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Byrnes will host the Yellow Jackets at Nixon Field in a Week
0 clash this Friday.
Rivalry returns
this Friday
at Nixon Field
Greer takes
on Byrnes
BY LELAND BURCH
FOR THE GREER CITIZEN
The Greer High football
team will plunge into the
2018 season with a trip
to Nixon Field this Friday
night.
The old rivalry between
Greer and Byrnes has en-
dured over the years, al-
though the Jackets have
seen their fair share of
struggles over the last two
decades.
Since last beating the
Rebels in the year 2000,
the Yellow Jackets have
not been very competitive
in the series that began
in 1950. After a six-year
interruption, the series
resumed with Byrnes win-
ning the last two games by
one sided margins, 45-7
and 42-7. “But we are at
a point now where we
are able to compete with
Byrnes,” Head coach Will
Young argues. “For some
reason I don’t understand,
we have played our worst
Greer man will
serve 15 years
For property
crimes
BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
A Greer man has been
sentenced to 15 years in
prison for multiple prop-
erty crimes in 2017.
Kelly E. Bruton, 48,
pleaded guilty last week
to charges of attempted
first-degree burglary, pet-
ty larceny and breaking
into a motor vehicle.
The first charge dates
back to Feb. 24, 2017.
Greer police responded
to a burglary in progress
call at an Oak Street home,
finding Bruton hiding be-
hind an air conditioner in
a fenced-in back yard. The
screen to a nearby bath-
room window had been
pulled off and a victim told
INDEX  | OBITUARIES
CLASSIFIEDS
COMMUNITY NEWS
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OBITUARIES A6
OPINION A4
BACK TO SCHOOL B7-8
SPORTS B1-3
WEATHER A6
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games against them. Not
to take anything away
from Byrnes.”
A stellar Yellow Jack-
ets effort would help this
week, and Young feels that
could happen, “Because
our talent level continues
to go up, all we need to do
is to go out and compete.
It doesn’t matter that we
are playing at Nixon Field.
That is nearly as close
as Dooley Field from the
school. The football field
is still 100 yards long.
When I was playing, I nev-
er gave road games a sec-
ond thought. If we just go
out and play our best, and
Byrnes still wins, then I
can deal with that.”
Greer, however, will
square off against a moti-
vated Byrnes team.
“The guys are pretty
locked in,” Byrnes coach
Reggie Shaw said. “We’re
excited about getting this
season started. We feel
like we’ve got a little some-
thing to prove. How we
finished last season left a
bad taste in our mouth.”
Greer’s defense will be
tested again by junior run-
ning back Rahjai Harris.
SEE RIVALRY | A6
Kelly E. Bruton
police she was home with
her infant son when she
heard a stranger knocking
at the front door.
The victim called 911
moments later when she
heard someone attempt
to force open a bathroom
window. Police recovered
a package that was taken
from the victim’s car.
SEE SENTENCED | A6
 | LIVING HERE
Jefferson ‘Jeff’ Byrd
Hardin, 75
Terry Lee Stansberry, 64
Greer Belk sets grand re-opening
After store
remodel
BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
Greer’s Belk has taken
on a new look.
The 130-year-old retail-
er has had a Greer loca-
tion since
1920, and
the Wade
Hampton
Boulevard
store recent-
ly received
quite the Gifford
facelift.
“There have been sev-
eral minor remodels over
the years, but this one was
pretty extreme,” General
Manager Jim Gifford said.
“We’ve pressure washed
and painted the outside of
the building, we’ve redone
the bathrooms, we’ve cre-
ated a centralized wrap
stand in the middle of the
store and created six new
Parents, teachers and community volunteers delivered the final Lunch Buddies meal of
the summer last Friday.
Lunch Buddies program
offers help to students
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
Parents, teachers and
community volunteers at
Chandler Creek Elemen-
tary School spent the last
couple of months working
with the Greer Soup Kitch-
en to create a “Meals on
Wheels” program for kids.
‘It all came
together, and it
worked smoothly
as I knew God
would see to it. The
folks of Greer and
surrounding areas
were a blessing and
understood what we
were doing here to
help these precious
children.’
Martha Bennett
Director, Daily Bread Ministries
Martha Littlefield Ben-
nett, Director of Daily
Bread Ministries’ Greer
Soup Kitchen, has been
preparing up to 175
meals, three days a week,
The Greer Belk will celebrate its grand re-opening on Thursday at 9:30 a.m.
fitting rooms.
“We’ve also got an open
sale shoe section now,
which means 90 percent
of our shoes are on the
floor at all times. Business
has been on fire since we
Greer Soup Kitchen workers divided up Chick-fil-a meals
for area students.
for students at the school.
The last delivery was on
Aug. 10.
“Out of this soup kitch-
en comes wonderful pro-
grams,” said community
volunteer Virginia Abrams
of Greer. “I would do any-
thing I could to help the
Greer Soup Kitchen be-
cause they serve so many.”
The volunteers delivered
hot meals, cooked at the
soup kitchen, to four areas
of the community every
Monday, Wednesday and
Friday, with extra week-
ends packs.
“This has been a won-
derful program,” said Pat-
tie Simmons, who teaches
challenge programs at
Chandler Creek.
“People in the commu-
nity, like my husband,
stepped up and deliv-
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did that. We’re just excit-
ed about the whole store.
It really has improved so
much,” he said.
The remodel began in
May and ran for 11 weeks.
The store did not close
KAELYN CASHMAN | THE GREER CITIZEN
KAELYN CASHMAN | THE GREER CITIZEN
ered,” she said.
Chandler Creek has
done summer feeding pro-
grams at the school in the
past, but had low turnout
because families did not
have transportation.
“The key is we’re bring-
ing it to the children,” said
Pattie’s husband, Tommy
Simmons.
“I think my favorite part
would be the faces of the
children,” Bennett said. “I
never got to see first hand,
but I received photos daily
of the darling children.”
“The amount of supplies
and volunteers grew daily
here,” she said.
PTA President Ann-Dray-
ton Lister headed up the
teachers and parents in-
volvement from Chandler
Creek.
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during that time.
“A remodel is hard to
do when you’re open,”
Gifford said. “But our cus-
tomers were very nice and
most of them were just
SEE BELK | A6
Study
ranks
Greer
drivers
worst
BY JULIE HOLCOMBE
STAFF WRITER
Following a survey of
1.4 million car insurance
shopper applications, in-
surance virtual agent, in-
surify.com, has ranked
Greer as the city with the
worst drivers in the United
States. But local officials
are unsure about the as-
sessment.
“I need to look into the
‘methodology’ that this
company used which we
do not feel is representa-
tive of the citizens of the
city,” said Lt. Patrick N.
Fortenberry, of the Greer
Police Department.
SEE DRIVERS | A5
Dispatch
centers
partner
To bring
quick
service
Local first responders
are teaming up to provide
quicker service during
emergency calls.
The 911 Communica-
tions Center in the City
of Greer Police Depart-
ment now communicates
with the Taylors Fire De-
partment and the Boiling
Springs Fire Department
on a shared dispatch net-
work.
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A2 THE GREER CITIZEN COMMUNITY
The Lake Cunningham Fire Department organized a BBQ fundraiser last Saturday at Lake Cunningham Park to help
firefighter Joe Treacy with his medical bills.
Community
News
TREASURE HUNT LOOKING
TO ADD BUSINESSES
Good Shepherd Episco-
pal church will host its
second annual Treasure
Hunt, where participants
enter to win prizes by vis-
iting businesses in Greer.
Since this year’s hunt
will last two weeks, from
Sept. 15 to Sept. 29, the
church would love to
add more businesses and
restaurants to the list.
It’s free to the business,
but prizes would be ac-
cepted if offered.
Businesses should con-
tact Jeanie Gottrich at
350-6699, if interested.
GCM SEEKING
FOOD PANTRY ITEMS
Greer Community Minis-
tries is seeking the follow-
ing items for the food pan-
try: canned meat, canned
fruit, beef stew, chicken
and dumplings, Chunky/
Progresso soups, instant
potatoes, and stuffing
mix.
Donate from 8 a.m. to
4 p.m. Monday-Friday, at
738 S. Line St. Ext., Greer.
LOCAL BUSINESSES
BANK ON US.
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and customized solutions,
Countybank is ready to help
grow your business.
As your community bank,
we focus on what matters —
Lending a hand
For more information,
call 877-1937.
SLOTS REMAIN FOR
CITIZENS FIRE ACADEMY
 The City of Greer Fire
Department still has a
few slots available for the
2018 Citizens Fire Acad-
emy, which is in its third
year.
The free eight-week
course will provide citi-
zens with a better under-
standing of how the fire
department operates and
the job the firefighters
perform.
Class sessions begin
on Sept 27, 2018 and will
be held on Thursday eve-
nings from 6:30-9:30 p.m.
The class sessions will
be held at The City of
Greer Fire Department Sta-
tion 2, the training facility,
located at 1985 Hood Rd.
Participants must be 18
years old or older to apply
but do not have to be a
City of Greer resident.
Visit The City of Greer
website to obtain an appli-
cation and for additional
information.
Applications are due no
later than Friday, Aug. 31.
Space is limited so
please apply today.
For more information,
contact Julie Hunter by
email at jhunter@cityof-
greer.org or call 416-6601.
BANKING
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GAP CREEK SINGERS
SEEKING MEMBERS
The Gap Creek Sing-
ers are seeking members
ahead of its upcoming
season.
Practice starts Tuesday,
Sept. 11. The group prac-
tices at 7 p.m. each Tues-
day.
For more information,
contact Anne Danciu at
884-4885.
FOOD TRUCK ROLLOUT
RETURNS AUG. 17
The City of Greer is
hosting its quarterly Food
Truck Rollout once again
on Friday, Aug. 17, from
5-8 p.m., at Greer City
Park.
Celebrate the start of
the weekend with food,
drinks, trucks, tailgating
games, and music.
Food and beverages will
be available onsite. Valid
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ID is required to purchase
alcohol. Outside alcohol
and coolers are prohibit-
ed.
WALK WITH ELECTED
OFFICIALS RETURNS
The next Walk with
Elected Officials is set for
Saturday, Aug. 18, starting
at 10 a.m. rain or shine.
School supplies will
be handed out to all the
school age children who
participate in the third
quarterly walk of 2018.
Registration begins at
9:45 a.m. and the walk be-
gins at 10 a.m.
Greer’s walk will begin
at the fountain at Greer
City Park, located at 301 E.
Poinsett Street, Greer.
Lyman’s walk will begin
at Lyman Town Hall, lo-
cated at 81 Groce Road,
Lyman.
Church
News
GREER FIRST BAPTIST
GIVES BACK
Greer First GIVES is
having a special event on
Wednesday, Aug. 15, from
6-8 p.m. at Greer City Park.
Neighbors will enjoy
food, games, face painting
and more.
A prayer station will be
available as well as school
supplies for the kids.
OUTREACH CENTER
TO HOLD CONFERENCE
Kingdom Assembly Out-
reach Center will be cele-
brating its Kingdom Man-
tle Conference, which is
Bishop Getties L. and Pas-
tor Anita Jackson’s 29th
Pastoral Anniversary, on
Aug. 15, 17, and 19 with
the following guest speak-
ers:
Dr. Dexter Easley, Senior
Pastor of New Life Chris-
tian Fellowship of Goose
Greek, will speak Wednes-
day, Aug. 15, at 7 p.m.
Bishop Allen Bruton, Se-
nior Pastor of New Hope
309 Northview Drive
you!
INVESTMENTS
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 2018
Baptist Church in Greer,
will speak Friday, Aug. 17
at 7 p.m.
Bishop John Guns, Se-
nior Pastor of St. Paul
Missionary Baptist Church
of Jacksonville, Fla., will
speak Sunday, Aug. 19 at
6 p.m.
Kingdom Assembly Out-
reach Center is located at
1514 South Highway 14,
Greer.
For additional informa-
tion, visit www.kingdoma-
oc.com or call 655-5990.
MOUNTAIN VIEW UMC
TO HOLD FUN FRIDAY
Mountain View United
Methodist Church will be
Tailgating for Jesus and
kicking off the school year
at the next Family Fun Fri-
day, the final one of the
summer, on Friday, Aug.
24, from 5:30-8 p.m. at
Mountain View UMC, lo-
cated at 3525 Mountain
View Road, Taylors.
Families and friends
of all ages are welcome
to come for games, story
time, crafts, and tailgate
food.
For more information,
call 895-8532 or email
news@mountainviewumc.
net.
848-1935
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eldom do I feel jealousy towards the
dead, but when I read the obituary
for a friend, George Lane, written
with both great affection and style by his
grandson, James, I caught my breath.
‘George Albert Lane set course for
Elysium, Friday 3rd August. Loving
husband of Janella, wanderlust father,
revered grandfather and great grandfa-
ther, unfathomable friend, indefatigable
bon vivant, George was born in a small
fishing town, a world away, a time ago—
Brixham, Devon, England, September 3rd
1933...’
I met George through Facebook as he
recognized my Anglophile tendencies
regarding Christmas fruitcakes and from
there we would chat back and forth
about all things English. Both he and his
effusive wife, Janella, came to see one of
my stand up concerts last November and
catching who he supposed to be Paul
waiting by the exit, introduced himself
and insisted we join them at their home
before Christmas, “for a proper fish and
chips supper.”
‘His children, grandchildren, neph-
ews, nieces and extended family - he
brimmed with accomplished pride
THROUGH THE YEARS  | KAELYN’S
Revisiting
the Greer/
Byrnes
rivalry
Editor’s Note: Walk down mem-
ory lane with us! In upcoming
editions of The Greer Citizen, we
will be taking a look at old news-
papers and bringing you stories
from the past to commemorate
our 100-year anniversary. We
hope this section gives you a bet-
ter look at the people, events and
businesses that made the Greer
area a great place to live for the
past Century.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
“Jackets handed painful loss”
Ten years ago, Greer and
Byrnes were about to take a
seven-year hiatus from a rivalry
that dated back to the 1950s.
It was an ugly last game, too,
as Greer fell to the Rebels 63-0
at Nixon Field. The Marcus
Lattimore led Rebels were the
eventual Class AAAA state
champions, but the loss was
nonetheless frustrating for a
younger Will Young, who stated
“I thought we would be more
competitive, but this is a great
Byrnes team They have no weak-
ness anywhere.”
Elsewhere in this edition of
The Citizen, gas prices were
causing quite the stir. Up to
$4.19 locally, area stations were
jumping prices 40-60 cents over
the weekend.
Also on the front page, two
Greer residents, Phil and Amy
Parham were beginning their
journey on the popular NBC
show “The Biggest Loser.”
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Requiem for a Seafarer
I’M JUST
SAYING
PAM STONE
seeing them tack headfirst, headstrong
into the world’s currents and cultures.
Boasting of their exploits, bemoaning
their culinary inadequacies...’
And such a feast it was! Janella had
decorated a Christmas tree in each room
(claimed by various cats) and the food
and drink was endless. “Now, you’ve
tried that cider, will you have some
wine? Have another piece of fish, Paul...”
It was overwhelming in the nicest
possible way and with extended family
members present, the conversational
ball was bandied so quickly about that it
was nearly impossible to keep up.
It was, quite frankly, one of the most
enjoyable evenings I’ve ever spent
around a table.
To be honest, because I entertain the
public for a living, I tend not to accept
GUEST EDITORIAL
A note of appreciation
to our local readers
We are not the New York Times or The Wash-
ington Post. Closer to home, we’re not The Post
& Courier. Or The State. Or — well, you get the
point.
Or do you?
Those newspapers have a long history, as do
we.
With respect to content, we have had some-
thing of a homecoming, a return to our roots
and reason for existence: local news. Aware that
readers can flip on their computers, TVs, news-
feeds and smart phones for quick hits on news
from across the state, the nation and around
the globe, we have been putting our emphasis
on what community newspapers did best, why
they came to exist in the first place.
Of course we don’t ignore the world, nation,
state and region around us. That news makes
its way onto our news pages and website, and
we often find ways to bring those distant sto-
ries closer to home, especially in the realm of
politics.
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— especially when it comes to news that affects
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invitations from the public—both Paul icise. To romanticise. To sophisticate.
and I tend to withdraw if only for the To befriend. To cook, eat, drink and be
sake of decompressing. Yet George’s merry. To dance. To persevere. To laugh.
charm was inescapable. In our messages To live. To love. Together.’
back and forth he often quoted Kipling George had been giving cancer a real
among others, and when I told him kick in the teeth when I first met him
‘Grantchester’ was one of my favorite and was responding, at least to my eye,
English poems, without missing a beat quite well. In the last few months it
he replied, typing the last line, ‘Is there began to take its toll and he sighed that
honey still for tea?’ he could no longer enjoy the meals he
There are men, there are gentlemen, once loved.
and then there are English gentlemen. He could, however, enjoy his favorite
No wonder Janella was so taken by him fruits puréed and so I would pop over
that day 35 years ago: and bring him his favorite, plums, and
‘George arrived in the U.S. in 1982, only two weeks ago, a little pail of fresh
island-hopping off from Antigua and peaches.
making a motley crew of lifelong friends. He held one to his nose and inhaled
He met Janella in 1983 on his first night deeply, rapturously. I didn’t realize his
ashore mainland U.S.- St Petersburg, time was so close, but I think he did. As
Florida. Love at first sight, they married I rose to make my leave, he rose as well
a year later. with the aid of his walker and followed
George was a yacht Captain and to- me to the kitchen where he gave me
gether they worked charters and in yacht an embrace, then took my right hand,
brokerage for many happiest years. stepped back, and initiated a few dance
Their life and love itself a chartership in steps. It was the last time I saw him. And
adventure, enjoyment and boundlesss I’m quite sure it was the way he wanted
capacity simply ‘To.’ To go. To sail. To me to remember him.
read. To recite. To surreptitiously nudge
his golf ball out of a bad lie. To poet-
KORNER
KAELYN CASHMAN
Staff reporter
Biltmore
I
’d never been to the Biltmore
before last week.
A friend from church invited
me to attend a concert with her,
so I got off work a bit early last
Thursday.
She picked me up a little after
4:30 p.m.
We hit some traffic on the way
to Asheville; therefore, we got
dinner to go and ate in the car
when we parked.
Then, we set out to catch the
shuttle.
On our first try, we had to
return to our vehicle because
my purse was too large—only
clear bags or small purses were
allowed.
We tried again.
This time, my friend had to
 | return her camera bag to our
vehicle before we could proceed.
When we finally got on the
shuttle, we had just a few min-
utes before the concert would
start.
We arrived, got our wrist
bands and sat down as Lauren
Daigle began the concert.
After just two songs with
lightning flashing behind the
stage, the Biltmore staff evacu-
ated us inside the Biltmore.
As I said, I’d never been there
But we give it our best...And we before, so I liked being able to
see a bit of the inside; though,
depend on you as a partner to share the room did get warm.
We waited for the rain to stop
news with the community. and got back outside about an
hour later.
While the stage was being
the community? Want to — make that need to readied to continue the con-
— know where crimes are taking place and who cert, my friend and I got a few
has been arrested? Want to know who died? t-shirts.
Who wants your vote? What impact civic clubs Then, Lauren Daigle finished
and nonprofits are having on the community’s her songs.
present and future? Want to know the state Following a half hour inter-
of the local economy, how it’s growing, what mission for the transition, For
stores are closing? And why? Want to know the King & Country took the stage
choices you have for filling your spare time with at 10:30 p.m.
arts and entertainment? Want to know where Being way passed my bedtime,
the deals are when it comes to parting with your I sat there half asleep.
hard-earned income? Nevertheless, one of the
Hint: Anderson Cooper and Sean Hannity ar- singers had us stand up, hunker
en’t discussing any of that. But your communi- down and start jumping up and
ty newspaper and its website work hard to fill down.
that void. Every day. Do we miss some things? That exercise helped to ener-
Absolutely. We’re not a staff of 100, we’re not gize some of us in the audience
ready to roll 24/7. But we give it our best. We while others were already on
listen to you about how we might better serve their feet.
your needs within our own means. And we de- They sang a couple of my fa-
pend on you as a partner to share news with the vorite songs, “Fix My Eyes” and
community. “Shoulders.”
We plan to be here another 100 years. And
another after that. We don’t know exactly what
The chorus to “Fix My Eyes”
is “I’d love like I’m not scared
we will look like or how the various mediums / Give when it’s not fair / Live
we can use to disseminate area news will look life for another / Take time for
and how you will see or hear them. What we do a brother / Fight for the weak
know is this: We are about serving and inform- ones / Speak out for freedom /
ing our audience like no other source can or Find faith in the battle / Stand
will. Why? Because this is also our community. tall but above it all / Fix my eyes
That’s not fake news. That’s just good, on you, on you.”
old-fashioned community journalism. We ap-
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and for welcoming us into your homes, your
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 2018 NEWS
Cecil Davis, Charleston Scher and Avery Scher enjoyed a snowcone from Sno Hut during
Greer CPW’s ‘Call Before You Dig’ Day last Friday.
Greer CPW hosts annual
digging awareness day
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
The Greer Commission
of Public Works (CPW)
hosted members of the
community last Friday in
hopes of raising aware-
ness.
CPW officials used “Call
Before You Dig” Day to ed-
ucate area residents about
the dangers of digging
without calling to check
the locations of electrical,
gas and water lines.
“It’s just very, very dan-
gerous to dig even in your
yard without having this
because you never know
the depth of those lines,
whether it’s a gas line or
an electrical line, and it’s
really easy to hit it,” said
Rob Rhodes, Gas Oper-
ations Manager. “It can
Community members invited to walk
With Greer,
Lyman
officials
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
Local elected officials
are inviting members of
the public to take a stroll
on Saturday, starting at 10
a.m at Greer City Hall.
Nine agencies through-
out Spartanburg County
are participating, with reg-
istration beginning at 9:45
a.m.
“We have seen these
walks be increasingly pop-
ular among our communi-
ty for folks to get out and
talk to these local officials
and ask questions about
our community they may
have,” said Justin Miller,
recreation supervisor for
the city. “We are looking
forward to another fantas-
tic walk.”
The community is invit-
ed to join council mem-
bers, and the co-host for
this walk will be local
teachers in a partnership
between the Mary Black
cause bodily harm, and
some people have been
killed.”
So far this year, 59 gas
service lines and three gas
main lines have been hit.
“We have not had any
fires,” Rhodes said. “We
have not had anybody
hurt. We haven’t had any
property damages so far.”
“That’s all the more why
we want to do things like
this to try to educate the
public,” he said.
Those who call 8-1-1 be-
fore any digging project
will be asked to provide
their names, contact infor-
mation and the locations
of where they will be dig-
ging.
“You have three work-
ing days before you can
actually dig,” Rhodes said.
“That time only starts at
‘It’s an interactive
community walk
held quarterly in
several other towns
throughout the
county to promote
healthy living.’
Noel Blackwell
Lyman Town Clerk
Foundation, the Healthy
Community 50 grant, and
the City of Greer.
“Right now, we have
confirmed council mem-
bers Wayne Griffin and
Judy Albert and also some
co-host for this walk are
teachers from District 5,”
Miller said.
There will be light re-
freshments served after
the walk.
“We have two separate
events going on that day in
my division,” Miller said.
“We are partnering with
the United Way to have a
back pack and school sup-
ply give away.”
The give away is also
KAELYN CASHMAN | THE GREER CITIZEN
12 a.m. It’s working days.”
Rhodes estimated that
70 percent of the damaged
lines come from indepen-
dent contractors, such as
pool, fence, and irrigation
installers.
“We lose time, and we
lose product,” Rhodes said
of the lines hit.
“It’s enforced by the
state attorney general,”
Rhodes said. “We do try
to go after contractors
that do not call a locate
because they’re supposed
to know.”
Greer CPW targets ed-
ucation for homeowners
who may not know.
“We do try to educate
them because it is a state
law and it is a federal law,”
Rhodes said.
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set for Saturday, Aug. 18,
from 8-11 a.m., at Victor
Gym. For more informa-
tion, contact Justin Miller
at 848-2192 or jmiller@
cityofgreer.org.
The Town of Lyman will
begin the walk from Ly-
man Town Hall, located at
81 Groce Road, Lyman.
“It’s an interactive com-
munity walk held quarter-
ly in several other towns
throughout the county to
promote healthy living,”
said Lyman Town Clerk
Noel Blackwell. “Our May-
or is always present, and
we generally have several,
if not all, council members
present as well.”
“We begin at Town Hall
and take a stroll down our
Rail Trail,” she said.
Boiling Springs,
Landrum, the City of Spar-
tanburg, Cowpens, Paco-
let, Woodruff and Inman
are also participating.
Walks at each of the lo-
cations will occur simul-
taneously and are free.
Distances vary based on
location, but the range is
one to two miles.
These quarterly Healthy
Community Walks are or-
ganized by the Mary Black
Foundation.
For more information,
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Obits BELK: Will host celebration on Thurday PROGRAM: Brings meals

Jeff Hardin
Jefferson “Jeff” Byrd
Hardin, 75, passed away
August 11, 2018.
A native of York County,
he was a son of the late
Marcus Byrd and Beatrice
Bessie Boone Hardin, a
retired employee of Winn
Dixie Greenville Division,
and member of Victor
Baptist Church.
Surviving are his wife,
JoAnn Bailey Hardin of
the home; two sons, Jeff
Hardin (Karen) of Greer
and Mark Hardin (Wendy)
of Taylors; three brothers,
FROM PAGE ONE
so happy that we were
remodeling. We worked a
few overnights and moved
departments around, but
our business stayed in
tact and we’re very proud
of that.”
Belk is in the process
of spending $70 million
to remodel stores nation-
wide.
“We have a very loyal
customer base,” Gifford
said. “As other businesses
open, it doesn’t really hurt
to local students in need
us. The more business
that comes to Wade Hamp-
ton, the better it is for the
whole economy and every
store that’s here.”
Belk was founded in
1888 and has 292 stores
across 16 states. The busi-
ness employs more than
20,000 people.
“We’ve changed with
the customers. Brick and
mortar stores are strug-
gling. But we try to make
it as easy as possible for
customers to go to belk.
com or shop here,” Gif-
ford said. “As much as
online shopping has taken
off, you’d be surprised. La-
dies still really like to try
clothes on before they buy
them. People enjoy good
customer service.”
Belk will hold its grand
re-opening on Thursday
at 9:30 a.m. The first 100
customers at the store will
receive a gift card. The
store will also have other
giveaways and storewide
promotions to celebrate.
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FROM PAGE ONE
“We will be giving all the
excess to Chandler Creek
Elementary for their back-
pack program starting
in August,” Bennett said.
“PTA President Ann-Dray-
ton Lister and her crew
were amazing, and none
of this could’ve happened
without them.”
“The volunteers here
were challenged daily here
because they were making
their meal for the day and
then making the following
Shriver’s vision and speak-
ing up to me and asking,
it would’ve have been a
boring summer. Instead,
we had an exciting week
each Monday that rolled
around.”
This year, the soup
kitchen prepared and vol-
unteers delivered 3,200
meals.
“Next year we may dou-
ble that by adding an-
other school,” Bennett
said. “God will determine
the amount, and I know
we will be ready.”

RIVALRY: Byrnes to host Greer on Friday

Billy Hardin of Landrum,
Tommy Hardin of Rock
Hill and Keith Hardin of
Greer; nine grandchildren
and one great-grandchild.
Funeral services were
held 11 a.m. Monday, Au-
gust 13, 2018 at Victor
Baptist Church. Burial will
follow in Hillcrest Memori-
al Gardens.
Visitation was held 9:30-
FROM PAGE ONE
“He killed us last year,”
said Young of the 6-1,
205-pound junior who is
being recruited heavily by
major colleges.
“If they saw the film
our run game.
“BJ Peake is a guy that’s
unselfish. We feel like he’ll
do a good job of com-
manding the offense,” he
said.
The Yellow Jackets of-
fense has been unable to
defeated South Pointe, 14-
7, in a jamboree outing last
Friday night, “South Pointe
is very good defensively.
Before that, Byrnes beat
Chapman and Laurens in a
three-way scrimmage, and
Thurmond at Greenwood.”
day’s meal,” she said. “It
all came together, and
it worked smoothly as I
knew God would see to
it. The folks of Greer and
surrounding areas were a
blessing and understood
what we were doing here
to help these precious
children. Without Christie
“We are so blessed by
Greer and all they do for
us here at the kitchen,”
she said. “Our needs right
now are bleach, cleaning
supplies, eggs and ham-
burger meat.”
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SENTENCED: Man will

10:45 a.m. Monday at the of our scrimmage with match the speed of the South Pointe is still very
church. Hillcrest, Byrnes will be Rebels defense the past much on the minds of the
The family will be at the throwing the ball all over two years. “We didn’t get Yellow Jackets, as Greer
home. the place,” Young adds. many yards running the recalls its loss in the 2017

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“They have an excellent
senior quarterback in B.J.
Peake.”
Shaw said the Rebels
will look to Harris and
Peake for production early
and often.
“Rahjai is our guy,”
Shaw said. “He can play
running back, receiver and
corner for us on defense.
He’s gotten a lot bigger
and stronger, which can
only mean good things for
ball last year. This Byrnes
defense is not super huge,
but every one of them
is fast, and we will have
to try to deal with that,”
Young said. “Their two
cornerbacks are especially
good. In fact, I have been
impressed with their en-
tire secondary. Byrnes has
a great group of kids who
just enjoy going out and
playing football.”
Young said the Rebels
Upper State Champion-
ship.
“Between now and South
Pointe, Byrnes will have
the fastest team speed of
any school we play this
season. This game will
help us get ready for the
playoffs,” Young said.
“You had better play
somebody fast, absolute-
ly, if you want to go any-
where in the playoffs.”
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The victim told police
the package had been sit-
ting in the front seat of her
car because she intended
to mail it to her mother.
Fingerprints taken from
the bathroom window, and
the car were connected to
Bruton. The fingerprints
taken from the window il-
lustrate Bruton’s attempt
surveillance system re-
corded Bruton steal near-
ly $80 worth of items out
of a package that had just
been delivered.
Bruton will serve 85 per-
cent of Circuit Judge Grace
Knie’s prison sentence be-
fore he is eligible for re-
lease. His prior criminal
recorded included multi-
ple convictions for assault
and property crimes.

DISPATCHERS: Working together

Terry Lee Stansberry
Terry Lee Stansberry, 64,
widower of Melody Ann
Hinkle Stansberry, passed
away August 9, 2018.
A native of Cleveland,
Tennessee, son of the late
William Lee and Beatrice
Stansberry, he was a paper
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Planning for the joint
dispatch model began
in 2016 after Greer City
Council approved the ad-
ditional personnel for the
communications center.
Each organization shared
respective department via
phone. A firefighter from
the department would
then dispatch the call.
“The early results have
been great,” said Josh
Holzheimer, Deputy Chief
of Operations for the
Greer Fire Department.
“We had a structure fire
dispatched 165 calls for
fire and medical services,
103 more than a typical
week for the Greer Fire
Department alone.
“We have all the neces-
sary personnel on scene to
improve life safety of our
citizens, conserve their
property and stabilize the
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Greer; two brothers; nine
sisters; 11 grandchildren
and four great-grandchil-
dren.
Funeral services with
burial will be in Cleveland,
Tennessee.
Greer Police Chief Matt
Hamby said. “We have
seen an excellent level of
cooperation with the var-
ious fire departments in-
volved. The communities
of Greer, Taylors, and
ready to mitigate the inci-
dent.
The departments devel-
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Chad Steen.
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rescue services as a result
of the overlapping of fire
districts. This program
allows for sharing of re-
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ideally a quicker response
overall across the area.”
Greer officials worked
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ing Springs and Taylors
departments. Those two
agencies previously did
not have access to a CAD
system. Their emergency
calls were received by the
Greenville County Sher-
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transferred them to the
switched from VHF radios
to 800 mhz radios.
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A8 THE GREER CITIZEN 
Taylors man charged with unlawful possession
Of stolen
firearm
(Note: All information
contained in the following
was taken directly from
the official incident reports
filed by the City of Greer
Police Department. All
suspects are to be consid-
ered innocent until proven
guilty in the court of law.)
Brandon Hunter, 28, of
Taylors, has been charged
with felon in possession
of a firearm, unlawful car-
ry of a pistol and unlawful
sale/possession of a sto-
len gun.
According to an inci-
dent report supplied by
Greer Police, on Aug. 2, an
officer was traveling on
E. Wade Hampton at the
intersection of Mills Ave-
nue in Greer. During this
time, he observed a silver
tone vehicle enter into the
emergency lane and travel
to John Street.
The vehicle then turned
onto John Street without
pulling into any parking
lots or stopping.
For this reason, the of-
ficer conducted a traffic
stop on the vehicle for
traveling in the emergency
lane.
Once the officer activat-
ed his emergency equip-
ment, the vehicle passed
two open parking lots be-
fore coming to a stop.
The officer approached
on the passenger side of
the vehicle and observed
that the vehicle was occu-
pied four times.
He also observed that
both the driver and driver
side rear passenger were
smoking brand new black
and mild cigars.
Based on the length of
the cigars, it was his belief
that they had just been lit
upon seeing his patrol ve-
hicle.
The driver informed
him that the vehicle was a
rental and that she had in-
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The officer requested
the IDs of all the occu-
pants.
He observed that the
rear driver side passenger
was breathing heavily and
the passenger side rear
passenger later identified
as Hunter wouldn’t make
direct eye contact with the
officer.
Hunter did speak to him
after giving him his ID.
The officer went to the
driver side and had the
driver come to his vehicle
so that they could speak
about the vehicle.
The officer informed
the driver of his suspicion
that there was more go-
ing on inside the vehicle
based on behaviors of the
occupants
Before he could ask
the driver for consent to
search the vehicle, she
told him that he couldn’t
search the vehicle.
The officer contacted
another officer, advising
that he needed her to be
en route. The second offi-
cer arrived on scene, and
each occupant was asked
to step out of the vehicle.
The original officer re-
turned to his vehicle and
checked the subjects for
warrants and wants and
discovered that all were
clear.
He found it strange that
two of the passengers and
the driver were commu-
nicating with one anoth-
er, and Hunter was off to
himself not speaking to
anyone. He told Hunter
multiple times to join the
others for safety concerns.
Another officer arrived
on the scene and deployed
K9 Stryker for a free air
sniff around the vehicle.
The K9 handler informed
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the officer that K9 Stryker
alerted on the vehicle.
The officer told Hunter
the firearm, it was the of-
ficer’s belief that Hunter
was the responsible party.
DUI
Michael Arms, 59 of
Greer, has been charged
slurred. The officer in-
formed him the reason for
the stop, and he stated,
that he would search his
area first so that he could
The other occupants
were taken out of cuffs
with Driving Under the In-
fluence (DUI).
“No, I didn’t.”
In a nearby church park-
let him leave the scene and released on the scene. According to an incident ing lot, the officer con-
since he had called a ride While on the way back report supplied by Greer ducted multiple sobriety
to the scene. to the police department, Police, on Aug. 2, a BOLO tests, which indicated high
The officer searched the Hunter asked if the officer was sent out referencing a levels of alcohol, and de-
rear passenger seat area would accept his apology driver leaving the Still Wa- termined that Arms ability
and discovered a loaded for lying. ter bar grossly intoxicated. to operate a motor vehicle
9mm hand gun under the The officer said yes and An officer located the were materially and appre-
seat. then asked Hunter how vehicle at the intersection ciatively impaired.
The officer had all the long he had the gun, and of Highway 29 and N. Main He placed Arms under
occupants placed into in- he stated, “about three St. He got behind the ve- arrest for suspicion of DUI
vestigative detention and weeks, and I didn’t even hicle and followed it on and advised him of his
placed into patrol vehi- need it.” Highway 14. rights. The other officer
cles. Once at the jail, a review He observed the vehi- stayed with the vehicle,
The officer continued of Hunter’s criminal histo- cle cross the center line awaiting a tow. Once at
to search and found that ry was conducted, and it three times and the fog the jail, the officer offered
Hunter would have been was found that he is feder- line twice. He conducted a Arms an opportunity to
the only one who could ally prohibited from carry- traffic stop and made con- provide a breath sample.
have placed the firearm ing a firearm. tact with the driver, Arms. Arms was advised that
under the seat. It was discovered that on He could smell the strong his license would be sus-
There was a lip prevent- Jan. 12, 2012, Hunter was odor of that he knew to be pended, and he refused to
ing the front seat passen- found guilty of CDV High alcohol coming from with- sign the notice of suspen-
ger from placing the fire- and Aggravated, which is in the vehicle. sion.
arm past the front area considered a crime of vi- Arms had glassed over This case was cleared by
of the seat. The driver olence. eyes and speech was very arrest.
and other rear passenger
would not have been able
to reach the firearm.
The officer ran the fire-
arm through NCIC and
Foothills ExtERioRs
found that the SCCY 9mm
was stolen out of Green-
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The officer spoke to
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both were very defensive
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arm.
He then got the other
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the same reaction to deny-
ing the firearm and only
stated, “Where did you
find it? That’s all I say.”
The officer then got
Hunter out of the vehicle
and advised him of his Mi-
randa rights.
When he asked Hunt-
er about the gun, he only
wanted to talk about the
car and where it came
from and that he just got
picked up.
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tion and the location of
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 2018 
Yellow Jackets return talent in 2018
BY LELAND BURCH
FOR THE GREER CITIZEN
Everything was going
well for Greer High’s 2018
football team until August
rolled around. This month
has delivered washed out
scrimmages and a com-
pacted practice schedule
that gave the Yellow Jack-
ets just two-and-a half
weeks to get ready for the
season opener this Friday
night at Byrnes.
“It has been horren-
dous,” said Greer Coach
Will Young describing the
weather, scheduling and
new rules that prevent
practice in extreme heat
and when a thunderstorm
is lurking about.
“We should move the
start of the season to
mid-September,” Young
declares, facing a sched-
ule that has Greer playing
three games in the month
of August for the first
time in the school’s 97-
year gridiron history.
“It has been so frustrat-
ing because have had only
had a couple of two-a-days
on the field, and some
of our scrimmages have
been rained out, including
Thursday at Easley. We
will not be able to practice
in the mornings this week
because of teacher work
days. The weather forecast
is better, though, and if we
get to practice, I will feel
more comfortable going
into the game,” he said.
There were many grad-
Former
Byrnes
standout
Williams
Hosting
community
cookout
BY JOEL FITZPATRICK
FOR THE GREER CITIZEN
Rodricuz Williams has a
vision.
“I am a deep believer in
family, togetherness, unity
and love,” Williams said.  year, cruising to a 49-0
“Scripture and history has
shown that food and mu-
sic gives unity the perfect
blend. I want to promote
unity and love.”
The former Byrnes High
football standout will get
the chance to do that this
weekend. On Saturday,
Williams will host a com-
munity cookout at Kid
Planet in Greer. The event
is free and is open to ev-
eryone while supplies last.
“My hope is not only to
present an idea of unity
and love, but also to ini-
tiate an annual event that
brings people together,”
Williams said. “I also hope
to inspire someone else to
do something that makes
a difference. To sacrifice
your time for the sake of
others.”
The theme will be “Bring-
ing People Together.”
There will be free food,
drinks (non-alcoholic),
games, a bounce house,
snow cones and music.
Those who would like to
can gather at Kid Planet at
9 a.m. to run a 5K. Back-
to-school donations such
as school supplies, under-
clothes and monetary gifts
will be donated to District
5 schools.  Thurn, Blue Ridge is hop-
“In the words of Cornel
West, ‘We have to recog-
nize that there cannot be
relationships unless there
is commitment, unless
there is loyalty, unless
there is love, patience, per-
sistence,’” Williams said. “I
am committed to building
great relationships and
turning them into friend-
ships.”
Williams is hoping to
make the cookout an an-
nual event. For more in-
formation, to donate, or to
help, call Williams at 864-
363-4528.
The Yellow Jackets are hoping to find a rhythm this week after a short August. Greer will open its 2018 season on the
road at Byrnes, with kickoff slated for 7:30 p.m. Friday at Nixon Field.
uation losses to replace
from the 2017 team that
won the region and ad-
vanced to the third round
of the playoffs before be-
ing ousted by South Point.
“We lost three in the de-
fensive secondary, three
The Eagles are searching for a solid presence at quarterback
heading into the 2018 season.
Blue Ridge sets sights on Cards
In first
road game
of the year
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
The Blue Ridge football
team will be looking for
its third straight win over
Landrum as the Tigers
open their 2018 campaign
on the road Friday night.
Under the direction of
new head coach James
ing to improve upon its
three-win season in 2017.
The Tigers have only won
13 games since 2014, but
have recorded multiple
playoff appearances.
In the last two meetings,
the Cardinals haven’t giv-
en Blue Ridge much of
a game. The Tigers ran
away with a 41-19 win
in 2016 and cruised to
a 29-3 victory last fall.
Thurn isn’t banking on
past success, however, nor
is he focused on padding
the team’s record early on.
“All I want our kids to
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on the offensive line, sev-
eral receivers and two on
the defensive line,” Young
notes.
The rebuilt offensive
line, somewhat smaller
than in recent years, “has
been a pleasant surprise,”
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
Braeden Enloe will lead Blue Ridge under center this Friday as the Tigers get set to take
on Landrum on the road.
do is better every day,” he
said. “I know that sounds
cliche, but when you’re
Young said. “They are a
not perfect, but they are a
tough group of kids who
give it everything they’ve
got.” Joining seniors Kyle
Schneider and Zech Drake
are junior guard Erik Gar-
rett and the coach’s son,
Eastside to host
Tigers during
season opener
Y BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Coming off an 11-win
season and two playoff
victories, the Eastside
football team will enter
the 2018 campaign with
expectations.
The Eagles will be look-
ing for their third win in
four years against South-
side, as they host the Ti-
gers Friday night.
Eastside made short
work of Southside last
victory. The Eagles also
topped the Tigers by by
the same margin in 2016
under head coach Steve
Wilson.
Now under the direction
of Dan Morgan, the Eagles
will be looking for a quar-
terback to step up and
claim Jordan Morgan’s va-
trying to turn around a
program that went 3-8
and has not been success-
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
Brody, at center.
The defensive line “has
the potential to be one of
the best we have had in a
while. We have some big,
strong kids there, and I
feel good about how we
SEE GREER | B3
cated position.
The three players vying
for the spot are Dawson
Conrad, Stone Watson and
Marshall Skoloff.
The player that wins
the battle will have plen-
ty of weapons out wide,
with Payton Mangrum, Ar-
mani Elmore, Kodi Jones
and Gray Bayne providing
depth.
Reggie Rogers and Max
Louris are expected to
share the load on the
ground for Eastside.
The Eagles will stay at
home in Week 1 to host
rival Riverside. They will
then travel to Wade Hamp-
ton in Week 2 to close out
August.
Eastside will take on
Broome and Chapman in
other non-region contests.
billy@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
ful over the last couple of
years, trying to get better
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BILLY
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Anonymous
W
ill Muschamp’s
point about anon-
ymous sources is
worth considering.
The South Carolina
head coach made head-
lines recently for his
comments on DJ Durkin,
the suspended Maryland
coach who is under fire
following the passing of
lineman Jordan McNair.
The player’s tragic death
came after a monitored
offseason workout in
June, which was designed
and administered by
Maryland’s staff.
An ESPN report on the
matter described systemic
cultural problems within
the Maryland program,
quoting anonymous
sources in the process.
Muschamp defended
Durkin’s integrity to the
media while taking a few
shots at the use of anony-
mous sources.
To be clear, I have no
opinion on and cannot
speak to the integrity of
DJ Durkin. I do, however,
have an issue with the use
of anonymous sources.
Here’s what Muschamp
said on the topic:
“There’s no credibility
in anonymous sources.
You know, if that former
staffer had any guts, why
didn’t he put his name
on that? I think that’s
gutless. And in any busi-
ness and in any company
and in any football team,
especially right here in
August, you can probably
find a disgruntled player
who’s probably not play-
ing. So, I think it’s a lack
of journalistic integrity to
print things with anony-
mous sources.”
Muschamp’s first
sentence and his last ring
true to me. The stuff in
the middle, I can’t really
get behind.
I don’t think we should
worry as much about the
motives of an anonymous
source as we should the
use of the method by
journalists.
As a reporter, it is
unreasonable of me to
ask you, the reader, to
take my word for it while
telling you a story.
Our job as journalists
is to find what is true
and factual and give you
sources that back it up. If
you don’t have a source to
back it up, you don’t have
anything.
Members of the media
are so quick to rant and
rave about the use of the
term “fake news,” but
with confirmed fake news
out there, these same
journalists are quoting
anonymous sources. You
see how that might be a
little hypocritical?
Let me pause here to
reiterate something: I
am not defending Mus-
champ’s comments about
this particular case. The
Maryland situation is a
serious one, and should
be investigated.
But the topic of jour-
nalistic integrity as it
pertains to the use of
anonymous quotes is
worth much debate. In
no way are members of
the media enemies of the
people, but the people
should not be required to
give full credibility to a
reporter based on a byline
or the name of an outlet.
It’s just not good prac-
tice.
Either the journalist is
too lazy to find a source
that will go on the record,
or they think too much
of their own name and
credibility.
While I’m at The Greer
Citizen, we’re not going
to be using quotes from
anonymous sources. It’s
not fair to you and it’s not
good journalism for me. If
we can give you a source
to verify our reporting,
we’ll do it every time.
But if we can’t, we won’t
publish the information.
Simple as that.
I would hope that
other outlets would value
readers enough to do the
same.
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Last week at Watkins place when Austin DillonMaybeen trying to do all
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Speedway quipped. “Usually, when I
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en victory on the road the next-to-last lap. Dillon year is win races.’
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Riverside will be looking for its third-straight win over
Travelers Rest this Friday at home.
Sports
Roundup
FOOTBALL SEASON
OPENS FRIDAY
Area teams begin the
varsity football season
this Friday.
Riverside High opens at
home against Travelers
Rest. The theme is Camo
Out.
Greer will take on By-
rnes at Nixon Field.
Eastside plays host to
Southside, and Blue Ridge
opens on the road at
Landrum.
All games start 7:30 p.m.
GREER HIGH SELLING
RESERVED SEATING
Reserved seating for
home varsity football
games at Greer High is
available now through Fri-
day, Aug. 17.
Tickets are $45 and can
be purchased from 9 a.m.-
noon at the school.
The reserved seating
section is located in the
lower section to both the
right and the left of the
middle aisle.
GREER HIGH ACCEPTING
HALL OF FAME NODS
The Greer High Booster
Club is accepting nomi-
nations for induction into
the Athletic Hall of Fame.
Nominees must have
graduated from Greer
High a minimum of five
years before becoming eli-
gible. Criteria are based on
athletic accomplishments
as a high school student.
Nominations must include
the candidate’s specific
accomplishments as an
athlete and any postsea-
son honors received, such
as All-Region, All-State,
Shrine Bowl and North-
South All-Star games.
The deadline for nomi-
nations is Friday, Aug. 31.
They must be submitted
in writing to GHS Hall of
Fame, 121 Rubiwood Cir-
cle, Greer, 29651.
The Hall of Fame will in-
duct new members at half-
time on Sept. 14 during
the Greer versus Union
County game at Dooley
Field.
BLUE RIDGE SELLING
ATHLETIC ID BADGES
The Blue Ridge High
School Athletic Depart-
ment will be offering all
BRHS students the oppor-
tunity to purchase an Ath-
letic ID for the 2018-2019
school year.
The cost of the ID will
be $60 and may be pur-
chased during school
hours through Friday,
Sept. 7, 2018.
Students who wish to
purchase the Athletic ID
for the 2018-2019 school
year must complete the
Athletic ID form found
on the school webpage.
Forms signed by student
and parent should be re-
turned when purchasing
the ID from Coach Clark
or Coach Eoute.
The Athletic ID serves
as the students ID badge
for school and allows
him/her admittance into
all BRHS home athletic
events for the 2018-2019
school year. (This does not
include jamborees, scrim-
mages, tournaments, invi-
tations or playoff games.
Admission to these must
be purchased separately.)
Once purchased, the
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Athletic ID comes with the
following guidelines and
regulations:
1. Lost, stolen, or dam-
aged ID’s will cost $10 to
replace.
2. Any student who al-
lows someone else to use
their Athletic ID to enter
an athletic event will for-
feit
his/her ID.
3. Students must pres-
ent their Athletic ID at
the gate/door to obtain
admission to an athletic
event.
GREENVILLE REC OFFERING
ADULT FLAG FOOTBALL
The new Adult Flag Foot-
ball Tournament will be
held Saturday, Aug. 18, at
The Pavilion in Taylors.
The tournament is for
Men’s 7’s and Co-ed 8’s
For more information,
email brlewis@greenvil-
lecounty.org or call 676-
2180, ext. 163.
HOCKEY GEAR SWAP, KIDS
TRY HOCKEY DATE SET
The Pavilion in Taylors
will host a Hockey Gear
Swap and Kids Try Hockey
for Free day on Saturday,
Aug. 25, 11:45 a.m.-12:45
p.m.
The free clinic is a way
for boys and girls, ages
4-10, to explore the sport
of ice hockey. All equip-
ment is provided. Partici-
pants are asked to arrive
one hour early so the child
can be fitted.
The clinic is open to the
first 40 participants to
sign up. Kids must have
no experience playing ice
hockey.
To sign-up or for more
information, visit green-
villerec.com or call 322-
PLAY.
PAVILION OFFERS
VOLLEYBALL NIGHTS
The Pavilion in Taylors
will host two open gym
nights for teams to pick
up players and for individ-
ual players to find a team
or form one of their own.
The open gym nights will
be Monday, Aug. 27, and
Thursday, Aug. 30, from
7-9 p.m.
Volleyball is open to
ages 16 and up. The sea-
son starts Monday, Sept.
10. Registration deadline
is Tuesday, Sept. 4.
League A (Advanced/
Intermediate) will play
Thursdays at 6:30 and
7:30 p.m. and Mondays at
8:30 and 9:30 p.m.
League B (Beginner/In-
termediate) will play Mon-
days at 6:30 and 7:30 p.m.
and Thursdays at 8:30 and
9:30 p.m.
For more information,
visit pavilion.greenvil-
lerec.com, email gfowler@
greenvillecounty.org, or
call 322-7529 ext. 208.
REGISTER FOR GREENVILLE
REC TEAMS
Greenville County Rec-
reation is now registering
fall adult teams for several
sports.
Flag Football will be
held for Men’s 7’s on Sun-
days and for Co-ed 8’s on
Thursdays at the Pavilion
fields.
Adult Co-ed Kickball is
held Wednesdays at Butler
Springs Park.
Soccer is held Sundays,
Mondays, Tuesdays and
Thursdays at The Pavilion
and Southside Park.
Teams are open for men
and women, age 15 and
older. Deadline for all
sports is Friday, Aug. 31.
Warriors to host TR
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
The Riverside football
team has notched five
wins in the last two sea-
sons, and two of those
wins have come against
Travelers Rest in the open-
er.
The Warriors will have
a chance at number three
this Friday as they take on
the Devildogs at home.
Although the roster has
changed and Riverside is
breaking in a new head
coach, fans can expect a
familiar face leading the
charge.
“Andrew Brown has
played quarterback and
receiver for us over the
past few years, but we
expect him to be the guy
under center when the
season starts,” head coach
Rick Martin said. “He’s had
a really good offseason
and is an exceptional team
Three counties
cooperate on
athletic passes
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citizens
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school districts of Pick-
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each other’s senior citizen
resident passes, allowing
free admission at athletic
events.
Pickens County School
District was excited to an-
nounce that their “Golden
Apple Pass,” which allows
county residents 65 or
older to attend athletic
events, can now be used
for away games in Green-
ville and Oconee counties.
The pass may not be
used for pre-season jam-
borees or post-season
playoffs.
The pass may only be
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will do in the box,” said
line coach Bob Massullo.
The defensive secondary
is another matter, howev-
er. “This group has been
showing improvement
throughout the pre-sea-
son, but then we got to our
last scrimmage, with Hill-
crest on Friday night, and
we did not play well at all.
We did not tackle and did
not cover, and you have
to do at least one of those
things,” Young said.
Until August, the sum-
mer had been going well.
“We had a good effort in
the weight room and in
our 7-on-7 program in
June and July,” Young
said. “We finished sec-
ond in a tournament with
Spartanburg, Dorman and
Greenville. I felt we had
come a long way.”
The Yellow Jackets fell
to Hillcrest 21-12 in the
Friday jamboree out-
ing that was interrupted
for 30-minutes, twice,
by lightning threats. On
top of that, “the format
stunk,” Young said, of the
game clock that did not
stop. “We were coming
back with a drive that got
to their nine yard-line, but
there was no way for us to
stop the clock so the game
ended before we could
score.”
Dre Williams gained
170 yards on six carries,
scoring once on a 57-yard
scramble up the middle.
Another long drive of 62
yards ended in disappoint-
ment with a lost fumble
at the Hillcrest 16 yard
stripe.
“I thought Hillcrest
might give us something
similar to Byrnes defen-
sively, and they would
be good for us up front,”
Young said. “They have
some fast kids, but not as
‘We feel good about having four returners
on the offensive line.’
leader. Hopefully he’ll
have a good senior year
and this will help him get
to the next level.”
Brown will have access
to skill players such as:
Ryan Perron, Julian Jones
and Brody Obrien.
On the offensive line, AJ
Roman, Dio Brown, Holden
Chaffee, Ricky Abercrom-
bie and Will Hammontree
will handle the majority of
the snaps.
“We feel good about
having four returners on
the offensive line” Martin
said. “Those guys are sol-
id, but we’re still looking
for somebody to step up
and be the main guy in the
used by the person to
whom it is issued and
is non-transferrable (it
does not allow free ad-
mission for guests of the
card-holder),
In rare cases, a school
may limit the use of a pass
for cost-effectiveness rea-
sons,
The pass may be re-
voked if used improperly.
“This is something the
grandparents of many
students have wanted
for many years. I’m very
grateful to our athletic
directors and their coun-
terparts in Greenville and
Oconee for working to-
gether to make this pos-
sible for fans,” said Dr.
Danny Merck, SDPC Super-
intendent.
The “Golden Apple Pass”
can be acquired by senior
citizens at the school dis-
trict office at 1348 Griffin
Mill Road, Easley, S.C.
Photo ID indicating resi-
dence and date of birth is
required to receive a card.
‘This group has
been showing
improvement
throughout the
pre-season, but then
we got to our last
scrimmage...and we
did not play well at
all.’
Will Young
Greer head coach
many as Byrnes.”
Young was not counting
on Greer’s defense giving
up touchdowns on a pair
of short passes over the
middle from Ethan Beam-
ish to Deonte Smith that
went for 54 and 88 yards,
respectively, plus a 92-
yard kickoff return.
For the first time in sev-
eral years, Greer did not
receive transfer students
ready to step into the start-
ing lineup. Even so, Young
points out, “we have some
pretty good kids coming
up from the jayvees, and
they are going to help.” He
noted sophomore DeAr-
mond Miller, a basketball
player, “who had a great
summer and is really go-
ing to help us at wide re-
ceiver, and we have some
juniors who are going to
help us on the offensive
and defensive lines.”
The Yellow Jackets did
welcome a coaching trans-
fer. Former Eastside High
Head Coach Steve Wilson
came out of retirement to
work alongside defensive
coordinator Travis Perry.
Rick Martin
Riverside head coach
backfield.”
The Warriors will play
three games in August,
with trips to Eastside and
Southside still ahead.
“We’re excited to put
the pads on on Friday,”
Martin said. “Our mental-
ity all summer has been
‘pound the rock.’ We know
the things we want won’t
come in one day. Every-
body has to get up, go to
work everyday and pound
the rock. Sometimes, it
might not look like you’re
doing a whole lot, but each
day the rock gets a little
bit smaller.”
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 2018 THE GREER CITIZEN B5
TAYLORS MILL
Established: 1924
Redevelopment plans: Events space
Proposed completion: Four years
Family brings life to two area mills
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
Endless potential.
That’s what Ashleigh
Black and her husband,
Lawrence, see when they
look at the Taylors Mill.
“When you start to learn
more about the communi-
ty and the people, that’s
when it really comes alive
for me and getting to
know those faces and their
stories,” Ashleigh said. “I
think that’s what keeps
the spirit of this place.”
The couple is one of
the newer tenants of the
Taylors Mill, opening The
Southern Bleachery as
an events space for wed-
dings, church gatherings
and more.
With 20 years of startup
business experience, Law-
rence sees numerous pos-
sibilities for their portion
of the Taylors Mill prop-
erty.
“This place, it just start-
ed sparking a whole bunch
of thoughts for a whole
bunch of different busi-
nesses,” Lawrence said of
his original visits a few
years ago. “I couldn’t fig-
ure out what those dif-
ferent businesses were.
That’s where my wife
came in.
“I was traveling down
here, and we were looking
at maybe purchasing the
whole mill or maybe part
of the mill or something.
Not having come from a
real estate background,
it took a lot of due dili-
gence, and the more due
diligence I did, the less
certain I was of being able
to tackle that while we’re
building a family. Three
months later, we were
down here with the South-
ern Bleachery.”
The Southern Bleach-
ery’s name commemo-
rates the property’s origi-
nal use.
“No matter how you
think people are going
to want to organize their
wedding, they’re going to
do it different,” Lawrence
said. “The best thing you
can do is create a blank
slate with the infrastruc-
ture and modern ameni-
ties.
“We want to make it
Lawrence Black shows a historic photo of the portion of the mill currently being renovated
for the Indie Craft Parade coming Sept. 14-16.
Living Here
SPINNING NEW DREAMS
more accessible, especial-
ly ADA accessible, because
it’s an old mill, but also
make it safer but without
taking away the charm
and the appeal, the indus-
trial charm,” he said. “It’s
a dance.”
Initially, the Blacks got
mixed feedback.
“In the beginning, when
we first started talking
to folks about our vision,
we got a mixed response,”
Ashleigh said. “I think
when you grow up with
something your whole
life that has always been
run down or hasn’t been
utilized and has just sat
in the community, you
don’t see the potential in
it. As we have started this
process, the response has
been amazing. That part
has been terrific and really
reinforced that the vision
is right.”
“I think one of the most
exciting parts is seeing
people discover or redis-
cover the mill,” she said.
“I can’t tell you how many
people come to weddings
and events down there
and are thrilled to see
something happening.”
Lawrence is taking his
time to get this project
right.
“I love the clouds,” Law-
rence said. “The clouds
change throughout the
day. I really like the end of
the day.”
“The pace of progress
for something this scale
is a lot slower,” he said. “I
enjoy being here. We really
do live, work, play here.”
INDIE CRAFT PARADE
Working together, Law-
rence and Ashleigh envi-
sion a large family-friend-
ly venue for festivals, such
as the Indie Craft Parade.
“We want to create a
space for families,” Ash-
leigh said. “The hard thing
about going to a festival
downtown is that you have
your child in a stroller in a
confined environment. Is
there a place for them to
run? Is there a place for
them to get out that you
can change their diapers,
have some lunch, let them
run around, and then you
can go back in, and it’s en-
joyable?”
The Greer Citizen
“There’s stuff for ev-
eryone,” Ashleigh said
of the Taylors Mill area.
“It’s not just, ok, let me
time this in-between the
feeding, I’ve got my child
in the stroller, I can rush
in, I can do a quick look,
I can get three things and
then I can get home. It’s so
stressful.”
With the Indie Craft Pa-
rade at the Taylors Mill
next month, Ashleigh said,
“I can bring the kids. It can
be relaxed. I can spend the
day there. I’ll have fun. I
can buy something. My
husband will have fun.
My kids will have fun. It’s
a much different experi-
ence.”
“We’ve gone to the Indie
Craft Fair three times, and
each time, we’ve had one
additional kid,” Lawrence
said. “It got more diffi-
cult.”
“What I like best about
this is I feel like we’re
building something that
we’re going to use,” he
said.
Outdoor stages with
seating, rocking chairs,
hammocks, play areas,
parking, a coffee shop and
trails are some key fea-
tures in the works.
“I think if we do this
right, if our vision’s right,
then people are not just
going to come here, go
through for 30 minutes
and then disappear,” Law-
rence said.
“They’re going to be
here for 30 minutes,” he
said. “They’re going to
walk around and buy a few
things, but then they might
go sit in a hammock, go to
the coffee shop, hang out
in the courtyard, sit in a
rocking chair, have some
lunch and go back in.”
The request to bring
the Indie Craft Parade to
the Taylors Mill shifted
the Blacks’ focus from the
smaller infiltration plant
at the front of the proper-
ty to the larger building at
the back of the property.
“When we started talking
with them, there was a
lot of overlap and shared
goals and objectives, and
it all came together pret-
ty quickly,” Ashleigh said.
“Our biggest challenge is,
can we do it fast enough?
KAELYN CASHMAN | THE GREER CITIZEN
We definitely wanted to
try.”
“It definitely motivat-
ed us,” she said. “They
shared our vision, so they
also said we know it won’t
be perfect, but we want to
work with you on it, and
that is very rare when you
have someone looking for
a finished space. To start
that journey together with
that shared understanding
and that shared vision re-
ally made it possible for
us.”
“That’s one of the bless-
ings of where we are in our
station of life,” Lawrence
said. “We’re not develop-
ers per se that have to act
according to schedule.”
TIMELINE
The Blacks envision
three phases for the sub-
stantial work to be done
in about four years at the
Taylors Mill.
“The first phase is the
market warehouse,” Law-
rence said, “and then the
yard adjacent to it.”
Grading is being done
to accommodate a large
parking lot.
“That will be substan-
tially done by the end of
the month,” Lawrence
said. “As far as what’s
needed to host and have
a successful parade, that
will be done at the end of
this month.”
The Blacks are also
working to get the ware-
house on National Regis-
ter of Historic Places.
“The trail system will be
ongoing,” Lawrence said.
“That’s something that
extends beyond just this
property.”
The Blacks are also look-
ing to have the infiltration
plant (Doug Young’s for-
mer studio space) rede-
veloped into another wed-
ding venue or corporate
retreat location by spring.
“The last piece is the
boiler room,” Lawrence
said. “We are looking to
do a built-to-suit. That’s
probably the most expen-
sive building to restore.”
The boiler room has the
smoke stack.
“We’ve had a distillery, a
cidery and a brewery reach
out to us about that,” Law-
rence said. “It’s very at-
tractive to those sort of
manufacturers that are
experience-based.”
GREER MILL
Established: 1910
Redevelopment plans: Apartments and retail
Proposed completion: Two years
Lawrence and Ashleigh Black are making their dream a
reality at the Taylors Mill.
GREER MILL
The Blacks are also part-
nering in the redevelop-
ment of the Greer Mill into
100 or so apartments and
25,000 or so square feet of
retail space in the next two
years.
“The two properties are
so different,” Lawrence
said. “The approaches are
completely different. The
Greer Mill is a much more
traditional, historical re-
use.”
“With everything hap-
pening in Greer and the
great leadership they
have, I think it lends it-
self to be part of a work,
play community in a small
town,” he said. “It’s a very
attractive location.”
Whereas the redevelop-
ment of the Taylors Mill
has more flexibility, the
Greer Mill is following a
more traditional path for
redevelopment.
“A lot of places like this
are the first generation to
find value and meaning in
the older buildings,” Law-
rence said. “It also fits in
with a lot of secular trends
in the US, moving back to-
wards urban areas, but
then also the rediscovery
of small town America.
Greer is a quintessential
small town.”
Lawrence and Ashleigh
both have family from the
Upstate area.
“You can experience
Greer in a day,” Lawrence
said.
KAELYN CASHMAN | THE GREER CITIZEN
KAELYN CASHMAN | THE GREER CITIZEN
KAELYN CASHMAN | THE GREER CITIZEN
FAMILY
The Blacks moved from
Taylors to Greer this year,
had their third son, start-
ed construction on part
of the development at the
Taylors Mill, and under-
took the Greer Mill.
“There are definite mo-
ments of craziness,” Ash-
leigh said, “but the people
we work with, the team
here, and then I think all
of the entrepreneurs, mak-
ers collective, makes it all
the better.”
“I think I’ll be doing lit-
tle things hopefully forev-
er here,” Lawrence said of
the Taylors Mill.
Lawrence and Ashleigh
have three boys—a five-
and-a-half-year-old, an al-
most two-year-old and a
four-month-old.
“We are a house full of
boys,” Ashleigh said.
In addition to the two
mills and three boys,
Lawrence and Ashleigh
are maintaining certain
aspects of their prior em-
ployment with conference
calls and board meetings.
“It’s more conference
calls, visioning, strategy,”
Lawrence said. “It’s all
done from here. It’s all
done while I’m digging in
the dirt.”
“I still sit on some
boards for organizations
related to international
development, child health
and nutrition, agricultur-
al, things from a previous
life,” Ashleigh said.
B6 THE GREER CITIZEN FUN AND GAMES
Bodybuilder son
takes steroids
DEAR DR. ROACH: My
23-year-old son is a body-
builder, and much to my
dismay, he takes steroids.
I know he takes testos-
terone, and I don’t know
what else. How will this
affect him? -- Anon.
ANSWER: Testosterone
has many bad long-term
effects, and he really
should stop it. As a resi-
dent, I took care of a seem-
ingly very healthy, very
muscular 30-year-old man
with terrible heart failure
due to a heart attack. Many
similar reports have led
to suspicion that steroids
taken for bodybuilding in-
crease risk of heart attack
and even sudden death.
There appear to be many
other long-term effects,
including neuropsychiat-
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aggressive behavior. They
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count and affect fertility.
I don’t know what else
he may be taking, but I
would strongly urge him
to evaluate all supple-
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***
DEAR DR. ROACH: I
was a healthy female un-
til I had an injury to my
back. I experience pain
and tingling in my right
side, going down the back
of my right leg. Sitting is
especially painful, as is
standing in one place for
too long.
Now the pain has start-
ed in my left side also. I
have tried chiropractors,
acupuncture, physical
Soap Updates
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THE BOLD AND
THE BEAUTIFUL
Katie asked Bill to
babysit their son so that
she could go on a date with
Thorne. A broken Steffy
admitted to Liam that she
saw him propose to Hope.
Later, Steffy decided to
focus on her career by
empowering the women
at Forrester Creations to
know their worth in the
workplace. Bill called Katie
for some parenting advice
when Will wouldn’t listen.
Bill interrupted Katie and
Thorne’s romantic evening
by bringing Will home ear-
ly. Wyatt gave Liam an
earful after asking him to
be his best man. Brooke
was horrified to learn that
Steffy was bringing Tay-
lor to Hope’s wedding.
Steffy leaned on her father
for support. Wait to See:
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half-sister’s wedding.
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Abigail was upset to find
Chad and Gabi sharing a
moment together. Paul
accused Sonny of having
an affair with Will. Mean-
while, Will exposed Ted’s
scheme to Kate. Eve and
Jennifer got into a show-
down. Later, Eve encour-
aged Brady to forgive Vic-
tor. An angry Kate forced
Ted to choose between
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TO YOUR
GOOD HEALTH
KEITH
ROACH, M.D.
therapy, epidural shots
and pain pills. I also had
two laminectomies (de-
compression surgery on
the spinal canal) on L4/
L5 last year, with no relief
from the pain. Upon see-
ing another neurosurgeon,
I have been told that I have
some large Tarlov cysts (1
cm).
There does not seem to
be a great amount of in-
formation about these on
the internet, plus I am not
sure what information out
there is accurate. One doc-
tor on the internet is all
about having surgery on
them. The neurosurgeon
I am seeing does not want
to do surgery just yet. He
says that surgery does not
always bring about pain
relief.
Can you share some
information about these
Tarlov cysts and what can
be done for the continued
back and leg pain? Dealing
with this for several years
has caused me much emo-
tional distress and depres-
sion. -- F.H.
ANSWER: Tarlov cysts,
also called perineurial
cysts, occur along the
lining of the spinal cord
and nerve roots. In one
study, in 500 people with
MRI scans, 23 had Tarlov
cysts, but only five had
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Scott finally apologized.
Jason had a theory. Eliza-
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noyed. Kiki found herself
on the edge. Alexis stated
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 2018
any symptoms from them.
In this study, the cysts
were drained by a needle,
which relieved the pain,
although the pain usually
came back as the cysts re-
filled with fluid.
I agree with your neuro-
surgeon that surgery on
these does not guarantee
success. Since you have
had two surgeries and
multiple types of thera-
pies that haven’t worked, I
can understand your frus-
tration. It might be worth
talking to the neurosur-
geon about a trial of drain-
ing the cysts to see if that
helps the symptoms.
The booklet on back
problems gives an over-
view of the causes and
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-- No. 303W, 628 Virginia
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dividual letters, but will
incorporate them in the
column whenever possi-
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questions to ToYourGood-
Health@med.cornell.edu.
To view and order health
pamphlets, visit www.rb-
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Sam was asked to do a fa-
vor. Franco was furious.
Joss apologized to Sonny.
Stella offered her condo-
lences. Michael’s emotions
got the best of him. Jordan
felt betrayed. Elizabeth
and Bobbie voiced their
concerns. Sonny took Ju-
lian aside. Alexis received
some terrible news. Nina
lost her temper. Drew
grew suspicious after a
series of coincidences in-
volving Margaux. Wait to
See: Mike has a scare.
THE YOUNG AND
THE RESTLESS
Phyllis and Jack learned
they were duped by Sum-
mer. Lily struggled to
come to terms with her
part in Hilary’s death,
 |
while Devon asked the
judge to give his sister the THE SPATS by Jeff Pickering
harshest sentence. Mean-
while Cane bought airline
tickets to Australia as his
family prepared to flee
the country. Sharon began
having second thoughts
about her engagement
to Nick. Victoria worried
about Nikki spilling their
family’s secrets to Nate.
Phyllis chose Billy over
her career. Kyle grew in-
creasingly jealous of Bil-
 |
ly. Jack told Phyllis that
he never got over her, but RFD by Mike Marland
Phyllis still rejected him.
Jack then agreed to take
Ashley’s side in the war
against Kyle. Wait to See:
Sharon opens up to a new
friend.
AMBER WAVES by Dave T. Phipps  |
OUT ON A LIMB by Gary Kopervas  |
2018-19
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 2018 Teacher Prof. Dev. ..........................Nov. 5
chools Student Calendar
Huffman to lead RHS
BY JULIE HOLCOMBE
STAFF WRITER
Riverside High will be-
gin its 2018-19 school
year under the helm of a
new leader. With years of
coaching and teaching ex-
perience in the upstate,
Darah Huffman has ad-
opted a dual approach to
leading.
“Throughout my lead-
ership career, I have be-
come a servant leader,”
she said. “I have focused Darah Huffman
on empowering others by
building relationships that ies teacher and girls
encourage collaboration ketball coach. She 3rd
for student achievement.”
A native of Rome, Geor- while earning two Masters and solve problems will
gia, Huffman majored Degrees (Sports Market- prepare them for success
in Social Studies and mi- ing and Education Leader- in the 21st century,” she
nored in Political Science ship).
and Education at Presby-
terian College, while play- coaching and was End
ing basketball for the Blue nate to coach threeEnd
Hose. Following a career championship
with Tennis Week Mag- Huffman said. “But,Report
azine in New York, she hungry for more and was erside’s mantra is ‘Reach
returned to Greenville to eager to get into a school Higher Standards.’ River-
work in the sales depart- leadership position.”
ment for ScheerSports for
two and a half years.
“During that time, I was Assistant Principal at tential to far exceed expec-
hungry to teach,” she said. Mauldin High, where she tations.”
Calendar
In 2003, she wasDevelopment
hired at remained until accepted
The calendar
J.L. Mann is approved
as a Social Stud-each the
calendar from a committee of parents, teachers, administrators, and central office staff. The
committee develops its recommendations after receiving input from parent groups, school faculties,
and departments. NOTE: Per state guidelines, one additional half day can be utilized and MAY
Bullard is BRMS principal
possibly be scheduled for June 4, 2019, if testing and other factors permit.
Religious Observances
School officials cooperate with students and employees when they
in religious observances. Students missing school arecommittee
BY JULIE HOLCOMBE
penalty. Employees may use personal days (or vacationandifdepartments.
STAFF WRITER
Family–relatives and
community–is the driving
force for new Blue Ridge
Middle Principal Karen
Bullard.
A chemistry teacher,
Bullard began her teach-
ing career in 1989 in North
Carolina before moving
to Camden High in South
Carolina in 2002. There
she began working toward
an administration certi-
fication. She was named
Director of the Freshman
Academy at Camden High
in 2005, where she would
remain for five years while
earning an Education Spe-
cialist Degree from the
University of South Caro-
lina. Bullard then became
principal of Lugoff-Elgin
Middle where she re-
mained until the move to
Blue Ridge Middle.
“My daughter and her
family live in Greer. My
grandson was born in Oc-
tober 2017 so we wanted
to be closer to him. My oth-
er daughter also moved to
the upstate so being close
to family was important to
me,” Bullard said.
That similar affinity for
GREENVILLE COUNTY SCHOOLS CONTACTS
ELEMENTARY
Brook Glenn
Bernice Jackson
2003 East Lee Road
Taylors, SC 29687
864-355-4700
Brushy Creek
Charles Davis, Jr.
1344 Brushy Creek Road
Taylors, SC 29687
864-355-5400
Buena Vista
Dave Burgess
310 S. Batesville Road
Greer, SC 29650
864-355-2200
Chandler Creek
Jane Mills
301 Chandler Road
Greer, SC 29651
864-355-2400
Crestview
David Langston
509 American Legion Road
Greer, SC 29651
864-355-2600
Mountain View
Jennifer Gibson
6350 Mountain View Road
Taylors, SC 29687
864-355-6800
Skyland
Dr. Carolyn Styles
4221 Highway 14 North
Greer, SC 29651
864-355-7200
Updated March 16, 2018
Important Dates
2 01 8
4K-12 School Start/End Dates Testing (Tentative)
First Day ...................................... Aug. 20 4K/5K Readiness .....................Sept. 4-Oct. 19
Last Day ........................................ June 5 PSAT/NMSQT (Gr. 10) ........................ Oct. 10
CogAT Testing (Gr. 2) ..................... Oct. 24-26
GR EE NV I LL E COU N TY
H Student Holidays Iowa Testing (Gr. 2) ........................ Oct. 29-30
Labor Day ..................................... Sept. 3 MAP Testing Window ....................... Dec. 3-14
Teacher Prof. Dev. ........................ Oct. 22 (Gr. 2, 5, 8, ID Gr. 3, 4, 6, 7)
EOCEP Tests ................
 Dec. 12-21, Jan. 7-15 THE GREER CITIZEN B7
Election Day ...................................Nov. 6 (Block HS)
Thanksgiving Break .................Nov. 21-23 Exam Window (HS) ....................... Dec. 17-21
2018-19 Updated March 16, 2018
Winter Break ..................... Dec. 24-28, 31
...................................and Jan. 1-4
2018-19 SCHOOL SCHEDULE
Important
Exam Dates
Window (MS, HS) ............. Jan. 8-11, 14
MLK Day ...................................... Jan. 21 4K Readiness ...........................April 1-May 24
4K-12
IB Testing School Start/EndMay
......................................... Dates
2-24 Testing (Tentative)
Presidents’ Day ............................Feb. 18 4K/5K Readiness .....................Sept. 4-Oct. 19
vacant with Andy Crow- First Day ...................................... Aug. 20
Spring Break ...........................
ley’s retirement April last 15-19
year. AP Last
Testing
Day(HS) ................................ May
........................................ 6-17
June 5 PSAT/NMSQT (Gr. 10) ........................ Oct. 10
Memorial DayHuffman...............................
is looking May for-
27 SC READY ................................ May 8-June 5
CogAT Testing (Gr. 2) ..................... Oct. 24-26
ward to getting to know (ELA, Math: Gr. Holidays
H Student 3-8)
Iowa Testing (Gr. 2) ........................ Oct. 29-30
◆ Student theHalf students,
Days faculty and SCLabor
PASSDay
................................... May 8-June
..................................... Sept. 3 5 MAP Testing Window ....................... Dec. 3-14
community
Half Days ...................Dec. 21 of and Riverside
June 5 (Science:
Teacher Gr.
Prof.4, Dev.
6, 8, ........................
Social Studies: Oct. Gr 5,22
7) (Gr. 2, 5, 8, ID Gr. 3, 4, 6, 7)
High, building on the Teacher Prof. Dev. ..........................Nov. 5 EOCEP Tests ................ Dec. 12-21, Jan. 7-15
EOCEP (ID, MS, HS)............... May 15-June 5
Election Day ...................................Nov. 6
schools traditions of ex- (Block HS)
Makeup Days (Inand
cellence, Order of Use)
maintaining Exam Window
Thanksgiving(MS,
BreakHS).................Nov.
..May 30--31, June 3-5
21-23 Exam Window (HS) ....................... Dec. 17-21
*Makeup Day her 1 .............................
focus. Apr. 22 Winter Break ..................... Dec. 24-28, 31 Exam Window (MS, HS) ............. Jan. 8-11, 14
*Makeup Day “My focus is on the stu-
2 .............................Mar. 25 Testing ...................................and
Dates (To Be Decided) Jan. 1-4
4K Readiness ...........................April 1-May 24
dents. I believe high school MLK Day ...................................... Jan. 21
*Makeup Day 3 .............................Mar. 22 ELL/Alt. ELL (IDDay
Presidents’ students) ........................TBD
............................Feb. 18 IB Testing ......................................... May 2-24
is every
(*If day not needed, it becomes child’s
a student launch
holiday.)
pad to life. Collaborating, ACT (Gr. 11)
Spring .............................................TBD
Break ........................... April 15-19 AP Testing (HS) ................................ May 6-17
supporting, and teach- Memorial Day ............................... May 27 SC READY ................................ May 8-June 5
Interim Progress Reports SAT (Gr. 11) ..............................................TBD (ELA, Math: Gr. 3-8)
ing students how to use
1st Quarter emerging
Report ...................... Sept. 17 WIN◆Ready to Work
Student Half (Gr.Days
11) .....................TBD SC PASS ................................... May 8-June 5
technologies, (Science: Gr. 4, 6, 8, Social Studies: Gr 5, 7)
2ndbas-Quarterhow Report to.......................Nov.
navigate evolving 27 Half Days ...................Dec.
EOCEP Eng. 1 Writing............TBD 21 and by June 5
schools
EOCEP (ID, MS, HS)............... May 15-June 5
wouldQuarterworkplaces,
Report .......................Feb.
communicate 13
remain there for 104thyears G&T Testing
Makeup (ID Gr.
Days2-5) (In Order of Use) Exam Window (MS, HS) ..May 30--31, June 3-5
Quarter effectively, think critically
Report........................ Apr. 30
(SC Performance Task) ...................TBD
*Makeup Day 1 ............................. Apr. 22
*Makeup Day 2 .............................Mar. 25 Testing Dates (To Be Decided)
Grading Periods NCSC/ SC ALT .........................................TBD
*Makeup Day 3 .............................Mar. 22 ELL/Alt. ELL (ID students) ........................TBD
End 1st Quarter Life Skills
(*If dayInventory/Ind. Liv. Skills Assess.
said............................. Oct. 23 not needed, it becomes a student holiday.)
ACT (Gr. 11) .............................................TBD
“I loved teaching Endand 2nd Quarter ..........................
“During the past Jan. few
15 Tool (ID Students) ..................................TBD
Interim Progress Reports SAT (Gr. 11) ..............................................TBD
fortu- 3rd Quarter
months,............................Mar.
I have had many 21 WIN Ready to Work (Gr. 11) .....................TBD
1st Quarter
Other ReportDates
Important ...................... Sept. 17
state4th Quarter .............................
interactions with Junestu- 5 2nd Quarter Report.......................Nov. 27 EOCEP Eng. 1 Writing............TBD by schools
teams,” dents, faculty and parents. 5K 3rd
andQuarter
First Grade Registration
Report .......................Feb. 13
forQuarter
2019-20Report
................................. G&T Testing (ID Gr. 2-5)
I was Cards It is evident as to why Riv- 4th ........................ Dec. 4-7
Apr. 30
(SC Performance Task) ...................TBD
1st Report Card ............................ Oct. 30 High School Graduations................... June 3-5
Grading Periods NCSC/ SC ALT .........................................TBD
2nd Report side Card ........................... Jan. 23of
has a rich tradition End 1st Quarter ............................Tentative
Oct. 23 Life Skills Inventory/Ind. Liv. Skills Assess.
3rd Report Card
She got that opportunity ..............................
academic excellence Apr. and2it Tool (ID Students) ..................................TBD
4th Report Card ............................. Junepo-7 4KEnd 2nd Quarter
Important .......................... Jan. 15
Dates
in 2013 when she became is bursting with great
HalfEnd 3rd Quarter ............................Mar. 21
Days ...................... Aug. 20-24, Sept. 28, Other Important Dates
End 4th Quarter ............................. June 5
Nov. 30, Dec. 21, Feb. 1, Apr. 5, June 5 5K and First Grade Registration
4K Report
Buses Start ...........................Mon., Aug. 27
Cards for 2019-20 ................................. Dec. 4-7
year principal
by the superintendent
position afterleftconsidering a recommended
jholcombe@greercitizen.com | 877-2076 Pre-Registration
1st Report Card ............................ Oct. 30 High School Graduations................... June 3-5
2nd Report..........................
Card ........................... Jan. 2312
for 2019-20 Jan. 16-Mar. Tentative
3rd Report Card .............................. Apr. 2
Screening (NoCard
4th Report Classes) ...............March
............................. 27-29
June 7 4K Important Dates
Half Days ...................... Aug. 20-24, Sept. 28,
Nov. 30, Dec. 21, Feb. 1, Apr. 5, June 5
Calendar Development 4K Buses Start...........................Mon., Aug. 27
The calendar is approved each year by the superintendent after considering a recommended Pre-Registration
calendar fromneed to be absent
a committee to participate
of parents, teachers, administrators, and central office staff. The
given an opportunity
develops torecommendations
its make up work without
after receiving input from parent groups, school faculties,
for 2019-20 .......................... Jan. 16-Mar. 12
increase the performance
applicable) toNOTE:
observe religious
Per holidays. one additional half day can be utilized and MAY
state guidelines, Screening (No Classes)...............March 27-29
of all students.
possibly be scheduled Emphasis
for June 4, 2019, if testing and other factors permit.
will be placed on the dis- P.O. Box 2848 • Greenville, SC 29602
Religioustrict Observances
goal of Building a Bet- 864.355.3100 • www.greenville.k12.sc.us
School officials
tercooperate
Graduatewith as
students and employees when they need to be absent to participate
we work
in religious observances.
to prepareStudents missing for
all students school are given an opportunity to make up work without
penalty. Employees may use personal days (or vacation if applicable) to observe religious holidays.
graduation.”
Bullard believes that P.O. Box 2848 • Greenville, SC 29602
teamwork from all sides 864.355.3100 • www.greenville.k12.sc.us
will help her charges reach
their goals.
“Input from parents and
other stakeholders is very
important. I encourage
community members to
Karen Bullard attend parent meetings
and School Improvement
each other is a trait she Council meetings so their
welcomes in her new role. voice can be heard. If we
“The Blue Ridge commu- work together, BRMS will
nity is a strong support- become an even better
er of schools. The family school.
environment within the “For students, I want
school is an indication of a them to know that we care
strong school culture,” she about them. Our goal is
said. “Keeping a strong to help them be success-
sense of family is key to ful and that can only be
the success at BRMS. Tak- done through strong rela-
ing this idea deeper with tionships with students,”
more community and par- Bullard said. “These two
ent involvement will be ideas support the motto of
key to our continued suc- BRMS, which is ‘We Are BR:
cess.” Where positive attitudes
At the core of the part- and understanding hearts
nership are the students. make a great school com-
“With a focus on individ- munity.’”
ual students that involves
knowing their strengths jholcombe@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
and weaknesses, we can
Taylors HIGH
Rhonda Rhodes Blue Ridge
809 Reid School Road Reena Watson
Taylors, SC 29687 2151 Fews Chapel Road
864-355-7450 Greer, SC 29651
864-355-1800
Tigerville
Diane Jackson Eastside
25 Tigerville Elementary Mike Thorne
School Road 1300 Brushy Creek Road
Taylors, SC 29687 Taylors, SC 29687
864-355-4600 864-355-2800
Woodland Greer
Katrina Miller Justin Ludley
1730 Gibb Shoals Road 3000 East Gap Creek Road
Greer, SC 29650 Greer, SC 29651
864-355-0400 864-355-5700
MIDDLE Riverside
Blue Ridge Darah Huffman
Karen Bullard 794 Hammett Bridge Road
2423 E. Tyger Bridge Road Greer, SC 29650
Greer, SC 29651 864-355-7800
864-355-1900
CAREER CENTER
Greer J. Harley Bonds
Daniel Bruce Michael Parris
3032 E. Gap Creek Road 505 North Main St.
Greer, SC 29651 Greer, SC 29650
864-355-5800 864-355-8081
Northwood CHARTER SCHOOL
Treva Lee Greer Middle College Charter
710 Ikes Road Fred Crawford
Taylors, SC 29687 138 West McElhaney Road
864-355-7000 Taylors, SC 29687
864-469-7571
Riverside (Note: GMC schedule can be
Katherine Malone found at greermiddlecollege.
615 Hammett Bridge Road org.
Greer, SC 29650
864-355-7900
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18 19 he 20 is21 age2-6 Springavailable
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21 MLK Holiday
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students, parents,Reports (Grades
faculty 7-12)
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30 Student Half Day 24 25Beech 27 28 29
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30 Academy MARCH
1221 Holly Springs Road 31 Dr. Carla Tucker Neel Edwards 15 End of 3rd Grading Period
31 Last Student Day (Half day)/End of 4th
Lyman, SC 29365 200 South Danzler Road 100 Rowe Street 22 Report Cards (All Schools)
Grading Period/Report
864-949-2330 Cards SC
Duncan, (Grade
29334 Duncan, SC 29334 25 Board of Trustees Meeting
May K-6)
Reidville June
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Abner Creek Moore, SC 29369 30 MIDDLE CAREER CENTER 17 Last Day of 4K
Karen McMakin 864-949-7620 D.R. Hill R.D. Anderson Applied 20 Board of Trustees Meeting
2050 Abner Creek Road
Holidays are Highlighted in Blue Terry Glasgow Technology Center 27 Memorial Day Holiday
Duncan, SC 29334 Wellford 1303 Holly Springs Road 1151 Center Pointe Drive 30 Student Half Day
864-949-2334 Staff Development
Angie ShowalterDay / Lyman, SC 29365 Moore, SC 29369 31 Last Student Day (Half Day)/End of 4th
Student Holiday
684 Syphrit Road 864-949-2370 864-576-5020 Grading Period/Report Cards (Grade
Duncan Wellford, SC 29385
First and Last Day of School K-6)
Susan Hill 864-949-2385 Florence Chapel
100 South Danzler Road
Duncan, SC 29334
www.spart5.net
Tammy White
290 Shoals Road
JUNE
864-949-2373
Days missed due to inclement weather will be
Duncan, SC 29334
3 Staff Development Day
made up at the end of the school 864-949-2310
year or on 4 Report Cards (Grades 7-12)
24 Board of Trustees Meeting
teacher inservice/workdays as appropriate.

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