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By Phil Buchheit
An early morning house fire has claimed the lives of a 38-year-old mom and her 5-year-old son.
Shirley Leannetta Hill, 38, and her son Vashone Lijuane Hill, 5, were found dead at the scene of 1243 Nazareth Road where the house they were inside of burned to the ground early Sunday morning.
Hill’s […]

By Jay King
Staff Writer
Carrying on a family tradition of taking up lamp repair after retirement, Greer’s Butch Austin continues to practice a type of mechanical medicine for lights that have gone dim.
He cautions anyone in need of lighting repair to bring the lamp with them but to take one time-saving precaution before you come: check […]

Pensions, tax reform on docket
By Jay King
Staff writer
As the state legislature reconvenes this week the two main items on the agenda are likely to be reforming the state’s retirement system and tackling tax reform.
Two previews of the upcoming session last week – one in Columbia Thursday hosted by the South Carolina Press Association and one […]

By Brandon L. Leonard
HOMETOWN NEWS

Woodruff resident Tony Kennedy was arrested by deputies on Dec. 28 and charged with criminal domestic violence - first offense, according to the deputy’s report.
Kennedy represents Ward 5 on the Woodruff City Council.
The 50-year-old Woodruff man had been taking "a lot of pills and drinking a lot," according to his wife, […]

By Jay King
FOR HOMETOWN NEWS
With 2011 drawing to a close and American troops leaving Iraq – something many Americans doubted might ever happen – it is fair to say the past 12 months have been marked by tragedy and upheaval in Spartanburg County. And yet during the same time there have been sure signs of […]

Gregg Satterfield earns top honor
By Jay King
Staff writer
Two of the men honored at this year’s annual Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office awards banquet this past Friday know what it’s like to be shot at by a suspect and were recognized in part out of gladness that they did not join the ranks of fallen officers.
Sheriff Chuck […]

By Jed Blackwell
Sports Editor
If you look at the numbers, the 4A Division I state championship went exactly the way many people expected.
Gaffney, undefeated at 14-0 and a prohibitive favorite to win the title, piled up nearly double the offensive yards of Byrnes. They had twice as many first downs, held the ball four minutes longer, […]

Byrnes advances to title match
By Joel FitzPatrick
For Hometown News
Byrnes used a 28-point second half to defeat Blythewood in the third round of the state playoffs last Friday, 31-0.
The Rebels (12-2) will next play undefeated Gaffney for the Class AAAA Division I state title on Saturday in Clemson. Kickoff is set for 3 p.m.
Byrnes used a […]

By Brandon L. Leonard
HOMETOWN NEWS
The Holly Springs Fire and Rescue District may have misused nearly $72,000 of grant money to pay off a line of credit, commissioners said on Nov. 16.
The possible erroneous use of funds was presented by three outgoing commissioners in a 1:30 p.m. meeting Wednesday that lasted less than 15 minutes and […]

By Jay King
Staff writer

The Duncan Town Council unanimously approved a resolution authorizing the fire department to obtain new high-pressure air bags for use in rescue operations during the council’s monthly meeting Monday.
The resolution specifically approves financing through BB&T bank for $18,439 to purchase a set of rescue air bags from Maxiforce. The term is for […]