March 22-23, 2013

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S.C. Press AssociationAnnual Meeting and Awards

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Tony BartelmeGrace BeahmRobert Behre Leroy Burnell Chad DunbarEdward Fennell Gill Guerry Chris Hanclosky

Beth Harrison Jeff HartsellMaureen Hartshorn Brian Hicks Brendan Kearney Andrew Knapp Diane Knich Elsa McDowell

Brad Nettles Andy ParasDoug PardueAdam ParkerGene SapakoffDarryl Slater Glenn Smith Tyrone Walker

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Individual winners:

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Individual winners:

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Honorable Mention

2012 President’s Award for Excellence

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Schedule of EventsFriday, March 22

3 –11 p.m. News Contest Winners’ Exhibits Open - Mezzanine

3:30 – 5 p.m. Executive Committee Meeting - Francis Marion Room

3:30 – 7 p.m. S.C. News Photographers Association Pictures of the Year Judging - Furman Room All SCPA members are invited to watch the judging. This is a great opportunity for you to see SCNPA’s commitment to our photojournalism. 6 – 7 p.m. Opening Reception - Spoonbread Reception

Saturday, March 239 a.m. Registration, Sponsor Tables and News Contest Winners’ Exhibits Open - Mezzanine

8 a.m. – 4 p.m. S.C. News Photographers Association Pictures of the Year Judging - Furman RoomAll SCPA members are invited to watch the judging. This is a great opportunity for you to see SCNPA’s commitment to our photojournalism. SCNPA will also have a photography print auction in the Mezzanine throughout the day. Bid on prints to support the organization through 7:30 p.m.

10 – 10:45 a.m. Technology Update with Doug Fisher - Poinsett BallroomIn an industry where technology seems to change by the minute, we’ll sit down for a briefi ng of new media industry technology trends with Doug Fisher of the University of South Carolina School of Journalism. Fisher is a veteran journalist who spent nine years as a news editor for The Associated Press. His interests are in reporting, precision writing, ethics, media economics, newsroom sociology, and new ways to manage the increasing fl ow of information so that reporters and editors, as well as consumers, do not suff er “information burnout.” He began his career in radio and television, became a newspaper reporter and then was a fellow in the Kiplinger Public Aff airs Reporting Program at Ohio State University before joining the AP in 1983.He is the founder of the HartsvilleToday.com community news project that has shown, in conjunction with the Hartsville Messenger newspaper, how such sites can invigorate local news coverage and form a vibrant online community. In 2007, he became executive editor of The Convergence Newsletter, and he is co-author of Principles of Convergent Journalism, now in its second edition (Oxford, 2012). 11 – 11:45 a.m. The Ever-Expanding First Amendment with Rod Smolla - Poinsett BallroomFurman University’s President Rod Smolla will join us to talk about the First Amendment. He is a nationally recognized scholar, teacher, advocate and writer, and is one of America’s foremost experts on issues relating to freedom of speech, academic freedom and freedom of the press. A native of the Chicago area, he is a 1975 graduate of Yale University, where he was a member of the football team. He graduated fi rst in his class from Duke University Law School in 1978. His book, Free Speech in an Open Society (Alfred A. Knopf, 1992) won the William O. Douglas Award as the year’s best monograph on freedom of expression. He is also the author of Jerry Falwell v. Larry Flynt: The First Amendment on Trial (St. Martin’s Press, 1988) and Deliberate Intent (Crown Publishers, 1999). Deliberate Intent was made into a television movie by the FX cable network, in which actor Timothy Hutton played the role of Rod Smolla, depicting his involvement in a notorious case in which he successfully represented the families of three murder victims in a suit against the publisher of a murder instruction manual.

11:45 – 11:55 a.m. SCPA Business Meeting & Election of Offi cers - Poinsett Ballroom

12 – 2:15 p.m. Weekly Newspaper and Associate Member Awards Luncheon & Hall of Fame Presentation - Gold Ballroom

2:30 – 3:45 p.m. Panel Discussion on Dealing with Correspondents - Poinsett BallroomJoin SCPA Attorney Jay Bender; Lee Harter, editor of The Times and Democrat in Orangeburg; and Benjy Hamm, editorial director for Landmark Community Newspapers, as they discuss how to hire and train correspondents and how to stay out of legal trouble concerning contracts and legality. 4 – 5 p.m. Associated Press Annual Member Update - Francis Marion Room

6 – 7:30 p.m. President’s Reception - Mezzanine

7:30 – 9:30 p.m. Daily Newspaper Awards Dinner - Gold Ballroom

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Following the dinner, The Westin's bar outside of the ballroom and in the lobby will stay open for you to celebrate!

Please be aware that it is illegal to carry alcoholic beverages outside of The Westin.

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GRAPHIC ARTIST

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Corey Hutchins

S.C. JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

2011 and 2012

Restaurant Recommendations

SOBY’S NEW SOUTH CUISINE: 207 South Main Street; This restaurant is housed in a 100-year-old building and serves New Orleans BBQ Shrimp, grits, and fried green tomatoes.

HIGH COTTON: 550 South Main Street; Open for dinner nightly and known for their buttermilk fried oysters with Green Goddess dressing.

LARKIN’S ON THE RIVER: 318 South Main Street (at the Peace Center); Open for lunch and dinner, look for the she-crab soup and shrimp and grits in this fi ne-dining favorite

RESTAURANT O: 116 South Main Street; George Clooney’s favorite meal here (while he was fi lming Leatherheads in Greenville) included shrimp cocktail, a wedge of iceberg lettuce with Italian dressing, ahi tuna, and apple cobbler with ice cream.

NOSE DIVE: 116 S Main St; Gastropub and full bar, 11:00 am - 11:00 pm; Thursday - Saturday; 10:00 am - 2:00 pm; Sunday BrunchOpen for drinks until about 2 am

TRATTORIA GIORGIO: 121 S Main St; Fine Italian dining 6:00-9:30

THE CAZBAH- 16 W McBee Ave; Tapas menu, 5pm-2am, Happy hour 11pm-2am

TRIO: A BRICK OVEN CAFÉ: 22 N Main St; Gourmet wood-fi red pizzas, pasta dishes and sandwiches, 11:30 am- 11 pm

RICK ERWIN’S WEST END GRILLE: 648 S Main St.; Steak house Bar and restaurant open 5pm-until

STICKY FINGERS: 1 S Main St; Ribs, BBQ, Burgers, 11am- 11pm

MELLOW MUSHROOM: 1 Augusta St Ste 201; Pizza, 11am-12am

THE VELO FELLOW: 1 Augusta St Ste 126';Gastropub with British Pub food, 11am-2am, late night menu after 11 pm

HANDI: 18 N Main St; Indian Cuisine, 5pm-11pm

SMOKE ON THE WATER: 1 Augusta St; Southern tavern, 11:30am-1am

AMERICAN GROCERY RESTAURANT: 732 S. Main St.; The fi nest in refi ned American Seasonal Cuisine, featuring products sourced from local and regional farms and from artisan producers from within the United States. The menu changes frequently based on the freshest products from local purveyors and the bounty of the seasons. Over 100 hand-picked artisan boutique wines from all over the globe, unique quality-crafted wines that exhibit the same level of distinction as the daily menu.

THE LAZY GOAT: 170 River Place; Mediterranean-themed restaurant with a menu featuring global infl uences from Spain, Morocco, Italy, France, Greece, Africa and the Middle East. Chef created the menu to accommodate a variety of diner preferences with meat & cheese plates, small plates to “graze and nibble,” and main

Carolina Ale House113 South Main St; Sports Bar/American Grilleopen 11 a.m. - 2 a.m.

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dishes. House specialties include Moroccan lamb, pistachio-dusted fried goat cheese, truffl ed pommes frites with chipotle ketchup, and superb sangria.

SOBY’S: 207 S. Main St.; Soby's cuisine is an eclectic blend of contemporary, International and traditional cuisines. Starting with fresh, seasonal ingredients, often from local farmers and producers, the chefs transform Old Southern favorites into something fresh and new.

ADDY’S DUTCH CAFÉ: 17 E. Coff ee St;Amsterdam native Addy Sulley serves stout foreign brews and fl avorful Dutch fare at his laid-back bar and restaurant off Main. House specials include Wed-nesday-night schnitzel and way-better-than-it-sounds mustard soup.

TRAPPE DOOR: 23 W. Washington St.;Australian snowboarder turned Greenville restaurateur Josh Beeby opened this Belgian-inspired pub in the basement under his fi rst venture, Barley’s Taproom & Pizzeria. Exposed-wood ceilings, warm red walls, and comfortable booths invite patrons to linger over classic moules frites and a pint (or two) of roughly 160 diff erent Belgian brews. If you’re feeling adventurous, try a sour lambic from the Brussels-based brewery Cantillon.

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2012 – 2013 Necrology

Robert Nettles; March 14, 2012; former chief photographer, Th e Post and Courier

Robert Bentley; April 26, 2012; former editor, Index-Journal; former copy editor, Th e State

Mim Woodring; May 2, 2012; former editor and owner, Th e North Augusta Star

Ernie Adams; May 15, 2012; former director of sales and marketing, Th e Post and Courier;

former advertising director and business manager, Aiken Standard

Lance Noel Anderson; May 24, 2012; multimedia specialist, Index-Journal

John Kerr; July 4, 2012; attorney and Freedom of Press advocate, Th e Post and Courier

Gerhard Spieler; July 14, 2012; columnist, Th e Beaufort Gazette

Walter Julian; August 19, 2012; former reporter, editorial writer and copy editor, Th e Post and

Courier; Th e Greenville News and Greenville Piedmont

Hugh Munn; Oct. 19, 2012; professor, USC School of Journalism and Mass Communications;

public information offi cer, State Law Enforcement Division; former journalist, Th e State

Vicki Shealy; Nov. 4, 2012; metro editor, Lexington County Chronicle and Dispatch-News;

former community editor, Columbia Record and Th e State; former staff writer and associate

editor, Newberry Observer; former reporter, Index-Journal; former reporter, Th e Hartsville

Messenger

Samuel Rayford Marshall; Nov. 11, 2012; former publisher, Georgetown Times; former retail ad

manager, Th e News & Courier and Th e Evening Post; former national ad manager, Th e News &

Courier

Dwight Dana; Nov. 25, 2012; columnist and writer, Morning News, Hartsville Messenger, Th e

State and News and Press

Jim Davenport; Dec. 31, 2012; reporter, Th e Associated Press and Th e State

Anne Mae Pickens Collins; Jan. 16, 2013; columnist, Th e News & Reporter; former feature

writer, Chester News, Th e Herald and Charlotte Observer; former reporter, Th e State

Dr. J. Nolan Etters; Feb. 1, 2013; columnist, Th e News & Reporter

Mark Staff ord Linder; Feb. 19, 2013; former news and sports reporter, Th e Greer Citizen

Col. Thomas Bissell Crews

1832 - 1911 Col. Thomas Bissell Crews, who spent most of his life as editor of The Laurensville Herald, was one of the oldest if not the oldest newspaper editor and publisher in South Carolina when he died in 1911 at age 79. He had served his apprenticeship in the offices of Messrs. Godman, publishers and editors of the Laurensville Herald ,and continued his newspaper work continuously since 1829 with the exception of the four years given to Southern Confederacy. Crews came to Laurens as a boy of 18, having attended the schools of his home town when not at work in his father’s buggy and wagon shops. After clerking a year or so in his brother’s store and that of Mr. Mairs, he entered the offices of the Messrs. Godman, then proprietors and editors of the Laurensville Herald, completing his apprenticeship two years later. Later he worked on the Family Friend, a newspaper published in Columbia, afterward going to Atlanta, where he was employed as a printer on the Intelligencer, afterward the Atlanta Constitution. Returning to Columbia he worked as a printer at The State before returning to Laurens to work on the Herald. Just before the war he became foreman of the Banner at Abbeville. When the War between the States began, he enlisted with Company A., First South Carolina cavalry, Hampton’s brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. He became first lieutenant of his command and fought in many of the important battles. He escaped without a single wound. At the close of the war, Col. Crews returned to Laurens and

purchased from the estate of James Hollingsworth the Laurensville Herald. Col. B.W. Ball and Capt. Homer McGowan were his first editors followed by Col. John W. Ferguson. In 1872 Col. Crews became Chief Editor and Proprietor. Col. Crews was a charter member of the State Press Association and president from 1879 to 1884. He took great interest in its affairs and was frequently called upon to contribute papers at its annual meetings; in latter years these contributions were especially valued for their reminiscent interest and worth. In 1901 Editor Crews wrote a series of articles on his recollections of Laurens for the past fifty years, and published them in his paper. He filled many places of honor and trust, having served one term in the State Legislature in the eightys, and afterwards represented Laurens County in the State Senate four years. In 1893 he was appointed postmaster at Laurens by President Grover Cleveland and served for four years. At the time of his death, he was a member of the board of trustees at the Old Soldiers’ Home, commander of Camp Garlington U.C.V., and member of the state executive committee from Laurens county. He was born in Rutherfordton, N.C., the son of Thomas and Mary Crews. Col. Crews was married twice. His first wife, Eugenia E. Hance died in 1864, leaving four children, William T., James T. and Edgar H. Crews and a daughter, Mrs. John F. Bolt. In 1870 he married Celia Ballew.

Hall of Fame

South Carolina Press Association

SCPA Hall of Fame

1973 1973 1974 1974

1974

1974 1975 1975 1975

Elizabeth Timothy

(-1757)South Carolina

Gazette

Francis W. Dawson

(1840 - 1899)Th e Charleston Mercury; Th e

Charleston News; Th e News and

Courier, Charleston

Narciso G. Gonzales

(1858 - 1903)Th e State,

Columbia; Th e News and Courier,

Charleston; Charleston Journal

of Commerce

Bony Hampton Peace

(1874 - 1934)Carolina Spartan, Spartanburg; Th e Greenville News;

Greenville Piedmont

Peter Timothy(1721 - 1782)South Carolina

Gazette

Aaron Smith Willington(1781 - 1862)Th e Charleston

Courier

William Watts Ball

(1868 - 1952)Th e Evening Post, Charleston; Th e Greenville News;

Laurens Advertiser; Th e News and

Courier, Charleston; Th e State, Columbia

Arthur B Jordan Sr.

(1876 - 1956)Th e Dillon Herald

James Rion McKissick

(1884 - 1944)Times-Democrat,

Richmond, Va.; Th e Greenville News;

Greenville Piedmont

1976

1976 1977 1978 1978 1979 1980 1980 1981

Hubert Graham Osteen

(1870 - 1955)Watchman and

Southron, Sumter; Sumter Daily Item

Edward Hope DeCamp

(1865 - 1952)Th e Gaff ney Ledger; Th e State, Columbia

Arthur M. Manigault

(1851 - 1924)Th e Evening Post,

Charleston

Harold C. Booker Sr.

(1888 - 1960)Spartanburg Herald-Journal; Greenville

Piedmont; Th e Sumter Daily Item;

Th e Columbia Record

Charles Oscar Hearon

(1876 - 1959)Th e Spartanburg Herald; Herald,

Bristol, Va.; Times, Richmond, Va.

Robert Lathan(1881 - 1937)Th e News and

Courier, Charleston; Th e State,

Columbia; Asheville (NC) Citizen;

1924 Pulitzer Prize Winner

Tom O’Connor(1902 - 1969)

Hampton County Guardian; Allendale

County Citizen

Louis W. Cassels(1921 - 1974)United Press International

Robert Craft Peace

(1899 - 1968)Th e Greenville News

1981

1982 1982 1983 1983 1983 1983 1984 1984

George A. Buchanan

(1898 - 1976)Th e Columbia

Record; Dean of Journalism, USC

Robert M. Hitt, Jr.

(1914 - 1968)Bamberg Herald;

Charleston Evening Post

W.W. Smoak(1877 - 1947)

Press & Standard, Walterboro

Wood Davidson Grist

(1865 - 1925)Yorkville Enquirer;

Atlanta Constitution

Hall Th omas McGee

(1889 - 1963)Charleston Evening Post; Th e News and Courier, Charleston

Edmund Adams Ramsaur

(1925 - 1976)Th e Greenville

News; Greenville Piedmont

James Loyal Sims

(1914 - 1962)Th e Times and

Democrat, Orangeburg

James Edward Chaffi n

(1913 - 1977)Th e Index-Journal,

Greenwood

Ambrose Elliott Gonzales

(1857 - 1926)Th e State,

Columbia; Th e News and Courier,

Charleston

The S.C. Journalism Hall of Fame was established in 1973 to recognize and honor men and women who have excelled in their craft and made significant contributions to journalism and their communities.

Only 67 newspaper journalists – from Colonial and Civil War days to the present – have been chosen by their peers for this recognition. Honorees must have made their journalistic reputation in South Carolina. If the reputation reflects achievements outside the state, the nominee must have been a native of South Carolina. Nominees must have been deceased for four or more years.

The S.C. Hall of Fame began in 1972 when SCPA President William L. Kinney Jr., of Bennettsville, acting on a suggestion from Secretary-Manager Reid H. Montgomery, set in motion activities that led to the establishment of a S.C. Press Association Hall of Fame. The first Hall of Fame inductees were presented at the SCPA Winter Meeting in 1973.

Honorees are chosen by the press association’s Hall of Fame committee. This year’s committee was comprised of John Heath, retired from Beaufort Gazette; Tom McLean, retired from The State; Pat McNeely, retired from the University of South Carolina's School of Journalism and Louis Sossamon, retired from The Gaffney Ledger.

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William Elliott Gonzales

(1866 - 1937)Th e State, Columbia

Th e S.C. Journalism Hall of Fame was established in 1973 to recognize and honor men and women who haveexcelled in their craft and made signifi cant contributions to journalism and their communities. Only 68 newspaper journalists – from Colonial and Civil War days to the present – have been chosen by their peers for this recognition. Honorees must have made their journalistic reputation in South Carolina. If the reputation refl ects achievements outside the state, the nominee must have been a native of South Carolina. Nominees must have beendeceased for four or more years. Th e S.C. Hall of Fame began in 1972 when SCPA President William L. Kinney Jr., of Bennettsville, acting ona suggestion from Secretary-Manager Reid H. Montgomery, set in motion activities that led to the establishment of a S.C.Press Association Hall of Fame. Th e fi rst Hall of Fame inductees were presented at the SCPA Winter Meeting in 1973.Honorees are chosen by the press association’s Hall of Fame committee. Th is year’s committee was comprised of JohnHeath, retired from Beaufort Gazette; Tom McLean, retired from Th e State; Pat McNeely, retired from the University of South Carolina's School of Journalism and Louis Sossamon, retired from Th e Gaff ney Ledger.

1987 1987 1987 1988 1988 1989 1989 1990

John Kelly Sisk(1913 - 1980)

Greenville News-Piedmont

Wilson William Harris

(1889 - 1955)Th e Clinton Chronicle

William Light Kinney

(1902 - 1983)Marlboro

Herald-Advocate, Bennettsville

Talbot Patrick(1897 - 1980)

Chicago Evening Post; Th e Goldsboro (NC)

News-Argus; Th e Herald, Rock Hill

Frank Wilmore Sossamon

(1887 - 1979)Th e Gaff ney Ledger

Paul S. League(1920 - 1978)

Th e Lancaster News

Edward Manigault

(1896 - 1983)Charleston Evening

Post

Edd A. Burch(1907 - 1985)Greer Citizen

1993

Hubert Duvall Osteen

(1904 - 1987)Th e Item, Sumter

1987

Robert Melvin Hitt

(1886 - 1963)Bamberg Herald

1985 1985 1985 1986 1986 1986 1986 1986

William R. Bradford Sr.(1874 - 1957)

Th e Fort Mill Times; Th e State, Columbia

Elbert Herman Aull

(1857 - 1929)Th e Newberry

Herald and News

Ernest Allen Cutts

(1912 - 1980)Charleston Evening

Post

Noah Graham Osteen

(1843 - 1936)Th e Item, Sumter

Phil Buchheit(1907 - 1978)

Spartanburg Herald-Journal

R. Frank Mundy(1915 - 1982)

Th e Index-Journal, Greenwood

Samuel L. Latimer Jr.(1891 - 1975)

Th e State, Columbia

Harry L. Watson(1876 - 1956)

Th e Index-Journal, Greenwood

1993 1995 1995 1996 1998 1998 1999 2002

Miles Benjamin McSweeney(1855 - 1909)Th e Ninety-Six

Guardian; Hampton County Guardian

Th omas Pettigrew Davis

(1926 - 1990)Georgetown Times

James A. Rogers(1905 - 1990)

Florence Morning News

William D. Workman

(1914 - 1990)Th e News and

Courier, Charleston; Th e Greenville

News; Th e State, Columbia

Joseph F. Smoak(1936 - 1993)Th e News and

Courier, Ch arleston; Charleston Evening

Post

Marcellus C. Garner

(1920 - 1992)Th e Sun News, Myrtle

Beach; Th e Myrtle Beach News; Th e Myrtle Beach Sun; Th e Field, Conway; Th e Horry Herald; Th e Loris Sentinel

Reid H. Montgomery(1909 - 1993)

Th e State, Columbia; Th e Item,

Sumter; Winthrop College; University of South Carolina;

South Carolina Press Association

August Kohn(1868 - 1930)Th e News and

Courier, Charleston

2002

Annie Laurie Mayer Kinney

(1902 - 1999)Th e Marlboro

Herald AdvocateGuardian; Hampton Courier Charleston; Charle

2003 2005 2005 2007

Annie Howell King

(1893 - 1973)Aiken Standard

William E. Rone(1926 - 1998)

Th e State, Columbia

Alfred B. Williams

(1856 - 1930)News and Courier,

Charleston

Dr. Robert Wilson Gibbes

(1809 - 1866)Th e South Carolinian

2008

Felix Gregory de Fontaine

(1834 - 1896)Charleston Daily

Courier, Th e South Carolinian; Daily South Carolinian; New York Herald

2009

Robert Quillen(1887 - 1948)Fountain Inn

Tribune

2010

Henry Timrod(1829 - 1867)

Charleston Mercury

2011

Charles H. Wickenberg Jr.

(1923-2004)Th e State

2011

William Gilmore Simms

(1806-1870)Charleston City

Gazette, Daily South Carolinian, Th e

Phoenix

2012

Robert Ashe Pierce

(1928 - 2007)Th e State, Columbia

2012

Peter Manigault(1927 - 2004)Th e News and

Courier, Charleston

2012

Benjamin F. Perry

(1805 - 1886)Greenville

Mountaineer; Southern Patriot,

Greenville

2013

Col. Th omas Bissell Crews

(832-1911)Th e Laurensville Herald, Laurens

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SOFTBALLWINS DISTRICTCarolina Forest Minorsto compete for state title.

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NEW JOBS INTHE FOREST?Prospect could create morethan 1,000 new jobs

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DHEC WARNSCONTRACTOR

MatthewRublowitz

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Family business busted

Two other family members charged before DEA sweep

Crime syndicate leader previously pleaded guilty to similar drug charge

BY MICHAEL SMITHEDITOR

A man identified as theringleader of an interstatedrug syndicate previouslypleaded guilty to similardrug charges, according to

public records.Meantime, two others in-

volved in the family opera-tion spanning from SouthCarolina to New Jersey havealso been jailed on assaultrelated charges, publicrecords state.

And court records showthat some of the suspectsfaced financial difficultiesdespite making thousandsof dollars a week sellingdrugs.

Richard Rublowitz, 57, ofSocastee; his wife Mindy

Rublowitz, 55; and sonMatthew “Fat Matt”Rublowitz, 33, of CarolinaForest were among 10 peo-ple charged in connectionwith the drug ring.

Also arrested were JustinRublowitz, 31, of Carolina

Forest; his wife, JacklynRublowitz, 30; SeanRublowitz, 25, of Socastee;his girlfriend, Kristin Jacobs,26; along with Randy Binder,Joseph Aversa and Scott

American Red Cross opening office in Carolina ForestBY ETTIE NEWLANDSASSISTANT EDITOR

A new Red Cross office isopening in Carolina Forestnext month, but that won’thelp solve the immediateblood shortage crisis.

Blood donation is usually

down in the summermonths, and a lot of times,that’s when the need isgreatest.

High school and collegestudents make up about 20percent of the nation’sblood supply, and sinceschool is not in session,

fewer students donateblood in the summer.

Also, with people on vaca-tion, they just forget aboutdonating blood.

But ironically, becausemore people are on the roadin the summer, there aremore accidents, and more

need for blood.Right now, the country is

down about 50,000 unitsfrom where it needs to be,said Paul Kowal, a localAmerican Red Cross donorrecruitment representative.

“In Horry County, we’realso lower than we’d like to

be,” he said, adding, “Peoplejust forget the constantneed, and that need doesn’tgo away in the summer.”

Kowal said if everythinggoes on schedule, the cur-rent Red Cross location at

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A dump truck and bulldozer sit parked at the top of an embank-ment at the Cottonpatch digging site. The S.C. Department ofHealth and Environmental Control considers the site a mine.

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BY MICHAEL SMITHEDITOR

DHEC issued a cease and desistorder to local contractor SouthernAsphalt in February, telling thecompany that digging operationsfor the Cottonpatch subdivisionreally constituted mining withouta mine permit, documents show.

Meantime, the Cottonpatchsubdivision project has failedeight Horry County stormwater

inspections since December 2010,with public records documentingone instance in which quantitiesof concrete and pipe weredumped into the pit.

In addition, Cottonpatch faileda DHEC inspection, scoring “un-satisfactory” in two of three cate-gories, documents obtainedthrough the S.C. Freedom of In-

formation Act (FOIA) show.The S.C. Department of Health

and Environmental Control is-sued its cease and desist order toSouthern Asphalt on Feb. 7, 2012.

DHEC’s order came in spite ofpublic records showing that RogerGrigg, a developer with Cotton-patch, warned the agency not tohalt digging operations.

“Mr. Grigg suggested that Ithink long and hard before I issuea cease and desist order,” a DHECofficial wrote in telephonerecords dated Aug. 15, 2011.

Grigg refused to comment.“Your recent article is based on

‘half truths’ and ‘items taken out

Southern Asphalt hit with cease and desist order;Cottonpatch failed nine inspections, records show

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Tom Thumb 60thanniversary wedding,sponsered by theConway Fine Arts Club,tonight at 7 p.m. in theConway High SchoolAuditorium. This year’stheme is ‘Through theYears.’

Beach S.E.A.S. Festivalbenefiting Myrtle BeachChristian AcademySaturday in Valor Park.

BY KATHY ROPPEDITOR

An Horry County magis-trate agreed Tuesday withDeputy Solicitor JimmyRichardson that a formerCoastal Carolina Universityprofessor, who is chargedwith making threats inJanuary that causedConway area schools tostep up their security, needsto stay in jail until his com-petency can be determined.

William David Weintraub,45, who was teaching at BallState University in Muncie,Ind., when he was arrested

on thecharge ofmaking abomb threat,also facesfour chargesof intimidat-ing courtofficials,jurors orwitnesses,three

charges of unlawful use of atelephone and two chargesof failure to appear.

After the incident withthe schools, Conway policeasked U.S. Marshals toarrest Weintraub and return

him to Conway. He wasarrested several weeks ago,spent about eight days injail before being releasedand later put back in jailbefore a company hired bythe U.S. Marshals escortedhim to the Horry CountyDetention Center Saturdayafternoon.

At the bond hearing,Richardson told JudgeAaron Butler that he knowshis request is unusual, butpromised if Butler woulddeny Weintraub’s bond tem-porarily he would makesure that he is taken beforea circuit judge during the

first week in April to ask fora mental competency hear-ing.

Richardson saidWeintraub’s legal troublesall started in April of 2007with a problem he had witha rental car company.Warrants filed in connec-tion with that case sayWeintraub threatened toburn the business downand threatened to put holesin the victim with a shot-gun.

After Weintraub did notappear for his trial in

BY KATHY ROPPEDITOR

A committee organiz-ing Saturday’s gun buy-back at the ConwayNational Guard Armoryhas raised money, final-ized details and planned atest run; now all that’s leftis for the community toturn out for the event.

Conway Police ChiefReggie Gosnell says basedon calls that have comeinto his office, people areexcited about the city’sfirst buyback.

The group earlier esti-mated that it will takeabout $18,000 to make asuccessful event. Gosnellsays recent contributionsof $5,000 from the 15thCircuit’s DrugEnforcement Unit, $500from Santee Cooper andsmaller checks from indi-viduals put the totalraised very close to theamount needed. The Cityof Conway and HorryCounty PoliceDepartment had alreadychipped in $5,000 eachand the HousingAuthority of Conwayadded another $1,500.

The money will be usedto buy gift cards at BiLoand Wilco Hess.

When people bring intheir operable, unloadedguns, law enforcementofficials and their com-munity partners willreward them with a $50gift card for each shotgunor rifle,a $100 card foreach handgun and a $200card for each assaultweapon.

Cards will beexchanged for only threeweapons per vehicle.

Ammunition will alsobe collected anddestroyed, but gift cardswill not be given forammunition.

Organizers say signswill direct people aboutwhere to go to delivertheir guns. They areinstructing people to

Policeready tobuy guns

BY CHARLES D. PERRYFOR THE HORRY INDEPNDENT

Buck Buchanan just wanted a bench.The 52-year-old Socastee plumber had spent

nearly a year working on the old Burroughs School,helping convert the Conway building into a muse-um. He wanted a tangible way to remember theproject.

“I wanted it as a keepsake for myself,” he said.“I’ve put a lot of blood and guts into that museum.”

So Buchanan, who works for Carolina Cool,brought home some 2-by-14 pieces of discardedlumber, old floor joists that no one thought weresalvageable.

He had planned to make a simple bench, but thenhe started talking to his older brother, Rick, a guitar-maker who lives in Mesquite, Texas.

Rick Buchanan could give his brother somethingbetter than a bench.

He asked Buck to ship him the boards.Rick started making guitars about five years ago

after he retired from running a motorcycle shop.He now operates rbcustomguitars.com.He’s shaped guitars from mahogany, maple and

swamp ash.

Judge denies bond for WeintraubGUN BUYBACK, A2

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GUITAR, A2Rick Buchanan shows the guitar he crafted to Horry CountyMuseum director Walter Hill.

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Rick Buchanan of Texas strums the guitar he built with boards from the old Burroughs School in Conway. Buchanan’s brother Buckdiscovered the discarded wood while working on the building. Rick Buchanan is donating a guitar to the Horry County Museum.

IN TUNE WITH HISTORYBrothers turn museum’s old floor into guitars

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Q. When will the newly-remodeled Aynor branchlibrary reopen? Howmany employees will ithave? Who will workthere? When will theycome back to work?

A. We turned to CliffBoyer, head Horry Countylibrarian, for the answersto your questions.

Boyer says he can’t bespecific about when thelibrary will reopen, but itwill probably be late Aprilor early May. The county

“It would be difficult forme to reel all mysupporters in. It wouldbe easy for the peoplevoting for me to sayHeather [AmmonsCrawford] already is thenew person.”

Larry RichardsonDistrict 68 candidate

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Former Seahawksets ACC recordwith 61-yard

field goal | Page 1B

Growing cycling community inspires county plans for new bike paths

Sue Brunson’s week didn’t always include 45-mile bike rides.

A year ago, Brunson’s pastor saw her at a gymand suggested that she try cycling. So the MyrtleBeach daycare operator joined the pastor andhis wife for a group excursion.

“I got out and I loved it,” shesaid.

“It’s the closest thing to flying.”Now Brunson is biking two to three times

weekly. She joined a local triathlon club and sheoccasionally commutes to work on two wheels.

“It’s a lifestyle,” she said.That lifestyle has become more common

along the Grand Strand in recent years. At leastthree bicycle groups have formed in HorryCounty since 2010 and county officials are now

developing plans for a network of bike paths.“We’ve gone from just little pockets of

riders,” said Tim Woolford, co-owner ofGrand Strand Bicycles in MyrtleBeach and Murrells Inlet. “It has real-ly just grown like crazy.”When Woolford arrived here seven

years ago, he started a Saturday morn-ing group ride. The first trip consisted

of Woolford and two friends.Last summer, there were more

than 100 cyclists on five of thegroup rides.

Some of the burgeoning interest can be at-tributed to higher fuel prices, Woolford said.He also pointed out that the emergence ofgroups like the Waccamaw Trail Blazers andthe Myrtle Beach Triathlon Club has givenpeople new options for bike riding.

“All that spurs it,” he said.Nationally, biking has become more

popular, too. From 2000 to 2010,the number of bicycle com-

muters increased by 40percent, according to

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BY CHARLES D. PERRY | THE HERALD

Go green, save green• $4.6 billion: What bicyclists in the United Statessave every year by biking instead of driving• $308: Average annual cost of operating a bicycle• $8,220: Annual cost of operating average car• 40%: Increase in the number of bicycle commutersfrom 2000 to 2010• 12%: Percentage of trips taken in the U.S. thatcyclists and walkers account for • 1.6%: Percentage of federal transportation dollarsthat support bicycle or pedestrian transportationSources: Sierra Club, League of American Bicyclists, NationalCouncil of LaRazaSee BIKES, Page 10A

CHARLES D. PERRY | THE HERALDLocal cyclists take part in a group ride.

BY TINA GRAHAM ANDERSONTHE HERALD

Garrett Holmes is living hisdream.

The 25-year-old MyrtleBeach native plays in a band,goes on worldwide tours andgets to talk about Jesus.

Holmes is the keyboardistfor Showbread, an ever-changing, against-the-cur-rent Christian band that’s un-conventional in its approach

to music, artand theology.

Showbreadwill officiallyrelease its lat-est album,“Cancer,”Tuesday as acompletely

free digital download.“I couldn’t imagine not

doing this,” Holmes said fromhis home in Portland, Ore.,where Showbread is currently

based. “We totally believe weare exactly where we’re sup-posed to be at this point intime.”

The digital download of“Cancer” will be released freeto the public through thewebsite www.showbread.net.

“We don’t want money tohold anybody back fromowning the music,” Holmessaid. “The message we’re

See SHOWBREAD, Page 9A

Covation exec didn’t file tax returns for 14 yearsBY MICHAEL SMITH AND CHARLES D. PERRYTHE HERALD

Dave Rocker failed to file incometax returns for 14 consecutive years,racking up more than $1.2 million inunpaid taxes and penalties, accord-ing to federal court documents.

Rocker, an executive with CovationHoldings — the company that’sseeking millions in taxpayer moneyto open a Carolina Forest call center— also faced allegations of misrepre-sentation, inflating business expens-es and even sexual harassment,

court transcripts show.In 1999, Rocker was sentenced to

14 months in prison after he pleadedguilty to one count of conspiracy tocommit income tax evasion. Heserved 12 months before he wasparoled in January 2001, accordingto the federal prison bureau.

Rocker’s charges were reducedafter he agreed to assist the IRS in itsinvestigation of a Klein conspiracy inwhich Rocker participated.

In a Klein conspiracy, two or moreindividuals agree to “use deceit,craft, trickery or dishonest means to

interfere with the lawful governmentfunctions of the IRS,” according tothe Internal Revenue Service.

Rocker is currently the chief oper-ating officer of Covation Holdings,according to Horry County records.

Covation has been in talks with theMyrtle Beach Regional EconomicDevelopment Corporation (EDC)and Horry County Council to possi-bly build a call center at River Oaksand International drives, creating upto 1,020 jobs.

County council postponed a Sep-tember vote to borrow $8 million in

support of the project after a Heraldreport about Rocker’s prison record.

New revelations about the circum-stances leading up to Rocker’s prisonsentence only reinforce concernsabout using taxpayer money to sup-port the Covation call center, somecouncil members say.

“We’ve had too much trust and notenough verification,” said council-man Carl Schwartzkopf. “Before youinvest, it is absolutely essential thatyou investigate. This is part of thatverification.”

Rocker couldn’t be reached for

comment.In an interview with the Herald

last month, Dave Rocker's businesspartner and father, Bill, said the IRSpursued his son in the late 1990s.

“You’ve got to understand, at thetime, what was going on in the Inter-nal Revenue Service,” he said. “Theywere at the apex of their power.”

But Bill Rocker didn't deny hisson's tax troubles.

“David failed to file personal in-come taxes for several years and

See COVATION, Page 3A

BY CHARLES D. PERRYTHE HERALD

A Myrtle Beach helicopterbusiness is still flying high —at least for now.

Judge Larry Hyman onWednesday granted Helicop-ter Adventures’ request tocontinue operating while itsappeal of a zoning board’s de-cision makes its way throughcourt, Horry County spokes-

woman Lisa Bourcier said.The aerial tour business

near Broadway at the Beachreceived an unfavorable rul-ing from the county’s ZoningBoard of Appeals last week.

The decision meant thecompany either had to shutdown or challenge the rulingin circuit court. The compa-ny’s lawyer filed an appeal onSept. 12.

After Wednesday’s deci-

sion, Helicopter Adventuresowner Freddie Rick was ingood spirits.

“We’re pleased with that,”he said. “We’ll continue to ap-peal and have every beliefthat we will come out a victorin the appeal process. ”

Since opening in May, Heli-copter Adventures has drawncriticism from homeowners

See HELICOPTER, Page 3A

Myrtle Beach helicopter businessstaying open through court case

MB son is ‘musicianary’Christian band combines music, art, theology

Holmes

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