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State may consider widening sales tax base, lowering rate
COLUMBIA — Recommendations have not been finalized, but a preliminary report from a group of business and tax experts addresses options the state will have for broadening its tax collecting abil...
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Powdersville area community calendar
July 31 — Galloway’s Auction Galloway’s Auction in Slabtown starts at 7 p.m. on Saturday at 734 Pickens Drive, Pendleton, SC, 29670. For more information, call 201-3764. Aug. 2 — Piedmont Lions Cl...
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Wren High School Band players practice before last year’s season. Band Director Bruce Caldwell said the band has 132 students this year. Wren band preparing for new school year
WREN — The 95-degree weather wasn’t enough to sway the Wren High School band from starting practices this week, as students and parents alike have set their eyes on the reaching the state 4- AAA...
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Man charged after theft from Gold’s Gym
ANDERSON — Anderson County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man following a theft at Gold’s Gym in Anderson. Tuesday morning, deputies responded to Wal-Mart on 28 Bypass after receiving informati...
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Sales tax holiday is Aug. 6-8
STATE — After eight years of a back-to-school sales tax holiday in Georgia, the Peach State has put a halt to the annual event. But in South Carolina, a state that actually produces more peaches...
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Richard Cooper holds up the jar that won him the "Best Overall Honey" award. He says he ll keep the jar with the honey in it and never eat it the honey. Honey made in Powdersville judged best in South Carolina
POWDERSVILLE — Tucked away off a dirt road behind Cracker Barrel and Best Western in Powdersville, Richard Cooper watches his honey bees congregate on at their beehives. His property is sheltere...
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Rep. Barrett 'disappointed' on Arizona immigration law ruling.
WASHINGTON , DC— T oday, Congressman J. Gresham Barrett (SC-03) released the following statement after a federal judge blocked several key provisions of the Arizona immigration law from taking ef...
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School board filing starts Aug. 2
ANDERSON COUNTY — Anderson School District One trustees Fred Alexander, Nancy Upton, Doug Atkins and Wendy Tucker will be up for election this November. The filing period for the school board ...
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Piedmont man charged after hit and run
POWDERSVILLE — A Piedmont man has been charged in relation to a Saturday morning hit and run that left a Greenville man dead on S.C. 81 in Powdersville early Saturday morning. David Grayson, 30,...
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South Carolina District 7 to represent US South in BLWS
FORT LAUDERDALE , Fla — For the third time in the past four years, South Carolina will have two of the 11 spots in the Big League World Series, as South Carolina District 7, representing ...
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Astronaut to speak at Tri-County campus
PENDLETON — NASA astronaut and retired Army Col. Patrick G. Forrester will talk about his career and his most recent visit in space, the STS -128 mission to the International Space Station ab...
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SC Mission 2010 brings together doctors and patients who need them the most
GREENVILLE — When you’re uninsured, even the simplest of medical procedures or exams can seem far out of reach. But ignoring your health only puts off the inevitable and adds to the cost of you...
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Meth lab busted in Anderson County
ANDERSON — Anderson County Sheriff’s Narcotics Agents made three arrests during a meth lab bust at a resident on S.C. 29 North Wednesday evening. Narcotics agents responded to 3605 Highway 29 No...
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Powdersville area community calendar
July 24 — Galloway’s Auction Galloway’s Auction in Slabtown starts at 7 p.m. on Saturday at 734 Pickens Drive, Pendleton, SC, 29670. For more information, call 201-3764. July 27 — Weight loss clas...
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Pastor George Tate, who’s been at Slabtown Baptist Church for 30 years, talks to his congregation during Sunday’s service. Rev. Tom Jones preached during the service. See Page 10 for more pictures. 30 years at Slabtown Baptist
SLABTOWN — Slabtown Baptist Church Pastor George Tate stands at the front door to his church Sunday morning, enthusiastically welcoming members and visitors alike — something he’s been doing for...
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No new development planned for S.C. 86/81 intersection
by Nathan DiBagno
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WREN — Wren High School Principal Robbie Binnicker said several people had asked him about what was happening at the intersection of S.C. 86 and S.C. 81. There had been some grading work there, an...
Council examines pay cuts for employees in effort to trim budget
by Jason Evans
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ANDERSON COUNTY — The $58.7 million general fund budget voted on by Anderson County Council Tuesday night is a “work in progress,” said Council Chairman Tommy Dunn. Anderson County is currently o...
Spencer: plans for S.C. 153 have ‘scratched the surface’
by Nathan DiBagno
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WREN — Thursday marked the conclusion of the charette process about how to improve S.C. 153, but officials carefully noted that there was nothing final about their plans. “What we’ve done is scrat...
Career technology center receives national award
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WILLIAMSTON — Anderson Districts I and II Career and Technology Center has received a national Technology Centers That Work Gold Readiness Award based on the progress of center leaders and teachers...
AnMed Health named among health care’s ‘Most Wired’
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ANDERSON — AnMed Health has been recognized as one of the nation’s 100 Most Wired hospitals and health care systems, according to the results of the 2010 Most Wired Survey in the July issue of Hosp...
South Carolina in beginning stages of drought
by Sandy Foster
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STATE — Record-breaking temperatures and below-normal rainfall over the past few months have led officials to declare that the state is in the beginning stags of drought. Members of the Drought Re...
2010 Big League World Series begins July 28
by Jason Evans
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EASLEY — The tournament’s still two weeks out, but the City of Easley is ready for the tenth year that the city’s hosted the Big League Baseball World Series to be the best yet. This year’s tourn...
Bi-Lo trying to sell property at 86/81 intersection
by Nathan DiBagno
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WREN — Bi-Lo officials say they are now trying to get rid of the property that they bought a few years ago when they originally intended to build a new grocery store in the Wren area. Bi-Lo Senior...
Arby's robber 'left wondering what to do'
by Nathan DiBagno
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POWDERSVILLE — Four Arby’s employees ran away from an armed robber Monday evening, and Anderson County Sheriff’s Office officials say the robber didn’t seem to take anything. “When he presented th...
Avoiding ‘another Woodruff Road’
by Nathan DiBagno
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POWDERSVILLE — It’s been a week of workshops and planning sessions, and the one comment that officials continue to repeat is that they want to keep S.C. 153 from becoming “another Woodruff Road.” ...
Wren wins Palmetto State Showdown
by Nathan DiBagno
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SPARTANBURG — No, Byrnes High School didn’t win the Palmetto State Showdown this time. The Wren High School Hurricanes went 12-0 during the three-day tournament last weekend, edging Hoover 27-20 ...
A community tradition: the Powdersville Garden Club
by Nathan DiBagno
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POWDERSVILLE — For the past several decades, Powdersville residents have been meeting to learn about gardening and fellowship with other local gardeners. The Powdersville Garden Club has been arou...
Alvin Greene investigation closed
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White Plains members hold mission trip in Tennessee
by Nathan DiBagno
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SEYMORE, TENN. — Clearing brush and cleaning up cat litter may not seem like an ideal activity for teenagers, but White Plains Baptist Church Youth Pastor Scott Sheriff said his youth group’s missi...
Clemson professor: economic growth will be slow
by Nathan DiBagno
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POWDERSVILLE — Economic recovery will likely be extremely slow for the next several years, and it will take some time for the unemployment rate to drop back to 5 or 6 percent, according to Clemson ...
United Way to host annual youth summit
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ANDERSON — The African American Leadership Council of United Way of Anderson County will present its third Annual Youth Summit on the campus of Anderson University in the Sullivan Hall building. ...
Public invited to ‘visioning session’ for S.C. 153 corridor
by Nathan DiBagno
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WREN — The community is invited to attend a public meeting regarding the future of S.C. 153 on Monday from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the Wren High School auditorium. The meeting has been scheduled by the ...
Personality profile: Deborah Barnum
by Nathan DiBagno
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POWDERSVILLE — About 12 years ago, Deborah Barnum joined the Curves in Easley and became a success story in just one year, losing 75 pounds. “I loved the workout,” she said. “I still love the work...
Miss Powdersville Teen is first runner up in state
by Nathan DiBagno
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SPARTANBURG — Wren High School student and Miss Powdersville Teen Rachel Wyatt came away from Spartanburg as the first runner-up in the Miss South Carolina Teen pageant. Rachel also was the overal...
Powdersville resident, Marine Corps veteran appointed magistrate
by Nathan DiBagno
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POWDERSVILLE — Powdersville resident and parole and probation officer Tom Tucker has been appointed as a magistrate for Anderson County. “This is very exciting,” said Tucker, a Marine Corps vetera...
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