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By David Stephens
Hometown News
On August 8 Chesnee Mayor Max Cash convened council in regular monthly session with all council members present.
Preceding the regular meeting Bob Britts from the Rural Development Community Assistance Program presented to council a clean water/waste water presentation.
After convening and approval of the July meeting minutes, City Administrator Becki Hood […]

By David Stephens
Hometown News
Several more driving under the influence arrests were made by the officers of the Chesnee Police Department during the month of July as they continue their campaign to get drunk drivers off the streets.
On July 12 Sergeant Kip Teal observed a vehicle swerving across traffic lanes. During the stop Sergeant Teal detected […]

By David Stephens
Hometown News
The Swofford Career Center, located at 5260 Highway 11, is a joint venture between School Districts 1 and 2 and serves the high schools of Boiling Springs, Chesnee, Chapman, and Landrum. Swofford Career Center opened for its first year in the 1971-72 school terms and offered ten courses, six of which are […]

By David Stephens
Hometown News
Chesnee native and long - time District Two educator Deana Watson has been selected to be the new principal at Chesnee Elementary School following the retirement of Dr. Robert Ledford.
Deana Watson has a Bachelor of Arts degree in childhood education and elementary education from the University of South Carolina and has […]

By David Stephens
Hometown News
On June 28, 2011, the School District Two Board of Trustees approved the 2012 budget, which at just over $64 million dollars was a 4.7 percent increase from last year. School Superintendent Dr. Scott Mercer was a key player in the construction of that budget as presented to the board and spoke […]

Chesnee resident Taylor Miller placed sixth out of sixty-four contestants in the latest season of Liberty Idol, a singing competition in Liberty, SC.   Miller performed as one of nine finalists in the final show of the season on July 2.
Miller auditioned in April along with many other contestants, and was one of sixty-four who were […]

First-year councilwoman learning on the job
By David Stephens
Hometown News
When Chesnee native Verhonda Crawford took her elected seat on Chesnee City Council in July 2010, at age 20 she became the youngest person to ever serve on the council. The July 2011 meeting of the council will mark her one - year anniversary in that seat. […]

By Jay King
HOMETOWN NEWS
After spending two weeks delving into the option of self-funding employee health insurance coverage, Spartanburg County Council approved second reading on its 2011-2012 budget and restored about $300,000 in funding to outside agencies while shaving $2 million from the parks department budget.
The move took place at a budget workshop last Wednesday as […]

By Leon G. Russ
HOMETOWN NEWS
Well over 1,000 people turned out for the Spartanburg Regional Gibbs Cancer Center’s “Puttin’ on the Ritz” 1920’s themed Cancer Survivors Day celebration at the Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium on Sunday, June 5.
This was the 14th year the Cancer Center has held “a floor type show,” said event coordinator and Spartanburg Regional […]

By Leon G. Russ
HOMETOWN NEWS
Crystal Weathers teaches Language Arts and Science at Chapman Elementary School in Spartanburg.  One day about seven years ago she stumbled upon the organization DonorsChoose.org while watching The Oprah Winfrey Show.
She recalled saying, “Oh my gosh!  That would be a great way to get things (for the students).”
That’s certainly proved to […]