Easley NewsLocal news for Easley, SC continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Miss S.C. Official Charged With Child-Sex Assault- July 18, 2008 The vice president and executive director of the Miss South Carolina pageant has been charged with the sexual assault of a child.http://www.topix.net/city/easley-sc/2008/07/miss-s-c-official-charged-with-child-sex-assau... Easley businessman to sign $1 million bond, lawyer says- July 18, 2008 Daryl Batts, 46, who pleaded guilty today in federal court in Anderson to one count of securities fraud and one count of mail fraud in connection with Comprehensive Financial Solutions Inc., just went into U.S. ...http://www.topix.net/city/easley-sc/2008/07/easley-businessman-to-sign-1-million-bond-lawy... Head of SC investment firm pleads guilty to frauds- July 17, 2008 Daryl Batts, owner and operator of Comprehensive Financial Solutions Inc. in Easley, pleaded guilty to one count each of securities fraud and mail fraud, U.S. Attorney Walt Wilkins said.http://www.topix.net/city/easley-sc/2008/07/head-of-sc-investment-firm-pleads-guilty-to-fr... Easley leads area in resident growth- July 16, 2008 Easley was the fastest-growing city in Pickens County and the 22nd-fastest in South Carolina from 2006 to 2007, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures released last week.http://www.topix.net/city/easley-sc/2008/07/easley-leads-area-in-resident-growth?fromrss=1 Feds, state officials probing Easley firm- July 16, 2008 Federal and state authorities said Tuesday they are investigating an Easley investment firm, and a national financial services company said it has severed ties with the firm.http://www.topix.net/city/easley-sc/2008/07/feds-state-officials-probing-easley-firm?fromr... New Easley high school could be traffic "nightmare," resident said- July 15, 2008 A neighbor of the new Easley High School warned Monday that the proposed building would create a traffic "nightmare" before the City Council voted to annex the site into the city.http://www.topix.net/city/easley-sc/2008/07/new-easley-high-school-could-be-traffic-nightm... Suspects indicted in Pickens- July 15, 2008 A Pickens County grand jury handed down indictments in several cases this month, with charges ranging from kidnapping and assault to safecracking and grand larceny.http://www.topix.net/city/easley-sc/2008/07/suspects-indicted-in-pickens?fromrss=1 Names and Faces- July 13, 2008 Armed Forces News Sgt. Valas Williams, a member of the Fourth Battalion, Second Brigade of the South Carolina National Guard, recently graduated from the Raider Course.http://www.topix.net/city/easley-sc/2008/07/names-and-faces?fromrss=1 Woman bilked Easley firm out of $4 million, indictment says- July 11, 2008 A water sports equipment manufacturer in Easley was bilked out of more than $4 million over the course of six years as part of a scheme in which an employee falsified transportation invoices to ship the ...http://www.topix.net/city/easley-sc/2008/07/woman-bilked-easley-firm-out-of-4-million-indi... Meeting planned on Easley toddler's fatal overdose- July 10, 2008 Authorities plan to meet today to discuss the fatal March overdose of a 22-month-old boy who was being monitored by the state Department of Social Services, officials said.http://www.topix.net/city/easley-sc/2008/07/meeting-planned-on-easley-toddlers-fatal-overd... |