Friday, May 10, 2013
City Council, department heads now using iPads.
Those who attended the April Easley City Council meeting noticed some new additions to the council's supplies. Council materials are usually distributed to council and kept in binders, but the city's going higher tech, according to City Administrator Fox Simons. Every council member was given an iPad before the April meeting. All city department heads also received an iPad, Simons said. “We'll be transitioning away from the green binders that everyone has,” he said. “Everything will be posted up so the public can see the ordinances and that sort of thing.” Mayor Larry Bagwell said supplying city officials with iPads had been in the works for some time. “We've talked about this for a couple of years,” Simons said. “We've been trying to do …
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Crescent Heritage Junior Music Club on-hand as Mayor Larry Bagwell declares May 5-12 National Music Week in Easley.
Mayor Larry Bagwell recently teamed up with some young musicians to celebrate music in Easley. Members of the Crescent Heritage Junior Music Club were as Bagwell declared May 5-12 as National Music Week in Easley. Crescent Heritage Junior Music Club President Anne Mason said the club meets once a month. Meetings include a presentation and often guest speakers. “We have things that we focus in on, like particular composers or an element of music,” Mason said. The club is a member of the National Federation of Music Clubs, said Gilda Hendricks. Last year, the club was ranked in the top five among clubs nationwide. “The National Federation of Music Clubs has declared the first full week in May as National Music Week,” Hendricks said. The …
Saturday, May 4, 2013
City says cameras needed to protect investments downtown
Issues with troublemakers has caused city officials to install security cameras in Old Market Square. “We thought we needed them,” Mayor Larry Bagwell said. “As much money as we've got invested over there, we needed protection.” Cameras have also been installed at the gazebo and fountain. “The cameras are tied into the police department,” Bagwell said. City Administrator Fox Simons said young people have been hanging out in Old Market Square. “There's been some damage to the bathrooms in the amphitheater,” he said. “There's been some issues with skateboarders and things like that. It'll help us address those. It'll allow us to have an eye in the sky, if you will, to address those concerns.” The city's fountain has been soaped several times…
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Local mayors and county councilmen take part in Mayors on Meals, part of larger March for Meals Awareness Campaign for Pickens County Meals on Wheels.
Throughout the month of March, Pickens County Meals on Wheels (PCMOW) held its annual March for Meals Campaign. Created by the Meals On Wheels Association of America (MOWAA), this campaign is designed to raise awareness about senior hunger by connecting local businesses and public officials with Senior Nutrition Programs like Pickens County Meals on Wheels. Mayors For Meals is one of the key components of the March for Meals campaign. During the week of March 18 through March 22, Meals on Wheels hosted mayors and other elected officials as they delivered meals, thanked volunteers and learned more about the part Meals on Wheels plays in helping the homebound elderly and disabled remain healthy, fed, safe and independent. Each day focused on…
Friday, March 22, 2013
Mayors and other officials see first-hand what Meals on Wheels does for the community during “Mayors for Meals” campaign.
Meals on Wheels volunteers deliver smiles and a friendly word to the clients on the routes, as well as nutritious meals. On Wednesday morn ing, Easley Meals on Wheels drivers saw a friendly face as they picked up their clients' meals. Mayor Larry Bagwell helped Meals on Wheels prepare that day's meals. As he handed off th supplies, he thanked the drivers for what they do. “This is rewarding for me to see what they do to supply food throughout the county,” Bagwell said. “It's rewarding to see a little, small thing happening in this little building spreading throughout the county. It's wonderful to see people being fed here, people who are lonely, who look forward to this visit on a daily basis. It means a lot to them. “Some people sit in …
Friday, March 15, 2013
Pickens County YMCA CEO says he's grateful for summer camp partnership with city, hopes to partner in the future.
The Pickens County YMCA is gearing up for its summer camp program. Sid Collins, Pickens County YMCA CEO, said the Y will be moving its Easley camp back to the Easley Y from the J.B. “Red” Owens Recreation Complex, where it has been held for the past 6 years. There are many reasons behind the move, Collins said, including scheduling. “It's a very busy rec complex and a complicated YMCA schedule,” Collins said, adding he'd spoken to city officials and rec staff about the program. “We just came to the conclusion it'd be easier for both organizations to keep our sites separate.” Collins said he wanted to publicly thank the city for the summer camp partnership. “It's been great,” he said. “I wanted to give you a few quick numbers so you'll …
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Easley awards engineering contract for Oak Creek subdivision stormwater improvement project.
Easley officials are moving to eliminate a dangerous situation in the Oak Creek subdivision. “We've had a significant problem in the Oak Creek neighborhood with sinkholes, more developing,” City Administrator Fox Simons said. The city commissioned a study on the problem several years ago, one that came back with “astronomically high” prices, he said. Clink Link with the firm of Florence and Hutcheson offered to bring fresh eyes to the project, Simons said. “He came back with a cost estimate that was much more affordable,” he said. Monday night, Easley City Council approved awarding a $78,000 contract to Florence and Hutcheson for engineering services, project management and construction administration. “This will be a very messy project,” …
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Marshalls donates $5,000 to S.H.I.N.E. as part of Grand Opening celebration
For the past couple of weeks, Gerald Knight, Store Manager of the Easley Marshalls, and his staff have gotten used to a regular occurrence as they worked to get the store ready for it's Grand Opening. “As many of you now, 13 days ago when you walked by this building, there was nothing there,” Knight said this morning. I've seen many of you for the last 13 day. It's like that commercial for Marshalls where's she tapping on the window. I've seen you.” A large crowd of eager shoppers joined Marshalls staff, Greater Easley Chamber of Commerce members and Mayor Larry Bagwell this morning for the grand opening and ribbon-cutting of the new Marshalls. “We're really glad that you're here,” Knight said. “We're really proud to be in Easley.” …
Monday, February 25, 2013
Stephen D. Keener, President and Chief Executive Officer of Little League Baseball and Softball, tells Easley Patch about what makes Easley a great site for the Big League Baseball World Series.
Easley will host the Big League Baseball World Series for the 13th year this summer. This year's series will be held July 24-31 at the J.B. “Red” Owens Recreation Complex in Easley. Easley Patch recently sat down with Stephen D. Keener, President and Chief Executive Officer of Little League Baseball and Softball, to talk about what makes the Big League World Series and Easley such a great fit. The series had been held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida for about 26 years, Keener said. As the original organizers in Florida began to retire, Little League officials thought it might be time for a new home for the series, Keener said. “After 26 or 27 years, nobody really wanted to do it, but it was necessary,” he said. The series moved to Tucson, …
Sunday, February 24, 2013
City officials remain committed to project, provided details can be worked out.
“A lot of people have wondered what we're going to do with the Doodle Line,” Mayor Larry Bagwell said Thursday during his State of the City Address. “That is a big problem right now.” The Doodle Trail project would link Easley and Pickens by creating a bicycle and walking trail using the old Pickens Railway rail bed, known locally as the Doodle Line. Easley and Pickens City Councils want to work together on the project, with each city buying a portion of the rail bed. “We're going to buy it, if it all works out through the lawyers,” Bagwell said. Bagwell asked City Administrator Fox Simons to give an update on the legalities concerning purchasing the landed needed for their trail. “We are in our due diligence period,” Simons said. “We have…
Carolyn Farr Smith
10:48 am on Monday, February 25, 2013
Kent, last year was the first year I had attended! Great organization and it's truly amazing to learn more about the time and energy that Easley families, the city and volunteers put in to making this event a success each year. more ›