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Finding Common Ground: Youth Food Pantry grows

sblackwell@hometown-news.com — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:25:22 +0000

By Jed Blackwell
Editor
This weekend may be the date for the big game, but at Inman First Baptist Church, last week was time for the Souper Bowl.
The event, a dinner and flag football game for youth and other volunteers, was held to honor the youth of the church for their work with the Common Ground Food Pantry, a growing food bank in Inman.
The bank was the idea of former Chapman student Lauren Trout, now a freshman in college. Trout took on the food pantry as her senior project, supervised by Youth Director Tom LeGrand. The project has taken off from there.
“The greatest reward in ministry is when these kids feel led to do something,” he said. “They don’t do this because they have to, or because we ask them to. They do it because they want to. They make it happen. I’ve been hands-off with this. Lauren presented the idea, and they went and did it.”
With just an idea, the members of the church’s youth ministry went to work. They set out door to door to see what they could collect.

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Chamber holds annual banquet

sblackwell@hometown-news.com — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:53:21 +0000

By John Messer
Contributing Writer
The Greater Inman Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Awards Banquet was held Tuesday, 17 Jan at 7:00 pm in the Mabry Jr. High Cafeteria. Approximately 60 members, spouses and supporters enjoyed dinner, entertainment, a motivational guest speaker, recognition of outstanding chamber achievers, presentation of 2011 awards, and drawing for door prizes.
Pre-program Entertainment provided by the 28 member Honor Chorus of Inman Intermediate School added significantly to attendance, with families of chorus members attending, but not staying for the program. All enjoyed the singing. IIS Principal is Debbie Wright, with Dr. Robert Nelson directing the Chorus. District I Schools is once again well represented in Chamber membership and leadership.

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Council OKs policing agreement

sblackwell@hometown-news.com — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:41:09 +0000

By Leon G. Russ
HOMETOWN NEWS
In a specially called County Council meeting held late Friday morning, January 6, council voted unanimously to authorize two separate multi-jurisdictional agreements between the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office and the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office and the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office and the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office.
Captain Mark Barry of the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office explained the agreement will make it easier for both policing and prosecuting cases in Spartanburg that have crossed into other jurisdictions.
Barry said the agreements will help policing in many areas but specifically pointed to narcotics.  “Narcotics (normally) go through different jurisdictional boundaries and it’s always better and you can make a stronger case when you have an agreement with another county,” he said.  “The case may go into their county and back into Spartanburg County and these agreements will make it easier to both police the cases and prosecute the cases.”
Barry explained, “While someone may be transporting, selling or manufacturing narcotics in Spartanburg County, a lot of times their actions spill over into other counties.”

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Farmer steps down as Chapman head coach

sblackwell@hometown-news.com — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:23:34 +0000

By Jed Blackwell
Editor
After six years as Chapman’s head football coach, Kevin Farmer is stepping down from that position, citing a desire to have more time for his family and the opportunity to continue to serve the students and community.
Farmer met with his staff and players on Tuesday to inform them of his decision. He plans to stay on at Chapman as a science teacher.
Farmer compiled a 25-41 record as head coach at Chapman. He led the team to two playoff berths, including a Region II-2A championship and the school’s first-ever Upper State football championship in 2007. He was also at the helm for the Panthers’ transition back to the 3A classification.
“I am very grateful to District One Schools and Chapman High School for the opportunity to serve as Head Football Coach for the past six seasons. I am also appreciative to the players, their families, and to the assistant coaches for the lifelong relationships we have formed,” Farmer said. “Especially deserving of gratitude are my wife and children for the support and sacrifices they have made on a daily basis in order for me to perform my duties.

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Inman man shoots at deputies

sblackwell@hometown-news.com — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:56:10 +0000

By Phil Buchheit

An Inman man has been charged with 4 counts of attempted murder and is recovering from gunshot wounds after opening fire on four Spartanburg County Sheriff’s deputies who used force to enter his house because of concerns he was suicidal.
James Hugh Workman, 63, of 208 Linderman Drive is at a local hospital recovering from two non - life threatening gunshot wounds he sustained on Christmas Eve after firing on deputies.
According to reports obtained through the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to 208 Linderman Drive, Inman, shortly after 5:00 p.m. on Christmas Eve to check on the welfare of John H. Workman, who had left a note with a family member earlier that day indicating that he was thinking about ending his life. Deputies were unable to get anyone to answer the door at the residence, and fearing for the safety of Mr. Workman, forced entry into the home.

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Inman woman buys $100,000 lottery ticket

sblackwell@hometown-news.com — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:42:03 +0000

An Inman woman left Bi-Lo with a sack of groceries and a lottery ticket worth $100,000.
She kept the potatoes, cabbage and bacon. The ticket she gave to her daughter.
“It hasn’t dawned on her yet what I’ve done,” said the mother. “I want her to make it last.”
As of this release, one top prize of $100,000 remains in the $5 Wheel of Fortune® game.
The odds of winning $100,000 are 1 in 600,000.
Bi-Lo #89 in Inman received a commission of $1,000 for selling the claimed ticket.
Non-winning Wheel of Fourtune® tickets can be entered by mail or online for a chance to win additional prizes up to $1 million. For details, visit sceducationlottery.com.
Since the start of the Lottery in 2002, more than one million college scholarships and grants have been awarded to South Carolina’s students. In all, more than $2.6 BILLION has been transferred to support educational programs in the Palmetto State.

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Hubbard named new County Administrator

sblackwell@hometown-news.com — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:08:01 +0000

By Leon G. Russ
HOMETOWN NEWS
Spartanburg County Council voted unanimously at an early morning meeting on Monday to name Katherine Hubbard as the county’s next administrator.
Hubbard currently serves as Lexington County’s administrator and will begin her duties as Spartanburg County administrator on January 1, 2012. She will be Spartanburg County’s first female administrator.
Spartanburg County Council Chairman Jeff Horton explained Hubbard was chosen “for her vast amount of experience in county government.”
Hubbard has worked as a planner, a Human Resources director, Deputy County Administrator and currently is Lexington County’s administrator, a position she’s held since 2006.
Among the finalists for the position were current Deputy Administrator Jim Hipp and former deputy county administrator Bill Dennis.
Horton called Hubbard’s references and credentials “impeccable.”

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Light Up Inman, Parade scheduled for weekend

sblackwell@hometown-news.com — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:57:35 +0000

By Jed Blackwell
Editor
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, at least in Inman.
This weekend, the city will see two events that traditionally kick off the holiday season.
Friday night, downtown merchants will again welcome crowds to “Light Up Inman”. Now in its 6th year, the event has become second only to Harvest Day for drawing people downtown. The event will feature entertainment from school groups, carriage rides, a bounce house for kids, a snowball drop, a video game trailer for older kids, and the official lighting of Inman’s Christmas Tree, along with smaller sponsored trees along the street. The event begins at 6 p.m.
On Saturday morning at 10 a.m., the city’s annual Christmas Parade will be held, with a variety of floats and entries from local school, church, civic, and fraternal organizations.
The Jolly Ol’ Elf himself will be pulling double-duty this weekend, as Santa is expected to appear at both events.

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Hundreds of jobs coming to County

sblackwell@hometown-news.com — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:12:15 +0000

By Leon G. Russ
HOMETOWN NEWS

Spartanburg County Council and the Spartanburg County Transportation Committee both worked quickly last week to grease the skids for the Project 300 company to sail smoothly into the county and bring with it 300 to 400 jobs.
During a specially called County Council meeting on Tuesday, November 15, council members voted unanimously to give the incentive package a second reading.
Council held the meeting after the company asked the county to fast track the approval process.
Council voted unanimously to agree to the application of an infrastructure credit to fee in lieu of tax payments with the Project 300 company.
They also voted unanimously to amend an existing agreement for the development of a joint county industrial/business park between Cherokee and Spartanburg counties while adding additional property in Spartanburg County to the agreement.

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Firefighters save woman from burning house

sblackwell@hometown-news.com — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:00:04 +0000

By Jed Blackwell
Editor

Linda Gilreath had a message for those in attendance at Monday’s Inman City Council meeting: trust your local emergency personnel.
Gilreath detailed the rescue of her aunt, Doris Russell, last week from a burning house on Van Patten Street and thanked the fire, police, and EMTs who helped.
“You think when you call 9-1-1, that somebody’s going to show up,” she said. “You don’t worry whether they’re trained or not. I’ll think about it now, because those men knew immediately what to do.”
Inman Fire Chief Chris Cothran, along with Brad Bennett, Lee Inman, Cornelius Huff, Jimmy Bobo, Joseph Stewart, Ben Cothran and James Cantrell helped free Russell from the burning house, with assistance from Inman Community Fire Department and North Spartanburg Fire Department.

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