Chesnee News

Published: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 1:42 a.m. If there is such a thing as haunting, Margaret Beaty of Spartanburg hopes the insensitive people who vandalized Oakwood Cemetery will not be able to sleep at night.

Published: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 12:31 a.m. A 19-year-old struck by a passing motorist near Greer early Sunday had refused to ride with an intoxicated driver after a party, authorities said.

Chris Mace's search for "The Great Pumpkin" sometimes makes him feel like Linus from the "Peanuts" comic strip.

A woman is under arrest after Spartanburg County authorities say she harmed her three-month old son.

There's a beast on its way, lumbering across the South Carolina landscape. Its orange metal hulk is surrounded by a police escort and stops, sometimes for days or weeks at a time, only to move on again at its 5 to 20 mph snail's pace once power lines and other things in its way are moved.

Spartanburg County deputies said that a mother admitted to placing a pillow over her newborn's face on Monday.

A woman admitted to police that she put a pillow over her infant son's face and left it there for several hours without checking on the baby.

The York Comprehensive High School Cougar Band placed second in the Chesnee Eagle Classic Saturday.

It's been a good 200th anniversary year for Edgar Allan Poe. The master of gothic horror has been celebrated at events in several cities to mark the bicentennial of his birth.

A 46-year-old Chesnee man was killed over the weekend when the truck he was driving overturned.

Dewayne Blackwell and Kayla Kellett of 145 Daniel Court, Mauldin, announce the birth of a daughter, Keyanna Adeline Blackwell, July 24 at Spartanburg Regional Hospital.

Leon G. Russ HOMETOWN NEWS There were hot dogs , corn dogs and high - flying dogs as The Spartanburg Parks Commission hosted the Spartanburg Tailgate in Boiling Springs' Va-Du-Mar McMillan Park on Saturday September 12.

By Jay King HOMETOWN NEWS [Editor's Note: This is the first in a series of articles in which Hometown News Inc.

During last year's Antique and Classic Bike Show in Chesnee, bikes lined up on several blocks on the main street, South Alabama Avenue.

The 10 fun-filled days of the 32nd South Carolina Peach Festival came to a close on Sunday with a final worship service at Gaffney's downtown cabin.

By David Stephens HOMETOWN NEWS Mayor Max Cash convened Chesnee City Council in regular session on July 13 with all council members present.

South Carolina authorities say an 8-year-old girl is dead after a man grabbed her in a headlock and shot her twice in the head at a Chesnee home.

Instead of the hot topic of South Carolina being Gov. Mark Sanford's affair, we should be discussing our justice system.

By Jay King HOMETOWN NEWS The brutal shooting death of an eight-year-old girl last week has left the entire county in a state of shock and disbelief even after area residents had watched the search for a serial killer unfold in neighboring Cherokee County earlier in the week.

CHESNEE a ' A South Carolina prosecutor wasted no time telling the suspect in the killing of an 8-year-old that he was seeking the death penalty.