Anthony "Tony" Ray Brewer, 44, of 605 Foundry Road, husband of Deana Hewett Brewer, died on Thursday, May 21, 2015 at Hospice House. Born in Greenwood, he was a son of Elaine Smith Allison and the late Fred "Bud" Allison.
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Tony Brewer - Greenwood
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Woman killed in crash
Greenwood County Coroner Sonny Cox identified the victim as 37-year-old Ella Christina Cook of Ninety Six. Cook died as the result of blunt force trauma sustained in the collision and was pronounced dead at the scene, Cox said.
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Piedmont Tech BCT Program Wins Award
Piedmont Technical College's building construction technology program recently won the 2015 Service Learning Award presented by the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education. Pictured are, from left: Hood Temple, CHE commissioner; Dr. Jack Bagwell, PTC vice president for academic affairs; Tara Lindley, BCT instructor; Bobby Roche, BCT program director; Carl Ouzts, BCT student from North Augusta; Savoeun Lun, BCT student from Mountville; and David Kibler, interim dean of engineering and industrial technologies.
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Holden Smith receives David Sherer Memorial Scholarship
Piedmont Technical College student and Ninety Six resident Holden Smith was recently awarded the David Sherer Memorial Scholarship at the college's annual scholarship luncheon. Smith, an automotive technology major, is pictured with Chad Teague, scholarship committee member.
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Bear cub spotted in Ninety Six
Residents of Ninety Six got quite a surprise Saturday night when they saw a bear cub walking through the park in the middle of town. The bear was spotted in the park late Saturday night.
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96 Students of the Month for May recognized
Pictured from left, front row are Emanuiel Cobb, Autumn Dolin, Justin Rawls, and Heaven Hewett. Middle row: Noah Kessler, Christopher Jacques, Cora Billings, Alex Cockrell, Olivia Carr.
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Arrest made in 2009 traffic fatality
The South Carolina Highway Patrol arrested a man Monday in connection with a 2009 crash that took the life of a 29-year-old Mexican national. Filiberto Perez-Castillo has been charged with one count of felony DUI resulting in death and one count of felony DUI resulting in great bodily injury in connection with the incident.
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Students receive PTC Golf Classic Scholarships
Pictured from left are Jessica Cameron, an Associate in Arts student from Ninety Six; Maria Serrano, an early care and educations student from Abbeville; Fran Wiley, assistant vice president for development; Tammy Kullnat, an Associate in Science student from Greenwood; Briannan Brown, a health science transfer student from Calhoun Falls; and Desmond Edwards, an Associate in Arts student from Calhoun Falls. Not pictured are Mary Childs, a general engineering technology student from Greenwood; and Rachael Moss, an Associate in Arts student from McCormick.
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Woman charged with pointing gun at brother
Martha Jo Roberts, 68, of 2211-B Scotts Ferry Rd., Ninety Six, has been charged with pointing and presenting a firearm in connection with the incident. According to a report from the Greenwood County Sheriff's Office, deputies were dispatched to Roberts' home after her brother reported that she had fired a gun at him.
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Greenwood County Arrest Report for May 29, 2015
Dunlap, Thomas NMN, 12/15/1951, 629 Little Mountain Rd., Ninety Six, SC, was arrested by GCSO for: bench warrant Eddy, Austin Earl, 5/1/1998, 112 Clifton St., Gwd, SC, was arrested by SCHP for: DUI, possession of stolen vehicle, violation of beginner's permit Gettys, Phillip Claiborne, 1/17/1973, 103 Hicks Ct., Ninety Six, SC, was arrested by NSPD for: public disorderly conduct Harris, Brenton Vandal Glover, 3/17/1989, 104 Bay Ct., Gwd, SC, was arrested by GPD for: first degree burglary, public drunk Pioquinto, Oscar de la Cruz, 1/2/1991, 211 Vintage Ct., Gwd, SC, was arrested by SCHP for: no SC driver's license, speeding Raines, Constance Brooke, 9/28/1970, 4822 Hwy.
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Jack Giles - Ware Shoals
John "Jack" Jesse Giles, Jr., 77, of 1112 North Greenwood Avenue, died Friday, May 29, 2015 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Greenwood, he was a son of the late John Jesse Giles, Sr. and Rena Fridy Giles.
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Norma Hines - Greenwood
Norma Thomason Hines, 81, resident of Gatewood, widow of Cullen "Sonny" Hines, passed away on June 8, 2015, at Hospice House, after struggling valiantly for over 15 years with myelofibrosis, a rare bone marrow cancer. She was determined to continue on her life's journey despite being told her life expectancy was 5 to 7 years.
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Brooks receives National Wild Turkey Federation PTC Golf Classic Scholarship
Piedmont Technical College student and Ninety Six resident Amy Brooks was recently awarded the National Wild Turkey Federation PTC Golf Classic Scholarship at the college's annual scholarship luncheon. Brooks, an Associate in Arts student, is congratulated by Dr. Jerry Alewine, dean of health science.
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Associate Degree Nursing Students Honored
Recent graduates of Piedmont Technical College's associate degree nursing program at the Lex Walters Campus were recognized in a pinning ceremony in May. The students and their hometowns are, front from left: Abigail Abner, Abbeville; Kristin Anderson, Ninety Six; Jessica Beauford, Abbeville; and Natale Burton, Greenwood. Back, from left: Jessica Gibert, Greenwood; Heather L. Green, Greenwood; Stacy Haddon, Abbeville; Kimberly B. Riley, Saluda; and Rhianna E. Yates, Ninety Six.
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James Shidle - Greenwood
Born in Franklin, NC, he was a son of the late Victor Arthur Shidle and Lois DeLoache Shidle Cromer. James was a U. S. Marine veteran where he served during the Korea Conflict.
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Greenwood County Arrest Report for June 8, 2015
Attaway, Eric Phillip, 12/1/1976, 709 Truett, Gwd, SC, was arrested by GCSO for: breach of peace, malicious damage to property Brewington, Jennifer Silcox Outzs, 9/27/1973, 193 Hicks Ct., Ninety Six, SC, was arrested by NSPD for: disorderly conduct Brooks, Tracy Denise, 10/20/1968, 111 Moss Creek Ln., Gwd, SC, was arrested by GPD for: public drunk/ intoxication Brown, Kelvin Lamont, 2/17/1977, 315 Beltline Blvd., Columbia, SC, was arrested by GCSO for: failure to stop for blue light, open container, simple possession of marijuana Culbreath, Sammie NMN Jr., 12/28/1978, 202 Sullivan St., Gwd, SC, was arrested by GPD for: resisting arrest, distribution of a controlled substance, failure to stop on lawful command, general sessions bench warrant, trafficking cocaine Fields, Christopher Cleveland, 6/6/1994, 337 N. Emerald Rd. Apt.
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Greenwood County Arrest Report for June 3, 2015
Brackett, Donald Richard Jr., 8/17/1978, 8/17/1978, 27 Cobb St., Ware Shoals, SC, was arrested by WSPD for: disorderly conduct Childers, Samuel Trinity, 9/5/1972, 5135 S. Hwy.
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Thomas Smith - Ninety Six
Born in Anderson, he was the son of the late James M. and Willie Beatrice Kelly Smith. He was a mason, and a member of the Masonic Lodge in Melbourne, FL, and just received his 50 year pin.
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Police searching for armed robbery suspect
Police say they are searching for 20-year-old Kederick Rashad Williams in connection with the June 7 armed robbery of a woman and a teenager at the old Edgewood Middle School in Ninety Six. Police believe Smith brought the victims to the old school to set them up for the robbery under the guise of purchasing marijuana.
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School budgets on hold
The ordinance levying taxes for the three school districts within in Greenwood County is on hold for another week while the three districts attempt to work out a disagreement over millage for the G. Frank Russell Career Center. Greenwood District 50 oversees the career center, though it operates as an autonomous entity unto itself.
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