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Crime Report
The Union Public Safety Department reported the following arrests : — John Anthony Tucker, 33, of 440 Joe Walker Road, Union, was charged with petit larceny, trespassing, and four counts of financial card fraud around 4:35 p.m. on April 15. According to arrest warrants, Tucker took $250 from a purse and a Playstation 3 worth $215 from someone on April 5 while at an address on Tillman Street in Union for which he was already under trespas...
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Whitmire man charged with murder in girl’s death
WHITMIRE — A Whitmire man is being charged with murder in the death of the teenage girl with whom he had a child. Douglas Eugene Inman, 21, 920 Central Avenue, Whitmire, is charged by the Newberry County Sheriff’s Office with murder in the death of Allyson Taylor Greenway, 17, of 1309 Broome Street in Whitmire. The investigation into Greenway’s death began Monday when law enforcement personnel were called to her home just after 5 p.m. Mon...
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Charles Warner|Daily Times The proof of the promise As important as Christmas is, without Easter it would be practically meaningless. Christ came not only to be born but also to die, die for our sins and triumph over death, hell, and the grave. The promise of that first Christmas was that that child born that silent night would grow up to be the Messiah that would deliver humanity from clutches of Satan. The resurrection of Christ on that first Easter was the proof of that promise, a promise that continues to be proved true in the lives of those who accept Jesus as their Lord and Savior.
Church Calendar
Saturday, April 20 8 a.m.-Noon: Life Changing Ministry, 501 Hart St., Union, holds a Clothes Give-Away. There will be shoes and clothes all sizes for men, women, and children as well as pocketbooks and toys. There will be free hot dogs and a drink. Everyone is welcome. Pastor John F. Henderson. 10 a.m.-1 p.m.: Pacolet River Baptist Association hosts the Woman’s Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention of South Carolina Annual D...
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Photo courtesy of the University of South Carolina Sara Mearns, a Columbia native and a member of NYC Ballet, will perform in ‘Ballet Stars of New York’ at the Koger Center in Columbia on April 19.
USC Theatre and Dance presents ‘Ballet Stars of New York’
COLUMBIA — Six of the world’s top ballet performers are set to bring Columbia audiences to their feet for the eighth annual “Ballet Stars of New York” gala at 7 p.m., Friday, April 19 at the Koger Center. The show is presented by the University of South Carolina’s Department of Theatre and Dance. Six principal dancers from the New York City Ballet and the USC Dance Company will perform works by George Balanchine, the founder of the New Yo...
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Clemson University featured in ‘Guide to 322 Green Colleges’
CLEMSON — Clemson University is one of the 322 most environmentally responsible colleges in the U.S. and Canada, according to The Princeton Review. The education services company known for its test prep programs and college rankings, ratings and guidebooks, profiles Clemson in the fourth annual edition of its free downloadable book, “The Princeton Review’s Guide to 322 Green Colleges.” The Princeton Review chose the schools for this guide b...
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SCC is now enrolling for fall classes at the new downtown campus
SPARTANBURG — Anyone interested in taking classes at the Spartanburg Community College (SCC) Downtown Campus can register now for fall term beginning August 19. Located in the historic Evans Building, renamed the Evans Academic Center, at 220 East Kennedy Street, this campus is conveniently located for downtown residents and workers to begin or continue a college education. “From short-term job training to University Transfer programs, stud...
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Charles Warner|Daily Times A two-car collision briefly closed a section two lanes of the Duncan Bypass Tuesday afternoon. City of Union Public Safety officers directed traffic around the two vehicles while EMS personnel treated the drivers of the two vehicles.
Accident on Duncan Bypass
UNION — There was a two-car collision on the Duncan Bypass Tuesday afternoon that briefly blocked traffic in a section of two lanes.
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Photo courtesy of Foster Park Elementary School Celebrating Dr. Seuss Foster Park Elementary celebrated the work of Dr. Seuss during their “Family Writing Night” on March 26. Dr. Seuss’ birthday was March 2. He was an American writer, poet, and cartoonist most widely known for children’s picture books written and illustrated as Dr. Seuss. After the families wrote together, third grade students, led by T.J. Tyler (music teacher at Foster Park Elementary) sang several songs about Dr. Seuss and read some of his works. The audience even participated by reading sections of “Oh, The Places You’ll Go!” It was a fun night for all.
Community Calendar
Thursday, April 18 • Good Neighbors Garden Club meets at Andy’s at 1 p.m. Anyone who is interested in joining the club is welcome to join. Saturday, April 20 • The Corinth Baptist Church RFL Team holds a Yard Sale & Fish Sandwich Sale at 7 a.m. “until they sell out” in the Union County Stadium. For information contact Emma Garner at 429-8845. • McBeth Baptist Church sponsors Health Fair/Wellness Workshop 2013. There will be free h...
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Derik Vanderford|Daily Times County Supervisor Tommy Sinclair reads "10 Things I Can Do To Help My World" to students and families at Foster Park Elementary on Monday morning in observance of Week of the Young Child and Child Abuse Prevention Month.
Week of the Young Child gets under way
UNION — An observance of the Week of the Young Child and Child Abuse Prevention Month was hosted by Foster Park Elementary School on Monday. County Supervisor Tommy Sinclair read two special joint proclamations Monday morning on behalf of the county as well as Mayor Harold Thompson and the City of Union. Those in attendance also included Clerk of Court Freddie Gault and a representative from Sen. Tim Scott’s office. The first proclamation...
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Injured officer still on leave
UNION — An officer is still on administrative leave after being injured last Wednesday trying to subdue a Fountain Inn man whose cause of death is still undetermined. Jackie McBeth, 21, died at Wallace Thomson Hospital on Wednesday night after losing consciousness while being subdued by Union Public Safety officers and Union County Sheriff’s Office deputies. The officers and deputies were attempting to subdue McBeth who was reportedly assau...
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Charles Warner|Daily Times The Bonham Fire Department may one day have to relocate from its current location to accommodate industrial development in the community. To prepare for that possibility, the department asked the county to help it acquire land for a new fire station. Union County Council approved the third and final reading of the ordinance enabling the department to do so at its April meeting.
Council approves Bonham land acquisition ordinance
BONHAM — The Bonham Fire Department and Union County took another step toward preparing for future industrial development with the passage of an ordinance facilitating the fire department’s acquisition of 15 acres of land for a possible new fire station. Union County Council voted unanimously at its April meeting to approve third and final reading of the ordinance which facilitates the department’s acquisition of the 15-acre site between S....
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Charles Warner|Daily Times B.J. McMorris, director of OB and Nursery Services, and Mildred Jeter, Senior Respiratory Therapist for Cardiopulmonary Services at Wallace Thomson Hospital. look over some of the rings for sale during the $5 Masquerade jewelry and accessories sale in the hospital's front lobby Monday morning. The sale is being sponsored by the Wallace Thomson Volunteers to help funds to purchase medical equipment for the hospital.
Hospital volunteers raising funds with jewelry sale
UNION — The front lobby of Wallace Thomson Hospital is lined this morning with tables featuring an assortment of jewelry and accessories being offered for sale as part of a two-day fundraiser hosted by the hospital’s adult volunteers. The Wallace Thomson Volunteers are hosting a $5 Masquerade™ jewelry and accessories sale as part of their ongoing efforts to raise money to purchase medical equipment for the hospital. The sale, which is being...
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Sheriff’s office issues warning about scam
UNION COUNTY — The Union County Sheriff’s Office is warning the public about a telephone scam currently being attempted in the county. In a statement released Monday, Sheriff David Taylor announced that his office has received numerous complaints from local residents who have received phone calls from someone claiming to be from the U.S. Treasury Department. The caller claims that the person he is calling has been awarded a $9,000 grant tha...
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Guilty pleas heard in General Sessions Court
UNION COUNTY — The following people pleaded guilty before Judge R. Knox McMahon of Lexington County during General Sessions Court at the Union County Courthouse this past week. Ashley Chapman, Riverchase Inn #20, Union, to possession of a Schedule II narcotic, six months suspended upon time served and three months probation. Victoria Martin, 136 Birch St., Jonesville, to assault and battery by a mob third-degree, one year suspended upon t...
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Photo courtesy of Broad River Electric Cooperative On Feb. 21, Hilarity for Charity, Broad River Electric Charities’ annual benefit comedy show raised $16,600 for The Jerusalem Project ministries in Cherokee, Union and Spartanburg counties. The Jerusalem Project is a mission collaboration of community churches that helps those who may not be able to help themselves. Pictured left to right are the Union County youth leaders that coordinate Jerusalem Project and helped promote Hilarity for Charity in their community: Jeff Dean (Jonesville Baptist), Carol Smith (Broad River Electric Charities Board Member), Courtney Dean (Jonesville Baptist), Brooke Lee (Buffalo Baptist), Alison and Cyle Coker (Tabernacle Baptist), Shawn Ingle (Oakbrook Community Church), and Mike Stalnaker (Mon Aetna Baptist). The 2014 Hilarity for Charity will also benefit the Jerusalem Project.
Jerusalem Project benefits from comedy show
UNION COUNTY — The Jerusalem Project was the beneficiary of this year’s Broad River Charities’ Hilarity for Charity which raised $16,600 for the group.
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Photo courtesy of Kelly Shropshire Kevin Shropshire, president of the Piedmont Chapter National Wild Turkey Federation, presents $500 to Amy Austin with the Miracle League of Union County. Pictured are Becky Cobb, Roger Bishop, Amy Austin, Kevin Shropshire, Mikey Cranford, and Kelly Shropshire.
Wild Turkey Federation supports Miracle League
UNION — The Piedmont Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation recently donated $500 to the Miracle League of Union County.
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Fair Forest NSDAR holds April meeting
UNION — The Fair Forest Chapter, NSDAR, met April 2 in the Union County Museum meeting room. Regent Margaret McCarley, called the meeting to order. Jane Owenby read the Devotional, Matthew 28, from the Modern English New Testament by J.B. Phillips. Chairman Amy 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 accompani...
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Photo courtesy of Foster Park Elementary School Celebrating Dr. Seuss Foster Park Elementary celebrated the work of Dr. Seuss during their “Family Writing Night” on March 26. Dr. Seuss’ birthday was March 2. He was an American writer, poet, and cartoonist most widely known for children’s picture books written and illustrated as Dr. Seuss. After the families wrote together, third grade students, led by T.J. Tyler (music teacher at Foster Park Elementary) sang several songs about Dr. Seuss and read some of his works. The audience even participated by reading sections of “Oh, The Places You’ll Go!” It was a fun night for all.
Community Calendar
Tuesday, April 16 • The Wallace Thomson Volunteers sponsor a $5 jewelry and accessories sale by Masquerade in the front lobby of the hospital from 7 p.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday. Funds raised from the sale will be used by the volunteers to help purchase medical equipment for the hospital. • The Union County Commission on Alcohol & Drug Abuse’s Board meets at 5:30 p.m. at the agency. This is meeting is also open to the public for anyone desiring ...
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Local Boston Marathoner reacts to Monday’s tragedy
UNION — The Boston Marathon was upended on Monday when explosions went off near the finish line, leaving at least two dead and dozens injured. “The farthest thing in your mind when you’re running is that something like that could happen,” said Lockhart native Kellie Eaves, who completed last year’s Boston Marathon and is believed to be the only athlete hailing from Union County to have ever competed in the prestigious event. Eaves said sh...
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Farm Bureau Insurance names new agency manager in Union
CAYCE — Farm Bureau Insurance has named Jeremy Ryan as the new agency manager for the Spartanburg branch office located at 1412 John B. White Sr. Blvd and the Union County office. Ryan is a graduate of Clemson University where he earned a Bachelor’s of Science degree. He is originally from Lexington, S.C. Ryan began his Farm Bureau Insurance career in Spartanburg County and is excited to be back in the Upstate. “My wife Brittany and I are...
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High school exit exam dates announced
UNION COUNTY — Students in the Union County School District and throughout South Carolina will take the High School Assessment Program (HSAP) Exam April 16 through April 26, 2013. This exam is more commonly known as the high school exit exam. The testing schedule is as follows: • Tuesday, April 16 HSAP English/Language Arts Test (Session 1) • Wednesday, April 17, HSAP English/Language Arts (Session 2) • Thursday, April 18, HSAP, Mathema...
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Draper
Sheriff’s office detectives make burglary arrest
UNION COUNTY — Detectives with the Union County Sheriff’s Office have arrested a Jonesville man in connection with two burglaries at a Union County business. Willis Everette Draper Jr., 26, 249 Hames Avenue, Jonesville is charged by the sheriff’s office with burglary first-degree, burglary second-degree, and two counts of petit larceny. In a statement released Friday afternoon announcing Draper’s arrest, Sheriff David Taylor that the burg...
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Touch-A-Truck and Recycle Day to be held April 20
UNION — Union County First Steps and Union County Public Works will partner to host one huge event next weekend. This year’s Touch-A-Truck and Recycle Day event will be held Saturday, April 20, at Union County Fairgrounds. The event will begin at 8 a.m. with a Countywide Clean-Up. Volunteers will meet at the fairgrounds’ main gate to sign waivers and run through safety tips. Then, they will be sent out to clean up the county. “They can ...
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Derik Vanderford|Daily Times "The Sour Kangaroo," played by Tia Gilliam, ignores Horton, played by Jacob Boineau.
Performing arts department presents ‘SEUSSICAL: The Musical’
UNION — Audiences will be treated to what is being billed as a fantastical, magical, musical extravaganza next weekend at Union County High School. The Union County High School Department of Visual and Performing Arts will present “SEUSSICAL: The Musical” Thursday, April 18-Sunday, April 21, in the UCHS cafetorium. The play is by Tony Award winners Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, who have brought to life favorite Dr. Seuss characters in...
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Wreck investigation continuing
UNION — Investigators have determined that a man who died Wednesday evening after being subdued by law enforcement personnel was behind the wheel of one of two vehicles involved in a collision that occurred late that afternoon. Jackie McBeth, 21, of Fountain Inn, died at Wallace Thomson Hospital Wednesday evening. McBeth had been taken to the hospital’s emergency room by Union County EMS after losing consciousness while being subdued by Uni...
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