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Humane Society to host adoption events
Oconee County - The Oconee Humane Society will be hosting two mega adoption events at area PetSmarts on Saturday, June 22. One will be at the Seneca PetSmart in the Applewood Shopping Center on Highway 123 from 12 noon to 4:00 p.m. It will be sponsored by the Seneca Foothills Elks Lodge #2822. The other with be held at the Easley PetSmart next to Walmart on Highway 123 from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Cats and dogs and puppies and kittens will be ava...
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Toyota of Easley donates to Rape Crisis Council
EASLEY — Now is an especially good time for the Rape Crisis Council of Pickens County to receive a surprise $26,000 donation. Tommy and Ryan Norris of Toyota of Easley made the donation Tuesday, expressing praise for the work to non-profit agency does for victims who range from children to adults and their families. It is an especially good time for the council because of recent reductions the agency has seen because of the federal seques...
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Mayor David Owens signs resolution to approve purchase of railway
Pickens, Easley collaborate on railroad purchase
Joe Toppe Staff Writer PICKENS COUNTY - An eight and a half mile stretch of railway between Pickens and Easley could soon be converted into a multi-use recreational trail system. In separate Monday evening sessions, the Pickens City Council and Easley City Council approved joint purchase of the railroad property known commonly as the Doodle Line, and city officials are excited about the possibilities. “We are excited about it,” said P...
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Donald D’Amico from Easley says, “My favorite place to vacation in South Carolina is Charleston.”
Man on the Street
Joe Toppe Staff Writer
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Pictured left to right are original architect John Rogers, Baptist Easley Director of Facilities and Engineering Paul Cook, Baptist Easley Chief Financial Officer Larry Pope, Baptist Easley CEO Mike Batchelor, and Baptist Easley Board Member Robert Dye Jr.
Baptist Easley converts old bank to Financial Operations Center
EASLEY – Baptist Easley Hospital is offering a new location for handling bill payments opening of the hospital’s new Financial Operations Center. “Baptist Easley Hospital has renovated 10,000 square feet of conditioned space at the former Bank of America building on E. First Avenue in Easley,” said Allison Greene, public relations manager at Baptist Easley. “The approximately $1 million investment improves Baptist Easley’s accessibility and...
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Lock down called off
The searches around Midway Elementary and T L Hanna High School have been called off. No signs of suspicious activity were found.
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Former chamber president to seek city council seat
EASLEY — The Easley municipal election scheduled for November begins to warm up this week with the announcement of Kent Dykes to seek the Ward 2 seat. Dykes, the recently retired president of the Greater Easley Chamber of Commerce says he wants to give something back to the Easley community he believes has given good things to him. The election is scheduled for Nov. 5 and includes seats 2, 4 and 6 plus one seat on the Easley Combined Util...
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Celebrate Father’s Day
Father’s Day is June 16 and The Easley Progress and the Powdersville Post would like to publish our readers’ fondest childhood memories of their fathers in our June 14 edition. Submissions should be 200 words or less. Each submission can be accompanied by a photo of the writer’s father, which will also be published. To have a memory of your father published for Father’s Day, email it to ladamson@civitasmedia.com, drop it by our office at 20...
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Hunt Meadows success
Hunt Meadows PTO raised over $14,000 with their Hustle fundraiser and rewarded their top donors with an ice cream party with special guests Rowdy from the Greenville Road Warriors and The Clemson Tiger Cub. The money will be used to put rubber mulch in the playground areas and other school projects. From left to right- Ingryd Masters, Torie Tourtellot, Rowdy, Trinity Nix, Julie Rivers, Dawn Bryant, Stephanie Lee, Tiger Cub, Anna Steele, Sheil...
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Freshwater fishing trends
Source: SC DNR Mountains Area Lake Jocassee: Trout: Good. Best action coming anywhere from 15 to 65 feet. Trolling from the intakes and out to the main lake. Largemouth bass: Improving. Fish are in a post spawn phase. Best bet is to find some of the main drop offs and use shakey head worms. Lake Keowee: (unchanged from May 23) Trout: Good to very good. The patterns are still similar to weeks past, but fish are continuing to move i...
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Powdersville football standouts selected to All-American game
POWDERSVILLE—Two young Powdersville football standouts are hoping to make a name for themselves over the next several years. JJ Gentile and EJ Humphery recently earned spots in an All-American football game in Miami on July 6, and both are hoping it leads to future high school success. Gentile and Humphrey played together last year at Powdersville Middle as eighth and seventh graders respectively. The two traveled to Charlotte to attend o...
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Sam’s Club opens in Easley June 27
EASLEY — For nearly a decade, O.J.’s Diner has been tantalizing the taste buds of Greenville area residents with its southern cuisine and signature, homemade banana pudding. Since opening a second location off Highway 123 in Easley more than a year ago, its family-owned tradition has continued to spread across the area. Gregory Johnson owns and shops for both restaurants. So when the new Easley Sam’s Club opens at 309 Rolling Hills Circle i...
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Pickens Police Blotter
May 23, - Jimmy Lee Hodum was arrested for breach of peace on Newton Avenue in Pickens. May 23, - Dennis Duane Hendrix Jr. was arrested for malicious damage to property at Cannon Memorial Hospital in Pickens. May 28, - Dominic Dale Yara was arrested for driving under the influence on Blue Flame Drive in Pickens. May 28, - Clade Ellis Galloway was arrested for driving under the influence and open container of a beer on Ann Street in Pick...
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4-H Forestry Summer Camp
The 4-H Forestry Summer Camp will be held at the Piedmont Forestry Center in Tamassee Salem for ages 14-18 June 25-27 from 9am-3pm. The Jr. Forestry Camp for ages 9-13 will be held July 16-18. The cost is $40 for each camp for non 4-H members/$35 for 4-H members. Discover common native tree species, how to identify trees you don’t know, compass and pacing, topographic map reading, tree measurement, native wildlife species, invasive plants a...
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Anderson schools placed on precautionary lock down
ANDERSON — Midway Elementary and T. L. Hanna High School are on lockdown status because a student reported seeing a man in the area with a gun. Anderson County Sheriff’s deputies are searching the areas around the two schools after a student at the elementary school, at 1221 Harriett Circle, reported seeing a man in the woods that surround the school around 9:30 this morning. According to the student, the man was not on school property, w...
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Summer Sketchbook Workshops Jo Johnston to offer series of workshops at the Hagood Mill
The Pickens County Museum is pleased to announce registration is now open for three exciting new Summer Sketchbook Workshops to be held at the Hagood Mill Historic Site & Folklife Center (138 Hagood Mill Rd, Pickens, SC 29617). Instructor for these workshops, Jo Johnston, worked as commercial artist for 30 years. A graduate of Orangeburg-Calhoun Tech, Jo has also taught drawing, watercolor, and acrylic painting at Johnston County Community Te...
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Miss Powdersville aims to raise awareness about mental disabilities
POWDERSVILLE—McKenzie Faulkner has had a senior year to remember. The soon to be Wren High graduate was named Miss Powdersville earlier in the year, but she is using her newfound platform to shed some light on a more serious issue. “I have two mentally disabled family members,” Faulkner said. “My cousin has Asperger’s Disease and my uncle has a Slow Learner’s disability, so I’ve become really interested in mental disorders. Seeing them ha...
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR
June 1 McCall R.A. Camp Choir singing in the Pinnacle Pavilion at Table Rock June 1 at 7 p.m. Yard Sale to benefit Pleasant Grove Baptist Church at intersection of Hwy. 8 and Hwy. 11, 8 a.m. until. Organized by the church WMU. Lot’s of furniture, toys, baby items and clothes. June 2 Join Hunt’s Memorial Baptist Church (501 Alex Dr in Dacusville) on Sunday, June 2, 2013 for the annual Homecoming celebration! Services will be held a...
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Clemson Festival of Arts on again after rain delay
CLEMSON — The Clemson Festival of Arts rained out on May 18 has been rescheduled for June 22. The festival, traditionally held in downtown Clemson was canceled due to rain and lighting. At 7:30 AM, Saturday, May 18, the National Weather Service showed an 85 percent chance of rain and lightning for Clemson. The majority of the art activities and music planned could not be set up in the wet conditions with rain pouring at the time, so the fes...
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Small businesses honored at luncheon
Five local businesses received acknowledgement for professionalism from the Greater Easley Chamber of Commerce today. Awards went to Toyota of Easley for Small Business of the Year; Robinson Funeral Home for Pillar of Easley; Samaritan Health Clinic for Non-Profit of the Year and Chris Bowers for Young Professional of the Year. Accountant Terry Garrison was honored for 30 years of service to the chamber as board member, treasurer, committ...
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Six Mile honors fallen soldiers
SIX MILE—Hundreds of Pickens County residents gathered Memorial Day to honor military service and four men in particulary who distiguish the county as having the most Medal of Honor recipients per caita in the nation. The service, held at Six Mile Town Hall, aimed to honor the families of Pickens County Medal of Honor recipients Charles Barker, William McWhorter, Furman Smith and Donnie Howe, as well as others who died serving. United Sta...
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Meeting the coach
On May 9 Miss Powdersville McKenzie Faulkner met with Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney to discuss her platform for the upcoming Miss South Carolina pageant to be held July 9 through the 13 in Columbia. McKenzie discussed the importance of early diagnosis of childhood mental illness in our society and how we can move to a better understanding of the disorder through better education. She also expressed her interest in supporting the Childre...
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Hard work pays off for Liberty senior
LIBERTY—A Liberty High senior will soon be realizing his dream of competing on the next level. Senior Robert Gwinn signed a letter of intent with Southern Wesleyan University on Monday to compete in cross country and track. Gwinn has competed for two seasons of cross country at LHS and was All-Region I-AA in 2011 and 2012. He was All-State in 2011. Gwinn was named team MVP this year. The team finished sixth in the state this season and ...
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Battle of the Books
West Pelzer Elementary held a Battle of the Books Competition May 16 for 4th and 5th grade students. Winners pictured left to right are Michelle Penry, Ashley Edge, Ella Froedge, Mrs. Carla Nash (media specialist), Morgan Roberts, & Kenley Powell. This team went on to participate in Anderson One’s second annual Battle of the Books Competition May 20th. This a bowl type competition to encourage 4th and 5th grade students to read.
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