Easley News

A 47-year-old Easley man has pleaded guilty to an assault charge in connection with an incident in 2006 involving a minor male, according to court records.

A 19-year-old Pickens man was in critical condition after being stabbed during an altercation on Fruit Mountain Road in Easley, according to the Sheriff's Office.

The majority of Easley Progress readers who responded to last week's Progress Poll online hope that the United States Senate is able to stop the healthcare reform bill from becoming law.

" Members of the Vision 2025 Sense of Place Committee met last week to discuss new options for parks and recreation around Pickens County.

An Anderson County animal control officer and his wife face 92 animal cruelty counts after 177 dogs, a cat and a bird were seized from their South Carolina home.

EASLEY a ' The City of Easley will host a Movie Matinee event on Sunday, Nov. 22. The event will begin at 2:30 p.m. It is an outdoor style of movie in the Larry D. Bagwell Gymnasium located at J.B. Red Owens Sports Complex in Easley.

A man who killed a South Carolina pawn shop owner, then fled to Canada to avoid the death penalty has been sentenced to life in prison without parole.

Roger Eugene Shephard was sentenced to life in prison without parole Thursday after being found guilty of murder in the shooting death of an Easley pawnshop owner, news that brought tears and embraces from family members of the victim and defendant who sat across the aisle from each other throughout the trial.

The prosecution continued to call witnesses Wednesday in an attempt to prove their case against a former Williamston man accused in the murder of an Easley pawn shop broker in June 2006.

Jury selection and opening statements began Monday in the case of a man accused of killing a Pickens County pawn shop owner.

The trial of a man accused of murdering a pawn shop broker in downtown Easley three years ago has begun.

A 42-year-old South Carolina woman has been sentenced to five years in prison for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old boy she was baby-sitting. The Island Packet of Hilton Head reports Susan Tappeiner of Bluffton was sentenced Monday.

PICKENS - Jury selection is expected to start today for the trial of man charged in the 2006 death of a pawnshop owner in Easley.

Easley is hoping that a stepped-up campaign to count every city resident will pay off with more federal dollars coming its way.

The annual Miss EHS Pageant is coming soon. On Monday, Nov. 16 freshmen and sophomores will compete, and on Thursday, Nov.

The 2nd Annual Hunt Meadows Elementary School Christmas Bazaar will take place on Saturday, November 14th from 9am to 3pm., at 420 Hunt Road in Easley, SC, 29642.

EASLEY a" The man accused of the 2006 murder of an Easley pawn shop owner will go on trial in Pickens Monday, according to Clerk of Court Pat Welborn.

It was a day of sadness and pride Wednesday as more than 100 gathered at Robinson's Memorial Gardens to salute the efforts of today's armed forces and remember those who have served the country in the past during a special Veterans Day Service.

EASLEY - Efforts to create a fire department to serve the Crosswell area of Pickens County reached a milestone recently with construction of a fire station and the hiring of a skeleton staff.

Thanks to Capri's Italian Restaurant in Easley, two people will be able to have a warm meal for an entire year.