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Letters from long-ago war reveal a young and tragic love

STORY AND PHOTOGRAPH by Theron Willis
HOMETOWN NEWS

Pam Whitehead looks through the letters that she hasn’t read in over 40 years that were sent to her from a special someone who fought in the Vietnam War.
Sometimes the opening of an old dusty envelope hidden away in […]

By Leon G. Russ and Jay King
HOMETOWN NEWS

Security cameras caught this image of the Sun Trust Bank robbery suspect. The same suspect apparently robbed the First Piedmont Bank at 901 E. Main St. around 9:50 Monday morning. The public is urged to call in tips on the suspect’s identity to Crime Stoppers at 888-CRIMESC or […]

By David Stephens
Hometown News
 
Photo by David Stephens
An amateur radio operator communicates around the world during the Spartanburg Amateur Radio Club field day.
The Spartanburg Amateur Radio Club was founded in 1952 and today boasts approximately 100 members. The club is not for profit, but rather for fun, adventure, and,  most importantly,  they provide service to […]

Story and photos
By Leon G. Russ
HOMETOWN NEWS

Green Beret medic Sgt. Gregory Stube speaks to the crowd during the City of Spartanburg’s Red, White, and Boom celebration on Saturday, July 3.

The Spartanburg tradition of Red, White and Boom  again proved a powerful draw for patriotic Upstate Citizens as thousands flocked to Barnet Park on Saturday, July […]

By Leon G. Russ
HOMETOWN NEWS

Photo by Leon G. Russ
A group of bikers take part in Critical Mass Spartanburg on Friday, June 25.

A small group of riders assembled in Morgan Square last Friday for Critical Mass Spartanburg.
Critical Mass is a bicycling event typically held on the last Friday of every month in more than 300 cities […]

Local realtor, former Spartanburg Clerk of Court appear in court on drug charges
By Theron Willis
HOMETOWN NEWS

Terry Glenn Lanford was scheduled to appear in federal court on Wednesday, June 23 in Greenville to answer for a drug charge stemming from a narcotics conspiracy with former Spartanburg Clerk of Court Marcus Kitchens  but was not present due […]

SLED investigating text messages and voicemails sent to Judge Smith
By Theron Willis
HOMETOWN NEWS

Photo by Phil Buchheit
Woodruff realtor Terry G. Lanford is placed in a Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office car last Thursday before he was  transported to the Detention Center for booking.

Around 3 p.m. on Thursday, June 17,  Terry Glenn Lanford was arrested at his home […]

By Leon G. Russ
HOMETOWN NEWS

Photo by Leon G. Russ
Sons of Confederate Veterans member Gary Davis points out the fallen headstone of Confederate Veteran Miles Busbee.  The group plans to right the fallen stone in the Clifton-Glendale Cemetery.

Restoration work on the Clifton-Glendale Cemetery received a big boost on Saturday, June 5, when members of The Sons […]

After 15-year wait, cutting edge facility serves entire Upstate
By Jay King
HOMETOWN NEWS

As part of the dedication of the S.C. Vocational Rehabilitation Department’s new Bryant Center in Lyman Friday, Rep. Rita Allison and Sen. Lee Bright present former SCVRD Commissioner Larry Bryant with a flag flown over the State House and a proclamation honoring him for […]

By Jay King
Staff Writer

  
District Six county council candidate Roger Nutt said that in the worst economic crisis in modern memory, the county must ease the tax burden on its citizens if it wants to contribute to an economic turnaround and help its citizens.
Nutt said that the recent state and national economic meltdown and […]