May

Saxophonist for the Black Tie Affair performs a solo while playing Downtown Sounds in Anderson.



Reverend Julius Scipio plants a garden in his back yard each spring and shares the harvest with the community.



Zach Jordan, right, and Abram Barton pose for a photo in the gymnasium before the start of the Franklin High School graduation on Friday evening.



Boy Scouts from different troops across the upstate watch as Chris Verrilli of Troop 260 in Greer launches rockets made from two liters that the Boy Scouts constructed on Saturday during the Blue Ridge Council 2009 Exporee that was held over the weekend at the Civic Center in Anderson.



Carol Hall, right, and Jo Ann Tripp, look up to watch the Team RV planes fly by during the Snowbirds Over Anderson II Air Show on Wednesday afternoon.



Spectators watch from the curb of S.C. 24 as the Snowbirds jets take off from the Anderson Regional Airport during the Snowbirds Over Anderson II Airshow on Wednesday.



Brian Tipton, an employee of J.A.T. Incorporated who does contract work for the state, sweeps of Greenville Street near the intersection of Main Street after repainting the direction arrows. The crew spent Sunday repainting the direction arrows and lane markers from College Street down to SC 28.



Dancers from the Foothills Conservatory in Seneca perform outside of the new patient tower at the Oconee Medical Center during a Patient Tower and Preview and Family Festival on Saturday.



Hannah Hanrion gives Shaun Morrison a kiss on the cheek before the start of the Anderson University commencement ceremony on Saturday morning.



Margaret Franks places her hand on the mausoleum where her husband Ronald. L. Franks, who served in the U.S. Army and fought in Vietnam, is buried at the M.J. "Dolly" Cooper Veterans Cemetery after the Memorial Day Services that were held at the cemetery.



Carolyn Holbrooks, of Pendleton, places a poppy in honor of her late husband Thomas J. Holbrooks, who served in the Navy during World War II in Okinawa, at the Memorial Day services in downtown Pendleton



Dan Hogan, a veteran of the U.S. Navy who served in the Pacific during World War II, stands at salute during the playing of the national anthem at the Memorial Day celebration at the Richard M. Campbell Veterans Nursing Home.



Leland Halleck, who served in the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Air Force, places a flag on the grave of David Sadler at the Roberts Presbyterian Church cemetery during a Veterans remembrance and recognition service on Sunday. Roberts Presbyterian, which was organized in 1789, has many veterans buried in its cemetery.




Harold Waters, a veteran of the U.S Army who served in Korea, takes a picture of the grave of his son, Michael Waters who served in the U.S. Air Force after placing flowers at the head stone during Memorial Day services at the M.J. "Dolly" Cooper Veterans Cemetery.



Merrill Nixon, a member of the Richard Campbell American Legion Post 184 and a veteran of the Navy, closes his eyes while playing Taps during the Memorial Day services at the M.J. "Dolly" Cooper Veterans Cemetery.



Larry Gilreath is a veteran of the Vietnam War and fought in the battle of the Ia Drang valley in November of 1965. The battle was the basis for the book and movie "We Were Soldiers".



A timber rattle snake sits in its cage at Oconee Reptiles in Walhalla. Timber rattle snakes and copperheads are the only two venomous snake found in the Anderson area.



A pigmy rattlesnake sits its cage in Oconee Reptiles in Walhalla. Pigmy rattlesnakes can be found in areas just south of Anderson.




Jim Farmer pulls a copperhead snake from its cage at Oconee Reptiles in Walhalla where Farmer keeps several types of snakes and other reptiles. Copperheads and timber rattle snakes are the only venomous snakes found in the Upstate area.



Jim Farmer of Oconee Reptiles holds a black rat snake. Black rat snakes are not poisonous and not aggressive. According to Farmer, they can be useful for rat and mice problems.



A copperhead snake sits in the grass outside of Oconee Reptiles in Walhalla. Timber rattle snakes and copperheads are the only two venomous snake indigenous to the Anderson area.



Sara Knight, 92, smiles while talking to Westside High School Beta Club members during a Hawaiian themed prom at the NHC Health Care center on Friday afternoon.



Betty Collier, 76, dances with husband Kirby Collier, 77, at the NHC Health Care center in Anderson during a prom for the residents that organized by the Westside High School Beta club members on Friday afternoon. The Colliers have been married for 55 years.



Juanita Williamson, 78, stands up out of her wheelchair to dance with Westside High School sophomore and Beta Club member Victoria Johnson at the NHC Health Care center in Anderson during a prom held for the residents of the center on Friday afternoon.



B-HP's Jon Terbeek celebrates with Parker Frost after Frost was batted in making the score 3-2 in the fourth inning during their game against Camden High School on Friday night.



B-HP's Jacbo Tavernier makes a diving catch in the first inning of their game against Riverside at B-HP.




Kylie Allen, right, of T.L. Hanna High School and Morgan Cutts of Clover High School compete for a loose ball during the first half of their playoff game at Hanna on Wednesday.



Clemson's Jason Stolz slides safely into second base past University of Maryland's Alfredo Rodriquez in the fourth inning of the second game of their double header on Sunday.

Crazy Weather

Lighting streaks past the historic Anderson County Courthouse on Friday night as a line of severe storms passed through the upstate.



Storm clouds pass Oakwood Baptist Church in Anderson.



Bo Taylor walks his bike around a large puddle that blocked the sidewalk on South Main Street on Monday after more rain fell in the Anderson area.




Monica Clinkscales runs across Main Street in Anderson during a rain shower on Monday as her umbrella collapses from the wind.



A fallen tree blocked Whitehall Road near Pope Road on Friday night after a severe storm passed through the city.



Kayla DiChiro walks dogs "Frankie" and "Dayce" across a dyke on Hartwell Lake in Clemson on Tuesday afternoon. Temperatures on Tuesday reached lows in the 30's. More seasonal temperature are to return today with high's in the lower 70's which will continue through the weekend.

Anderson TEA Party

From left to right, Sharon DeFino, Donna E. Fillingham and Bernard Dearborn hold up signs while protesting with a few hundred others that attended the Anderson tea party that was held on Thursday afternoon at 1203 North Main Street.



Siblings Olivia Speed and Jared Speed hold signs as a speaker addresses the crowd at the Anderson TEA Party.



Oscar and Dee Okes watch as a speaker addresses the crowd at the Anderson TEA Party.



Larry Lawrimore placed tea bags on his hat at the Anderson TEA party.



Several protesters lined North Main Street with signs during the Anderson tea party on Thursday afternoon.



Sue Strickland holds up a sign and cheers at the Anderson TEA Party.



Paul Mitchell holds a "Don't Tread On Me" flag during the Anderson TEA Party.

Some April Stuff

Fire and rescue crews responded to a vehicle fire on U.S. 29 North on Tuesday night.



John Hill, 12, wipes his nose as medical assistant Katherine Barnes prepares Hill's back for an allergy test at the Allergy Partners of Anderson.



Kim McCrea and Randy Spearman perform a swing dance during the 3rd annual Dancing for Our Heros competition at the Civic Center on Friday night. The partners dancing in the competition performed the tango and a swing dance that was judged by a panel that included mayor Terrance Roberts and Pendleton mayor Carol Burdette. The event benefited the Cancer of Association of Anderson, 263rd Family Readiness Group and the PolioPlus program of Rotary International.



Tyler Smith and Melissa Morella watch as water flows from the Broadway Lake flood gate into to Broadway Creek on Tuesday morning.




"Winston", an English bulldog, rides down Main Street on Wednesday in Anderson. "Winston" is the mascot for The Fox, an English style pub and restaurant, which is set to open in late spring.



Johnny House, guitar player for The Nightcrawlers Band, takes a guitar solo while playing through the arms of Shay Newell of Anderson during Downtown Sounds on Thursday night.




A group of Clemson University students walk past nearly 10,000 flags in a shape of a ribbon that were placed on Bowman Field at Clemson University as part of the university's diversity week event called "One World Project".
The flags represent hate crimes in the U.S. from 2007 F.B.I.




Wren High School's Miranda Wilson is congratulated by teammates after hitting a home run in the third inning during their game against Westside on Friday afternoon.



Erick Lowe moves a japanese maple into a greenhouse at the Whitten Nursery and Garden Center to protect the tree from the low temperatures.




John Fredrickson of T.L. Hanna High School contemplates his next move while playing Rick Ferreira of T.L. Hanna High School (not shown) during a chess tournament at Westside High School on Friday.



Dick Johnson, right, helps guide his Catalina 30 sailboat as a crane lowers the boat into Lake Hartwell at the marina of the Western Carolina Sailing Club on Thursday morning. Lake levels have risen high enough for the boats to be docked at the marina.



Andrea Ingleton, paints a door on the outside of The Fox on Main Street in Anderson. The English style pub and restaurant is set to open in the late spring.

Spring Time

Clemson University students Kelly Arps and Brett Rhyne run through the mud in a field on campus while playing ultimate flying disc with other students on a rainy Friday afternoon.



Clemson University student Megan Kelly walks through campus in the rain on Friday afternoon. Heavy rains continued through Friday and are expected to continue through the weekend.



Kevin Hinson, 24, an entemology graduate student at Clemson University, uses a net to catch insects in a field at the South Carolina Botanical Gardens on Monday afternoon. Hinson has to catch 105 families of insects and 150 different species for his graduate class.







Norm Moyer, a resident of Canada, takes pictures of japanese camelias while visting the South Carolina Botanical Gardens on Monday













Clemson University students Melanie Francis, 18, and Matt Siebert, 19, lay in the grass as Francis studies for a Chemistry test on Tuesday afternoon. Clemson students are back in class this week after having last week off for spring break.

News

Kemia Geer, step daughter of a man who was shot and killed, sits with Vanessa Watt, 27, cousin of the same man, while comforting each other on a neighbors porch on Friday afternoon.



A large crowd gathered and watched as law enforcement surveyed the scene where a man was shot and killed.



Anderson County Coroner Greg Shore interviews people on the porch of the house where a man was shot and killed on Friday afternoon.



Anderson County Deputy Corner marks evidence on the street where a man was shot and killed on Friday afternoon.



Matthew Merriweather Sr., right, father of Terrell Merriweather who was shot and killed on Friday hugs with brother Billy Merriweather outside of the scene where the shooting took place.



Police tape blocked off Dickens Ave where a man was shot and killed on Friday afternoon.



Joseph Hudgins is lead out by of the Anderson County General Sessions Courtroom after Judge Cordell Maddox ruled Hudgins does not have a right to a post-conviction relief hearing. Hudgins was convicted of murder at the age of 17 in 1993 for the shooting of Anderson County deputy Chris Taylor.



Emergency crews responded to a fatal wreck on 436 La France Road in La France on Friday afternoon. Two teenage boys were involved in the accident. One died on scene and the other was taken from the site.



Robert Burns holds up a sign while picketing outside of the historic county courthouse on Tuesday afternoon. A group of construction workers met outside of the courthouse to voice their opinion on the use of illegal workers.

Fun

Jessi Kinley, 7, hangs from playground equipment at Linley Park in Anderson on Tuesday afternoon.



Marge Davis, left, puts on make up in the dressing room of the Rainey Fine Arts Center at Anderson University with other members of the Senior Follies before the start of their performance on Friday night. This is the 20th anniversary of the Senior Follies.




Preston Brookshire, a kindergardener at Palmetto Elementary School, struggles to open a heart shaped napkin while eating a cupcake and other snacks during a Valentines Day party on Friday. The children in Ashley Pruitt's kindergarden class made cards for classmates, drew pictures for their parents and had other Valentines Day activities in celebration of the holiday.



Jim Striech, 66, shoots pool at Simon's Bar and Grill in Anderson. Striech is fighting cancer and plays pool twice a week in his effort to beat cancer.



Clemson University senior Patrick Shaw takes advantage of sunny skies and gusts of wind from the top of a hill near the South Botanical Gardens to practice kite boarding. "When your out on the ocean its way more fun", said Shaw. Only a few days after receiving inches on snow, temperatures in the upstate will reach the 60's and lower 70's going into the weekend.

Recent Sports

Clemson forward Trevor Booker goes up for a lay up against Florida State's Chris Singleton, middle, and Solomon Alabi, right, in the first half of their game at Clemson on Saturday night at Littlejohn Coliseum.



The Clemson University basketball team lost to Virginia Tech 80-77 on Wednesday night



The Clemson University baseball team hosted Michigan State University on Tuesday afternoon. Clemson won 15-2.



Clemson pitcher Justin Sarratt throws a pitch in the fourth inning during the Tigers game against UNC-Asheville on Wednesday afternoon.



Pendleton's Sterlin Blakey, left, and Ashely Adger hug after beating Strom Thurman High School in a double over-time game at the Bi-Lo Center in Greenville on Saturday. Pendleton won the IIA Upper State Basketball Championship to advance to the state finals.

Start of 2009

Anderson University students Steve Harring, left, James Brotemarkle, middle front, Andrew Higgins, middle back, and Wesley Johnson, right, jump to catch a disc on Monday afternoon at the recreation field in the back of the university. A large group of students met at the field to play ultimate disc to take advantage of the unseasonable temperatures. Highs on Monday reached the lower 70's.



Anderson resident McNeil Grier turned 104 last week.



A referee checks the spacing between the mat and the should of T.L. Hanna High School's Mustafa Niazi as Cameron McCarley of Westside High School pins Niazi in their wrestling match at T.L. Hanna on Monday night.



Bryan Casey, right, helps his son Britton Casey, 5, cast his fishing rod into the pond at Chris Taylor Memorial Park on Monday afternoon. Mr. Casey, who is from Abbeville, was running errands in Anderson on his day off work. Despite the cloudy and cool weather he decided to stop and fish with his son while they had some down time.



The Anderson University Ensemble raises their hands in the air at the end of performing the song "We Shall Overcome" during a worship session at the Rainey Fine Arts Center in honor of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.



Fannie Vickery, left, who turned 101 years old on Monday, smiles as she gets a visit from friend Marian Gerrard, right, neighbor Dorthy Ardister, middle left, and employees of the Willow Creek Living Center. Mrs. Gerrard brought Vickery a pineapple pound cake to help celebrate her 101st birthday. Vickery is at the Willow Creek Living Center for short term rehabilitation and has plans to go back to her home in Anderson. She lived next to the Pleasnat View Baptist church in Anderson for several years and watched after many of the ministers children giving her the nickname, "Nanny".



Glenn Rodway looks underneath a sink to repair its plumbing in the bathroom of 228 Foster street. The bathroom and other areas of the house are being repaired and upgraded as part of a block grant the city received through the Appalachian Council of Governments.






Pendleton High School's C.J. Gleaton plays three sports for the Bulldogs; football, baseball and basketball. He is an all-region player in all three sports.

Recent Spot News

Ronald Harris and his dog "Libby" were helped out of Harris' 18 wheeler through the windshield by members of the Broadway Fire Department on Tuesday morning. Harris' truck flipped on its side after making a turn on to Snow Road in Anderson. Both Harris and his dog did not suffer any major injuries.







Jason Davis, left, of the Flat Rock Fire Department sprays down Emory Craft of the Starr Fire Department to remove soot from his suit. Both Flat Rock and Starr Fire Departments responded to a house fire at 1010 Lakemont Road in Anderson County around 4:15 on Monday afternoon. The house is considered a total loss. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.



Chase Sanders of the Rock Springs Fire Department walks by the remnants of an abandoned home that caught fire on Sunday afternoon. Rock Springs and Ebenezer Fire Departments responded the fire off Shirley Drive near Broadway Lake shortly after 1 p.m. The cause of the fire is still unknown.

Gator Bowl

The DeHaven Family

Teresa and William "Buddy" DeHaven of Iva have adopted 14 children over the years and have 3 biological children of their own. They currently live in an old church that is no longer used for services. The DeHavens bought the church because of the space that it provides them. Their adopted children come from several different backgrounds and range in age from 7 to 26. Many of the children also have physical and mental disabilities.




The DeHavens pose for a portrait in their home.



The children of the DeHaven family walk past the old First Baptist Church in Iva that the DeHavens bought and are currently living in, on the way to watch the Iva Christmas parade. The church provides them the space that they need to accommodate all their children.



Terresa DeHaven, left, serves a large pan of stir fry to her adopted children. The children usually line up with a plate and she serves them one by one. DeHaven says that this is a system that she has been using for years.




The DeHaven family bows their head in prayer before eating dinner at their home in Iva. The family currently lives in the old First Baptist Church in Iva that they bought because of the space it provided them.



Christian Prado, 7, looks up at Cindy Brown, 26, while sitting with other members of the family in the living room area in the basement of the First Baptist Church that the DeHavens bought to accommodate all of their adopted children. There are currently 12 people living in the church including Terresa and William DeHaven.




Christian Prado, 7, runs down the hallway of the old church that the DeHavens call their home. Christian has a prosthetic right leg from the knee down.



Ethan DeHaven,10, licks chocolate off a knife after making a cake for dessert with other members of the family.



Ethan DeHaven, 10, sits on a basketball while watching his older brothers play a game of basketball in the parking lot of the church that the DeHavens live in. Ethan, at 10 years old is the middle child and often is left to himself.



Biological brothers Angelo Yurche, 15, left, and Amaury Inocentes, 16, right, break dance in the boys common area as their adopted brothers watch. Each boy has their own room but share a common area to play video, games, break dance and hang out.



Amaury Inocentes, middle, who plays on the Crescent High School junior varsity basketball team, sits with friends and other members of the team while watching the girls junior varsity team play at Crescent High School. Many of the family members will go to the games to support Amaury.



Cindy Brown, 26, left, sits with adopted brother Marvin Prado, 9, while waiting for the Iva Christmas parade to start. Cindy and her husband, Greg Brown (not shown) are currently in the process of adopting a child of their own.



Ethan DeHaven, 10, balances boxes of pasta salad mix with the help of his brother Richard DeHaven, 15, while grocery shopping with their mother Terresa, left, and other brothers. The family shops at stores such as Aldi and Bargain Foods in Pelzer for the discount prices. It takes two or more carts to hold all the food for the DeHaven family.



Kevin DeHaven and Raymond DeHaven help their mother Teresa load three carts of groceries into their 15 passenger van. It often takes two to three carts to hold all the groceries for the family.



Kevin DeHaven and Raymond DeHaven help little brother Christian Prado,7, straighten his jackets while standing with Marvin Prado, 9, left, and Angelo Yurche, right, after watching the Iva Christmas parade with other members of the family.



Biological brothers Marvin Prado, 9, left, and Christian Prado, 7, right balance them selves on a curb while playing outside of the old baptist church that the DeHaven family currently lives in.



Biological brothers Marvin Prado, 9, left, and Christian Prado, 7, right play "Mario Smash Brothers" with adopted brother Kevin DeHaven, 17, middle, in the Prado's room. Many of the children have gaming systems but are only allowed to play it on the weekends or when on break from school.



Katie DeHaven, 20, left, laughs with father "Buddy" DeHaven, brother Kevin DeHaven, 17, and brother in-law Greg Brown, right, in the kitchen after returning from taking the ACT.



Teresa DeHaven, right, talks with adopted child Tony DeHaven, 20, as many of the other children make gingerbread houses with graham crackers and candy. Tony is nick named "the traveler" because he is often in and out of the house. Tony has developed slow mentally. According to Teresa he is about 15 years old mentally.



Teresa DeHaven, left, laughs with adopted children Richard DeHaven, 15, middle, and Ethan DeHaven, 10, right, while making a chocolate cake for dessert.



Katie DeHaven, 20, lays her clothes out for the next day of school in her bedroom which was once a music room when the church was still in operation. Katie is the oldest of the adopted children still living at home and was given the biggest room in the house.

R.C. Edwards Funeral

Nancy Edwards Reid, left, daughter of former Clemson University President R.C. Edwards, accepts an American flag from Colonel Sandy Edge, right, during the military honors at the funeral for R.C. Edwards on Monday afternoon in Clemson.




Colonel Sandy Edge, middle, salutes while standing next to Clemson University president Jim Barker, right, as the casket of former Clemson University president R.C. Edwards is brought out for military honor during Edwards funeral on Monday in Clemson.



The funeral procession for former Clemson University president R.C. Edwards, led by bag pipers, left Tilman Hall and traveled through campus to the Woodland Cemetery. Many students, faculty and other lined the streets as the procession passed.

Iber Sutherland Funeral

Family members of Iber Neal Sutherland watch as members of the Iva Fire Department carry the casket out of the funeral service to be placed on the top of a fire truck.




Charles Howell, former Iva city fireman who is now stationed at Broadway Fire Department, recalled memories of Iber Neal Sutherland, during a funeral service for Sutherland at the Iva Fire Department.



Members of the Iva Fire Department place the casket of Iber Neal Sutherland on top of a fire truck during a funeral service for Sutherland held at the Iva Fire Department. Sutherland was a long time councilman and community leader in Iva.

Simulating Winter

Clemson University student Devin McDavid, middle, holds on to fellwo students Keegan Gilbert, right, and Kevin Haag, left, while skating on a simulated ice skating rink as fake snow fell down on them at the outdoor amphitheater at Clemson on Tuesday night.

Dabo gets the job

Senior associate athletic director of Clemson University Bill D'Andrea, right, helps Dabo Swinney put on an orange Clemson jacket at a press conference on Monday where it was announced that Swinney will be Clemson's head coach of the Tigers football team.

Some stuff from November

The Anderson University Trojan mascot jumps in celebration of AU president Evans Whitaker's announcement that Anderson University has bought the Anderson County Fair Grounds for the use of sporting facilities.



Heidi Wolko of Fairplay leans her head while admiring a quilt by Kim Harper at The Anderson Arts Center 26th Annual Arts Auction at teh Arts Warehouse on Saturday night. "I was admiring the quilt because I'm a quilter as well," said Mrs. Wolko.



Josh Holcombe of Spartanburg drives his 1984 3002X Nissan Turbo around the track during the Clemson University's Sports Car Club autocross event at the Anderson Fair and Expo Center on Sunday afternoon.



T.L. Hanna High School's Will Gay stiff arms Westside High School's Demetrious Swinger while running down field in the second quarter of their game at T.L. Hanna on Friday night.



James "Radio" Kennedy listens to his radio on the sideline of the T.L. Hanna vs. Westside High School game. Kennedy was the inspiration for the blockbuster movie "Radio" that stared Cuba Gooding Jr. and Ed Harris.



Bobby Hanks, 76, was a retired jeweler who has come out of retirement to continue his work at the B&B Pawn Shop in Anderson.



Lisa McCann, sings verses of the Bible and has recorded a cd called Scripture. She markets her cds to parents who home school their children.



Clemson interim head coach Dabo Swinney hugs wide receiver Tyler Grisham and Clemson Athletic Director Terry Don Phillips after defeating Boston College. This was Swinney's first win as interim head coach.



Clemson interim head coach Dabo Sweeny has gatorade poured over him by Clemson's Michael Hamlin after defeating Boston College 27-21 giving Sweeny his first win as Clemson's coach.



Clemson defensive tackle Jarvis Jenkins tackles Boston College running back Josh Haden in the first quarter during their game at Boston College. Clemson won 27-21.



South Carolina Special Olympics athletes Eddie Gregory, left and Ann Rodgers, right, dance with each other as the band Reservior Dogs performs at the opening ceremony for the Special Olympics South Carolina Fall Games at the Westside High School gym on Friday night. The games will be held all day on Saturday at the Anderson Sports and Entertainment Center.



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Veterans Day

Leon Tate, center, joins the other members of the Cambpell Patriots Post 184 at the M.J. "Dolly" Cooper Veterans Cemetery to practice their drills for the posting of colors in honor of veterans at the Richard M. Campbell Veterans Nursing Home being held today.



Betty Sanders served in the army and is a veteran of the Korean War.



Korean War veteran R.T. Kiser, 77, attached a picture of his grandson Evan Beck who recently enlisted in the Army and finished basic training to his cap. Kiser was one of the many veterans in attendance at the Veterans Day Observance at the Richard M. Campbell Nursing Home on Tuesday.



Pam Sutherland, left, visits with World War II veteran Belvin Ware after the Veterans Day observance at the Richard M. Campbell Veterans Nursing Home on Tuesday morning. Sutherland's father, whose picture she pinned to her jacket, was a resident of the nursing home.



Thomas Culberson, the youngest of six brothers to serve in the military, received many metals for his service in the army between 1958-1963. His oldest brother served in the Army during World War II and fought in the Normandy invasion and the Battle of the Buldge.




Forest Lawn Perpetual Care groundskeeper Shannon Whitfield helps place a row of American flags at the entrance way of the cemetery in honor of Veterans Day.