Daily Archives: 09/03/2014
Woman charged after accident kills children
9-year-old, 5-month-old boys die after boat sinks
ANDERSON COUNTY — An Easley woman is behind bars in Anderson after a Sunday boating accident on Lake Hartwell that killed two children.
Dawn Thompson
Dawn Thompson, 52, faces two counts of DUI with a water device resulting in death. She was denied bond during a hearing Monday and is being held at the Anderson County Detention Center.
DNR officials said Thompson was driving a boat that capsized and sank near Apple Island on Lake Hartwell at around 8:30 p.m. on Sunday.
According to Anderson County deputy coroner Charlie Boseman, 9-year-old Christian Henderson was in cardiac arrest when a family member pulled him from the water. He was airlifted to a hospital, but died a short time later.
Boseman identified the other child killed as 5-month-old Timothy Blayne Dragoo.
A dive team found the infant’s body in about 20 feet of water shortly after midnight after an extensive search.
Department of Natural Resources Lt. D.J. Riley said at a news
City takes down old Rosa’s Bantam Chef
Kerry Gilstrap/Courier
The old Bantam Chef in downtown Easley has been demolished to make way for the beginning of the Doodle Trail.
By Ben Robinson
Staff Reporter
brobinson@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — Just before breaking for Labor Day, the City of Easley began taking down the old Rosa’s Bantam Chef at the end of Fleetwood Drive near S.C. Highway 8 downtown, making room for the beginning of the proposed Doodle Trail.
Work has already begun on the trail, according to Easley city administrator Fox Simons, with the picking up of railroad ties along the trail.
“They are about two miles into eight and a half that they’ll have to do,” Simons said.
The Doodle Trail will follow the path of the historic rail line between Pickens and Easley that was once used by
a fond farewell
Well-known Pickens County businessman Cecil Durham, who passed away Aug. 24, was laid to rest in a unique way last week. Durham, whose family owns several businesses in the Pickens and Six Mile areas, was transported to his final resting place aboard the flat bed of a Durham’s Hardwood logging truck. The pallbearers rode from the chapel at Dillard Funeral Home to the gravesite at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens alongside Durham’s casket.
Founders Day Festival coming up on Sept. 13
PICKENS — Pickens’ third annual Founders Day Music Festival is rapidly approaching, with the event scheduled for Sept. 13.
The festival will be held on West Main Street in downtown Pickens.
Five bands will provide entertainment at the festival this year on the Pickens amphitheater stage throughout the day.
Headliners for the event include Volume Five and DejaBlue Grass Band. Closing out the lineup are the Sweet Potato Pie Kids, The Traveling McCollums and the Blue Flame Bluegrass Band.
The event, which is free and offers fun for the whole family, will begin at 11 a.m. and end at around 9 p.m.
Man guilty of multiple charges in ’12 Easley shooting
FULMER
EASLEY — One of three men charged with attempted murder and other charges after a shooting and burglary at a home in Easley in 2012 was found guilty by a Pickens County jury last week.
According to Pickens County clerk of court Pat Welborn, Robert Matthew Fulmer, 25, of 264 Watts Road in Liberty, was found guilty of attempted murder, first-degree burglary, possession of a weapon during commission of a violent crime and petit larceny.
Fulmer was sentenced to 30 years on the attempted murder and burglary charges, as well as five years for the weapons charge and 30 days for the larceny charge. His sentences will run concurrently.
In addition to Fulmer, Danny William Adams Jr., 25, of 121 Waccamaw Lane in Central, and Charles Antione Burgess, 32, of 3761 Moorefield Memorial Highway in Pickens, were arrested and charged with
Courier graphic artist earns 10 Palmy awards
Rocky Nimmons/Courier
Pickens County Courier graphic artist receives awards from South Carolina Press Association president Bill Rogers.
PICKENS — Pickens County Courier graphic artist Emily Wright picked up 10 awards in the South Carolina Press Association’s annual Palmy Advertising Contest.
Wright’s unique talent earned her two first-place awards, two second-place awards, five third-place awards and an honorable mention in this year’s contest.
Wright’s entries were judged by press members from other states around the nation. She was competing against all other newspapers in South Carolina.
“I am extremely proud of the work that Emily produces for our advertisers,” Courier publisher Rocky Nimmons
Baptist Easley launches new food program
EASLEY — Unidine, focused on fresh cuisine, is now managing Baptist Easley’s dining and food services. The company is committed to fresh food and made-from-scratch cooking.
Unidine Corporation, a national food and dining services management company with a fresh approach to customized culinary experiences for hospitals, senior living, long-term care and corporate environments, launched nationwide its innovative signature nutrition and wellness program, OHSOGOOD, which is designed to make
60 years in DAR
Nancy Johnson has recently been awarded her 60-year membership certificate by the Daughters of the American Revolution. Johnson became a member of DAR in 1953. She will celebrate her 100th birthday on Sept. 22. Pictured are Harriet Nash, Carolyn Patterson and Lynda Abegg presenting the DAR 60-year membership award to Johnson.
Trail Life USA troop to hold fall recruiting drive
SIX MILE — Trail Life USA (TLUSA) Troop SC-1001 in Six Mile will have a fall membership campaign beginning at the first regular meeting of the new school year.
The group will host a recruiting drive during its regular meeting on Monday, Sept. 8, at 7 p.m. in the Roper Building, located at 150 N. Main St. in Six Mile.
The meeting is for anyone interested in becoming part of the troop as an adult leader or a participant.
TLUSA is a Christian outdoor adventure program for boys and young men ages 5-24; Troop SC-1001 focuses on
Courier Community Calendar 9-3-14
• Sertoma Club invites locals to meet
The Clemson Sertoma Club invites all interested local residents to attend its meetings. The club meets at noon the first and third Tuesdays of each month at Occasions at Wedgefield, located at 1551 Eighteen Mile Road in Central.
New visitors are always welcome. Those interested are asked to call Randy Shaw at (864) 423-5469.
• Trotter clan set to hold reunion Sept. 20
A reunion is a planned for the Trotter family and all descendants of George MacDuffie and Sarah O’Neal Trotter. The reunion will be held Saturday, Septemeber 20 at 4 p.m. at the Gatehouse Restaurant in Pickens.
• Gilstrap reunion set for this Saturday
The annual Gilstrap reunion will be held this Saturday, Sept. 6, at Antioch Baptist Church Fellowship Building
