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Tuesday, July 01, 2008

Top News from the Western Carolinas

Here are some of the top news stories from the upstate, Piedmont, and mountains of North and South Carolina:

South Carolina weather officials have declared severe drought conditions for a five-county area of the Upstate. Water shortages in these areas are the worst possible.

A Spartanburg High School sophomore football player drowned in Lake Bowen late Monday afternoon.

Vandals tried to electrocute and drown dogs in their cages at the Anderson County Animal Shelter.

The South Carolina teen who was decapitated by a roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia was in a restricted area at the time of his death, but police don't know why.

A prominent Salisbury, North Carolina dentist was murdered last week. Police state that 911 calls have given them new evidence concerning the suspects.

Saturday, June 28, 2008

Top News from the Western Carolinas for 6/28/08

From the Upstate, Piedmont, and Mountains of the Western Carolinas:

Gasoline may prevent Carolinians from diving long distances for vacation time, but the summer weather has a local antidote--white-water rafting. The world's largest man-made white-water river is located just off of I-85 in Charlotte, and it may be just the thing for local vacationers. Read all about it HERE.

Mauldin High School in the Greenville County, S.C. town of Mauldin is the setting of the latest school sex scandal involving a volunteer track coach and a 14 year old female who was a member of the track team.

The drought in upstate South Carolina continues as water levels become dangerously low in some of the area's lakes and streams.

There is new, updated information about the Lyman hazardous waste spill. A Lyman, SC couple in Spartanburg County has been indicted in the spill. Law enforcement officials state that the couple deliberately disposed of the waste along a 13 mile stretch of road in Spartanburg County.

Police in Charlotte state that not only are thieves stealing gasoline from the pumps, but they are taking gas right out of people's gas tanks.

Have you seen this woman? Police need your help in locating this 33-year-old woman who has been missing since May 29.

A severe weather alert for Saturday and Sunday has been issued for the upstate of South Carolina, the mountains and Piedmont of North Carolina, and the mountains of northeast Georgia.

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Top News Stories from the Western Carolinas

Breaking news! South Carolina Pastor Phillip Miles has been released from a Russian Prison following an initial 3-year sentence for carrying a rifle and ammunition into the country. A Russian court reduced the sentence and Miles was set free. Miles is Pastor of the Christ Community Church in Conway.
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Runoff elections will be held today in South Carolina, but how do you know if you are eligible to vote? Click here for complete information, county by county.
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A massive, fatal house explosion in northeastern Charlotte caused traffic snarls, and investigators still have not determined the cause.
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A Clemson University football player has been arrested and charged with assault. Read the details here.
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A local school board voted to allow the 'Gay Straight Alliance' to have access to schools as an official club, over the protests of one major high school principal.
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A convicted child molester committed suicide on the day he was to be sentenced in North Carolina. The story is here.
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The Great Smoky Mountains National Park will celebrate its 75th anniversary in 2009, and plenty of activities have been planned.
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Here is the link to the official site of the Great Smoky Mountains 75 Anniversary website, which is complete with a calendar of events and an interactive feature to allow you to plan your vacation in the Park during its anniversary.

Monday, February 12, 2007

Top Stories For Monday, Feb. 12, 2007

Washington, DC (TLS). Good morning! A tip of the hat to all our readers on this Monday morning!

SCROLL DOWN TO READ THE FOLLOWING STORIES AND COMMENTARY!

Here are The Liberty Sphere's top stories and commentary for today:

**'Keep Your Guns Handy!' We will need our firearms as startling info comes our way about impending urban warfare WITHIN U.S. CITIES!

**'Cuba Revisited'--How the U.S. Government is using commercial TV stations in Florida to send anti-Communist programming to Cuba...and info on the underground black market for satellite dishes in Cuba!

**Ellen Goodman is an Idiot!'--With her latest column in which she compares man-made global warming skeptics to Holocaust deniers, Goodman lost ALL of her credibility.

As always, The Liberty Sphere will post updated information as circumstances warrant.