Published: Thursday, February 4, 2010 at 4:30 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, February 4, 2010 at 4:30 p.m. The Spartanburg County Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Coalition has begun its sixth year helping low- to moderate-income families and senior citizens file their taxes.

Published: Thursday, February 4, 2010 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, February 4, 2010 at 12:03 a.m. A pedestrian struck by two vehicles in northern Spartanburg County died Wednesday night.

Published: Thursday, February 4, 2010 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at 10:54 p.m. Brian Oursler hopes the next time doctors break his leg will be the last.

A man was hit Wednesday on Parris Bridge Road near the Highway 11 intersection. Authorities said Brian Eugene Tucker, 30, of 624 Raytown Road in Chesnee was hit by two cars.

The Chesnee Lions Club recognized Chesnee Police Officer Ricky Blanton on January 25 with a plaque naming him the 2009 Chesnee Policeman of the Year.

Published: Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, February 1, 2010 at 11:47 p.m. Only the best of the best dog handlers in the country earn a spot at the Westminster Kennel Club's annual dog show.

Tell us what you are doing to help. If you are collecting supplies to send to Haiti, e-mail Jackie Bridges at jbridges@shelbystar.com . Some groups have started to collect items for Haiti that will be sent over the next few months.

Published: Thursday, January 28, 2010 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at 10:04 p.m. A Mayo pastor is part of a medical missionary team on its way to Haiti, equipped with supplies and letters of encouragement from local school children.

Published: Friday, January 22, 2010 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, January 21, 2010 at 11:43 p.m. Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office Desmond Tyquan Gray, 17, of 466 Pleasant Green Drive, Inman, has been charged with peeping Tom, eavesdropping or peeping after an incident on Jan.

Published: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at 10:02 p.m. Without the funding needed to make it to the end of the fiscal year, the Upstate Family Resource Center will accept additional financial support from Spartanburg School District 2. The District 2 Board of Trustees agreed to give the center ...

Published: Monday, January 18, 2010 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, January 18, 2010 at 12:03 a.m. Swofford Career Center is bursting at the seams, operating at or near capacity every semester and turning away younger high school students hoping to enroll at the off-campus learning center.

Published: Friday, January 15, 2010 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, January 15, 2010 at 12:14 a.m. As the world continues to reel, several local missionaries and charitable organizations are among the many who have been affected by the earthquake that devastated the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince. Missionary Jesse Hales of Chesnee recently ...

On Nov. 30, Chesnee native Stephen Twitty was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General in the U.S. Army.

Published: Saturday, January 2, 2010 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, January 2, 2010 at 12:26 a.m. Grief, sadness and tragedy accompany most homicides, but certain incidents affect the collective community.

Published: Thursday, December 31, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at 10:14 p.m. Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office Robert Edward "Ox" Oxendine Jr., 46, on Wednesday was charged with armed robbery and assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature.

Published: Friday, December 18, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, December 18, 2009 at 1:01 a.m. A Campobello man will spend the brunt of his 60s in prison after jurors found him guilty of a burglary in the Chesnee area.

Juliette Schoren, 12, tries to catch snow on her tongue near Columbus, N.C., and the North Carolina-South Carolina border.

Published: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, December 14, 2009 at 10:02 p.m. More students are opting to take advanced placement exams, both locally and statewide.

The less-than-optimal weather did not stand in the way of hundreds of local Chesnee, S.C., residents Saturday night as Chesnee hosted its annual tree lighting ceremony.

Published: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 9:51 p.m. Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office Lauren Ashley Partlow, 29, of 144 Kingston Ridge Drive, Chesnee, on Tuesday was arrested and charged with second-degree burglary, grand larceny and obtaining property by false pretense.