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By Jed Blackwell
With summer officially underway and the July 4 holiday around the corner, outdoor enthusiasts will be making the most of the long days and warm weather. One place that will draw a huge crowd is Lake William C. Bowen, the largest recreational lake in the Spartanburg Water System.
Lake Warden Eddie Dearybury is happy […]

By  David Stephens
HOMETOWN NEWS
The District Two School Board of Trustees convened in monthly session on June 9 with all trustees and Superintendent Dr. Scott Mercer in attendance.
In a public comment, Jeremy Smith, representing a construction firm from the Gaffney, SC, area, addressed the board with a concern about District Two policy and procedures regarding […]

By  David Stephens
HOMETOWN NEWS
At a celebration held in the community room of Parkway Baptist Church on May 30, 2009, past and current members of the Boiling Springs Fire Department gathered to celebrate 50 years of fire service to the community.
After the meal,  Assistant Fire Chief Scott Miller welcomed everyone and offered special thanks to […]

By Jay King
HOMETOWN NEWS
Two Boiling Springs Junior High 8th graders have been charged with possession or manufacturing a hoax or replica explosive device May 27 after a student alerted the school resource officer that the students might have a bomb.
According to the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office, a student alerted BSJHS resource officer Jeff Belue around […]

By  David Stephens
HOMETOWN NEWS
The Boiling Springs Business Association was called to order in regular session on May 14 by President Mike Brady with 19 members present. A representative from Project Encore, Erica Walker, spoke to the group about the information - gathering efforts ongoing to find out what baby-boomers and seniors want and need to […]

Public Hearing May 26 Concerning SC 9 Widening Project In Boiling Springs
The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) has scheduled a public hearing Tuesday, May 26, in Inman concerning preliminary plans for the proposed widening of SC 9 for 4.3 miles from Rainbow Lake Road to Fagans Creek Drive. The hearing will be between 5 […]

Leon G. Russ
HOMETOWN NEWS
It was nearly two years to the day that Jeffery and Kitty Goforth received the terrible news that their two youngest children had perished in an automobile accident.
While two years have passed, the joy that J.R. and Brittany brought to their lives and numerous others’ lives on and was celebrated on Saturday, […]

By David Stephens
HOMETOWN NEWS
The first bluegrass jam held at Blvd Music in Boiling Springs on April 17 was just the first of what organizer Gilbert Nelson hopes will be many more to follow. Nelson is a music teacher and also the leader of the bluegrass band High Cotton Sky. Nelson has been playing bluegrass for […]

Conservation, Historic Preservation  Groups Express Concerns Over Proposed Reservoir
By CHRIS SHIPMAN
Hometown News
Plans have been underway for several years for the Woodruff-Roebuck Water District to build a reservoir and water treatment plant on Ferguson Creek. The proposed dam and water plant will both be adjacent to the Price House Property owned by the Spartanburg Historical […]

By  David Stephens
HOMETOWN NEWS

Boiling Springs Area Council President Randy Foster called the monthly meeting to order on April 9. In the first order of business Boiling Springs Assistant Fire Chief Scott Miller gave an update of recent events and what is coming up at the fire department. Miller informed the council that 2009 is the […]