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Easley martial arts students combine for 122 medals at state championship
EASLEY—After producing two national champions in 2012, students from Palmetto Martial Arts in Easley are at it again. The team recently found major success at the March 23 state championship, and will send nine students to the national tournament in June. “We sent 49 students to the state championship,” Palmetto Martial Arts Master John Roberson said. “We came up with 72 gold medals, 33 silver and 17 bronze. We racked up and they performe...
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Easley runner witnesses panic at Boston Marathon
EASLEY—Randy Parks had just finished his fourth marathon and was waiting for his wife on a downtown Boston, MA street near the finish line when the unthinkable happened. Two thunderous booms rocked the nearby buildings and Parks, an Easley resident, knew something was wrong. “We immediately knew that something wasn’t right,” Parks said. “We heard the explosions and didn’t know what it was.” The explosions Parks heard came from the finis...
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Flora Gone Wild
Patrick McMillan, director of the South Carolina Botanical Garden in Clemson, shows off one of the previously undocumented species of trillium identified in a process of building the botanical garden’s Natural Heritage Trail. The trail, a project in the works for the past year, seeks to provide viewers with an idea of varied plant types growing in South Carolina. It establishes soil types and plantings for different regions of the state along...
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New Wal-Mart opens in Pickens
PICKENS—Need a Wal-Mart closer to home? You’re wait may just be over. A new Wal-Mart located just off Highway 8 behind Blue Ridge Auto Repair opened its doors for the first time Wednesday morning, and the excitement is building. “In the past, when I’ve needed to go to Wal-Mart, My wife and I would have to get in the car and make the trip down to Easley,” Pickens Mayor David Owens said. “I’m happy that isn’t the case anymore.” The new fa...
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