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South Carolina head football coach Steve Spurrier had another year added to his contract on Monday, which extends his deal until 2013. Full Story »
South Carolina head football coach Steve Spurrier had another year added to his contract on Monday, which extends his deal until 2013. Full Story »
The hearing for South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's divorce from the first lady has been set for Feb. 26. Full Story »
South Carolina is adding photos to handicapped parking placards beginning Jan. 1. Full Story »
The Fountain Inn home where a mother and son were killed about two weeks ago is damaged by fire. Full Story »
Greenville police say that a fight at a nightclub led to a shooting a few miles away. Full Story »
Published: Monday, December 14, 2009 at 5:59 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, December 14, 2009 at 5:59 p.m. COLUMBIA — A South Carolina man who police say shot and killed a trick-or-treater at his door has been sentenced to more than 16 years in prison on a federal weapons charge. Full Story »
Published: Sunday, December 13, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, December 14, 2009 at 5:23 p.m. Full Story »
Published: Sunday, December 13, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, December 14, 2009 at 5:24 p.m. Army Pvt. Rogelio Hernandez has graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Benning, Ga. Full Story »
Published: Sunday, December 13, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, December 14, 2009 at 5:25 p.m. Mary L. Thomas, executive vice president of The Spartanburg County Foundation, recently was elected to the Board of The Southeastern Council of Foundations at its annual meeting in Memphis, Tenn. Full Story »
Published: Sunday, December 13, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, December 14, 2009 at 5:26 p.m. Clifdale Elementary School recently celebrated its third Junior Beta Club installation. Full Story »
WASHINGTON — Computer technicians have found 22 million missing White House e-mails from the administration of President George W. Bush and the Obama administration is searching for dozens more days' worth of potentially lost e-mail from the Bush years. Full Story »
Furman University will announce Tuesday that it has chosen Rodney Smolla, dean of the Washington & Lee School of Law, as its new president, according to a statement from Furman. Full Story »
Cleveland Park is open again after what police describe as an apparent suicide there earlier today. Full Story »
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama told top bankers Monday to explore "every responsible way" to increase lending, saying they were obliged to help repair the U.S. economy after being saved by the taxpayer-funded bailout. Full Story »
LONDON — British Airways cabin crews will strike over the Christmas period, their union said today, throwing the plans of thousands of holiday-makers into uncertainty at one of the busiest times of the year. Full Story »
SYLVA — Sylva’s five-year-old Heinzelmannchen Brewery is celebrating both an anniversary and two medal wins at this year's Hickory Hops brewers festival. Heinzelmannchen’s Anniversary celebration beer, Big Amber Gnome, won a Gold Medal and one of its original beers, Black Forest Stout won a bronze. Full Story »
BREVARD — Authorities have arrested a man in Brevard, charging him with first-degree murder in the death of his pregnant wife. Full Story »
ASHEVILLE — A newly elected city councilman's beliefs are continuing to draw national attention, including a planned spot tonight on MSNBC's Rachel Maddow Show. Full Story »
CULLOWHEE — Western Carolina University is hosting a commencement ceremony for fall and summer school session graduates at 2 p.m. Saturday. Full Story »
ARDEN — Emergency crews this evening are on the scene of a reported head-on collision between a dump truck and a car on Glenn Bridge Road in Arden. Full Story »
Thomas W. Offutt (CHN Dec. 2) asserts that the word immigrant has a carefully crafted legal definition controlled by Congress. Full Story »
Appear racist or ignore the vote tallies: the over-simplified dilemma for the Chapel Hill Town Council Monday when it fills its vacancy, probably with a white vote-getter or an African-American novice. Full Story »
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Thank you Jim Merritt, our former Town Council member, and Bob Patton - both veterans - for asking the Town Council to establish a memorial to our veterans (CHN Nov. 29). It is about time! Full Story »
Today's Best Shot comes from Maria de Bruyn: "My persimmon tree has produced lots of fruit this year; in the past, the deer have eaten most of the harvest but this year they don't seem so interested. Full Story »
HonorAir founder Jeff Miller has teamed up with Cameron Sproles' charitable organization Jessie's Honor to help send about 700 packages to troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Sproles has the packages ready to go and loaded into a trailer, but shipping costs and logistics have them grounded here in Hendersonville. Full Story »
By Jessica Goodman Times-News Staff Writer Christmas and the holiday season mean holiday parties and lots of food. But for some in the community, it's still a struggle to buy food for their families. Full Story »
By Leigh Kelley Times-News Staff Writer The sounds of piano music floated through the Chapel in the Pines of Jackson Funeral Service on Sunday as people who have suffered unimaginable tragedy gathered for the Compassionate Friends Worldwide Candle Lighting Memorial Service. Full Story »
By James Shea Times-News Staff Writer Every decoration has a story. There's a plane that honors a friend who flew in the Korean war, a pig donated by a chronically ill child and a wooden caricatures of their two grandsons and a granddaughter. Full Story »
By Leigh Kelley Times-News Staff Writer East Henderson High School students are getting hands-on training in construction and Morris Broadband technicians are getting brand new offices thanks to a unique partnership both parties hope will become a trend in Henderson County. Full Story »
Lander University has named 21 community, business and government leaders to its board of visitors. Members serve two-year terms as goodwill ambassadors for the university, and they recommend opportunities for Lander to advance its mission as an academic institution. Full Story »
A new campaign being pushed by Upstate Forever and the Coastal Conservation League is clear in its assertion, right down to the title of the campaign: "Water Matters.” Full Story »
A crowd watches a traditional dance in honor of the feast day of Our Lady of Guadaloupe on Saturday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. (Staff photo by Jennifer Colton) Full Story »
Greenwood County Councilwoman Edith Childs, right, and her cousin Miranda Boozer stop for a photo in front of a Christmas tree in the White House. Childs received an invitation to a Dec. 4 holiday reception hosted by President Barack Obama. Full Story »
Nancy Morgan, center, her grandson Keith, right, and Keith’s teacher at Woodfields Elementary Renae Hill stop for a photo at the school. (Staff photo by T.M. James) Full Story »
Bob Olthoff and I took advantage of last Sunday’s (Nov. 29) Indian Summer weather for a couple of hours of birding at the Land Trust for the Little Tennessee’s Tessentee Bottomland Preserve (formerly Tessentee Farm). Not only was the weather cooperative, the birds were, too. Full Story »
The Foundation for Angel Medical Center will host a silent auction to benefit the new Breast Health Center at AMC. The auction will be held in the cafeteria from Dec. 7 to Dec. 15 and will include items like a handcrafted wormy chestnut and walnut dulcimer created by Jeff Stanley and donated to the Foundation. Full Story »
A career in nursing can be just a year away for individuals who enroll in Western Carolina University’s new 12-month Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program. Full Story »
Jackie Cure has announced the opening of Scott Williamson’s LandCrazy.com new office at 34 N. Main Street in downtown Waynesville. Full Story »
Sylva’s incoming Mayor Maurice Moody said he wanted to start his career with a consensus vote and that’s exactly what he did. In its first act, the newly seated Sylva town board unanimously voted to appoint Christine Matheson to the commissioner’s seat left vacant by Moody when he became mayor. Full Story »
A man who decided to rest his caboose on the railroad tracks spent 10 days in jail for it. Full Story »
"What I think Facebook will teach us is that McDowell Tech is rich in fans, friends and opportunity," Wilson concluded. Full Story »
Justice was just recently released from jail in South Carolina, having been arrested there for similar crimes. The backhoe was recovered undamaged. Full Story »
Volunteers received 425 applications this year, up greatly from last year's number of 337. The organization provided food for 174 families and presents for 635 children Saturday. Full Story »
Around 4:15 p.m. Friday, McDowell County sheriff's deputies were called to the Timber Road residence of 26-year-old Brandon James "B.J." Brown. A witness at the house told authorities Brown was walking through the kitchen and dropped a .22-caliber handgun he was carrying, according to Capt. Vic Hollifield. The handgun discharged and hit Brown in the groin, Hollifield added. Full Story »
A 6-day-old sheep relaxes with its mother at a zoo in Tokyo, Dec. 13, 2009. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)
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