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Superintendent Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher was recently recognized by members of Greenville County Council. County Councilman Joe Dill presented Fisher with a County Council Proclamation declaring January 24, 2012 as Dr. Phinnize Read More »
West Pelzer Fire Department recently elected new officers. They are (l-r) David Huff, Chief; Dale Mahaffey, Assistant Chief; Don Spruell, 1st Lieutanant; Justin Emery, 2nd Lieutenant; Daniel Bagwell, 3rd Lt.; Lee Blackwell, Read More »
Photo – Ed Ballard, Larry Coker and Jim Harrison look at the grave marker of one of the area’s early residents, former plantation owner and congressman John Wilson, Jr.Identify gravesite. Read More »
Superintendent Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher was recently recognized by members of Greenville County Council. County Councilman Joe Dill presented Fisher with a County Council Proclamation declaring January 24, 2012 as Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Day in Greenville County.
Pictured (l-r) are Councilwoman Lottie Gibson, Councilman Dan Rawls, Superintendent Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher and Councilman Joe Dill.
Jan. 27 – Williamston Police Officers arrested William Davis Harrison, Jr., 50, 114 Mattison Dr., Williamston, and charged him with two counts of lewd act on a minor after an incident was reported on Jan. 18.
The Anderson School District One Board of Trustees will meet Tuesday, January 31, 2012 in the George Seaborn Boardroom at the District Office at 7:00 p.m. Preliminary Agenda includes Recognition of a Board Member, Superintendent’s Report, Financial Report, Instructional Report, Student Nutritional Report and Adoption of the County-Wide School Calendar for 2012-13. Personnel will also be discussed and/or voted on.
The Town of Pelzer will hold a Brownsfield Assessment meeting on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at the Pelzer Community Building.
The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. and will last approximately 1 to 2 hours.
Pelzer residents are invited to attend.
Local flags are at half-staff today. (Friday)
Pursuant to Section 10-1-161 (F) of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the Governor has ordered flags atop the State House be at half-staff from sunup to sundown, Friday, January 27, 2012 in honor of Medal of Honor recipient MSG John Franklin Baker, Jr.
U.S. Army Retired Master Sergeant John F. Baker Jr., 66, who received the Medal of Honor for saving the lives of eight of his fellow soldiers died January 20,2012 in his Richland, South Carolina home.
West Pelzer Fire Department recently elected new officers. They are (l-r) David Huff, Chief; Dale Mahaffey, Assistant Chief; Don Spruell, 1st Lieutanant; Justin Emery, 2nd Lieutenant; Daniel Bagwell, 3rd Lt.; Lee Blackwell, Captain; Charles Holiday, Board Member And. Co. Fire Dept.; Wendell Austin, County Fire Control helped oversee the election.
History of the Piedmont Fire Department (Complied by Assistant Chief Tracy Wallace – 2002)
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By Stan Welch
Newly hired Williamston Police Officer Jesse Harris, who was recently fired by the Seneca Police Department (SPD), adamantly denies the allegations of sexual harassment which led to his firing earlier this month.
In fact, he denies that those allegations are even the reason for his firing at all. The process allegedly began sometime last summer, which is when Harris allegedly made an improper remark to a female officer in the SPD dispatch room. Similar charges were also reportedly made against two other officers at the time.
