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“People aren’t always dressed appropriately when a deputy walks into their house.”

“After I tell them that, I do add that I once made a pizza upside down, and I once got into the wrong car at 3 a.m.”

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We are ﬁghting drug addiction the wrong way IN MY OWN WORDS

By Amber Hollingsworth

In response to at least 46 confirmed deaths, the DEA has temporarily classified the synthetic opioid U-47700, aka “Pink,” as a Schedule I substance, a classification that includes heroin, LSD, peyote and marijuana. This might appear to be a positive step toward saving lives, but it may negatively impact our nation’s opiate epidemic. There has been a lot of media coverage about the opiate epidemic lately, and I can certainly appreciate the fear our community feels about this problem. It’s justified. But as an addiction treatment professional, while I am happy there is a growing awareness about this problem, I’m concerned that our efforts to stop the problem are only making it worse. When a child is struggling with addiction, the first thing parents want to do is blame “bad influences,” doctors or even laws. The problem just isn’t that simple. One of the first things we teach families is they can’t control the problem by trying to control access. It’s natural for loved ones to react by throwing away the drug, forbidding certain relationships or taking away the per-

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son’s access to resources (money, a phone, transportation). But this never works. In fact, it usually makes things worse. Generally, the more they squeeze, the more creative the person becomes at getting drugs and the more contentious the relationship becomes. If someone wants to get drugs, they will. Today, our laws are focused on stopping drugs from getting in the country. But the more we limit the supply, the more the demand goes up — and so do the prices, which ultimately results in drug dealers being able to charge more for drugs. In addition, there is a lot of new legislation concerned with controlling access to prescription drugs. Once again, the solution is only worsening the problem. If a physician becomes aware one of their patients is addicted to their prescription pain pills, they will likely stop prescribing them (naturally, they don’t want to put their medical license in jeopardy). At this point, the individual needs the drug to function; otherwise they become very sick. So they will start buying them off the street, which very quickly becomes incredibly expensive. Pain pills cost up to $30 a pill on the street. Often the

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person must turn to extreme measures to be able to afford the pills. They generally start stealing, pawning or selling drugs themselves. If they start selling drugs, then they need to have customers to support their own habit. The individual will recruit others to take the drug to get the drugs they need, which causes the problem to spread. When it comes to pain pills, even those things won’t be enough, and that’s why people start using heroin. It usually happens when a person can’t get the pills they need for whatever reason, and they think, “I’ll just do heroin until I can get the pills I need.” It’s cheaper and sometimes easier to find. Now the problem has significantly worsened; after all, the risk of overdose on heroin is much greater, because there is no regulation regarding its manufacture. Recently there have been a string of overdoses due to heroin being mixed with fentanyl. Not only is the risk of overdose increasing, but there is also a risk of infection and the transmission of STDs due to the use of needles. Once again, our efforts to help are only making things worse. As this story plays out, the individual will alienate their friends and family, and they will likely get some sort of legal charges and have vocational problems. These legal charges will make it very difficult for the individual to gain sufficient employment, and with little support and resources, individuals find themselves trapped in a cycle of committing crimes to get their needs met. These people then have children they can’t take care of, and those children don’t get their needs met adequately, and the cycle continues for generations. It’s going to take a major shift in thinking to make a positive impact on our addiction problem, but when people are scared they tend to cling to irrational thinking. The recent media coverage of the deaths associated with the synthetic opioid Pink is just one example. Rather than focusing on limiting access, I propose we start putting our time, energy and resources toward combating the factors that make people vulnerable to addiction — genetics, grief and loss, underlying mental health disorders and trauma. If we decrease the demand, the supply will naturally diminish. Drugs are not the problem; addiction is. Amber Hollingsworth is a master addiction counselor and owner of Hope for Families Recovery Center in Greenville.

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2017 LEGISLATIVE PREVIEW

Big Issues, Big Price Tags Pension reform, roads and school funding are the top issues facing lawmakers this year CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF

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Too many needs, not enough money: that sums up what South Carolina lawmakers will face in the 2017 legislative session beginning Tuesday, Jan. 10. Pension reform, the state’s crumbling infrastructure and school funding are some of the issues legislators will face. Other issues include allowing teachers to carry guns and background checks on gun sales to inspection of dams. A series of bad investments and unrealistic expectations on returns since 1999 has left the state’s pension fund billions of dollars short. The pension system has a roughly $20 billion shortfall between the money it has on hand and the amount it has promised to pay current employees and retirees. State employees will have to pay more out of their paychecks for their retirements starting in July. Their employers, which include state agencies, school districts and local governments, will be paying more, too. Legislators are expected to consider a variety of ways to infuse more money into the system, including a cigarette tax increase, using money from the general fund and increasing employer contributions. They are also expected to consider changing from the defined benefit program currently in place to a 401(k) program for new employees that defines the employer contribution.

FIXING THE ROADS

The state’s crumbling roads continue to be an issue. Greenville Republican Sen. Ross Turner is among the sponsors of a bill that would phase in a 12-cent gas tax increase. The bill would index the gas tax for inflation, although any inflation increases would be capped. The bill also increases vehicle registration fees, driver’s license fees and increases the sales tax cap on vehicles from $300 to $600. The bill would provide tax relief by adjusting income tax brackets. Other bills would increase the gas tax by 7 cents and 10 cents. Senate Transportation Committee Chair Sen. Larry Grooms, R-Berkeley, filed legisla-

tion that would allow counties to impose a user fee on retail gas sales to be used for road improvements and maintenance projects. The user fee would have to be approved by voters in a referendum. Rep. Bill Crosby, R-Charleston, filed a bill that would require counties and municipalities that own off-street parking facilities to assess a 50-cent surcharge on each user to be put into the state highway fund for road and bridge repair and mass transit projects. Rep. Todd Rutherford, D-Richland, wants to amend the state constitution to allow betting on horse racing, professional sports and games of chance if the revenue is used for road and bridge maintenance, construction and repair.

FOCUS ON SCHOOLS

Sen. Gerald Malloy, D-Darlington, wants to allow school districts to pay lump sum bonuses to help retain top teachers. The bonuses could not exceed 20 percent of the teacher’s base salary. Rep. Cezar McKnight, D-Williamsburg, wants school uniforms required for all public school students. Another proposal would require school resource officers to undergo cultural training. Greenville Democratic Rep. Leola Robinson-Simpson, a former Greenville County School Board member, wants to create a new lottery game and use revenue from it to fund accelerated learning opportunities for underachieving students. Rep. Garry Smith, R-Greenville, wants to create a South Carolina College and University Board of Regents and eliminate the Commission of Higher Education and the state Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education. The law would consolidate oversight for all of the state’s public two-year and four-year colleges and develop a coordinated system of higher education in the state. Other bills legislators pre-filed last month were in response to recent events. Sen. Kevin Bryant, R-Anderson, introduced a bill that would allow teachers and other school personnel to carry weapons on school property. The bill is named after Jacob Hall, the Townville Elementary School student killed in a school shooting on Sept. 28. Another bill would refine the crime of disturbing schools. Critics of the state’s current law have said that it has resulted in arrests of students for behavior that used to be handled by the school. The law came under fire after an incident at Spring Valley High School in Richland County where a school resource officer placed a student who refused to give up her phone during class into a headlock and forced her out of her desk. Another stu-

dent who recorded the incident with her cell phone was charged with disturbing school. The American Civil Liberties Union is challenging the state’s law in federal court.

GUNS, HATE CRIMES AND DAMS

Sen. Mia McLeod, D-Richland, filed a law that would require federal background checks be complete before gun sales. Convicted Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof was able to buy the gun he used to kill nine members of Mother Emanuel church because results of his background check weren’t available during a three-day wait time. Roof had previously admitted to drug possession, something that would have prevented the sale. Greenville Democratic Sen. Karl Allen wants the legislature to pass a hate crime law. Another bill would consider a hate crime an aggravating circumstance in murder cases. Dam safety has been an issue since October 2015 when scores of dams broke during the October 2015 floods. Sen. Katrina Shealy, R-Lexington, wants to require inspections of all dams that are under state roads, while Sen. John Scott, D-Richland, wants the state Department of Health and Environmental Control to start a grant program to help dam owners pay for inspections. Dams and roads affected by the 2015 floods would receive priority.

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A Bonanza of Bills This year’s highlights, and lowlights, include legislation on straightticket voting and internet porn ﬁlters CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF

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From a bill that would require porn filters on all devices made or sold in South Carolina to another that would prevent those sentenced to probation for a violent crime or robbery from receiving probation again for a subsequent offense, lawmakers pre-filed 556 bills in advance of the 2017 session. Here is a sampling of some of them: A bill by Upstate Reps. Mike Burns, RGreenville, and Bill Chumley, R-Spartanburg, would require porn filters on all computers, tablets and smartphones manufactured or sold in the state. If device makers don’t want to install the filters or buyers want to remove them, they can — for a $20 fee. Speaking of porn, Sen. Darrell Jackson, DRichland, filed a bill that would make “revenge porn” a crime. Under the bill, it would be a misdemeanor to disseminate or sell any nude photo without the consent of the person pictured. A proposal by Rep. Steven Long, R-Spartanburg, would give South Carolina its own version of a bathroom bill. Local governments would be banned from requiring private clubs or buildings to allow guests to use the bathroom of their choice if the bill passes. In December, legislators in North Carolina failed to repeal that state’s controversial HB2 bill, which mandated transgender people use the bathroom of their biological gender. The law has cost North Carolina millions. In other restroom news, Rep. Robert Williams, D-Darlington, has filed a bathroom bill South Carolina shoppers could get behind. It would require retail establishments to provide restroom facilities for customers if they ask. A bill filed by Rep. Todd Rutherford, DRichland, would make it illegal to discriminate based on a person’s sexual orientation when it comes to housing, employment or home health and hospice care. A driver who was not at fault in a wreck would not see their car insurance rates go up

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under a bill pre-filed by Rep. Mac Toole, R-Lexington. A proposal filed by Reps. Heather Crawford and Russell Fry, both Republicans of Horry, would not allow counties to have multiple school districts. Another bill filed by Sen. Tom Young, R-Aiken, would require school districts to have at least 2,500 students to get state money. South Carolina public school students would be required to receive instruction in advanced manufacturing, financial litera-

cy, importance of voting and the U.S. Constitution. Voters would have to push more buttons in the voting booth if a proposal from Rep. Laurie Funderburk, D-Kershaw, to eliminate straight-ticket voting passes. If Rep. Joseph Jefferson, D-Berkeley, has his way, drivers in South Carolina would be required to display their vehicle registration card, proof of insurance and driver’s license on the driver’s side corner of the dashboard — unless the vehicle

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doesn’t have a dash. Then, the information would have to be in the driver’s immediate possession. Police officers would have to undergo a mental health evaluation before being certified or recertified, under a pre-filed House bill. They would also have to undergo annual diversity training. School buses would be equipped with wireless internet under a bill introduced by Sen. Gerald Malloy, D-Darlington. School districts would also have to adopt a plan to make school buses available to students on non-school days, including weekends and summers. Once they got to school, students would get free breakfast and lunch if a bill pre-filed by Sen. Katrina Shealy, RLexington, passes. Taxpayers would get breaks from several pre-filed bills. Sen. Chip Campsen, R-Charleston, wants to phase out capital gains taxes over 10 years. He also filed a bill that would give tax credits for long-term care insurance. Jackson filed bills allowing income tax credits for those serving as caregivers for senior citizens and exempts 100 percent of the value of a home if homeowners are at least 70 years old and have lived there for 30 years. Businesses would get a break, too. Sen. Sean Bennett, RDorchester, introduced legislation to exempt 42.75 percent of the fair market value of manufacturing property from property taxes. The exemption would be phased in over five years. Drug dealers could be charged with involuntary manslaughter if the drugs they sell result in the death of the user under a bill filed by Sen. Greg Hembree, R-Horry.

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Greenville County Library hosts free coding classes Bootcamp introduces front-end development languages like HTML, CSS and JavaScript ANDREW MOORE | STAFF

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The Greenville County Library System has wrapped up its first session of free coding classes to prepare more people for highsalary tech jobs. The library recently held a graduation ceremony for more than 20 Greenville residents who completed the SC Codes program. Now, the library is gearing up for its second set of coding classes, which begin on Jan. 30. The classes last 12 weeks and are designed to teach skills such as website development and the development of software and apps for mobile devices. The classes focus on the basic front-end web development languages, such as HTML, CSS and JavaScript. “By leveraging resources from multiple community partners, the program offers a support system to keep students motivated as they learn programming plus helps them address issues that could interfere with their success,” said Brian Morrison, discovery services manager at the Greenville County Library System. Students work independently on their own schedule and meet one day each week for two hours at the Hughes Main Library to review their progress, “get unstuck” and learn from experienced mentors from the tech industry. Students are required to complete at least 10 hours of training each week as well as complete various software development projects that expand their portfolios for potential employers. The Greenville County Library System and S.C. Department of Commerce started the SC Codes program in July to address the employment gap and lack of diversity in the

state’s growing tech industry. According to a press release, SC Codes focuses on women, minorities and people facing barriers to employment, such as veterans. The Greenville County Library System has partnered with Greenville County Workforce Development, Upstate Warrior Solution, Women Who Code, Hispanic Alliance and other groups to boost diversity. Morrison said the library’s successful partnership with Women Who Code Greenville led to a high number of female applicants for the first session, with two-thirds of the enrolled students being women. One of those students was Greenville resident Bethany Winston. “I had wanted

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to learn how to program for years, but as a mom with two small children [and] going back to school, it was not possible,” Winston said. “When I heard about SC Codes and their free 12-week course, I knew that this class was my chance to study programming with the help of an instructor. Having a class and deadlines motivated me to learn faster and more consistently than I was able to accomplish through self-study. The SC Codes mentors provided help and encouragement when I encountered problems that I couldn’t solve on my own,” she added. Other South Carolina cities could enjoy those benefits soon. The Greenville County Library System’s SC Codes program is funded for at least a year through a $40,000 grant from the Department of Commerce. However, the program is “being developed with the idea of being scalable to other communities,” according to a press release.

The student application and more information about the program and required pre-work are available online at the SC Codes website, SCCodes.org.

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‘Don’t Dictate — Collaborate’ Greenville’s new planning director believes in cooperation between government and developers CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF

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Greenville finally has a new planning director after months of vacancy. His name is Jay Graham, and he’s anti-bureaucracy and anti-red tape. In fact, Graham believes government should be an active part of the planning and construction process and not an independent, outside deterrent. “Regulation is a necessary part of any construction project, but we’re here to serve,” Graham said. “Don’t dictate; team and collaborate. It forces you out of your

comfort zone. If you listen and have open lines of communication, you can meld that into a solution that works for everyone. That should not be interpreted as ‘make everybody happy.’” Over the course of his career, Graham has been on both sides. For four years, he was the planning and building director in Florence County. Prior to that, he worked in Wilmington, N.C., as the head of that city’s building, code and zoning program. But before entering public service, he worked in the construction industry and as a licensed architect. Graham begins on Jan. 17. Greenville’s planning and development manager position has been open since July when Michael Kerski left to become the planning director in Shakopee, Minn., a city southwest of Minneapolis. Graham said the Greenville job presented the rare combination of a great professional opportunity and a chance to be closer to his family. Graham was born in Winston-Salem, N.C., and has lived across

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the Southeast and in Europe. Graham’s father, sister and three grown children all live in South Carolina and western North Carolina. “It’s not home, but it’s where my family lives,” he said.

The incoming city planner said Greenville has been able to do what a lot of cities haven’t — transform from a vision into a reality. Continuing to advance that vision is a priority, he said. “Greenville has done a lot of good things. I think the challenge is to stay on top of the strengths it already has going. A lot of times, you get the vision started, but it’s difficult to keep it going,” he said. “It’s like a fire. If it’s not tended and nurtured, it will go out.” Graham began his career digging ditches and tying foundation rebar. He then joined a five-man framing crew and framed new homes on the Gulf Coast of Florida before working in commercial construction as a trim carpenter and project superintendent. Graham then earned a degree in architecture. He began working in the public sector in the 1980s.

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OPINION PALMETTO POLITICS AS USUAL

Sanford: Fear causing some in Congress to keep Trump criticisms to themselves By Chris Haire

If there is one thing that you can say about former S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford, it’s that he sticks to his guns. During his time as governor, and now back as a congressman representing the state’s 1st Congressional District, Sanford is known for taking principled stands — some good, some quixotic, some detrimental to his constituents (like turning down federal stimulus funds Palmetto State taxpayers had already paid for). Sanford rarely, if ever, wavers when it comes to public policy matters. He says what he means and means what he says. Take his criticism of President-elect Donald Trump. Earlier this year, Sanford joined Democrats in calling on Trump to release his tax records, as pretty much every modern president has. Not surprisingly, some of Trump’s more enthusiastic supporters let the Luv Guv know they weren’t pleased with his comments. In a recent Politico post, Sanford talks about this, as well as the reluctance of some of his fellow Republicans in Congress to criticize The Donald. Sanford said, “Nobody wants to go first. ... People are naturally reticent to be the first out of the block for fear of Sean Hannity, for fear of Breitbart, for fear of local folks.” According to Politico, Sanford is worried this fear of a “hair-trigger backlash against perceived dissenters ... will stifle debate and hinder policymaking.” The former governor added, “Free speech is one of the hallmarks of our republic. ... If people are afraid to say what they think based on fear of reprisal … that’s not free speech.” Unlike some Republicans at the Capitol, Sanford said he is not afraid to criticize Trump. The Upstate’s own Trey Gowdy, U.S. representative from the 4th Congressional District, is similarly unwilling to kowtow to the anti-criticism crowd. On several occasions, Gowdy has said that he believes the executive branch has assumed too much power and that under the new administration, he wants Congress to take some of that power back — and it doesn’t matter if he and Trump are seemingly on the same squad — or that Gowdy

is serving on The Donald’s transition team. In a recent Washington Post article, Gowdy said, “The legislative branch was designed to be, and at one point was, the most powerful of the three branches. It is without question the weakest of the three branches now. Part of that is because we’ve allowed that to happen.” However, Gowdy says that whenever he and others have called for an investigation into alleged abuses by the Obama administration, the effort immediately becomes politicized. He hopes that under Trump, that will change. “When you do it in respect to your own team, maybe then the analysis switches to a constitutional analysis and not a political analysis,” Gowdy said. “The House has a responsibility to provide oversight no matter who’s in the White House.” In a Politico report, Gowdy expanded on this concern slightly, wondering aloud if his fellow legislators will do anything to take back the power they’ve abdicated during the George W. Bush presidency and which continued unchecked during the Obama administration. “Will we take this opportunity to call back any of the power we have ceded over the last decade with respect to regulatory control, with respect to appropriations?” Gowdy asked. And like Sanford, Gowdy believes that these are tough times for free speech, a belief he emphasized at a gathering by the Concerned Veterans for America, a group dedicated to defending the First Amendment. Concerned Veterans for America are also seeking to reform the Veterans Administration. Gowdy said, “You should have the right to say things that I fundamentally disagree with. Today, the sun may shine on me, but it won’t be that way all the time. Tomorrow, they might want to censor me.” And if they’re afraid of Sean Hannity and Breitbart, they might even censor themselves. Chris Haire is the editor of the Greenville Journal and Upstate Business Journal.

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A NEW MISSION UNDER WILL LEWIS, THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE SETS ITS SIGHTS ON GREENVILLE’S GROWING GANG POPULATION AND ONLINE SEXUAL PREDATORS ANDREW MOORE | STAFF

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reenville County has a new sheriff, and he wants to make changes to how things have traditionally been done. Will Lewis, a 40-year-old Simpsonville resident and former sheriff’s deputy, upset incumbent Steve Loftis in a primary runoff last June and later won over 98 percent of voters to defeat write-in candidate Paul Guy in the Nov. 8 general election. “It’s been very humbling,” Lewis said. “The good Lord has given me this opportunity to be a servant leader for this community, and I plan on invoking things I’ve learned from law enforcement and military.” Lewis plans to make several changes within the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office. That includes streamlining the command staff, which the new sheriff claims was too large. “The direction in which the Sheriff’s Office is moving is a paradigm shift. We’re going to be advancing law enforcement, and I need those leadership positions filled by people who buy into my ideas,” he said. Lewis added that he’s offered previous command staff members various jobs within the agency and that no one has declined yet. He would not disclose how many previous command staff members were affected during the restructuring. He did, however, add that no one above the rank of captain had been moved and that his command staff will include Chief Deputy John Eldridge, who previously served the agency as assistant sheriff under Loftis.

TARGETING GANGS

One of the items at the top of Lewis’ to-do list: addressing Greenville County’s growing gang problem. It’s a problem that the agency has been aware of for some time. “There are pockets in every area of the county,” said Master Deputy Dave Whitlock, who oversees the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office gang investigation unit. He added that there are between 50 and 60 gangs throughout the county, including national gangs such as the Bloods, Crips and Folk Nation and homegrown neighborhood gangs, some named after the area in which they are based and others that are unnamed. Police say confirmed and self-professed gang member Deontea Mackey gunned down Greenville Police Officer Allen Jacobs on March 18 as the officer tried to question the 17-year-old convicted felon about trying to acquire a weapon. Numbers are hard to come by, but Whitlock puts the number of gang members in the hundreds. Thirteenth Circuit Solicitor Walt Wilkins, who started fighting gangs in South Carolina in 2005 as South Carolina’s U.S. Attorney, said there could be up to 900 gang members in Greenville County. Wilkins said it’s difficult to say how much of Greenville County’s crime is tied to gangs. “We prosecute the underlying violent crime,” he said. “It’s not against the law to walk around saying you’re a member of the Bloods or the Hell’s Angels, just like it’s not against the law to say you’re a member of the Ku Klux Klan.” Lewis plans to create a social media task force that focuses on gang-related crimes. Social media monitoring allows law enforcement to constantly target, track and archive information posted on social media from millions of people. It can be used by police to monitor and log posts on popular sites such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, regarding everything from protests to potential threats. According to a 2015 survey conducted by the International Association of Police, more than 300 law enforcement agencies across the country currently use social media for listening or monitoring, while more than 400 use it for intelligence purposes. “Bad guys can’t stop talking about what they’re going to do and how they’re going to do it,” Lewis said. “Gang members are notorious for that. They take pictures of cash and dope and then post in on their social media profiles. That’s public information once it hits the social feeds.” “We’re going to capture indicators to identify these people and hopefully prevent these crimes from occurring,” he added. Lewis said the Sheriff’s Office hasn’t purchased social media monitoring software yet, but that the agency is currently “weighing several options.” He added that the agency would likely use federal grants and its Drug Seizure Asset Fund to purchase the technology. According to the Brennan Center for Justice, a nonpartisan law and policy institute, about 151 counties, cities and law enforcement agencies across the country have spent up to $200,000 to purchase social media monitoring technology. But despite its enthusiastic adoption by law enforcement agencies, only a small number of agencies have publicly available policies on how they use the software, according to the Brennan Center for Justice. “We have to ensure that these tools are being used in a manner consistent with civil liberties, civil rights and constitutional values,” says Rachel Levinson-Waldman, senior counsel in the Brennan Center’s Liberty and National Security Program, in a statement. “It is critical that elected leaders and police departments be transparent about the social media monitoring services they use, how taxpayer money is spent and what happens to the data.”

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“BAD GUYS CAN’T STOP TALKING ABOUT WHAT THEY’RE GOING TO DO AND HOW THEY’RE GOING TO DO IT. GANG MEMBERS ARE NOTORIOUS FOR THAT.”

PREDATORS BECOME PREY

For Lewis, who has three children of his own, curbing online child predators is another one of his top priorities as sheriff. He is currently developing an Internet Crimes Against Children Unit (ICAC) for Greenville County. “ICAC is going to be responsible for hunting down child predators and resolving this growing problem,” Lewis said. “This is a trend that’s happening across the country. South Carolina and Greenville County aren’t immune to it.” In 2015, Greenville County had the largest number of sexual abuse investigations in the state with 47 cases. “We haven’t had investigators dedicated to this problem on a local scale,” Lewis said. “These predators have been able to freely operate in Greenville County without the threat of prosecution. That’s coming to an end.” Lewis said technology has made it easier for child predators to target and connect with minors online. “Social media and apps aren’t always used with good intentions,” Lewis said. “I feel like it’s gotten a lot worse in recent years as children and adults are both using social media more.” According to the Pew Research Center, 71 percent of American teens, ages 13 to 17, use more than one social media site. Facebook remains the most used site with 71 percent of all teens using the site. Half of those teens use Instagram and 3 percent use Snapchat. Lewis has dedicated two investigators from the Sheriff ’s Office to the ICAC Unit, which will work directly with Greenville County’s Criminal Forensics Unit and the state’s ICAC Task Force, which has been administered by the state Attorney General’s Office since 1998 to curb child predators. The ICAC Unit will be using social media to combat child predators. They plan to go online and pretend to be minors and connect with potential child predators through various sites and social media apps, such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat, according to Lewis. The unit will also monitor the distribution and use of child pornography by tagging online material. If a person tries to download material that’s been tagged as child pornography, investigators will be able to easily identify the child predator. LEWIS continued on PAGE 14

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A SECOND PAIR OF EYES

ADOPT-A-COP

Much of a Greenville County deputy’s job involves interactions with criminal suspects. Some of those interactions can be deadly, which is why many deputies wear bulletproof vests and other protective equipment. But what you might not know is that your neighborhood “Officer Friendly” has to shell out hundreds of dollars to keep themselves safe. “Greenville County only funds a portion of the cost when a deputy requests a bulletproof vest,” said Lewis, who had to purchase his first bulletproof vest when he joined the Greenwood City Police Department in 1998. He added, “These young men and women are coming out of the military or college with no money, and they’re having to pay for their portion of lifesaving equipment. It can cost them hundreds of dollars. That’s just ridiculous.” Lewis is starting an Adopt-A-Cop program to help Greenville County deputies pay for their equipment. The idea is simple: Donors adopt a deputy of their choice for the cost of equipment, and that equipment is then purchased and given to the officer, not the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office. “The financial resources that someone supplies to a law enforcement officer can offset taxpayer dollars by providing the equipment that deputy needs, minus the vehicle, for daily operations and functions,” Lewis said. The new program could help build community between law enforcement and the public. “It creates a sense of personal investment for the deputy and community,” Lewis said. “Our deputies who receive a donation will be responsible for checking in with their providers from time to time.” “They’ll show up outfitted in their equipment, able to say, ‘This is what you bought me. You fulfilled my dream, my calling,’” Lewis added. “‘I’m now able to stand here equipped with what you bought me and you can see with your own two eyes that I’m here for you and this community.’”

Greenville County’s new sheriff, Will Lewis, plans to continue recent efforts to outfit deputies with body cameras. “These cameras are not going to prevent or resolve every issue; however, it should work as an objective observer for the law enforcement officer and the public,” he said. Last year, Greenville County Council unanimously agreed that a $135,000 grant from the S.C. Public Safety Coordinating Council would be used to purchase 125 body cameras for the Greenville County Sheriff ’s Office. This puts the agency in compliance with the body camera law signed by Gov. Nikki Haley last June following the highly publicized shooting death of Walter Scott by former North Charleston police officer Michael Slager. The law required roughly 300 state and local law enforcement agencies to adopt body cameras, storage units and policies, which must be approved by the Law Enforcement Training Council. The council specified that agencies don’t have to follow the body camera law until they receive “full funding” from the state. In an interview with the Greenville Journal last October, Loftis said he didn’t request funding for them in the $42 million Sheriff’s Office budget, because the state said it would pay for them. Last year, the state set aside $3.4 million in grant funding for law enforcement agencies to purchase body cameras and storage equipment. The Greenville County Sheriff ’s Office requested $700,000 to outfit 440 deputies. In July, the Public Safety Coordinating Council announced that 168 agencies would get partial funding. The $135,000 grant was awarded to the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office on Aug. 1 and approved by the Finance Committee on Oct 10. On Oct. 28, the Greenville County Sheriff ’s Office sent out a request for proposals. The agency later purchased Panasonic Arbitrator body cameras, which cost the county $168,000, said Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Ryan Flood. The Sheriff’s Office used funds from its 2016 Justice Assistance Grant to account for the remaining cost. Lewis tried to raise funds for the body cameras through local businesses and investors. “I had tapped the private sector so that we could have alleviated some of the financial pressure off the taxpayers. Unfortunately, I wasn’t allowed to implement that. They went ahead and jumped ahead of me and purchased them,” Lewis said. He added, “Currently, I have no plans to seek outside funding. As the program continues to grow over time, if funding is available to alleviate spending to the taxpayer, I may reconsider. Ultimately, my goal is to provide the best law enforcement services, including equipment, to the residents of the County of Greenville while using the least amount of taxpayers’ dollars.” Sgt. Jeff Ward, who oversaw the purchase of the body cameras, said the Sheriff’s Office chose the Panasonic body cameras because they have the same components and storage units as the agency’s in-car cameras. Last June, the Greenville County Sheriff ’s Office used $1.9 million in drug seizure money to purchase about 300 Panasonic Arbitrator in-car video systems with a 360-degree camera and a pair of network storage devices with 434 terabytes of storage space. Lewis considered a different brand of body cameras. He said footage from the agency’s in-car systems could be obtained through the Freedom of Information of Act. However, footage from the body cameras cannot. Regardless, the footage from the Panasonic body camera is automatically uploaded to the in-car camera system, making it available to the public. “People aren’t always dressed appropriately when a deputy walks into their house. For example, someone might hear their alarm go off when they’re in the shower and they decided to step out with a towel wrapped around them. The deputy ends up in that person’s home looking for an intruder and their body camera records the person in their towel. That footage can then be legally obtained, because it’s been uploaded to the car,” Lewis said. “That’s a big problem.” While the 125 body cameras and current in-car systems will remain in service, Lewis plans on purchasing Pro-Vision BC-300 body cameras and storage units for the deputies without body cameras. “They’re half the price and much more efficient,” Lewis said.

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The Greenville County Sheriff’s Ofﬁce purchased 125 Panasonic Arbitrator body worn cameras last year. But new sheriff Will Lewis said the agency should have purchased the Pro-Vision BC-300 body cameras instead. Here is a comparison of the two cameras.

PANASONIC ARBITRATOR BODY CAMERA

• Cost between $900 and $1,100 per camera • Records up to 720p high-deﬁnition video • Last more than 12 hours with three-hour recharge time • Capable of capturing pre-event and post-event footage • Has one-touch recording and one-touch photo capabilities • Features password protection • Built-in GPS records location, time and date and ofﬁcer ID • Has synchronized triggering with in-car video system • Data can be saved on in-car storage networks

PRO-VISION BC-300 BODY CAMERA

• Cost about $300 per camera • Records up to 1296p high-definition video • Last more than 12 hours with three-hour recharge time • Has night vision capabilities • Capable of capturing pre-event and post-event footage • Has one-touch recording and one-touch photo capabilities • Features password protection • Built-in GPS records location, time and date and officer ID • Features waterproof coating • Offers a 150-degree field-of-view • Has 32GB of built-in data storage

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Eagle Scout John Claffey is recognized for Boy Scout achievement by Troop 9 leaders Marshall Gaddy, left, and Tim Poole.

Eagle Scout earns last of 141 merit badges MELINDA YOUNG | CONTRIBUTOR

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When Eagle Scout John Claffey celebrated his 18th birthday on Dec. 14, he also received a big honor – one that only two other people in South Carolina have earned in the past 106 years. Claffey collected the last nine of 141 Boy Scout merit badges that he has worked for since becoming a scout in 2010. He has earned every single merit badge available to him, including four merit badges that were available only during the Boy Scouts of America’s centennial anniversary year in 2010. In the 106 years since the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) program started, there have been 321 scouts to complete all of the merit badge requirements available to them, according to MeritBadgeKnot.com. By contrast, more than 4,000 people, including close to 600 Americans, have climbed Mount Everest. The Boy Scouts of America national office could not confirm the total number of scouts who have earned all available merit badges,

but said that it’s “an extremely rare achievement,” and BSA congratulates Claffey on his “amazing accomplishment in scouting.” Each Boy Scout merit badge can take between six hours and three months to complete, says Tim Poole, assistant scoutmaster for Claffey’s Troop 9 at Buncombe Street United Methodist Church. Scouts must earn 21 merit badges, starting around age 11, to become an Eagle Scout. It might take a scout more than 1,000 hours of work to earn all of the merit badges, and the deadline is a scout’s 18th birthday. “When you turn 18, you can’t move up in rank or earn any more merit badges – so everything has to be done before your 18th birthday,” Poole says. Claffey’s inspiration for the daunting task of learning everything from “American business” to “woodwork” was his mother, Shannon Kelly. “My brother was a Boy Scout and Eagle Scout, and my mom was really involved,” Claffey says. “She said it would be cool if I pushed myself harder to doing more than just getting the Eagle Scout.”

So he did exactly that, and along the way he discovered his passion for engineering, which is what he’ll major in next year in college. “These merit badges have broadened his understanding of the world,” Kelly says. With each badge work, Claffey learned what he liked and disliked about various careers. To earn his dentistry badge, he read information about dental decay and gum disease, but he also visited a dentist. “He doesn’t just go to the dentist, he knows what the dentist does because of the dentistry merit badge,” Kelly says. The reason so few scouts achieve the goal of earning every merit badge is because it’s difficult to find instructors without traveling to various Merit Badge University events, which typically are one-day classes that teach a particular merit badge, Poole says. Claffey has taken merit badge classes locally but also in North Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Virginia. “A number of scouts lose interest in earning merit badges when they’re in high school,” Poole notes.

Boy Scout Merit Badge and Eagle Scout Facts Since the Boy Scouts of America was founded in 1910, there are 321 confirmed cases of Boy Scouts earning all of the merit badges available to them. The first confirmed Boy Scout to earn all of his merit badges was Stephen Porter of Fayetteville, N.Y., who earned 57 merit badges in 1914. South Carolina Boy Scouts who earned all of their merit badges: a scout from Winnsboro in 2013 and a scout from Greenville in 2009. Merit badges continually are added, changed and retired, so the total number available varies from year to year. Currently there are more than 140 badges available. The new merit badges include badges for animation and robotics. There are 2.4 million youths involved in Boy Scouts; 54,366 scouts became Eagle Scouts in 2015. Sources: Boy Scouts of America and MeritBadgeKnot.com

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Claffey’s merit badge achievement might have required a single-minded determination, but it wasn’t the only thing he has done for the past six years. “He’s an interesting boy,” Poole says. “He’s well-rounded — on student council, plays sports, and he stays busy with school. But he’s also had time to do scouting.” Claffey will be recognized for his achievement in February at the BSA Blue Ridge Council banquet in Greenville. In Poole’s 40 years of being involved with

Troop 9, including his time as a Boy Scout who earned his Eagle Scout rank in the 1980s, he says he has had a handful of boys who said they wanted to try to earn all of the merit badges. Claffey was the only one who made it happen. Poole’s first inkling that the teenager might reach this goal was earlier in 2016 when Claffey had only the nine badges left to earn. Of the remaining badges, there were two that Claffey says were most challenging: cycling and bugling. “Bugling was definitely the hardest, be-

cause I’m not a musician, and learning the songs was difficult,” Claffey says. “Cycling was hard because of the long bike rides and the physical toll.” To earn the cycling badge, a scout has to follow seven lengthy requirements, including knowing how to clean and adjust a bike’s brakes, taking two rides of 10 miles each, two rides of 15 miles each, two rides of 25 miles each and taking one 50-mile trip, completed within eight hours. Claffey also received his 15th palm award

— a silver one — for having earned more than half of his merit badges after he became an Eagle Scout in May 2013. The Eagle Scout rank, the merit badges, the palm awards — all are nice, but it’s not the only reason Kelly, a single mother, has driven her third of four children around the Southeast to attend classes. “The volunteers who teach the badges, who work with the scouts, are great role models,” she says. “If anything good happens in the world, you can bet there’s a Boy Scout there.”

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Activities, awards and accomplishments

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Senior receives scholarship to pursue pilot certificate

Students participate in 15-hour endurance race in Birmingham The school’s automotive culture and engineering students placed second in their class and 16th overall in a Chump Race, a 15-hour endurance race, at Barber Motorsports Park in Bir(left to right) Ethan Lee, Will Cobb, instructor Chris White and James Daughtry pictured with the trophy for sportsmanship and spirit. mingham, Ala., where they were the pit crew. There were 85 teams total. In addition, the team won an award for sportsmanship and spirit for being well behaved and supporting the team.

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Adam Enggasser, a Greenville High senior, has been awarded one of 21 $5,000 scholarships through Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association’s You Can Fly High School Aviation Initiative. The $105,000 in scholarships was awarded to current high school students ages 15 to 18 who intend to earn an initial pilot certificate; the scholarships were made possible by donations to the AOPA Foundation. The 13 young men and eight young women awarded scholarships were selected from a pool of more than 300 applicants. Enggasser is the only recipient from South Carolina. AOPA’s High School Aviation Initiative is part of You Can Fly, an umbrella program created by AOPA to pursue individual, targeted approaches to building the pilot community.

LEGACY CHARTER SCHOOL

School holds K5 open house during open enrollment K5 enrollment runs through Feb. 3. Open House events will be held Jan. 12, 8:30-10:30 a.m., and Jan. 17, 3–5 p.m. The elementary address is 1613 W. Washington St., and the phone number is 214-1600. Visit legacycharterschool.com/k5-enrollment.php for more information. Submit education news items at bit.ly/GJEducation.

Community news, events and happenings

HONORED

Seabrook Marchant presented with the ‘Sheriff’s Award’ Seabrook Marchant was presented with the “Sheriff’s Award” for leadership and support of law enforcement at the 36th Annual Greenville County Sheriff’s Office Awards Ceremony held on Dec. 8 at Taylors First Baptist Church. Sheriff Steve Loftis presented the award along with longtime former Sheriff Johnny Mack Brown. Seabrook was recognized for his efforts in organizing and implementing LEAD Greenville (Law Enforcement Appreciation Day), which was an opportunity for local business to recognize and reward law enforcement personnel with special discounts or services from their businesses.

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Share the Love, Fairway Subaru will donate $250 for every new vehicle sold or leased between Nov. 17 and Jan. 3 to the customer’s choice of four national charities or Meals on Wheels of Greenville. In 2015, Subaru Share the Love funded nearly 4,000 meals for the homebound clients of Meals on Wheels of Greenville.

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HRP Associates donates more than 1,000 pounds of food to Loaves & Fishes HRP Associates in Greenville recently rallied their business neighbors to collect food for Loaves & Fishes. At the conclusion of the food drive, more than 1,000 pounds of food was collected and a $250 donation was also given to Loaves & Fishes.

Pictured from left are HRP employees Russell Ballard, Dan McDonnell, Laura Lopez Sosa, Tina Blaszkiewicz, Ty Hawkins and Anthony Hermann.

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(From left to right) Kathryn Johnson (Pendleton Place), Sandra Miller (Clement’s Kindness), Peter Larocque (President, North American Technology Solutions, SYNNEX Corporation), Laurie Rovin (A Child’s Haven), Bill Tiller (Make-A-Wish South Carolina) (Photographer: Mike Burton)

SYNNEX Share the Magic raises more than $1.5 million for Upstate charities SYNNEX Share the Magic, a charity fundraising initiative created by SYNNEX Corporation, announced it raised more than $1.5 million for four Upstate children’s charities. Beneficiaries of SYNNEX Share the Magic include A Child’s Haven, Clement’s Kindness, Make-A-Wish South Carolina and Pendleton Place.

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Fairway Subaru donates to Meals on Wheels of Greenville On Dec. 13, Fairway Subaru employees packaged nearly 1,500 meals for the homebound in Greenville County. In addition to packaging meals, Fairway Subaru is partnering with Meals on Wheels of Greenville for the Subaru Share the Love Event for the seventh consecutive year. As a part of

The Country Santa donates gifts to Upstate children for 39th year The RoundTowners volunteer group collected toys and cash for the Country Santa in Pumpkintown. The Country Santa is celebrating their 39th year of collecting and delivering toys and food to needy families, including more than 3,000 children living in the Upstate. Pictured left to right are Charles Gill, 2017 RT President; Buddy Cox, the Country Santa; and Charles Brantley, 2016 RT President.

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Swamp Rabbit Café and Grocery, 205 Cedar Lane Road, has been awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to add a whole-animal butchery. The on-site butchery will be the first of its kind in the Upstate that sells only local meat, offering grass-fed and grass-finished beef, pasture-raised meats, artisan charcuterie and more from its existing family of 20 local meat farms. “It is our goal to introduce our customers to some of the less familiar parts of animals with the idea that a chicken is more than just a breast, and pork is more than just chops,” said a press release from Swamp Rabbit Café. “Our staff will be on hand to familiarize and educate our customers, and we will go further by expanding our Cook Local classes in order to teach customers how to prepare the less common meats and to take advantage of all that an animal has to offer.” The store is currently seeking an experienced butcher who is passionate about its mission to further contribute to the local food economy.

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NEO BURRITO IS COMING TO GREENVILLE

Asheville’s Neo Burrito, a wacky burrito shop whose story includes an account of how the owner thawed from cryonic preservation on a spaceship, is coming to Greenville in 2017, according to Rakan Draz of Avison Young. Draz is working with Neo on the restaurant’s Greenville location. Neo Burrito has three Asheville locations. Neo Burrito’s menu includes a breakfast menu served all day — check out the “Quesadomelette” (meat, eggs, two veggies and cheese) — along with burritos, tacos, quesadillas, soups, salads and chips and dips with names like “Chupacabra” (rice, chili beans, jerk chicken, bacon, choice of chorizo or ground beef, pineapple salsa, Ninja Sauce, beets and chipotle aioli), “Hot N’Heavy” (rice, pinto beans, chicken, steak, bacon, cheese, fresh jalapeños and Ninja Sauce), “Nacho Shihan” (chips topped with a choice of protein, with beans, cheese, lettuce, olives, jalapeños, pico, sour cream and guacamole) and “Bonehead Salad” (spring mix with maple balsamic, tomatoes, corn, beans, cucumbers, tortilla strips and chicken). The menu also includes gluten-free and vegan options. Visit neoburrito.com to see more.

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To help celebrate the lives and legacies of military heroes who died in service to their nation, Clemson University 2000 graduate Seth Jordan started Dog Tag Brewing LLC, a partnership with Pabst Brewing Co., which produces, markets and distributes Dog Tag Legacy Lager. The brew’s unique 16-ounce cans have memorialized 32 warriors in its first year with replica dog tags emblazoned on each can that includes their name, rank, hometown, birthdate and killed-in-action date. “When a consumer buys our beer, they know proceeds are going to teaching our nation about its fallen warriors,” Jordan said. “We are similar to the Newman’s Own brand in that we make grants. In our case, it’s to families who want their loved ones remembered. Their funding can be for a variety of projects, including everything from high school scholarships to Little League park projects.” Founded by Jordan in 2015 in Bozeman, Mont., The Dog Tag Brewing Foundation owns the brewing company and serves as a grant-maker to help families create a legacy for fallen loved ones in their communities. “I wanted to create a product that would drive philanthropy, create awareness for our nation’s fallen warriors and the projects their families work on to preserve their legacies, and beer happened to be that product,” said Jordan, a decorated Marine who has served both in the air and on the ground in Afghanistan. “When people drink our Czech-style pilsner, they’re drinking with a purpose in that 100 percent of our profits benefit charities created or selected by Gold Star families to help further the legacy of their fallen loved one.” Seven Marines in Jordan’s unit were killed when two helicopters collided. The event inspired him to find a way to remember his friends, and others who died in defense of their country. Dog Tag Brewingʼs Legacy Lager is now available in South Carolina.

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New hires prepare Artisphere for future growth To prepare for continued growth, Artisphere has added two new employees to the organization’s full-time staff. The nonprofit appointed Elise Luthi to the position of logistics coordinator and Megan Hall as the communications and administrative coordinator. Now in its 13th year, Artisphere has doubled its staff from two to four people for the 2017 festival, May 12–14. The staff expansion reflects the festival’s growth since its inaugural event in 2005. In the last five years, the festival has expanded the site north on Main Street to Court Street and south across Augusta Street. Festival hours were extended, programming has doubled and the number of accepted artists increased from 120 to 135. For the past four years, Luthi, originally from Greenville, was special events coordinator at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C. Hall, also a Greenville native, began working with Artisphere as an intern.

PREACH IT Rev. Billy C. Wirtz talks about the unbridled joy of the boogie-woogie blues VINCENT HARRIS | CONTRIBUTOR

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A show by the Rev. Billy C. Wirtz, the self-proclaimed leader of the Church of Polyester Worship and Horizontal Throbbing Teenage Desire, is a collision of styles and influences, not all of them musical. Wirtz is a master of boogie-woogie piano, with a steady left hand and an impossibly flexible right. He can fly up and down the keys like Jerry Lee Lewis, but he’s got a soft spot for old-school country, too: Almost every show he plays has a version of the Floyd Cramer classic “Last Date.” But it’s not just about piano playing when the good reverend is onstage. He’s part preacher, part bluesman and part standup comedian, tossing off hilarious song intros and asides and stories throughout a set, sometimes mid-song. His range of topics can go from being too old to rock ’n’ roll — with songs like “What I Used to Do All Night (Now Takes Me All Night to Do)” and “Hey You Little Bastards (Get Off of My Lawn)” — to PC culture (“Do the Toleration”) to a something bordering on gospel (“Sleeper Hold on Satan”). But hey, he was once a professional wrestling manager. Wirtz’s love affair with boogie-woogie piano began in the early 1960s. “I can remember watching this show called ‘Shindig,’” he

says. “It was one of the first shows where they featured rock bands with people dancing and all that stuff. And the house band was called the Shindogs, and the piano player was Leon Russell. He played all that wild Jerry Lee stuff and I thought, ‘Wow, this is great.’ Then when I was 13 or 14, I saw Otis Spann playing with Muddy Waters. He had that left hand going with that modified boogie-woogie blues piano, and I knew that’s how I wanted to play. It never fails; you can play that for any crowd, and they light up.” As for his stream-of-consciousness style of performing, Wirtz says that he tries never to play the same show twice. There are some lines that he uses regularly, but he likes to wing it as much as possible. “I’ve got to read the crowd,” he says. “I’m an entertainer. I try to engage the audience and make them say, ‘You’ve got to go see him because you never know what he’s going to do.’ If you’ve got one of those nights where everything is flowing, you can go to other places; you’re willing to take a chance. And it also keeps it from becoming too rote for me.” At the end of the day, Wirtz says it’s all storytelling, whether he’s doing it vocally or instrumentally. “Sometimes you can tell the story easier between songs,” he says, “and sometimes you can tell it better play-

ing the piano. When you go up the scale, you’re asking the question; when you come back down, you’re answering it.” One of the stories Wirtz is telling right now is about cannabis legalization. He’s largely shied away from the current-events material he played in the late ’90s and early ’00s, but this hot-button issue is one close to his heart. “Medical marijuana saved my life,” he says. “I had a pretty terrible opiate addiction, and I used medical marijuana under a doctor’s care, along with meditation and yoga, and it helped me kick morphine, Xanax, Adderall and tobacco. I’m very upfront about that in my show. I tell people that this is the face of opiate addiction.” There is a bit of a twist, though, as you might expect. “After I tell them that, I do add that I once made a pizza upside down, and I once got into the wrong car at 3 a.m.,” he says.

Rev. Billy C. Wirtz When: Thursday, Jan. 12, 8 p.m. Where: Dr. Mac Arnold’s Blues Restaurant, 1237 Pendleton St. Tickets: $10 Information: 558-0747 drmacarnoldsbluesrestaurant.com

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Contest submissions being accepted Submissions for the Emrys Foundation and Hub City writing contest will be accepted through Feb. 15 from residents of Greenville and Spartanburg counties. This year’s contest focuses on fiction and poetry. Winners of each category will receive a full scholarship to the “Wildacres Writers Workshop,” a weeklong creative writing summer school in the Blue Ridge Mountains that is valued at $830. Second- and third-place winners will receive full or partial scholarships to Hub City’s “Writing in Place” workshop July 14–16 at Wofford College. To enter: • Writers should submit one unpublished story of no more than 10 double-spaced pages, or three unpublished poems, with 12-point type. • Writers can make one submission in each genre. • Current board members and employees are not eligible to submit. Previous winners may not submit in the year following their award. • Writers currently living in Greenville or Spartanburg Counties are eligible. • Put your name and email address on a coversheet only with no identification items, such as names or titles, on the manuscript. • All entries must be received by midnight Feb. 15 and prizes will be awarded in April 2017. • Writers must be 18 or older to enter. • Submit entries online through the Hub City website — hubcity.org/programs/hub-city-emrys-prizes — or by visiting emrys.org. —AT

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If your New Year’s resolution involves rekindling an interest in visual arts, further exploring the skills you displayed in that long-ago high school art class or just trying something new, taking an art class or three might be right up your alley. Beginning in mid-January, several local art centers and galleries around the area will be offering visual arts classes in just about any medium you want — and at all levels of experience.

GREENVILLE CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS 25 Draper St., Ste. A 864-735-3948 artcentergreenville.org In the Village of West Greenville, GCCA classes begin Jan. 16. Classes offered include oil painting, drawing, needle and wet felting, ceramics, jewelry fabrication, illustration, watercolor and more. “With our location in the Village, a lot of people are interested in what’s going on,” says Liz Smith, the GCCA art school director since July. “GCCA is still relatively unknown.” Smith says she’s added in some new classes and instructors this go-round. “We have a lot of intro-level classes for people who want to try something for the first time,” she says. Smith says GCCA’s location as part of the Brandon Mill development on Draper Street

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is still surrounded by ongoing construction, but the parking and accessibility problems have been resolved with a new parking lot.

THE ART CELLAR 233 N. Main St., 12B 864-520-1653 greenvilleartcellar.com Over on North Main Street, The Art Cellar is offering Thursday night painting classes beginning Jan. 18 and Mug Mondays Jan. 30 and Feb. 13, during which students will create a set of four hand-built mugs and glaze them.

THE ART HAVEN SCHOOL OF ART Mauldin Cultural Center 101 E. Butler Road 864-395-6946 thearthaven@icloud.com thearthaven.org If downtown isn’t a convenient location to get to, try the Art Haven School of Art in the Mauldin Cultural Center. It offers multimedia and pottery classes for all ages with eight-week sessions running January–February and March–April.

THREE ARTISTS WORKSHOP Foxcroft Clubhouse, 2 Foxcroft Road 864-277-7799 or 864-430-5021 art@threeartistsworkshops.com threeartistsworkshops.com Maybe a weekly class is more of a commitment than you’re able to make at this point, but you still want to plan an artistic outlet. The Three Artists Workshop offers three watercolor workshops with one each in March, July and October at the Foxcroft Clubhouse. Each workshop will be led by a local professional artist and accommodates varying levels of skill, including beginners.

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It’s January – time to get a jump on spring Few things seem as good to me now as a freshly brewed dark roast in my own kitchen, creamed and sugared to perfection and tasting of anticipation for the rest of the day. Or the guilty pleasure of rolling over in bed and not having to get up and go, finishing up a no-commercial movie instead of the news and not having to rush off somewhere to get something done, which the recent holiday allowed me to do. But once I am up and had my coffee, a journey into the garden is the best thing for my soul as a gardener, because the first pops of green are springing up out of the soil all around my garden. The darkness is passing as we now move back into the light of the longer days and the coming of spring. You don’t want to miss it. Spring can come quickly to the Piedmont. The signs and sounds of it are everywhere. I like to use the beginning of January to plan my vegetable garden. If you never got around to making any beds, raised or otherwise, now is a good time to do it. The soil is moist and the weather is cool. Making raised beds requires a simple frame of pretreated lumber, preferably 8-12 feet long by a maximum of 5 feet wide. Always allow room between the beds to fit a wheelbarrow through. Always keep accessibility in mind for a kitchen garden. Keep it small, where it will get at least six hours of sun a day and where you can easily get water to the garden. The easier it is to get to, the more you will use it. Head to clemson. edu/extension for specific directions. Get your soil tested now if possible for nutrients if you did not do that in the fall and budget and plan for adding amendments soon. You can read much about making raised beds by watching YouTube videos, or just

Google “raised beds.” The county has started a community garden at The Pavilion off Old Spartanburg Road — go visit it to get ideas. Or you can tour at any time the magnificent raised bed garden project at the David Shi Center for Sustainability on the Furman campus. This garden is an absolute wonderful inspiration and full of ideas. Take a walk there this weekend, and you might get to see the black swan family.

The joy of seed catalogs For planning what I want to grow this spring, I start with seed catalogs. They should be pouring into your mailbox now — and if not, a few of my favorites are listed at the end of this article. These catalogs offer a wealth of information, including what conditions to plant seeds under, preferred soil temperatures, how to space your seeds and preferred soil pH. The honor of publishing the first American seed catalog goes to 18th-century horticulturist David Landreth. The D. Landreth Seed Company, which was founded in 1784 in Philadelphia, still exists today. It was responsible for introducing the zinnia, the white potato, various tomatoes and the Bloomsdale spinach to America. Gardening catalogs are part of a colorful and interesting history of our country’s past and possibly its future. They take me to great sailing ships, covered wagons, plantations, railroads and victory gardens in my imagination. Some of my favorite catalogs are Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds, Territorial Seed Company, Southern Exposure Seed Exchange, Sow True Seeds, Seeds of Italy and, of course, Burpee SEE YOU IN THE GARDEN continued on PAGE 24

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A block-paved path helps improve access to a winter kitchen garden.

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Adventure time Cold hardiness and soil temperature determine what you plant. I have always been a bit adventurous in my garden — and in my life, for that matter — so I am already thinking about planting beets, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, collards, lacinato kale, spinach, mustard, chard, onion sets or plants, peas, peas and more peas, radishes and turnips — both greens and purple top. I will plant more cilantro and fennel, and order my shallots and watch for potato starts as well. If we get a cold snap, I have devised a way to cover my beds with hoops and plastic to protect the greens from the cold. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t, but I keep on trying. By Feb. 1, most of these things will be in my ground. So get those catalogs, either online or in the mailbox, and order some early seeds. We will talk next month about starting seeds for the later spring garden in the house

or garage or greenhouse. One other important chore for the rest of the garden is weed control. Mulch your beds heavily now and keep those weeds under control. I have found it is better to get them when they are small. They are easier to deal with if you check them at their start and not let them get big. As we journey through the month and around the sun, get started with your garden — don’t wait until the spring is fully here. Watch the bulbs pop up, the buds swell, the leaves burst forth and smell the earth as it stirs to awaken. See you in the garden. Kathy Slayter is a Greenville Realtor and Clemsoncertified Master Gardener who is passionate about growing, cooking and eating her homegrown food. Contact her at kathyslayter@gmail.com.

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Coldwell Banker Caine Names November 2016 Circle of Excellence Recipients Coldwell Banker Caine recently recognized its top producing agents in property sales and listings from November through the Circle of Excellence program. The Circle of Excellence distinction is awarded to agents within the company’s five offices – Easley, Greenville, Greer, Seneca and Spartanburg – and celebrates $1 million in listing or closing volume, or four units listed or closed. Circle of Excellence agents achieving $1 million in listing/closing volume or four listed/ closed units include: • • • • • • •

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As an active community member, Allison is a David Dorn Scholarship volunteer, working to raise funds that honor the memory of David Dorn, who was killed in an automobile accident at the age of 15. She is also a consistent donor to the Moonlight and Magnolias fundraising effort for the American Cancer Society. Allison enjoys painting and exploring the outdoors in her spare time. She is married to her husband, Jake, and is expecting her first son in February. “We are elated to welcome Allison and her set of unique skills both to Coldwell Banker Caine and the Lewis & Company Team,” said Stephen Edgerton, president and CEO of Coldwell Banker Caine. “Her entrepreneurial experience and compassionate spirit will enable her to serve her clients well.”

Coldwell Banker Caine recently welcomed Allison Pickett as a residential sales agent joining the Lewis & Company Team in Greenville. Allison joins Coldwell Banker Caine with a background in management and marketing, most recently as the founder and COO of a startup company, Atlas Vault. She holds an MBA in Entrepreneurship and a BA in International Management from Clemson University. Allison is eager to apply her entrepreneurial spirit and passion for marketing to the real estate field.

Allen Tate Realtors® is proud to announce that Gary Cohen, branch leader and broker in charge of the company’s Easley/Powdersville office, was named to serve a three-year term on the board of directors of the Easley Chamber of Commerce. In addition, Cohen will serve as the 2017 chair of the Chamber’s Public Policy Committee. The role of this committee is to constantly assess business opportunities and challenges that could impede growth or stymie business endeavors. After reviewing the issue, the committee make Cohen recommendations to the Chamber board for possible action. “I am honored to have been asked to serve on the committee. Easley is a wonderful place, to live, work and raise a family. I am excited to have a part in Easley’s commercial, residential and economic growth. When you love the community in which you live, giving back is the right thing to do.” said Cohen. Cohen manages a staff of 25 licensed Realtors in the Easley office and is part of a network of 1,500 licensed Realtors throughout the Carolinas.

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Contrafunk w/ The Hillary Keane Project & My Maiden Name Radio Room, 2845 N. Pleasantburg Drive | 9 p.m. | $5 (over 21)/$7 (under)

Contrafunk is an Upstate quartet that blends a dreamy pop atmosphere with a rock rhythm section and the jazzy, playful vocals of singer/ guitarist Nikki Blanding. It’s a hard sound to classify, but an easy one to enjoy, and Blanding says it grew out of her restlessness as a solo singer/songwriter. “I had all these songs, all the stories to tell,” she says. “I’d been performing acoustically for so long on my own, and I knew there was more to my music than just me and my guitar.” Blanding herself refers to Contrafunk’s music as a mix of jazz and ‘90s alternative rock, and she says that the audience response to the band has changed the way she writes. “I realized that people were gaining interest in my music,” she says, “so I decided that I need to start writing about things that people can relate to, rather than just my personal experiences. I feel like I’ve matured lyrically.” —Vincent Harris

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JAN. 7

Swing First w/ The Seconds After, Messenger Down & Sucks This

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South 41 Crossroad

Craft & Barrel 23 Rushmore Drive 8:30 p.m. FREE South 41 Crossroad is a classic-rock, country and beach cover band with a focus on Beach Boys-style vocal harmonies. 603-3493

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Parmalee plays after Swamp Rabbit Game

Bon Secours Wellness Arena 650 N. Academy St. Game begins at 5 p.m. | $15-125 2016 Academy of Country Music nominee Parmalee will perform following the Greenville Swamp Rabbits hockey game. Special VIP ticket packages are available to purchase. VIP packages enable fans to have the opportunity to meet the band, take pictures and receive autographs during the first intermission. swamprabbits.com

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The Greenville Symphony Orchestra presents “Levity And Tears” Centre Stage Theatre 501 River Street 2 and 7 p.m. | $15 Themes of laughter and sorrow can be found throughout the three chamber pieces featured in this beautiful and poignant concert including Schubert’s “Death and the Maiden.” 232-0344 ext 18 greenvillesymphony.org

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A Rally for Solidarity

Peace Center Square Main and Broad streets 3 p.m. FREE

Ground Zero, 3052 Howard St., Spartanburg | 9 p.m. | $10 When the Greenville quintet Swing First started out a few years back, they felt they had a handle on what their sound was. The tight riffs, fast tempos and catchy choruses of their 2015 EP “Time to Myself” pegged them as a punk-pop band, pure and simple. But over time, vocalist Cody Forrester says that the band has become ambivalent about those recordings. “At first we really didn’t know what we were going to sound like,” he says. “We were fairly new to the studio game, and we had what we thought were good tracks, but we had to learn as we went.” Since then, Swing First has moved further away from their basic sound and learned a lot about what to do in a recording studio. “We just recorded a new single, and it took us half the time we’d actually booked because we were more prepared,” Forrester says. “You have to know the song in and out.” And as for what their music is now, Forrester says he’s not sure what to call it. “I want the audience to call it what they want,” he says.—Vincent Harris

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A grass-roots coalition of diverse Upstate individuals and nonprofit organizations is sponsoring a public rally in downtown Greenville to show support for, and solidarity among, the most vulnerable people in our community. From the Ground Up was founded to address the needs and concerns of refugees and undocumented immigrants; racial, ethnic and religious minorities; members of the LGBTQ community; people with disabilities and adverse health conditions; people affected by unemployment, poverty and homelessness; and all who feel isolated or vulnerable. fromthegroundupgreenville@gmail.com

Rims & Keys w/ EJP Independent Public Ale House 110 Poinsett Highway 9 p.m. | $10 Brothers Jay and Jordan Adams have been playing music together all their lives, but if you hear what they do as the drum-and-keyboards duo Rims & Keys, you might be surprised where they got started. As it turns out, the mix of hiphop beats, dance music electronics and jazzy improvisation they call “gangsta jazz” began in a somewhat holier place. “We grew up together learning how to play music in church,” Jay Adams says. “We’re real big fans of gospel. But at the same time, we love jazz, and we also got into underground hip-hop as we got older.” On the surface, what they play seems a long way from the term “jam band,” but Adams says they welcome that classification for one reason. “Most of the time we’re playing off the top of our heads,” he says. “Yes, we play our compositions, but they’re delivered different ways every time. I’d say a good 75 percent of what we do live is improv.” —Vincent Harris

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Prom Fashion Show Mauldin Cultural Center 101 E. Butler Road, Mauldin 3 p.m. $3 and a donation to the Connie Maxwell Children’s Home Carolina Bride & Groom and the Mauldin Cultural Center have partnered together to host their first Prom Fashion Show. Watch models strut the runway wearing the top trending dress and tuxedos for prom and pageant 2017. Be the first to know what to rock at prom when you attend this fashion show, featuring a live runway, silent auction, door prizes and swag bags. Every high school attendee will also receive a gift certificate to purchase their own special attire at Carolina Bride & Groom. 335-4862 | mauldinculturalcenter.org

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ART « VISUALRoberto Cortez exhibit

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Centre Stage lobby 501 River St. Tuesday-Friday, 2-6 p.m.

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Cortez’s vibrant, colorful works will be on display through January.

Rigor Morris is a solo performer who play intensely emotional material with a twinge of goth. She’s a creative keyboardist with a darkly melodic touch. 263-7868 | radioroomgreenville.com

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“Prince Caspian” The Academy of Arts Ministries The Logos Theatre 80 Schools St., Taylors

Jan. 5, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.; Jan. 7, 2-5 p.m.; and Jan. 10, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. $35-$45 If you enjoyed “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe,” then you will not want to miss the featured production of the Academy’s 2016-2017 season, “Prince Caspian.” This epic production will be making its first appearance worldwide on a professional level on the Logos Theatre stage and will bring you to the world of Narnia in a new and unforgettable way. 268-9342 theAcademyOfArts.org information@theAcademyOfArts.org

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CONCERT

Dr. Mac Arnold’s Blues National Concert Series

Dr. Mac Arnold’s Blues 1237 Pendleton Street 8-11 p.m. $10 National touring artist The Reverend Billy C. Wirtz will grace the stage of Mac Arnold’s Blues. Wirtz is a comic genius, gifted pianist and American musicologist who defies easy classification. 558-0747 drmacarnoldsbluesrestaurant.com

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“I’m Going to Give You a Bear Hug!” storytime

THEATER

FRI

Eleanor Roosevelt, Chautauqua Talk led by Judith Prince

Greenville Chautauqua Hughes Main Library 25 Heritage Green Place 7-8:30 p.m. FREE Kickoff event for Chautauqua’s Season “The Power of Words.” Join an audience that loves to talk back to history led by Dr. Judith Prince, whose life’s work has been inspired by Eleanor Roosevelt. Former vice chancellor and chief academic officer and professor at University of South Carolina Upstate, Dr. Prince’s Eleanor Roosevelt-inspired life work has been honored with the Leadership Greenville Distinguished Alumnae Award, YWCA Women of Achievement in Education Award, Rotary Club of Greenville Career Award, Calder D. Ehrmann Outstanding Individual Award for Diversity from the Riley Institute at Furman University, Women Making History Award and The Urban League Whitney M. Young Jr. Humanitarian Award. 244-1499 greenvilleCHAUTAUQUA.org

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In the Gallery at Centre Stage

Centre Stage | 501 River St. Tuesday-Friday from 2-6 p.m. FREE The art of Sunny Mullarkey McGowan is presented in cooperation with the Metropolitan Arts Council. This partnership is sponsored by South State Bank. 233-6733 | centrestage.org

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CONCERT

vocalist is just as comfortable rapping as he is singing or screaming, whatever the song requires. They draw their influences from bands like Papa Roach, (hed) pe and POD. 228-7763

CONCERT

Dee Lucas Blues Boulevard (Greenville) 300 River St., Ste. 203 8 p.m. Tickets: $7 (plus $10 food/drink minimum) Dee Lucas plays lilting soprano sax in a style that blends smooth jazz and more gritty soul. 242-2583 | bluesboulevardjazzgreenville.com

THU

LITERARY

“How Do Dinosaurs Choose Their Pets?” storytime

Headcell with The Reason You Stayed, Anonymous Concept and State of Illusion

Fiction Addiction 1175 Woods Crossing Road #5

Soundbox Tavern 507 W. Georgia Road, Simpsonville

10:30 a.m.

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Ben Patat, Shane Ericks and Alex Hunnicut The Spinning Jenny 107 Cannon St., Greer 7:30 p.m. | $8

10:30 a.m.

This bill combines three solo acoustic singer/ songwriters with headliner Patat specializing in melodic, uplifting Christian-themed songs. 469-6416 thespinningjennygreer.com

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CONCERT

Bring your preschool children for a storytime reading of the picture book “I’m Going to Give You a Bear Hug!” by Caroline B. Cooney and illustrated by Tim Warnes. 675-0540 fiction-addiction.com

The Brothers Osborne

Fiction Addiction 1175 Woods Crossing Road #5

infectiously catchy pop-country singles, “Stay A Little Longer” and “21 Summer.” This show will probably sell out. 233-1381 | blind-horse.com

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Blind Horse Saloon 1035 Lowndes Hill Road 7 p.m. | $15 (adv)/$18 (door) Another one of those perfectly-timed country shows that the Blind Horse does so well. The Brothers Osborne (John & TJ) are red-hot on country radio now, coming off two surging,

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Dinosaurs Choose Their Pets?” by Jane Yolen and illustrated by Mark Teague. 675-0540 fiction-addiction.com

THU-FEB

19-11

THEATER

“Jukebox Heroes”

Centre Stage | 501 River St. Thursdays-Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. $35, $30 and $25; students are $15 with school ID, as available Get ready to rock with the greatest classic rock and Motown songs of the 20th century. With songs by legends like The Rolling Stones, Earth Wind & Fire, David Bowie, Carole King, Queen and many more, Centre Stage’s hit rock show “Jukebox Heroes” is bringing all the hits. Featuring iconic songs including “Walk This Way,” “Beautiful,” “Do You Love Me?,” “Gimme Some Lovin” and “Think,” this show will have you dancing in the aisles and reliving the ’60s and ’70s by the end of the night. 233-6733 | centrestage.org

FRI-SUN

20-22

Auto Show

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invites you to explore the brick-walked streets of Charleston in “The Guests on South Battery,” where historic mansions house the memories of years gone by, and restless spirits refuse to fade away. Ms. White will be discussing this new addition to her Tradd Street series at a book talk and signing. After her talk, she will take questions from the audience and sign and personalize books. 675-0540 fiction-addiction.com

MON-MAR

23-17

FAMILY

Winter at Biltmore

Biltmore 1 North Pack Square, Asheville

South Carolina International

TD Convention Center 1 Exposition Drive $8 Don’t miss the hottest new cars, trucks and SUVs as they roll into the TD Convention Center for the South Carolina International Auto Show. Attendees are invited to sample their favorite vehicles with dozens of the latest 2017 models available for test drives. Guests will further be delighted to check out a collection of classic and custom autos on display at the show that most can only dream about. 233-2562 | southcarolinaautoshow.com

BOOK SIGNING

MON

Meet New York Times Bestselling Southern Author and Reader Favorite Karen White

Fiction Addiction 1175 Woods Crossing Road 2 p.m. $28/guarantees a seat, admits one to the event and includes one copy of “The Guests on South Battery” | $10/standing room only, admits one to the event and includes a $10 voucher that can be redeemed at the event New York Times bestselling author Karen White

LITERARY

“Pablo in the Snow” storytime

Fiction Addiction | 1175 Woods Crossing Road #5 10:30 a.m. | FREE Bring your preschool children for a storytime reading of the picture book “Pablo in the Snow” by Teri Sloat and illustrated by Rosalinde Bonnet. 675-0540 | fiction-addiction.com

THU-FRI

26-27

EDUCATION

Furman University | 3300 Poinsett Highway $40-95

CAR SHOW

10 a.m.-9 p.m. (1/20-1/21) and 10-5 p.m. (1/22)

THU

Photo courtesy of The Biltmore Company

In the early months of the year, Biltmore offers a peaceful retreat following the hectic pace of the holidays. Discover our great indoors in Biltmore House, America’s largest home. Explore the conservatory with complimentary guided tours of Biltmore’s extensive orchid collection, offered weekdays. Winter specials include lowest admission of the year. Tickets include a free audio guide of Biltmore House for a limited time. 800-411-3812 biltmore.com

TUE-FEB

24-08

THEATER

“Memories of the Game”

Centre Stage 501 River St. Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 7 p.m. $10 and $15 The Fringe Series presents “Memories of the Game.” The show centers on the McIntosh household, an African-American family of four, who must struggle with their father’s progressing Alzheimer’s disease, while grappling with their own demons and strained family dynamics. 233-6733 centrestage.org

Furman University Music Department will host its 2017 Church Music Conference on campus and other venues Jan. 26-27. Registration includes two days of conference sessions, a conference music packet and a Friday luncheon. Hosted by Furman music faculty members, the conference features two legends of American church music, André Thomas of Florida State University and John Ferguson, the now-retired professor of organ and church music at St. Olaf College. Together they will team up to provide two days of education sessions and musicmaking. A highlight of this year’s conference is Thursday evening’s Hymn Festival, which will be held in the sanctuary of Greenville’s historic First Baptist Church. Registration for the event is $75 on or before Jan. 6, and $95 after that date as space remains. Registration for full-time students is $40. 294-2086 | bit.ly/2gxxKCv

SAT

FAMILY

SC Bar YLD host Family Fair in Greenville

Upstate Church 679 N. Harrison Bridge Road, Simpsonville 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. FREE (843) 284-9500 janthony@anthonyandmoore.com

FEB FRI

THEATER

An Evening with Eleanor Roosevelt, Opening Night Beneﬁt Show

timate party enjoying fabulous homemade desserts with a small group of avid Chautauqua fans. And being able to ask the First Lady of the World any question your heart desires. And Eleanor will answer them. On Friday, Feb. 3, there will be a spectacular dessert reception and private showing of the Eleanor Roosevelt Show (portrayed by nationally acclaimed historical interpreter Susan Marie Frontczak). This once-a-year fundraising event supports Chautauqua’s year-round, free community shows. This is a limited seating event that has sold out every year. Reserve your tickets today. 244-1499 | greenvilleCHAUTAUQUA.org

SAT-SUN

04-05

THEATER

Eleanor Roosevelt, a Free Chautauqua History Alive show Greenville Chautauqua Wade Hampton High School Auditorium 102 Pine Knoll Drive 2-3:30 p.m. | FREE Get ready to laugh, cry and flat-out have a great time as you meet one of the most influential women in world history, Eleanor Roosevelt. Nationally acclaimed historical interpreter Susan Marie Frontczak creates a compelling portrayal that reveals Eleanor Roosevelt not only as a relentless voice for the powerless, but also as a mass communications genius. Hear her speak for herself as she transforms the role of First Lady to become one of the most revered women of her generation. You’ll have lots of questions. And Eleanor Roosevelt will answer them because at Chautauqua, the audience is part of the show. Bring your stories. Share your experiences. Get inspired. Because it’s not just history — it’s personal. Sunday, Feb. 5, show will be sign interpreted. 244-1499 | greenvilleCHAUTAUQUA.org

MON

AUTHOR TALK

Fiction Addiction Bookclub Party

Fiction Addiction | 1175 Woods Crossing Road

Greenville Chautauqua Fine Arts Center on WHHS campus 102 Pine Knoll Drive

5:30 p.m.

7:309 p.m. | $30

Store owner Jill Hendrix will present suggested titles for bookclubs, Carolina author Rose

Picture this: You and Eleanor Roosevelt at an in-

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Senehi will talk about her new book, “Carolina Belle,” and the store will be serving wine and cheese and giving away a number of free advance reader copies. 675-0540 | fiction-addiction.com

FRI-JUL

10-04

FAMILY

Designed for Drama: Fashion from the Classics Biltmore | 1 North Pack Square, Asheville The artistry of great literary works, costume design and moviemaking comes together in “Designed for Drama: Fashion from the Classics,” Biltmore’s new exhibition in Biltmore House. Inspired by George Vanderbilt’s love of literature, “Designed for Drama” showcases more than 40 award-winning movie costumes from films based on favorite books in his collection. 800-411-3812 | biltmore.com

FRI-SUN

10-12

CONCERT

TUE

CONCERT

Peace Center | 101 W. Broad St.

Peace Concert Hall | 300 S. Main St.

$35–$95

7 p.m. | $25-$65

“Beautiful: The Carole King Musical” tells the inspiring true story of King’s remarkable rise to stardom, from being part of a hit songwriting team with her husband, Gerry Goffin, to her relationship with fellow writers and best friends Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann to becoming one of the most successful solo acts in popular music history. Along the way, she made more than beautiful music; she wrote the soundtrack to a generation.

Celebrate the most romantic holiday with some of the most romantic music ever composed in a very special Valentine pops concert featuring the Greenville Symphony Orchestra and the talented singer and songwriter Edwin McCain. Selections include music from “West Side Story” and “My Fair Lady,” as well as Edwin McCain’s hit songs, “I’ll Be” and “I Could Not Ask for More.” greenvillesymphony.org

SUN

CONCERT

ZZ Top’s Tonnage Tour Peace Center

7:30 p.m. | $65-$85

Inspired by the Classics

TUE

THEATER

Abraham Lincoln, Chautauqua Talk led by Dr. Vernon Burton

FREE

CONCERT

Music on Sunday Series

Temple of Israel 400 Spring Forest Road 3 p.m. | $20/adults and $5/children

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467-3000 | 800-888-7768 peacecenter.org

7-8:30 p.m.

Three great composers (Strauss, Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky) of the 19th and 20th centuries pay tribute to their classical predecessors with these witty, sparkling compositions, masterfully imitate the Baroque style. greenvillesymphony.org

Jack & Friends is a program of Broadway highlights, solos and duets, from shows old and new, followed by a wine and cheese reception to meet the artists. A fourth consecutive year featuring these talented and charismatic young soloists with Jack. Featuring Jack Cohan, piano, Brittany Hogan Alomar, soprano, and Seph Stanek, baritone.

“Beautiful: The Carole King Musical”

Greenville Chautauqua Hughes Main Library 25 Heritage Green Place

2/10 & 2/11 at 8 p.m. and 2/12 at 3 p.m. | $44

21-26

THEATER

A Musical Valentine featuring Edwin McCain and the Greenville Symphony Orchestra

The Gunter Theatre | 300 S. Main St.

SUN

TUE-SUN

More than four and a half decades after their formation in the Houston area, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees ZZ Top are set to begin a new tour in 2017. 467-3000 or 800-888-7768 peacecenter.org

Sudoku puzzle: page 34

Discuss the words of Abraham Lincoln with the author of “The Age of Lincoln.” Dr. Vernon Burton is a prolific author, an eminent Lincoln scholar — and, like Lincoln, tells a great story. For Dr. Burton, Southern history is personal. He grew up in Ninety-Six and graduated from Furman University. He is Clemson University creativity professor of humanities; professor of history, sociology and computer science; and director of the Clemson CyberInstitute. Dr. Burton’s “The Age of Lincoln” (2007) won the Chicago Tribune Heartland Literary Award for nonfiction and was selected for Book of the Month Club, History Book Club and Military Book Club. He is also the author of “The Essential Lincoln, Speeches and Correspondence” as well as eight other books on Southern history. 244-1499 | greenvilleCHAUTAUQUA.org

MAR SAT

FUNDRAISER

Plant a Dream: A Pajama Black Tie Soiree

Greenville Center for Creative Arts 25 Draper St. | 6-10 p.m. $75 Please join us for the inaugural Plant a Dream: A Pajama Black Tie Soiree benefiting and hosted by the Barbara Stone Foundation. WYFF’s Geoff Hart will be the event’s emcee with The Erica Berg Collective spinning tracks, special performance by Centre Stage performers Taylor and Daniel Marlatt and GoodLife Catering serving up a menu set to impress. Help make dreams come true for our friends and neighbors with special needs and disabilities by wearing your finest pajamas on the red carpet. plantadream.info

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TICKET ALERT

Ticket Alert: Casting Crowns

Bon Secours Wellness Arena 650 N. Academy St. 10 a.m. Multiplatinum-selling and Grammy-winning group Casting Crowns will hit the road again this spring for the second leg of “The Very Next Thing” Tour, featuring K-LOVE Radio’s Male Artist of the Year Danny Gokey and special guests Unspoken. Presented by Compassion International and Museum of the Bible. 241-3800 | bonsecoursarena.com

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Life in the Fast Lane with Joan Herlong

12 Steps Down the Aisle Our happiest holiday family news is that our eldest — and only — son, the last of the Mohicans, is betrothed to marry a wonderful woman. (And yes, you skeptics, she met all of us long before she said yes.) After playing the role of Mother of the Bride (MOB) three times in the past seven years, I relish the opportunity to earn an award for the Best Supporting Role, optimally known as Mother of the Groom (MOG) in 2017. Between the ages of 5 and 33, I observed my mother when she was MOB six times, and when she was MOG another five times. I’ve had the pleasure of witnessing 19 of my nieces and nephews wed the loves of their lives. And I’ve personally shared the aisle with three delightful MOGs. With that resume, plus a mountain of anecdotal evidence shared among my cronies during the odd changeover in countless tennis matches (some played for fun, most played to win), it’s fair to declare that whenever they start the registry, I will be a registered expert in MOB/MOG etiquette (or lapses thereof). Until I start getting official questions via the registry, here’s a handy pocket guide to 12 steps that will get the MOG successfully down the aisle: 1. The MOG shalt wear beige, or whatever color spectrum the MOB indicates is OK, in a length that differs not more than 2 inches from the MOB’s dress. (A matching piece of duct tape, tastefully secured over the MOG’s mouth, is a nice accessory.) 2. The MOG shalt not offer unsolicited bridal advice or opinions, including but not limited to dates, dresses, flowers, music, venues, colors, readings, number of guests or venues. (After the wedding, this shalt be shortened to “shalt not offer unsolicited advice or opinions, period.”) 3. The MOG shalt not worship false idols, including but not limited to her son, the Groom. 4. The MOG (and MOB) shalt not wear white to any wedding events, such as but not limited to shower, engagement party, bridal luncheon, rehearsal dinner or the wedding.* Although I get asked a lot (the exception that proves the rule, I guess), no one wonders whether the MOG or the MOB is a virgin, or qualified to wear white. Many brides skate on thin ice as it is, but only the bride shalt wear white, cream or ivory to any event.

5. The MOG shalt not expect, request or insist on any minimum number of allotted guests to any bridal event. 6. The MOG shalt not complain or opine that the bride has “too many” relatives, friends who hosted bridal events or out-of-town guests, all of whom shalt be included at the rehearsal event. 7. The MOG shalt not expect, request or insist that Rug Rats of any age be invited to the wedding and/or reception. “Rug Rat” shalt be defined at the sole discretion of the happy couple, as ratified by the MOB. 8. The MOB and MOG shalt not show any cleavage, nor wear anything tighter than a sleeping bag. 9. When the MOG or the MOB violates Rule 8, assembled guests shalt not take furtive pictures of violations. 10. The MOG shalt not host a rehearsal dinner that is larger or fancier in any way than the wedding, nor shalt she put the touch on anyone to defray the cost of said event. 11. The MOG shalt not recite a toast written out on an entire roll of toilet paper (see Step 3). Two single-ply sheets’ worth is plenty. 12. Guests shalt not save seats. When my nephew escorted my mother (the bride’s grandmother at this particular nuptial) down the aisle to mark the commencement of things, a woman with several shopping bags had plopped herself down in the second row. As the grandmother arrived at her appointed pew, the guest-squatter spread her arms above her array of bags and said, “These seats are saved. You can sit behind.” So far, I’ve violated only 37 percent of these important 12 steps, but I’m thrilled and thankful that our son and his betrothed are giving me another chance to make these steps seem easy. Congratulations and best wishes to us all! *Yes, this sometimes happens: As my friend LB can attest, she and her mother looked lovely in white at the wedding.

Joan Herlong is a Realtor who loves to write. Reach her at joan@augustaroad.com.

THE DESIGNATED LEGAL PUBLICATION FOR GREENVILLE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA GREENVILLE COUNTY ZONING AND PLANNING PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE There will be a public hearing before County Council on Monday, January 23, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. in County Council Chambers, County Square, for the purpose of hearing those persons interested in the following items: DOCKET NUMBER: CZ-2017-01 APPLICANT: Oscar Quiroga for Byron Ramirez Aristizabal CONTACT INFORMATION: oscarsautos2sale@yahoo.com or 864-269-1077 PROPERTY LOCATION: 1703 Rutherford Road PIN: P005000300600, P005000401300 and P005000401900 EXISTING ZONING: I-1, Industrial REQUESTED ZONING: S-1, Services ACREAGE: 0.91 COUNTY COUNCIL: 20 – Cates DOCKET NUMBER: CZ-2017-02 APPLICANT: Jack Reel, Thomas & Hutton Engineering for Jay Beeson, Mark III Properties CONTACT INFORMATION: reel.j@thomasandhutton.com or 864-412-2222 PROPERTY LOCATION: Reedy Fork Road PIN: 0593030103800 EXISTING ZONING: R-S, Residential Suburban REQUESTED ZONING: R-12, Single-Family Residential ACREAGE: 19.31 COUNTY COUNCIL: 28 – Payne DOCKET NUMBER: CZ-2017-03 APPLICANT: Roy Cox for Niki P. Kythas CONTACT INFORMATION: wildanimals4me2@aol.com or 864-498-3490 PROPERTY LOCATION: 1303 Geer Highway PIN: 0505050201900 EXISTING ZONING: C-1, Commercial REQUESTED ZONING: C-3, Commercial ACREAGE: 0.41 COUNTY COUNCIL: 17 – Dill DOCKET NUMBER: CZ-2017-04 APPLICANT: John A. Messer for Two Messers, LLC c/o Wanda T. Messer CONTACT INFORMATION: heyjackmess@aol.com or 864201-2011 PROPERTY LOCATION: Turrentine Circle PIN: T009050104700 (portion) EXISTING ZONING: R-20, Single-Family Residential REQUESTED ZONING: R-10, Single-Family Residential ACREAGE: 0.56 COUNTY COUNCIL: 18 – Barnes DOCKET NUMBER: CZ-2017-05 APPLICANT: Tony Cirelli for Easlan Capital c/o Jimmy Francis CONTACT INFORMATION: Anthonycirelli@bellsouth.net or 864-245-0523 PROPERTY LOCATION: State Park Road and Worley Road PIN: P030000101003 and

P030000101004 EXISTING ZONING: PD, Planned Development REQUESTED ZONING: PD, Planned Development (Major Change) ACREAGE: 6.82 COUNTY COUNCIL: 23 – Norris DOCKET NUMBER: CZ-2017-06 APPLICANT: Mark Warner Kerhulas for Thomas Ernest Kerhulas Trust CONTACT INFORMATION: markkerhulas@aol.com or 828-899-0071 PROPERTY LOCATION: 351 E. Lake Shore Drive PIN: 0624010300813 EXISTING ZONING: R-7.5, Single-Family Residential REQUESTED ZONING: C-1, Commercial ACREAGE: 0.17 COUNTY COUNCIL: 17 – Dill DOCKET NUMBER: CZ-2017-07 APPLICANT: Lisa Marie StameyLooper CONTACT INFORMATION: lisaluvsmickey2000@yahoo. com or 864-561-7772 PROPERTY LOCATION: 250 Sulphur Springs Road PIN: B008030100406 EXISTING ZONING: O-D, Office District REQUESTED ZONING: R-M2, Multifamily Residential ACREAGE: 0.26 COUNTY COUNCIL: 19 – Meadows DOCKET NUMBER: CZ-2017-08 APPLICANT: Paul J. Harrison, Bluewater Civil Design, LLC for Charles P. Willimon CONTACT INFORMATION: paul@bluewatercivil.com or 864-735-5068 PROPERTY LOCATION: West side of Standing Springs Road PIN: 0413000100400 (portion) and 0413000100401 EXISTING ZONING: R-S, Residential Suburban REQUESTED ZONING: R-12, Single-Family Residential ACREAGE: 66.94 COUNTY COUNCIL: 28 – Payne DOCKET NUMBER: CZ-2017-09 APPLICANT: Paul J. Harrison, Bluewater Civil Design, LLC for Regenia T. Brashier, Richard Snipes, Rita S. Manning and Riddle Family Number 9, LLC CONTACT INFORMATION: paul@bluewatercivil.com or 864-735-5068 PROPERTY LOCATION: 2220 Standing Springs Road, Fork Shoals Road and Quartz Circle PIN: 0583010100607, 0583020101105, 0583020101900 and 0583020101003 EXISTING ZONING: R-S, Residential Suburban REQUESTED ZONING: R-12, Single-Family Residential ACREAGE: 110.9 COUNTY COUNCIL: 28 – Payne DOCKET NUMBER: CZ-2017-10 APPLICANT: Paul J. Harrison, Bluewater Civil Design, LLC for Clear Springs Fire-Rescue CONTACT INFORMATION: paul@bluewatercivil.com or 864-735-5068 PROPERTY LOCATION:

Scuffletown Road PIN: 0548020103205 EXISTING ZONING: R-S, Residential Suburban REQUESTED ZONING: S-1, Services ACREAGE: 3.99 COUNTY COUNCIL: 27 – Kirven DOCKET NUMBER: CZ-2017-11 APPLICANT: Brad Doyle, KDS Commercial Properties, LLC for Kevin Buckner c/o MHL, Inc. CONTACT INFORMATION: brad@kdsproperties.com or 864-242-4200 PROPERTY LOCATION: Easley Bridge Road PIN: 0113000100101 EXISTING ZONING: R-M20, Multifamily Residential REQUESTED ZONING: FRD, Flexible Review District ACREAGE: 2.89 COUNTY COUNCIL: 23 – Norris DOCKET NUMBER: CZ-2017-12 APPLICANT: Chris M. Watson, Seamon Whiteside for JHM Hotels CONTACT INFORMATION: cwatson@seamonwhiteside. com or 864-298-0534 PROPERTY LOCATION: 1408 Boiling Springs Road PIN: 0533040101600 EXISTING ZONING: FRD, Flexible Review District REQUESTED ZONING: FRD, Flexible Review District (Major Change) ACREAGE: 2.7 COUNTY COUNCIL: 21 – Roberts All persons interested in these proposed amendments to the Greenville County Zoning Ordinance and Map are invited to attend this meeting. At subsequent meetings, Greenville County Council may approve or deny the proposed amendments as requested or approve a different zoning classification than requested.

REVISED 2017 Meeting Dates Greenville County Council County Square - Council Chambers 301 University Ridge, Greenville 6:00 p.m. January 9,10 & 24 February 7 & 21 March 7 & 21 April 4 & 18 May 2 & 16 June 6 & 20 July 18 August 15 September 5 & 19 October 3 & 17 November 7 & 21 December 5

REVISED 2017 Meeting Dates Greenville County Council Committee of the Whole County Square – Conference Room D 301 University Ridge, Greenville Time TBD January 24 February 7 & 21 March 7 & 21 April 4 & 18 May 2 & 16 June 6 & 20 July 18 August 15 September 5 & 19 October 3 & 17 November 7 & 21 December 5

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email: aharley@communityjournals.com NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that Greenville WWC, LLC intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and ON premises consumption of BEER, WINE, & LIQUOR at 1025 Woodruff Road, K103, Greenville, SC 29607. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than January 15, 2017. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214 or faxed to: (803) 896-0110

NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that MG Restaurant Group, LLC DBA/ Miso’s International Bistro intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and ON premises consumption of BEER, WINE, & LIQUOR at University Square Shopping Center, 5000 Old Buncombe Rd., Suites 44, 45, 46. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than January 22, 2017. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214 or faxed to: (803) 896-0110

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PUBLIC HEARING A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2017, AT 6:00 p.m. (or at such time as other public hearings are concluded) IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 301 UNIVERSITY RIDGE, GREENVILLE, SC, 29601, TO RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING AN ORDINANCE TO CREATE THE NEW WASHINGTON HEIGHTS SPECIAL TAX DISTRICT; TO DEFINE THE BOUNDARIES OF THE DISTRICT AND THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH IT IS CREATED; TO ESTABLISH THE NEW WASHINGTON HEIGHTS SPECIAL TAX DISTRICT AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION OF GREENVILLE COUNTY; AND TO IMPOSE AN ANNUAL FEE OF $13.00 ON ALL REAL PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN THE DISTRICT. BOB TAYLOR, CHAIRMAN GREENVILLE COUNTY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2017, AT 6:00 p.m. (or at such time thereafter as other public hearings may be concluded), IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 301 UNIVERSITY RIDGE, GREENVILLE, SC 29601, FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE PROPOSED RELINQUISHMENT OF A RIGHT-OF-WAY ON SMYTHE ST & FROST ST ALLEY (I0550A) APPROXIMATELY 1 ½’ WIDE X 28’ LONG ADJACENT TO TAX MAP NUMBER 0141000600700. BOB TAYLOR, CHAIRMAN GREENVILLE COUNTY COUNCIL

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