previous 5 hits Rare cancer strikes young family 7/3/2008 By Jay King HOMETOWN NEWS For a young Wellford family struggling to make ends meet and raise one son and another child on the way, the dire news that their husband and father has been diagnosed with one of the most rare, virulent and difficult to treat forms of cancer has come with such tumultuous suddenness that they find themselves at a loss as to what to do next or to whom to turn. Continued... Spartanburg area water levels alarmingly low 6/19/2008 By Leon G. Russ HOMETOWN NEWS lruss@hometown-news.com The Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce partnered with Spartanburg Water and Duke Energy to bring a breakfast briefing on “Water Impacts in the Southeast” to the Spartanburg Marriott on Friday, June 6. Continued... Time, Money, and Dedication 6/12/2008 By CHRIS SHIPMAN Hometown News shipman.news@gmail.com Training is the backbone of firefighting. It takes over 200 hours of classes just to become a core firefighter: OSHA, Firefighter 1, Firefighter 2, hazardous materials, flammable liquids, auto extrication, first aid, and CPR. On top of that, firefighters are required to undergo 20 hours of training a year, eight hours of hazardous material training a year, and a controlled burn every quarter. For volunteers, it’s a challenge to find the time. Continued... Pitching In at the Park 6/5/2008 By Jay King HOMETOWN NEWS jking@hometown-news.com For Lyman’s Matthew Wyatt, the next few weeks are going to be filled with anticipation, anxiety and a wealth of other emotions tied up with striving to become something as prestigious as an Eagle Scout. Continued... Group focuses on issue of Upstate hunger 5/29/2008 By CHRIS SHIPMAN Hometown News shipman.news@gmail.com Make a point on the ground and draw a line 19,340 feet, or 3.66 miles, straight up into the air. Or, stack Mount Mitchell on itself three times. That’s how tall Africa is at its highest point, Mount Kilimanjaro, in the East African country of Tanzania. It is one of the tallest free-standing mountains in the world, made up of three extinct volcanoes—Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira—with its highest point at Uhuru Peak on Kibo. Continued... previous 5 hits