Willie Williams Murders Estranged Wife, Another Man
Then he tried to take the coward’s way out. Too bad he didn’t succeed, now Hell will have to wait for this murdering scum to die in prison so he can get the punishment he truly deserves.
Via WSPA:
Long Time Greenville Establishment Crony John Castile Named City Manager
Not a surprise since John Castile was the deputy city manager. Castile has worked in the local government since the mid 90s except for a brief stint in a non-profit that was started with a cash grant to city to fight drugs. From the WORD website:
Castile first came to work for the City of Greenville in June 1995 and worked in the Recreation Division until May 1999 when he left the City to serve as Executive Director of Within Reach, a non-profit organization originally developed to implement a $5 million drug-elimination program grant secured by the City to address drugs in its at-risk communities. In September 1999, he was recruited back to the City of Greenville by then City Manager, Steve Thompson, who had identified the City’s need to create a high-level position that could provide problem-solving across the entire organization and could manage city-wide projects versus individual department-driven projects.
Hmmmm. If I’m reading this right Castile “left” the city government to run a non-profit that was being funded by a grant to the city, and stayed at that non-profit for five months. That non-profit, Within Reach, has no website and the last number I could find for it ((864) 467-4305) has been disconnected. The reports are that it was a anti-drug program but in its last filing (2005) it was listed as running a daycare center and youth services. It also listed their income at $50,099. Within Reach may be defunct but the organization is still used in sales pitches for membership to groups like Greenville’s Interfaith Forum. Sounds like he did a bang up job.
Of covering his tracks.
The 467 prefix this “non-profit” used is coincidentally the same one dedicated to Greenville county government. Lucky for Castile that he was able to get a number that was easy to remember number when he “left” public service.
The story has a stink to it, but the local hacks are too busy lauding Greenville’s first African American city manager to care about whether John Castile’s previous dealings with your tax money were on the up and up.
Three Thugs Arrested in Joshua Bryant Murder
Fox Carolina is reporting that there have been three more arrests in the brutal and senseless Joshua Bryant murder. Bryant was gunned down at a Dollar General when he saw armed men enter the store while waiting for his mother, who happened to be shopping there. When he went to protect his mother, he was murdered.
Now Dewayne Gregory Jr., Derek Duncan, and Avery Thomas, were arrested and charged with murder and armed robbery. The trigger man, Tremaine Davis, was already arrested but these three were involved in the planning of the robbery. Duncan and Thomas were on scene as the getaway driver and lookout respectively. Gregory may or may not have been there but police are saying he provided Davis with the gun used to murder Bryant. Hopefully justice will be done in this case.
There’s a Joshua Bryant memorial page up for you to visit. You can pay your respects and donate to help the family with the funeral costs.
Word on the Street: “Rampant Drug Use” at Hollingsworth Park at Verdae
The Hollingsworth Park at Verdae development promises home owners a quaint village that Norman Rockwell might fine saccharin. Ultimately the town within a town will include not only high end housing for the newcomers to South Carolina but shops and other amenities that will guarantee those rich transplants won’t have to mingle overmuch with the rest of the hoi polloi. The average price for a home there will be $500,000.
All in all it is an idyllic, insular community. Or it will be when it’s finished.
And therein lies the problem. Half finished homes and a park that was built prior to the project being completed (and which is open to the public, a deal the developers made with the city in exchange for some tax breaks I hear) make Hollingsworth little more than an isolated playground for anyone looking for privacy after dark. A tipster emailed me to claim that the majority of people making use of the area are getting high. The term that was used was “rampant drug use.”
I decided to check out the park section myself yesterday for evidence that this is true. While taking a stroll with the Mrs. I did see a dime bag or two laying around, but frankly these days I’m sure you find dime bags everywhere.
Not that you’re supposed to be there after dark, but if you are it’s worth noting that you may run into people under the influence of various substances. It’s also likely that as more people realize how much privacy the area affords it will become either a “cruising” spot (where gay men troll for anonymous sex) or a hot spot for prostitution.
PTA Parent Caught with Hand in Cookie Jar
And by cookie jar I mean Armstrong Elementary School’s PTA Fund raising Account.
From WSPA: