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Republicans COVID-19 in SC Cases statewide: 663 new, 110,658 total get their turn Cases in the Lakelands Greenwood - 1,634 Saluda - 507 McCormick - 149 to persuade Abbeville - 385 Laurens - 1,411 Deaths statewide: 8 new, 2,380 total voters Deaths in the Lakelands Greenwood - 25 Saluda - 9 McCormick - 3 Page 5A Abbeville - 8 Laurens - 49 VOL. 102, NO. 159 indexjournal.com 2 SECTIONS, 14 PAGES MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2020 DAILY $1, WEDNESDAY | SUNDAY $2 Lakelands areas in need of broadband internet By JAMES HICKS high-speed internet overlap the rural own their own broadband internet Rep. John McCravy said Thursday term. In the meantime, some hope for [email protected] areas. With more students attending service. he has been passionate about rural broadband access might come from virtual classes and employees working His plan is similar to what is advo- broadband access for years. the CARES Act. Connecting rural areas with broad- from home because of the pandemic, cated by the Municipal Association of “In my opinion, we need to give In the first round of federal funding band access has been on the state’s this issue has become more critical. South Carolina. strong tax incentives to a lot of these from the CARES Act, the state legisla- radar for years. Now, with the novel The Broadband Accessibility Act “We believe that local governments, cable and fiber companies,” McCravy ture allocated $50 million to the Of- coronavirus pandemic reshaping dai- or S. 1076 was introduced in Febru- be they cities or counties, ought to said. fice of Regulatory Staff to be used to ly life, the issue of rural broadband has ary to allow electric cooperatives to be allowed to provide broadband He said access to broadband is im- assist COVID-19 affected individuals, moved to the forefront. get in the broadband market. This bill service,” Scott Slatton, director of ad- portant for education, jobs and even families and communities. Sparsely populated areas have long currently sits in the Senate Judiciary vocacy and communications for the economic development. “$20 million was budgeted for the lagged behind more urban areas for Committee. MASC, said. While bills that have passed at least ongoing Online Learning Initiative development, including access to In the House, Rep. Justin Bamberg Slatton said the law allows munic- one of the houses of the General As- and $29.7 million was allocated to broadband. In the Lakelands, those introduced legislation in January that ipalities to install fiber optic internet sembly are still in play, these bills will support broadband infrastructure areas unserved or underserved for would allow local governments to but does not allow them to light it. have to be refiled in the next legislative See INTERNET, page 4A Katie Davenport continues to fulfill promises amid pandemic By JONATHAN LIMEHOUSE [email protected] Greenwood Promise’s board of directors nicknamed Executive Director Katie Dav- enport “bird dog” because of her propensity to hound students into continuing their ed- ucation beyond high school. “I’m bird-dogging these students, I’m go- Reminiscent of vin- ing after them,” she said. The COVID-19 pandemic has ramped tage “milk glass,” up Davenport’s efforts because she is seeing Artist Chloe Compton’s work in “Mem- Artist Ashley Dever’s work displayed in “In Suspension” some of Chloe Comp- so many people who are ory and the Commonplace” looks at explores relationships and people in physical and artificial ton’s artistic work is confused, in need of help intangible memories and physical spaces. Materials used include welded steel, clay and em- inspired by childhood and don’t know what steps space. broidery thread. memories. to take. She noticed recent high school graduates are choosing to attend KATIE two-year colleges over DAVENPORT four-year institutions. She attributes the decision to students not wanting to pay for the four- year college experience, which includes Colors & forms meal plans, on-campus housing and park- ing fees. The students would be stuck in a dorm and maybe at a school that won’t even have a football season, which might be im- BFA exhibition on view at Lander portant to a lot of college-goers, she said. By ST. CLAIRE DONAGHY Davenport also thinks in the back of stu- [email protected] dents’ and parents’ minds is the possibility of school being face-to-face initially, but emories, relationships, then switching to virtual learning after a colors, forms and COVID-19 outbreak. This has already hap- light intersect in two pened at North Carolina State University, bachelor of fine arts the University of North Carolina at Chapel graduate exhibits now Hill, Michigan State, and Norte Dame. on view at the Lander Fine Art Gallery Davenport found a lot of students in Mthrough Sept. 9. Greenwood are favoring Piedmont Techni- Artists Chloe Compton of Greenwood cal College. She works with Piedmont Tech, and Ashley Dever of Lexington showcase especially with the college’s financial aid two different bodies of work that merge and business offices. seamlessly in the exhibit space. See clay “I can pick up the phone anytime and call forms, welded steel, projections, grids them,” she said. “We have a great partner- and more. ship and I cannot do my job without their “We were both working with some support.” overlapping materials and themes, which Davenport recalled Missy Perry, the col- helps to make this show cohesive,” said lege’s financial aid director, recently email- Compton, 23. “There are some similari- ing her a list of kids who were not receiving ties in the way we work, too. ... A number funds from Greenwood Promise but were of my projections actually became videos eligible to. Piedmont Tech helps her with for this, which made it easier.” accommodating students who sign up for Compton shot videos of her grand- PHOTOS BY ST. CLAIRE DONAGHY | INDEX-JOURNAL the Greenwood Promise late, and students mother’s home, capturing light streaming Ashley Dever, left, and Chloe Compton, right, are among recent Bachelor of Fine Arts who make last-minute changes to their ed- in through windows and filtering though degree candidates from Lander University who have had opportunity to stage and ucational plan. a stairwell and even spots of light hitting “I appreciate their work on that side as exhibit their own works in the campus Fine Art Gallery. Their exhibits are on display the carpet. Video was projected through through Sept. 9. well,” Davenport said. a vintage window, creating a sort of filter Piedmont Tech helped the Greenwood and a grid shape. great grandmother had. Four separate processes result in videos Promise find a student who the organi- “It really reminds me of what it’s like “My mother would always put chicken Compton produced for the exhibit. zation initially thought was ineligible for to see a memory,” Compton said. “I had noodle soup in those when my twin and Traditionally, Compton and Dever funding because they lived at Connie Max- to teach myself how to use projection I were sick,” Compton said. “For some would each have had their own solo well Children’s Home. The Greenwood equipment.” reason, I always associated the mint green shows in April or May, but the novel coro- Promise is residency based so a student Compton also created pink and green of the one teacup to the green produce navirus pandemic changed that. would have to have lived in Greenwood at ceramics reminiscent of a teacup set her bags you see in grocery stores.” least by their ninth-grade year to receive See COLORS, page 4A funding. Davenport said the organization See PROMISE, page 4A INSIDE TODAY FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL • BUSINESS 8A • DAYBREAK 2A • SPORTS 1B facebook.com/indexjournal • CLASSIFIEDS 4B-6B • MINI PAGE 2B • TV LISTING 6A • COMICS 3B • OBITUARIES 4A • VIEWPOINTS 7A twitter.com/ijindexjournal 4A n Index-Journal, Greenwood, S.C. Obituaries Sunday, December 31, 2017 Shirley Banister GREENWOOD COUNTY WARE SHOALS — Shirley • Shirley Banister, Turkey Creek Lane, Ware Shoals. 2AErica Garner dies; fought Ann Martin Banister, 75, res- • Margaret Belcher, 4513 Cokesbury Road, Greenwood. ident of Turkey Creek Lane, • Shirley Williams, 828 Gage St., Greenwood. DaybreakMONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2020 Ware Shoals, passed away ABBEVILLE COUNTY police brutality after dad’s death Wednesday, December 27, • Mary Bowie, Abbeville. 2017, at Spartanburg Medical TODAY’SAssociated WEATHER Press PHOTO OFcigarettes THE DAYand died after a white police officer TODAY IN HISTORY MCCORMICK COUNTY subdued him with a chokehold. A grand jury de- Center. • Susan Johnson, McCormick. Today is Monday, Aug. 24, the 237th day of 2020. There NEW YORK — The daughter of key Black clined to indict the officer; the city agreed to pay a Born in Miami, Florida, are 129 days left in the year. March 14, 1942, she was a OUTSIDE S.C. Lives Matter figure Eric Garner died Saturday $6 million civil settlement. • Mildred Coats, 217 Wisewood Circle, Falls Church, Virginia. after a weeklong hospital stay following a heart Garner’s last words, “I can’t breathe,” became a daughter of the late Brantley • DaNika Paul-Herron, 6115 Trent Drive, Huntsville, Alabama. Today’s Highlight in History Martin and Kathryn Elizabeth attack. slogan for activists. SERVICES TODAY “She was a warrior to the end. She stood up for Erica Garner became a voice for police ac- On Aug. 24 in A.D. 79, long-dormant Mount Vesuvius Robinson Kendrick. erupted, burying the Roman cities of Pompeii and Her- Shirley was an active mem- • HAMMONDS, Barbara, 2:30, Greenwood Memorial Gardens. justice for her father,” the Rev. Al Sharpton said countability after his death, criticizing Demo- Visitation following service. culaneum in volcanic ash; an estimated 20,000 people ber to the Church of Jesus in announcing the death of Garner, 27, at a New cratic Mayor Bill de Blasio over policing matters.

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