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By David Stephens
Hometown News

Elected officers of the rejuvenated Chesnee Area Development Association (CADA) from left secretary/treasurer Al Corey, President Larry Jenkins, vice president Jeff Watson.
In August 1990, the Chesnee Area Development Association (CADA) was established. Some of their group’s objectives included  promoting the development, redevelopment and general well-being of the Chesnee area and to encourage […]

By Leon G. Russ
HOMETOWN NEWS

The future of the Greenville Spartanburg Airport looks bright with Southwest Airlines set to call the airport home this fall and with plans to expand the terminal to accommodate the expected increase in passengers.
That was the message Dave Edwards, Executive Director of the Greenville-Spartanburg Airport (GSP), delivered when he spoke of […]

By Jed Blackwell
HOMETOWN NEWS

Last Thursday’s violent thunderstorms in Chesnee left many with trees down and many more without power. It also took a toll on Chesnee High School’s athletic facilities, as the softball field, baseball field, and football field all suffered damage.
Damage at the football field seemed to be limited to a tree blown over […]

If it’s broke (and it is) then fix it

By Theron Willis
HOMETOWN NEWS

Dr. Michael Fanning of the Olde English Consortium gave a presentation pleading the case for comprehensive tax reform for South Carolina to a full crowd last Thursday morning at 8:30 a.m. at Greenville’s Carolina First Center. Fanning said that the state’s current tax system […]

Former area resident pictures Charleston’s sacred places
By Theron Willis
HOMETOWN NEWS

Photo by Diana Deaver
Steven Hyatt with his Nikon D3S standing on the steeple of St Michael’s Episcopal with St. Philip’s Episcopal in the background. 
Former area resident Steven Hyatt is gaining some artistic fame in the low country for his stunning photography of the historic […]

Issue Drawing National Interest
By Theron Willis
HOMETOWN NEWS
Woodruff City Council voted unanimously in favor of an official invocation policy for city council meetings at a special council meeting on Tuesday, August 3 at 6 p.m. called for the specific purpose of reviewing the policy of prayer at city council, in which television crews and members of […]

By Jay King
HOMETOWN NEWS
The ongoing fracas involving the Holly Springs Fire and Rescue Department’s budget and whether or not the department can afford a fulltime chief highlights a basic misunderstanding on the part of the commission on how government budgeting works.
The situation has the county auditor’s office both puzzled and frustrated, especially after members of […]

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
Chesnee Mayor Max Cash convened city council in monthly session on Monday, July 12,  with all council members present. After the minutes from June were approved the mayor opened the floor for public comments with no one coming forward.
In the first order of business and in accordance with procedure, the election […]

By Leon G. Russ and Jay King
HOMETOWN NEWS

Security cameras caught this image of the Sun Trust Bank robbery suspect. The same suspect apparently robbed the First Piedmont Bank at 901 E. Main St. around 9:50 Monday morning. The public is urged to call in tips on the suspect’s identity to Crime Stoppers at 888-CRIMESC or […]