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By David Stephens
Hometown News
This year video surveillance systems were installed at Chesnee and Boiling Springs High Schools in part as an investigative tool in cases of vandalism or other incidents at the schools.
Now information received on Oct. 18 by Hometown News from School District Two officials says that a key camera in the video […]
Continued… Key camera not working during BHS incident
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By David Stephens
Hometown News
When Boiling Springs High School Principal Chuck Gordon arrived at the school at 6 a.m. on Oct. 7 he was the first to discover the vandalism that had occurred at the school overnight.
Gordon said, “I got there early just like every morning and it was still dark. When I walked up […]
Continued… Vandals strike at BHS
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By PHIL BUCHHEIT
The Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office is continuing to investigate a triple shooting that occurred inside a residence of Falcon Ridge sub-division in Boiling Springs that left a 19-year-old man dead and two others injured.
According to the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office, several calls from the Falcon Ridge Neighborhood began coming in at approximately […]
Continued… 1 dead, 2 injured in Boiling Springs shooting
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By David Stephens
Hometown News
On the evening of Sept. 13 District Two School Board of Trustees Chairperson Connie Smith convened the board in monthly session with Superintendent Dr. Scott Mercer and all trustees in attendance except Jack O’Bryant.
After approval of the agenda and an addendum and the August minutes the floor was opened up to […]
Continued… School board awards contract for project
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By Jed Blackwell
Sports Editor
Boiling Springs used a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns and rallied to beat Clinton 23-19 on the road last Friday and move to 2-2 on the season..
Boiling Springs was down 19-10 when quarterback Tyrecous Garrett returned a punt 80 yards for a touchdown to spark the Bulldogs.
Garrett also had a touchdown pass to […]
Continued… Bulldogs edge Red Devils, 23-19
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By Leon G. Russ
HOMETOWN NEWS
Folks driving down St. John’s Street did a double take as they passed by the Chapman Cultural Center this past Friday and Saturday as hundreds gathered to watch Native Americans perform dances and songs in the plaza.
Those crowded into the plaza observed Native American dances, stories, songs, crafts and culture as […]
Continued… Pow Wow kicks off festival at Cultural Center
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Inman man dead at scene of incident
Story By Phil Buchheit
An Inman man was shot and killed late Sunday night when the man that he and another suspect allegedly attempted to rob, shot him.
According to police reports obtained from the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office, John Christopher Fowler, 28, of 571 Nature Walk Way, Inman, was […]
Continued… Victim shoots suspect
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By David Stephens
Hometown News
When lifelong friends Craig Sims and Mark Hardin of Boiling Springs partnered in business to form Rhino Outdoors featuring hunting blinds, they knew they wanted to add new and innovative products to their line to grow the company.
Now, added to their full line of hunting blinds is a unique video recorder […]
Continued… Local businessmen develop innovative video recorder
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By David Stephens
Hometown News
Lawson Worley, a 16-year-old junior at Boiling Springs High School, was recently crowned Miss South Carolina Junior Teen in an open pageant competition sponsored by Miss American Coed Pageants (MAC).
Since 1983 MAC has conducted state pageants for the purpose of recognizing and rewarding outstanding young women between the ages of three […]
Continued… BSHS student wins crown
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Interstate interdiction effort brings together 22 agencies from SC, NC
By Jay King
HOMETOWN NEWS
The door prize for the most novel means of concealing marijuana during this year’s weeklong Operation Rolling Thunder drug interdiction effort went to a Pennsylvania man who was found on I-85 with 29 marijuana-laced Rice Crispy treats that he said were intended for […]
Continued… Operation nets $215k cash, more than 8 kilos of drugs
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