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Leon G. Russ
HOMETOWN NEWS
Looking in on the public hearing held by the South Carolina Public Service Commission regarding Duke Energy’s request for a 15% rate hike, one could see what looked like a microcosm of the Occupy Wall Street movement.
The hearing, held at Spartanburg Community College on Wednesday, October 19, saw area business leaders and […]

By Leon G. Russ
HOMETOWN NEWS
Governor Nikki Haley stopped in Spartanburg Monday night for a town hall event at Spartanburg Community College.
It took awhile before citizens got to ask the governor questions as she kicked off the event with a video highlighting her first nine months in office.
That was followed by her speaking for 28 minutes […]

Fee per bird still cooking 
By Leon G. Russ
HOMETOWN NEWS
There might not be a chicken in every pot in the city of Spartanburg but there soon may be a chicken in every yard if a citizen so desires after Spartanburg City Council voted to amend its 2009 animal ordinance during Monday’s city council meeting.
Council voted 6-1 […]

By Leon G. Russ
HOMETOWN NEWS
Walking about the 26th Annual Spartanburg International Festival on Saturday it wouldn’t have been surprising if the words of the old Sunday School song wasn’t playing in many a folks head, “Red and yellow, black and white, they’re all precious in his sight.”
It only took one glance to see nearly every […]

By Leon G. Russ
HOMETOWN NEWS
The 18th Annual Spartanburg Greek Festival once again offered a wide variety of foods, pastries, dancing and music for Upstate residents over the weekend.
The musical group A Night in Athens played traditional Greek music while youth dancers from St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church entertained the large crowds during the four-day festival […]

By David Stephens
Hometown News
With both the Broome and Chesnee High School football teams winless on the season going into Friday night’s matchup between the two on Broome’s home field, something had to give. While Broome got down to business, Chesnee’s problems with turnovers, mistakes, and missed tackles continued in the Centurions’ 31-17 victory.
Broome scored […]

By Jay King
HOMETOWN NEWS
The external audit of the former Spartanburg County Parks Commission and its spending practices related to the construction of the Tyger River Park revealed widespread problems with compliance to spending policies, the county council and public learned last Wednesday.
Stan Halliday of McAbee, Talbert, Halliday & Company briefed the council on his firm’s […]

By Leon G. Russ
HOMETOWN NEWS
Congressman Trey Gowdy met with constituents at Wade’s Restaurant on Thursday, August 25 and received both praise and scorn from those in attendance.
The vast majority in attendance were Republicans who sided with Gowdy and applauded nearly all he spoke of.
A scattering of Democrats was present too and they let their feelings […]

By Leon G. Russ
HOMETOWN NEWS
Leave it to a gentle bird to raise the hackles of Spartanburg City Council members.
A possible amendment to the city’s Animal Control Ordinance regarding allowing city residents the ability to own as many as six chickens got council members feathers ruffled and tempers flaring.
Speaking to council City Manager Ed Memmott stated […]

By Leon G. Russ
HOMETOWN NEWS
As the blue bus traveling down John B. White Boulevard came into view the crowd with hundreds of Michelle Bachmann supporters broke into a loud roar of applause and shouts of “We love you Michelle!”
Bachmann’s stop on Tuesday at the Beacon was part of her “Take Our County Back Tour.”
She shook […]