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Source: Frank Martin expected to be USC's next basketball coach - Anderson Independent Mail
Martin has been a candidate for the last few weeks, but the situation “really picked up steam” over the weekend, the source said. Nothing was official today as the USC board of trustees has called a meeting for Tuesday at 10 am, at which time it's ...
March 26, 2012


SC State board to meet - Anderson Independent Mail
Sources with close ties to the university, who asked to remain anonymous, said that as many as eight high-level employees were terminated Friday, including university attorney Ed Givens; Charles Smith, vice president for student affairs; ...
February 16, 2012


One Ryan's in Anderson closes - Anderson Independent Mail
The manager declined to give his name for publication but said employees were notified of the closure Thursday and were invited to reapply for work at other Ryan's locations. The restaurant failed for the normal reasons, said Ward Stone Jr., ...
January 20, 2012


Ryan's restaurant on Clemson Boulevard in Anderson closes - Anderson Independent Mail
The manager declined to give his name for publication but said employees were notified of the closure this week and were invited to reapply for work at other Ryan's locations. The Clemson Boulevard business is directly across the street from Golden ...
January 20, 2012


Liberty Denim to close temporarily, may reopen - Anderson Independent Mail
One worker, who asked not to be identified, said he was not surprised. “They laid off several workers this week,” he said. Asked what his plans were for the future, the man replied, “Draw unemployment for nine months while looking for another job. ...
December 14, 2011


No bond set for mother charged in shooting of son - Anderson Independent Mail
Her son, 19-year-old Bryan Chase Merritt of Piedmont, is being treated at Greenville Memorial Hospital and is expected to recover from his injuries, a family spokesman who asked not to be identified said Thursday. Authorities said they were called to a ...
August 12, 2011


Man shot by mother expected to recover - Anderson Independent Mail
Bryan Chase Merritt is being treated in intensive care at Greenville Memorial Hospital, said the spokesman, who asked not to be identified. He said Merritt was hit in the neck, chest and abdomen by birdshot in a shotgun. Merritt's mother, Terri Jewel ...
August 11, 2011


Rivet maker's bankruptcy touches nearly every regional bank - Anderson Independent Mail
One banker who did not wish to be identified said the bankruptcy was “serious” and touched nearly every institution in the area. Attorneys in the case have categorized about a third of the debt as “unsecured.” In some cases, this is because machines ...
July 16, 2011


Several Anderson-area residents erroneously placed in Death Master File - Anderson Independent Mail
“They said I had died,” recalled the woman, who asked that her name not be used to protect her privacy. She said she is now 84 and “doing fine.” After her name was added to the Death Master File, the woman stopped receiving her monthly Social Security ...
July 10, 2011


Man killed in accident near Central - Anderson Independent Mail
“There were cars cut in half, cars where the passenger side was gone,” said the witness, who declined to give his name. “We kept praying to hear some sirens responding.” The state patrol continues to investigate the case. ...
May 18, 2011


Shave and a haircut, 200000 bits: Abbeville man wins lottery - Anderson Independent Mail
South Carolina Education Lottery officials said an Abbeville man, who asked not to be identified, scratched off the winning combination to net $200000 after running out of gas and walking to town. Officials said the man walked into Rosenberg's Spirits ...
May 4, 2011


Woman found in burned home in Anderson 'talked straight,' neighbor says - Anderson Independent Mail
“She talked straight,” said the neighbor, who asked not to be identified. “Whatever she needed to say, she said it.” But on Saturday, Pinsley didn't speak from inside her burning house in Anderson, said the neighbor, ...
April 18, 2011


Man dies in Belton collision - Anderson Independent Mail
He worked full-time as a forklift driver at UTi Integrated Logistics in Greenville, said Riley's aunt, who did not wish to be identified He graduated from Palmetto High School in 1988. "He was a good person," Riley's aunt said. ...
April 8, 2011


Fewer beds at SC psychiatric hospitals mean more mentailly ill patients end up ... - Anderson Independent Mail
The woman, who asked not to be named to protect her daughter's privacy, said in an interview that her 38-year-old daughter has been admitted a dozen times to mental institutions in Georgia, Kentucky, New York and South Carolina during the past 12 years ...
April 2, 2011


Stolen identity - Anderson Independent Mail
The woman asked that her name not be used in this story because her keys and other information, including her children's Social Security numbers and their school IDs, were stolen and the keys have not been found. 1. Immediately call any one of the ...
February 27, 2011


Lottery winner bought ticket from lucky store in Starr - Anderson Independent Mail
She told lottery officials she did not wish to be identified. The 72-year-old woman, who is retired from the Ellenburg Nursing Center in Anderson, ...
November 8, 2010


Verify what you hear before voting - Anderson Independent Mail
An anonymous source is falsely attacking Rep. Don Bowen and saying he supports abortion. I have spoken with Rep. Bowen and he confirmed that he is pro-life ...
October 29, 2010


Anderson woman who voted for Obama at 105 dies - Anderson Independent Mail
“I think it was more about the idea of voting for a black man for president,” one nurse, who did not wish to be identified, said. ...
September 19, 2010


Iva officer arrested on charge of threatening wife - Anderson Independent Mail
The mother declined to give her name to the Independent Mail. In an incident report taken Tuesday by the Anderson County Sheriff's Office, Megan Brickle ...
September 10, 2010


Report: Evans out as UGA athletics director - Anderson Independent Mail
WSB-TV Sports Director Zach Klein, citing a source close to UGA's athletic department, reported that UGA President Michael Adams asked for and received ...
July 4, 2010


Fatal accident claims 15-year-old Pendleton girl - Anderson Independent Mail
The woman, who asked to remain anonymous, said she and her two daughters were on their way to a movie in Anderson when they came upon the accident. ...
March 14, 2010


Snatch-and-grabbers not professionals, but they are prolific - Anderson Independent Mail
In the case of one Anderson County woman who asked not to be identified, a burglar took more than valuable china and handmade quilts from her home. ...
February 13, 2010


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