Monthly Archives: March 2012
Six Mile shares memories of devastating ‘29 tornado
SIX MILE — Bill Holder remembers when his mother saw the commotion in the direction of the small town of Six Mile on March 13, 1929.
“My mother said the world was coming to an end,” Holder said last Tuesday night as the town of Six Mile held a service commemorating the devastating tornado that hit the town that night.
Locals will get chance to hear disaster plans
PICKENS — Residents of Pickens County are being given an opportunity to comment in a public hearing format on the county’s completed Hazardous Mitigation Plan which has been approved by FEMA.
The plan identifies both man-made and natural disasters within Pickens County.
Pickens Mayor Owens receives first ‘I Fan The Flame’ award
PICKENS — On March 15, the Pickens Revitalization Association presented its inaugural “I Fan The Flame” award to Pickens Mayor David Owens. The monthly award recognizes individuals that have supported and contributed to the community in extraordinary ways — those who have demonstrated a passion for helping make Pickens a great place to live, work and play.
Skelton announces re-election bid
CLEMSON — State Representative B.R. Skelton announced last week that he will seek re-election to the South Carolina House of Representatives this November.
Skelton serves District 3, which covers Clemson, Six Mile, Central, and Norris.
Ride for the Child planned for April
COUNTY — Sadly, Pickens County ranks third among South Carolina counties for having the greatest numbers when it comes to child abuse and neglect.
The Parenting Place, home of Prevent Child Abuse Pickens County, is revving up its engines for the 16th annual Ride for the Child fundraiser scheduled for Saturday, April 21.
Gloria Morris, Director of The Parenting Place, says that money raised through Ride for the Child will go a long way toward prevention programs designed to eliminate cases of child abuse and neglect before they ever happen.
Spring Season of Renewal
Popular Spring blooms include tulips, hyacinths, daffodils, iris, daisies, and lilies.
Often though, the first bloom to be seen is a dandelion. Dandelions first came from Asia, and now call the entire world home. They can be used both as a food and a medicine, and the seeds provide an important food to many small birds.
Obituaries for the week of March 21
Johnnie Stewart
Easley — Mr. Johnnie Dorsey Stewart, 84, husband of Faye Ford Stewart, died Friday, March 9, 2012 at his home.
Born in Pickens County, a son of the late Major and Sadie Dorsey Stewart, Mr. Stewart was a Veteran of the U.S. Army, having served in WWII, retired from Vulcan Materials and attended Rock Springs Baptist Church.
Surviving in addition to his wife of 59 years are a son, Ronnie Stewart and his wife Bonnie of Easley; one brother, Carl Stewart of Liberty; three sisters, Grace Hawkins of Liberty and Enid Jones and Vivian Stewart, both of Pickens; two grandchildren, Shay Stewart Vinson and her husband Derek and Chad Stewart; and two great-grandchildren, Landen and Laney Vinson.
Funeral services were 2 p.m. Sunday, March 11 in the chapel of Robinson Funeral Home-Downtown. Burial followed in Hillcrest Memorial Park.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of the Upstate, 1835 Rogers Road, Anderson, SC 29621.
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Lamar Construction Co. is soliciting bids from minority owned or woman owned business in preparation of its bids for the Couch Lane Shared Use Path Project. The project will include clearing, grading, paving, landscaping and pavement marking. Interested bidders may contact us at 864-859-9320. This project bids on Tuesday, April 3, 2012. 3/21
Trooper injured as high-speed chase ends with accident
EASLEY — An South Carolina Highway Patrol Officer is recovering at Greenville Memorial Hospitial after crashing his patrol car in pursuit of a motorcycle on Brushy Creek Road.
Work begins on historic Pickens water tower
Work began this week to prepare the historic water tower behind Main Street in Pickens for its repainting. Above, a worker works around the edges of the walk outside the tank in anticipation of the painting of the city’s new logo on the side of the structure.
