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By Jed Blackwell
HOMETOWN NEWS

Photos by Jed Blackwell
An angry citizen has words for Carrol Bradley, who spoke in support of the Holly Springs Fire Commissioners last Friday. Many citizens were angry about not being given the opportunity to be put on the agenda to speak at Friday’s meeting, which ended with the termination of Chief Lee […]

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  David Stephens
Hometown News

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New Boiling Springs Elementary School principal Luann Cartee.
When school opens in August at Boiling Springs Elementary School,  new principal Luann Cartee will find  herself at a different school, but she is certainly no stranger to District Two having been in the district since 1985. She was at Mayo Elementary from 1985 […]

New facility offers meeting room, storage and public rest room
By Leon G. Russ
HOMETOWN NEWS

Photo by Leon G. Russ
The most recent addition to Va-Du-Mar Park is this new building that offers storage units, public restroom facilities and a meeting room on the second floor.  Future plans for the park include tennis courts, additional parking and new […]

By Jay King
HOMETOWN NEWS
       
A routine traffic stop along I-85 last Thursday led to the seizure of about 257 pounds of marijuana, shown here during a press conference at the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office Friday. The Georgia suspect was charged with trafficking marijuana more than 100 pounds and being a fugitive from justice.
A routine traffic […]

By  David Stephens
Hometown News

Marvin Rogers at a recent book signing at The Bookstore and More in Boiling Springs, SC.

Marvin Rogers, author of the new book Silence Makes the Loudest Sound, grew up in the Springfield area and graduated from Boiling Springs High School in 1994. His book,  which has been a five year process,  traces […]

By: David Stephens
Hometown News

School District Two Trustees vote to approve the budget for 2010/2011.
District Two School Board Chairperson Connie Smith convened trustees in a special called meeting n June 29, 2010,  with Superintendent Dr. Scott Mercer and all trustees except Craig Sims in attendance.
During the meeting Dr. Mercer and Assistant Superintendent for Finance and […]

By  David Stephens
Hometown News
 
Raising Old Glory
Ron Taylor played Call to Colors and Jana Curry sang the National Anthem as members of the DAV and American Legion raised the United States Flag at the Grapevine Restaurant in Boiling Springs.
Of the ten declared federal holidays,  none would seem to have as much significance to the history […]

By David Stephens
Hometown News

Boiling Springs ninth - grade student Esther Karpets shows the 74 books she read during the just -  completed school year in the READissance program.
When Sally Hursey was a media specialist at Boiling Springs High School in 2002 she became concerned that high school students were not reading very much so she […]

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 […]