Union County News

So the flu is everywhere. "It's in schools, churches, shopping malls, grocery stores .

When federal officials descended on this small South Carolina town to investigate a kickback scheme that had caught up the mayor and another official, they stumbled across a web of corruption they believe is deeper and more widespread through the county.

Emergency personnel work to extract Lisa K. Haney of Buffalo from the 2006 Ford car she was driving after she collided with the 2007 Dodge truck being driven by Kenneth M. Oa TMShields of Union on Friday afternoon.

Union County Carnegie Library Director Nancy Rosenwald has accepted a position as the State Library Information Strategies Manager.

South Carolina was one of 46 states as of Nov. 7 reporting widespread flu activity to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Services continues to report that activity is widespread throughout the region as late as last Friday.

A little over a month after he resigned under a cloud of suspicion, former Union County Clerk of Court Brad Morris has been arrested for allegedly embezzling more than $200,000 during the first 10 months of this year.

By ANNA BROWN Yolanda Thompson pleaded guilty Friday to her part in the murder of Marisha Jeter.

It's beginning to look a lot like . . . Well, at least it will from 6-9 p.m. on Thursday, Nov.

Published: Monday, November 16, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 16, 2009 at 12:28 a.m. A Union man died early Sunday in a single-vehicle crash on Highway 215 in Union County.

Union County High School Junior ROTC members present the colors during the annual program on Wednesday.

A South Carolina man has been arrested in the death of his mother who was unresponsive when he brought her to a hospital covered in open sores - some of them with maggots inside.

Pastor Don Moore was determined to arrive at The Potters House in Jonesville before anyone else on Saturday morning.

Gestamp Automocion, LLC's Union County plant is undergoing an expansion that will create 40 new jobs.

A Union County native and retired DEA agent has been awarded the South Carolina Sheriff's Association's Legion of Honor and Outstanding Commendation Medal.

" U.S. Congressman Gresham Barrett's gubernatorial campaign announced Friday that Beth Summer-Strait and Bryan Shaver will serve as its Union County Co-Chairs. The campaign stated that county co-chairs play a pivotal role in Barrett's statewide grassroots efforts by spreading hiss conservative vision for job creation, organizing their respective ...

Published: Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 1:06 a.m. The Jonesville woman who took the life of a 16-year-old cheerleader by holding down the stabbing victim while demanding her husband "prove his love" with a kitchen knife was sentenced to life in prison without parole Friday in Union.

Union County Sheriff David Taylor is warning the public to be careful about posting information on the Internet after two Spartanburg County teens allegedly used Craigslist.com to find vehicles to steal in several Upstate counties.

A BB gun is still a gun, especially if ita s used to rob someone. Jim Seydaran Fant, 18, 316 Sonoco Road, Union, is charged by the Union County Sheriffa s Office with robbery for allegedly participating in the Oct.

Gestamp Automocion LLC, which finalized its purchase of LSP Automotive in Union County on Oct.

Two men caught speeding ended up parked at the Union County Jail on drug, gun and armed robbery charges.