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Highland Baking Co. to open distribution center
By Leon G. Russ
HOMETOWN NEWS
The smell of baked goods will once again fill the cabins of vehicles flying down I- 85 and those looping around Hearon Circle in Spartanburg.
Last Wednesday the company that County Councilman David Britt, Chairman of the Spartanburg County Economic Recruitment and Development Committee, codenamed Project […]

By Leon G. Russ
HOMETOWN NEWS
Just call Newt Gingrich the “Comeback Kid II.”
With his resounding win here Gingrich hopes to wear that moniker just as Democrat Bill Clinton did in 1992 and ride it all the way to the White House in January 2013.
Gingrich, who just a little over a week before Saturday’s election, was trailing […]

By David Stephens
Hometown News

Seeing an average of 80 to 90 students a day used to be a balancing act for Boiling Springs High School nurse Christy Lockhart because she was working in a two-room station totaling only 210 square feet, an office area that was 10×10 and a 5×3 restroom that was not completely American […]

By David Stephens
Hometown News
Following are a few of the leading stories published in your Boiling Springs Sentry in 2011.
JANUARY
On Jan. 8, 2011, the Boiling Springs Fire Department held a grand opening ceremony for their new firehouse on Rainbow Lake Road. The  spacious facility has eight equipment bays, a separate communications room, sizeable offices and storage […]

By David Stephens
Hometown News
On Dec. 8, Boiling Springs Area Council President Cindi Knox convened the council is monthly session with 12 members and Area Councils coordinator Jim Thomas present.
Guest speaker Chris Jennings from the Spartanburg Convention and Visitors Bureau provided information regarding planned projects and events to promote tourism in Spartanburg County.
Jennings also […]

By David Stephens
Hometown News
As chronicled previously in Hometown News, Boiling Springs toddler Bree Haga continues to her battle with medulloblastoma, a type of brain tumor.
On Dec. 10, following the Boiling Springs Christmas parade the second annual Jingle Bell Walk will be held in the Boiling Springs Community Park on Double Bridge Road just past […]

By Jed Blackwell
Sports Editor
One thing was clear about Boiling Springs’ first-ever trip to the 4A Division I state semifinals on Friday night.
The Bulldogs weren’t just happy to be there. They came to play.
Boiling Springs came up short to Gaffney, but the Bulldogs fought tooth and nail every step of the way, staying close until the […]

By David Stephens
Hometown News
On the evening of Nov. 17, a large crowd was in attendance for the 32nd Annual Boiling Springs Business Association Thanksgiving Banquet. Following the dinner,  Board of Directors member David Stephens presented a tribute to former Area Council Coordinator Jim Thompson who recently passed.
Leading off the community awards portion of the […]

By Leon G. Russ
HOMETOWN NEWS
Spartanburg city and county law enforcement officers, firefighters, EMS personnel, teachers, nurses and veterans are being offered an incentive to purchase homes anywhere in Spartanburg County through a program offered by the state.
The program called Palmetto Heroes, administered by South Carolina State Housing, was announced at a joint news conference at […]

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By Leon G. Russ
HOMETOWN NEWS
A single tear forced it’s way from […]