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Retired Spartanburg County fire chief laid to rest
Friends, family, firefighters, and members of the community came to attend the funeral of a retired Spartanburg County fire chief on Saturday. (Video above: coverage from the service) The Spartanburg County Fire Chiefs Association confirmed Wednesday, that retired fire chief and current firefighter William Dale Worthy has died. Worthy's service...
Police announce road closures ahead of Spring Fling in Spartanburg
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Spartanburg Police Department announced road closures downtown ahead of the Spring Fling festival this weekend. The smoke free event will start on Friday, April 26, at 3 p.m. with the annual bike race. Attendees are asked not to bring large totes, purses and bookbags to the festival.
Family gives update on Spartanburg, South Carolina, boy hospitalized after hit by car
SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. — A now 6-year-old Spartanburg County boy got a special birthday visit in the hospital as he recovers from critical injuries in a car crash, his family said. Landon Dyson was hit on Friday afternoon on Palomino Drive in Spartanburg County. Troopers said Dyson was leaving...
Duke Energy proposes to raise energy rates for Spartanburg SC residents
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Duke Energy’s proposal to raise its energy rates by almost 20% in the next two years. Evelyn Blakley has lived in Spartanburg for more than 20 years. She says appreciates the growth she's witnessed, but believes Duke Energy continues to increase its rates because of it.
850 cyclists to compete in The Crit in downtown Spartanburg. Meet one of the athletes
Ty Magner of Athens, Georgia, always had a need for speed. Growing up in the Georgia mountains, Magner loved watching his older brothers zip and zoom on their bikes through winding trails. Magner, 33, is now a professional cyclist and has participated in races worldwide, including the Spartanburg Criterium every year since...
Spartanburg Day School teacher fired for violation under investigation by sheriff's office
The band director at Spartanburg Day School was terminated late last week for an unspecified violating school policy and is now the subject of an ongoing investigation by law enforcement. Lee Healy, communications director for Spartanburg Day School, told the Herald-Journal Monday that last Thursday, April 18, the school became...
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