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  • Gun charge nets trick-or-treater killer 16 years

    Spartanburg Herald-Journal – 1 hr 4 mins ago  

    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 »

  • Johnson completes basic training

    Spartanburg Herald-Journal – 2 hrs 4 mins ago  

    Published: Sunday, December 13, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, December 14, 2009 at 5:23 p.m. Full Story »

  • Hernandez graduates from infantry training

    Spartanburg Herald-Journal – 2 hrs 4 mins ago  

    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 »

  • Mary Thomas elected to philanthropy board

    Spartanburg Herald-Journal – 2 hrs 4 mins ago  

    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 »

  • Clifdale's Junior Beta Club

    Spartanburg Herald-Journal – 2 hrs 4 mins ago  

    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 »

The Greenville News

  • 22 million missing Bush White House e-mails found

    The Greenville News – Mon Dec 14, 4:48 pm ET  

    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 names new president

    The Greenville News – Mon Dec 14, 4:48 pm ET  

    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 reopens

    The Greenville News – Mon Dec 14, 2:03 pm ET  

    Cleveland Park is open again after what police describe as an apparent suicide there earlier today. Full Story »

  • Obama to U.S. banks: Ease lending to businesses

    The Greenville News – Mon Dec 14, 2:03 pm ET  

    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 »

  • British Airways cabin crews vote to strike

    The Greenville News – Mon Dec 14, 1:03 pm ET  

    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 »

Anderson Independent-Mail

Asheville Citizen-Times

The Chapel Hill News

  • Your Letters

    The Chapel Hill News – Sun Dec 13, 2:19 am ET  

    Thomas W. Offutt (CHN Dec. 2) asserts that the word immigrant has a carefully crafted legal definition controlled by Congress. Full Story »

  • There is a better system out there

    The Chapel Hill News – Sun Dec 13, 2:19 am ET  

    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 »

  • Day Book

    The Chapel Hill News – Sun Dec 13, 2:19 am ET  

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  • About time for town veterans memorial

    The Chapel Hill News – Sun Dec 13, 2:19 am ET  

    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 »

  • Your Best Shot

    The Chapel Hill News – Sun Dec 13, 2:18 am ET  

    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 »

The Hendersonville Times-News

  • HonorAir teams up with Jessie's Honor to mail packages

    The Hendersonville Times-News – 51 mins ago  

    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 »

  • County food pantries see need soar

    The Hendersonville Times-News – Mon Dec 14, 9:31 am ET  

    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 »

  • Candles a memorial to children now gone

    The Hendersonville Times-News – Mon Dec 14, 5:04 am ET  

    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 »

  • Couple keeping the season bright

    The Hendersonville Times-News – Mon Dec 14, 5:04 am ET  

    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 »

  • Students build skills on the job

    The Hendersonville Times-News – Mon Dec 14, 4:41 am ET  

    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 »

The Index-Journal

Smoky Mountain News

  • The Naturalist's Corner

    Smoky Mountain News – Wed Dec 9, 10:42 am ET  

    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 »

  • News briefs

    Smoky Mountain News – Wed Dec 9, 10:42 am ET  

    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 »

  • Business briefs

    Smoky Mountain News – Wed Dec 9, 10:41 am ET  

    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 »

  • Business notes

    Smoky Mountain News – Wed Dec 9, 10:41 am ET  

    Jackie Cure has announced the opening of Scott Williamson’s LandCrazy.com new office at 34 N. Main Street in downtown Waynesville. Full Story »

  • New Sylva board member could help bridge rift

    Smoky Mountain News – Wed Dec 9, 10:40 am ET  

    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 »

The McDowell News

  • What was his loco-motive?

    The McDowell News – 58 mins ago  

    A man who decided to rest his caboose on the railroad tracks spent 10 days in jail for it. Full Story »

  • McDowell Tech on Facebook

    The McDowell News – Sun Dec 13, 7:12 pm ET  

    "What I think Facebook will teach us is that McDowell Tech is rich in fans, friends and opportunity," Wilson concluded. Full Story »

  • detectives get ahead of backhoe snatcher

    The McDowell News – Sun Dec 13, 7:12 pm ET  

    Justice was just recently released from jail in South Carolina, having been arrested there for similar crimes. The backhoe was recovered undamaged. Full Story »

  • Project Christmas Delivers

    The McDowell News – Sun Dec 13, 7:12 pm ET  

    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 »

  • Deputies: No foul play in shootings

    The McDowell News – Sun Dec 13, 6:57 pm ET  

    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 »

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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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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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