Monthly Archives: April 2014
Police: Man fled with kids in vehicle
EASLEY — A Liberty man faces multiple charges after police say he led them on a car chase Thursday that ended with a crash.
Officers claim the driver, identified as Shaquille Vonte Lay, 21, of 116 Circle A St., led them on a chase after an attempted stop for traffic violations.
The chase ended shortly after 8 p.m. on Old Easley Bridge Road, when the vehicle went off the road and hit a guard rail. Police said the three passengers in the vehicle — a 25-year-old woman and two children, ages 2 years and 3 weeks — were uninjured.
Lay fled the crash on foot, according to police, and officers from the Easley Police Department, Pickens County Sheriff’s Office and S.C. Highway Patrol attempted to locate him unsuccessfully.
Wings and Wheels set for this weekend
LIBERTY — The fifth annual Wings and Wheels for Meals event is scheduled for this Saturday at the Pickens County Airport.
Wings and Wheels for Meals is a signature fundraising event for Pickens County Meals on Wheels. The event is held each April at the Pickens County Airport, and is hosted by the Pickens County Pilot’s Association.
This year’s event will run from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, and organizers expect thousands in attendance, as the event has grown in popularity each year.
Admission is free, but a $10 donation at the entrance to the airport gives each vehicle an
Clemson police make second arrest in thefts
CLEMSON — Clemson police made a second arrest last week in a recent string of vehicle break-ins.
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According to a release from Clemson Police Chief Jimmy Dixon, the city has been experiencing a rash of break-ins throughout the city, primarily on unlocked vehicles.
Last Wednesday, Dixon announced that James Anthony Durham, 36, of Seneca, had been charged in relation to the break-ins. Durham faces charges of breaking into a motor vehicle, malicious damage to personal property and petit larceny, while Dixon said the investigation could lead to more charges being filed.
Officers had earlier arrested Bradley Troyell Williams Jr., 19, charging him with with one count each of grand larceny and petit larceny, as well as 17 counts of breaking into a motor vehicle.
Pickens council votes to support festival
By Ben Robinson, Courier Staff
PICKENS — Pickens City Council had a request for $5,000 in funding for this year’s Azalea Festival, but city administrator Katherine Hendricks adjusted the amount to $4,400 before council voted on the issue.
The other $600 would be used by the city to pay any city employees who have to work during the festival.
Council approved the amount with a 7-0 vote.
Pickens has 374 children signed up to play baseball or softball, according to Councilman Carlton
Brock’s is Chamber Member of the Month
The April Pickens Chamber Member of the month is Brock’s Department Store. Located at 219 East Main St., Brock’s Department Store has been in continuous operation by the Brock family since 1957. Owner Glenn Brock, pictured, has been with the store since 1957, and the store offers a wide selection of items.
Service planned to honor Friends of Guardian ad Litem
PICKENS — The public is invited to the recognition of service to Pickens County by the Friends of Pickens County Guardian ad Litem for their service to the abused and neglected children of Pickens County.
Senator Larry Martin and Rep. Davey Hiott will be presenting the recognition on Monday at 1:30 p.m. at the Fellowship Hall at First Baptist Church in Pickens.
There will be a reception following the presentation. Current and past Guardian ad Litem of Pickens County and past board of directors are invited to join the special recognition during National Child Abuse Prevention Month.
Area hospitals lift flu visitors’ restrictions
UPSTATE — Hospitals in Greenville, Anderson, Pickens and Laurens counties lift temporary flu visitation restrictions
Hospitals in Greenville, Anderson, Pickens and Laurens counties announced last week that they have lifted the temporary request that children refrain from visiting hospitalized patients.
Hospitals include AnMed Health, Baptist Easley, Bon Secours St. Francis Health System, Cannon Memorial Hospital and Greenville Health System, which includes Laurens County
Nominees sought for Hall of Fame
CENTRAL — The D.W. Daniel High School Athletic Booster Club officially inducted the inaugural class into the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame last fall, and now officials are ready to get started on class number two.
The booster club and its hall of fame committee are now accepting nominations for the 2014 Hall of Fame class. Interested alumni and community members can find the nomination form, including the criteria, on the athletic booster club website at www.danielsports.org. Click on the “Hall of Fame” link.
The deadline for nominations is April 30. Nominees who were not elected from last year’s inaugural candidate pool are automatically resubmitted into this year’s nominations.
Take time for a song
On the Way
By Olivia Fowler
Olivia Fowler
There is a trellis made of cedar on the pathway from the house to the tractor shed. It was the joint project of Fowler and our daughter Katherine several summers ago, and they built it from cedar limbs and posts on one of the hottest days of the summer.
They said it was one-of-a-kind and that there would never be another. They said some other things too that don’t bear repeating.
There’s a clematis vine that’s grown over it now, woven in with a rambling rose. On a hot day after the vine has leafed out, you can stand beneath it in the patch of darkness and enjoy the shade.
To the right of the trellis are a mixed group of yarrow, iris, lamb’s ear and spring bulbs that are supposed to bloom in increments but don’t. An old oak stump serves as an anchor for the garden angel. She’s made
Going to Kentucky
All About Ben
By Ben Robinson
Ben Robinson
Good news.
After last week’s session of moaning “poor me” about not having the Pickens-Twelve Mile trip to Kentucky available for this year’s vacation, Bobby Haley called me and invited me to go with a group he’s taking from Easley First Baptist to Kentucky.
I was overwhelmed. The chance to go with Bobby Haley to Kentucky is a rare one. He’s been retired several years, but wherever he decides to attend church usually finds a way to sponsor a trip to Kentucky. He sometimes accompanies his son Jeff, who is a youth minister at a church near Columbia.
Plus, I worked for many years in a building next to Easley First Baptist, and I consider its pastor, Dr. John
