The Index-Journal from Greenwood, South Carolina • Page 2

2A February 26, 2010 mid. Tin; Index-Journal Wmmt GREENWOOD Traffic stop leads to list of charges CALENDAR jmii The Index-Journal's 1 Community Calendar is a public reminder- of special events and meetings sponsored by civic clubs, community groups and governing bodies for up to seven days of publication. Deadline for these items is seven days prior. House budget writers on Thursday cut $47 million from the 1 Department of Disabilities and Special Need in its latest proposal. The Department, which serves more than 30,000 South Carolina residents, would only be able to assist 4,800 people with severe disabilities.

AP PHOTO i From staff reports Two men are facing charges after a Thursday morning traffic stop. Marvin Tyrell Johnson, 22, of 1 1 1 Hickory Lane in Greenwood, is charged with failure to stop on lawful command, open beer, wine or liquor container and possession with intent to distribute marijuana. John Henry Johnson, 33, of 404 Daniel 5 10 a.m. Early Bird A.A., 113 Mason St. Noon-1 p.m.

Lunch Bunch A.A., 113 Mason St. 7 p.m. Northside Celebrate Recovery, Christ-centered program for alcoholic and drug addiction, North Side Baptist Church, room 223. 7:30 McCormick A.A., Senior Citizens Building. 8 p.m.

-Night A.A., 113 Mason St. 8 p.m. Narcotics Anonymous, Immanuel Lutheran Church, 501 E. (ire-swell Ave. Road in Hodges; has been charged with driving under the influence and driving without a license.

According to the incident report, Greenwood police officers observed the Johnsons' car weaving within the northbound lane on Montague Ave SERVICE CUTS S.G House plans to cut services for 30K with disabilities JOHN H. JOHNSON nue. Officers pulled the car over, and Marvin Tyrell Johnson, who was in the passenger seat, took of running with a clear bottle in one hand. Officer Jamie Davis chased Johnson until he slipped and fell, dropping the one-pint bottle of Seagram's Gia When Johnson was searched Davis also located three plastic bags of marijuana in his pocket. The bags weighed a total of 31.58 grams.

John Johnson told officers he and Marvin Johnson had been drinking and he "knew he was going to jail for drunk driving." Johnson failed a battery of field sobriety tests and was taken into custody. 9:30 a.m. Weight Watchers at Piedmont Plaza, Bypass 72 N.E. and Durst Avenue, next to GAC. 10 a.m.

Early Bird A.A., 113 Mason St. 10:30 a.m.-2;30 p.m. Greenwood Chess Club, Dairy Queen, 217 Bypass 72 N.W. Any age and any skill level welcome; both casual and tournament play. Free and family-friendly.

Contact Mike Games (864) 389-1180; e-mail MGamesyahoo.com. Noon-1 p.m. Lunch Bunch A.A., 113 Mason St. 8 p.m: Greenwood A.A., 113 Mason St. 8 p.m., Night A.A., 1 1 3 Mason St.

8 p.m. Narcotics Anonymous, Immanuel Lutheran Church, 501 E. Cre-' swell Ave. No new taxes, but TheGOP-dominated House opposes a general tax increase, although the budget panel approved a 30cent-per-pack cigarette tax increase proposal Wednesday that would raise the nation's lowest cigarette tax to 37 cents. for services and under this scenario there will be none." The toll would be heavy on parents with disabled children, because day care programs would be shut down, forcing them to' choose between work and caring for their children, Mole said.

"We would no longer be able to provide the support that many families rely on from us," said Judy Johnson, executive director of the Babcock Center in Columbia. "The. long-term costs of cutting these programs is going to be far more than the savings," said Sue Berkowitz, executive director of the advocacy group Appleseed Legal Justice Center. State Rep. Tracy Edge, R-Myrtle Beach, wrote the health care spending plan and agrees costs would rise.

''The problem is you can't spend the dollar you don't have," he said. "And the dollar that it's going to cost you tomorrow is another day away and not today' By JIM DAVENPORT Associated Press writer COLUMBIA Children with autism, people with spine and brain injuries and the long-term disabled in job programs are among the 30,000 people who would lose state help under a $5. 1 billion spending plan approved by a House committee Thursday, The spending plan would leave the Department of Disabilities and Special Needs able to serve only about 4,800 people who live in five residential care facilities and other group homes around the state, agency lobbyist Lois Park Mole said. The House Ways and Means Committee voted 17-7 for the bill, sending it to the floor for debate next month. The House budget plan cuts $47 million, or 28 percent, from the agency's budget.

But it also means losing $110 million in federal matching cash and stimulus money. 10 a.m. 11th Step A.A., 113 Mason St. 8 p.m. Night A.A.

and Al-Anon Family Group, 113 Mason St: 8 p.m. Narcotics Anonymous, Abbeville Civic Center. "When you lose this, all of the services will be gone except for the residential," Mole said The lost programs would include a new pervasive development disorder program aimed at early intervention with autistic children in the hopes they will need much lesshelp over time and save taxpayers money. If "we work with some of these children for two, three or four years, some of these children no longer need DDSN and they're out of the system," Mole said. Instead, "they're going to have greater requirements Woman accused of trying to fill forged prescriptions A Greenwood woman is accused of forging prescriptions.

According to the warrant, Nichole Renea Hansen, 23, of 2220 Montague Extension Lot 82, has been accused by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control of forging two prescriptions for oxycodone. The warrant, signed by officer Laurin Patton, stages on Sept. 8 Hansen tried to fill a forged prescription a) CVS on Montague Avenue and did the same thing Sept. 1 1 at the jWal-Mart pharmacy. Both subscriptions were forged with the signature of Dr.

Julius Leary. Staff reports 10 a.m. Early Bird AA, 113 Mason s- 11 a.m. Silver Sneakers, free senior fitness classes (muscular strength and range of movement) at Anytime Fitness, 1560 Parkway, 11:45 a.m. r- Keep STATE UNEMPLOYMENT S.G.

jobless agency again late on withholding taxes Family Store Donation Center county at Kyan s. All concerned citizens invited. Call Toni Able 2238431. Noon-1 p.m. Lunch Bunch AA, 113 Mason St.

5:30 p.m. Raintree Community Club, at Brewer Community Complex, 927 E. Cambridge MJC Lounge. Call 229-3359 if you plan to attend. 5:30 p.m.

West Side AA, St. Mark' United Methodist Church. 6 p.m. -'Emerald City Warriors, Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 816, at Turner House, 123 Bailey Circle. 6 p.m.

HIVAIDS Support Group in Greenwood County, Call 1800) 604-4045, ext. 100, for information. Those attending MUST be HIV positive! 6 p.m. Weight Watchers at Piedmont Plaza, Bypass 72 N.E. and Durst Avenue, next to 6:30 p.m.

Alateen, a 12-step program for ages Fellowship Hall, Connie Maxwell Baptist Church. IE) We Accept Sell made immediately. He did not say how much was paid. It was reported earlier this month that the commission did not pay $16 million in state and federal income taxes withheld from benefit checks between February and May of 2009. The commission had faced nearly $1 million in penalties, but the state Revenue Department cut the interest and fine to 525,000.

The Senate has approved legislation pverhauling''the agency. The Associated Press CHARLESTON South Carolina's jobless agency has missed another deadline to pay withholding taxes. The Post and Courier of Charleston reported Wednesday the Employment Security Coifimission failed to pay the taxes on time for Communications specialist Rodney Welch says officials discovered earlier this month they were two weeks behind on paying withholding Welch says payment was Household Items Furniture mT Toys BooksliS In a story written by Nicole Smith on 1A of Thursday's paper, the black histo ry program Wednesday at the Genesis Education Center was coordinated by the Greenwood County Adult Education, program, not Genesis Academy. The'. Index-Journal regrets the error.

Clothing Working Appliances Electronics And More! BOOKINGS These arrests were reported this past week by the Greenwood Sher-, iff's Office, Greenwood Police Department Ninety Six Police Department, Ware Shoals Police Department and other agencies. Those listed here who have their charges dropped or are found not guilty can provide official documenta-, tion of the action to The Index-Journal for publication of the case's outcome. Stacy Nichole Worthtngton, 23, of 102 Stone Oak Lane, Greenwood, assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature. Tncia Nicole Bowick, 25, of .109 Shrine Club Road, Greenwood, distribution of meth: improper disposal of meth waste. Jerry Vance Drawdy, 36, of 115 Lawton Greenwood, manufacturing methamphetamine; improper disposal of meth waste.

Brandy Drawdy, 36, of 1318 Highway 39, Cross. manufacturing meth; unlawful disposal of meth waste. Billy Dwayne Farmer. 39, of 668 Pineland Shores, Cross Hill, manufacturing methamphetamine; improper of meth waste. Melinda Ann Robinson, 40, "of 709' Macedonia financial transaction card offense.

Barry Edward Taylor, 38, of 104 Willowbrook Road, Greenwood, manufacturing meth; possession of meth-. amphetamine with intent to distribute; disposal of meth waste. Deontra Middleton, 35, ef 229 Kitson Greenwood, assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature. Rashaun Demon Covington, 24, of 655 Grier Greenwood, possession of crack cocaine with intent to distribute. Accent.

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