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Derik Vanderford|Daily Times August Garrett, accounts coordinator for The Blood Connection, poses with members of the Spartanburg Shrine Club during Monday's blood drive in the Walmart parking lot.
Blood drive collects 56 pints of blood
UNION — The Union County stop on this year’s Memorial Week Blood Drive by The Blood Connection resulted in the collection of enough blood to save as many as 168 lives. The blood drive, which runs through Friday and will be conducted throughout The Blood Connection’s service area, is designed to collect blood for the 22 hospitals supplied by the organization. The hospitals are located in northeastern Georgia, western North Carolina, and nort...
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Charles Warner|Daily Times The Dollar General at 821 Main St., Buffalo, will be the site of a career fair the company will conduct Saturday from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. as part of its efforts to hire 10,000 new employees in May.
Dollar General to hold career fair this Saturday
BUFFALO — In its effort to hire 10,000 new employees in May, Dollar General will host a career fair at the Dollar General located at 821 Main St. in Buffalo, S.C. on Saturday, May 18 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. to attract new store candidates to join its thriving and growing organization. This event will be one of approximately 170 nationwide career fairs held on Saturday throughout the 40 states the retailer serves. Dollar General representatives ...
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Crime Report
The Union Public Safety Department reported the following arrests : — Joseph David Bradley, 62, of 132 Sinclair Road, Union, was charged with disorderly conduct around 10:24 p.m. on May 13. — Jimmy Decarlos Henderson, 32, of 108 Columbus St., Union, was charged with disorderly conduct around 11 p.m. on May 13. The Union County Sheriff’s Office reported the following incidents : — A resident of King Kennedy Street in Carlisle reporte...
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Church Calendar
Wednesday, May 15 7 p.m.: Monarch Baptist Church, 212 Richards St., Union, holds revival. Saturday, May 18 10 a.m.: Corinth Baptist Church holds Health Watch. Gary NeSmith, physical therapist and owner of Austin Rehab, will be the guest speaker. All are welcome. Lois A. Lyles and Amelia Glenn, Facilitators. Rev. J. Archie Calhoun, Pastor. Sunday, May 19 10 a.m.: New Hope Baptist Church, Linersville Road, Buffalo, holds H...
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Community Calendar
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 members are always welcome as guests. Saturday, May 18 • The Carlisle Finishi...
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Fain to be sentenced this afternoon
UNION — A Whitmire man who pleaded guilty in March to a 2011 collision that left two men dead will learn his punishment this afternoon. The Sixteenth Circuit Solicitor’s Office announced Tuesday that sentencing for Matthew Olin Fain will be held this afternoon at 2 p.m. in General Sessions Court. Fain pleaded in March to two counts of felony DUI in March but his attorney requested that his sentencing be delayed until May and Judge Lee S. Al...
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Derik Vanderford|Daily Times Team Leroy was the top fund raising team with $15,000, which was more than any other first-time team had raised in the history of Union County Relay for Life.
Relay For Life raises nearly $100,000
UNION COUNTY — The people of Union County have now contributed nearly $1.8 million to the fight against cancer with more donations on the way. The first Union County Relay For Life was held in 1996 and since then the annual event has raised an average of $100,000 for a total of $1.7 million as of 2012. The organizers of the 2013 Relay For Life had hoped that this year’s effort would raise at least another $100,000 and bring the total contri...
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Photos submitted Brandon Trammell is pictured with his dog T-Bone, who won Best in Show at the 2013 Be Kind to Animals Week Dog Show.
Dog show draws 30 contestants
UNION — Dogs brought their owners to the Union County Carnegie Library Saturday for a morning of awards, refreshments and lots of fun. In honor of national Be Kind to Animals Week, the Union County Humane Society sponsored its annual dog show on the library’s front lawn. After a brief promenade for judges, each contestant was awarded a blue ribbon and a certificate describing the pet’s best characteristic. This year’s contest included 30 ...
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Charles Warner|Daily Times Roger Page and Cathy Peahuff, clerks at the Union Post Office, move one of the containers full of food collected by Union letter carriers during Saturday's Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive.
Saturday food drive collects twice as much food as previous year
UNION — The needy families and individuals served by four churches, the Union County Council on Aging, and the Salvation Army will be the beneficiaries of Saturday’s Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive which collected more than twice the food collected in the 2012 food drive. The National Association of Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive is an annual event in which the nation’s 175,000 letter carriers collect food donations from postal cus...
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Keyboarding to be offered in the sixth grade
UNION — During Monday’s meeting of the Union County Board of School Trustees, Instructional Coordinator Tabitha Talley spoke to the board regarding updates to middle school academic programs, and Director of Secondary Education Cindy Langley spoke regarding updates to programs at the Career and Technology (CATE) Center. Talley explained that keyboarding classes had raised many parents’ concerns. She said there were a large number of failing...
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Photo courtesy of the Union County School District Bob Hart, Plant Manager of the Timken Tyger River Plant, and John Robbins, Area Quality Manage for Timken, present a grant for $3,000 from Timken Charities to Union County School District Superintendent Dr. Kristi Woodall, Coordinator of Middle School Instruction Tabitha Talley, and Special Services Gifted and Talented Director Camille Robinson.
Timken donates $3,000 to Gifted and Talented program
UNION COUNTY — The Union County School District would like to take this opportunity to thank Timken Company Charitable Trust for their generous gift of $3,000 to the Union County Gifted and Talented Program. Their commitment to helping students in our community will have an everlasting impact on their educational endeavors. Thanks to generous donors like Timken, the Union County Gifted and Talented Program will be able to provide students w...
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Crime Report
The Union Public Safety Department reported the following arrests : — Trent Jeffry Atkinson, 20, of 117 Seigler Road, Union, was charged with assault and battery around 3 p.m. on May 10. According to the arrest warrant, Atkinson struck a woman in the left arm during an argument at his residence. The report states the woman was holding a small child at the time. — Javarion Casselle Spears, 17, of 304 Railroad St., Union, was charged with ...
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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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