Crime Report
The Union Public Safety Department reported the following arrests : — David Terrell Gallman, 28, of 106 Harris Road, Union, was charged with possession of marijuana around 1:25 p.m. on May 8. According to the incident report, officers seized $122 from Gallman after he was issued a ticket for the possession of marijuana because some of the currency had been used by narcotics officers with a controlled buy earlier in the day. — Rebecca Ann...
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Community Calendar
Friday, May 10 • Union County Relay For Life is held at 7 p.m. at Union County Fairgrounds. Monday, May 13 • Bell South Pioneers meets at Andy’s at noon. • The Commissioners of the Housing Authority of Union meets at 5:30 p.m. at 201 Porter St. • The Union County Arts Council’s Writers’ Group meets from 6-8 p.m. at the UCAC Gallery on Main Street in Union. Meeting is open to the public. Call UCAC at 864-429-2817 for more informa...
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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 we get to look over the artists' shoulders as they paint their plates.
Library Notes
Library Hours Monday – Friday 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. Saturday – 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Upcoming Events Summer Reading Events Summer Reading June 3, 201-July 27, 2013 Children and Juveniles — Dig into Reading Teens — Beneath the Surface June 3 First day of Summer Reading kickoff event: Dig For Buried Treasure! — 10 a.m.-12 p.m. June 5 — First Guessing Game begins (Guess how many worms and bugs are in the jar.) June 10 — Ron...
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Photo by Johnny-Lynn Crosby The SCWorks Upstate Job Fair drew 577 people who applied for jobs with the 50 participating companies.
Job fair draws nearly 600 participants
SPARTANBURG — Nearly 600 people turned out for the recent SCWorks Upstate Job Fair and slightly more than 100 of them were either offered a job or were scheduled for job interviews. The SCWorks Upstate Job Fair brings together companies looking to hire with Upstate residents looking for jobs. Only companies that are hiring are permitted to take part in the job fair. Fifty companies participated in the most recent job fair which was held ear...
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Increasing job opportunities for USC’s newly minted graduates
COLUMBIA — South Carolina’s continued improvement in unemployment rates is encouraging news for University of South Carolina students set to graduate this month. The state’s unemployment rate in March fell to 8.4 percent, from 8.9 percent in March 2012 and from 10.4 percent in March 2011. Tom Halasz, director of the USC Career Center, says hiring this spring has continued, particularly in the fields of technology, engineering, accounting,...
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Contec Inc. expanding operations in Spartanburg County
COLUMBIA — Contec Inc., a maker of cleaning contamination control products for critical environments, will expand its existing operations in Spartanburg County. The $6.25 million investment is expected to generate 60 new jobs over the next five years. “Contec has had wonderful success over the years because of our ability to innovate based on customer needs, and to offer great service to customers,” said Jack McBride, CEO of Contec Inc. “We...
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Mary Jo Justice
Benefit to be held for accident victim
UNION — Friends and family of a local auto accident victim plan to “rock out” to raise funds for her. When Denise Grady was invited to a Generation aXe concert — to be held at 9 p.m. Friday at Shady’s — she accepted and began to browse the names of others who had submitted an online RSVP. She ran across the name of one of her high school friends — Mary Jo Justice — and “liked” that Justice said she would attend. “I was excited because I w...
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Photo submitted Only the tops of plants are visible in a flooded garden in Lockhart.
Storm brought nearly three inches of rain to Lockhart
LOCKHART — Precipitation records were broken in Lockhart after rain on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. According to a representative from the National Weather Service (NWS), Lockhart was the biggest reporting site in Union County after three days of rain. The daily precipitation record was broken after the town received 2.75 inches of rainfall on Monday. NWS representatives estimated 2.8 inches of total rainfall over the three days. Although ...
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