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By Jay King
HOMETOWN NEWS

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This image was taken from surveillance photos of a woman accused of robbing the Sun Trust Bank at 1742 E. Main St. in Spartanburg last Wednesday shortly before 1:30 p.m.
A lone black female who verbally threatened a teller robbed the Sun Trust Bank at 1742 East Main St., Spartanburg, last […]

Mancke gives tour of Price House Nature Trail
By Theron Willis
HOMETOWN NEWS

Photos by Theron Willis
Rudy Mancke holding up an Eastern Box turtle that he found injured while leading a tour of the newly revitalized  Price House nature trail.   He said there was a puncture wound that looked to be from a feline tooth making him believe […]

By Leon G. Russ
HOMETOWN NEWS

The future of the Greenville Spartanburg Airport looks bright with Southwest Airlines set to call the airport home this fall and with plans to expand the terminal to accommodate the expected increase in passengers.
That was the message Dave Edwards, Executive Director of the Greenville-Spartanburg Airport (GSP), delivered when he spoke of […]

If it’s broke (and it is) then fix it

By Theron Willis
HOMETOWN NEWS

Dr. Michael Fanning of the Olde English Consortium gave a presentation pleading the case for comprehensive tax reform for South Carolina to a full crowd last Thursday morning at 8:30 a.m. at Greenville’s Carolina First Center. Fanning said that the state’s current tax system […]

Former area resident pictures Charleston’s sacred places
By Theron Willis
HOMETOWN NEWS

Photo by Diana Deaver
Steven Hyatt with his Nikon D3S standing on the steeple of St Michael’s Episcopal with St. Philip’s Episcopal in the background. 
Former area resident Steven Hyatt is gaining some artistic fame in the low country for his stunning photography of the historic […]

Issue Drawing National Interest
By Theron Willis
HOMETOWN NEWS
Woodruff City Council voted unanimously in favor of an official invocation policy for city council meetings at a special council meeting on Tuesday, August 3 at 6 p.m. called for the specific purpose of reviewing the policy of prayer at city council, in which television crews and members of […]

By Jay King
HOMETOWN NEWS
The ongoing fracas involving the Holly Springs Fire and Rescue Department’s budget and whether or not the department can afford a fulltime chief highlights a basic misunderstanding on the part of the commission on how government budgeting works.
The situation has the county auditor’s office both puzzled and frustrated, especially after members of […]

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 […]