Duncan News

Published: Thursday, November 26, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at 9:59 p.m. Spartanburg Public Safety Department A 22-year-old woman told police that a man forced his way into her Oakview Apartments home about 1 p.m. Wednesday, put a knife to her waist and stole $55. The victim told police she was expecting her ...

The S.C. Farm Bureau Federation has announced a new specialty license plate that promotes agriculture with the slogan "Our Farms - " Our Future." Proceeds from the sale of the tag will go to the group's Ag in the Classroom fund.

PHOTOGRAHS BY ROD LAMKEY JR./THE WASHINGTON TIMES Chaplain Dave Hershey of Truckstop Ministries preaches to truckers Richard Luce of Louisville, Ky., Jeramie Robinson of Duncan, S.C., and Mark Onufer of Redondo Beach, Calif., in his motor home in a truck-stop parking lot in Carlisle, Pa., on Sunday.

By Donna Bumgarner When veteran organizations like American Legion Post 70 work hand-in-hand with teachers to get something done, it usually does.

Three South Carolina men accused of bilking people out of more than $80 million lied about how they would invest their money, so it doesn't matter if investors knew it was risky, prosecutors said Thursday.

The South Carolina Department of Commerce, the Economic Futures Group of Spartanburg County and Timken last week announced that the company has selected a 300,000 square-foot leased facility in the Duncan as the location of a new distribution center.

Miss Elizabeth Austin Altman of Evergreen and Mr. Clarke Andrew Johnson of New Zion were married at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, November 7, 2009, at Evergreen Baptist Church.

Published: Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 13, 2009 at 9:52 p.m. A man who jurors found guilty of beating and robbing the wife of a Spartanburg County sheriff's deputy was sentenced Friday to life without parole.

South Carolina's growing rate of obese teenagers isn't just a health hazard: It now is a factor cited for weakening America's national defense.

Published: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 12:30 a.m. Arms hugged, lips smooched and eyes cried Tuesday afternoon as loved ones bid farewell to Army National Guardsmen in a cold, steady rain.

State Department of Education leaders said they will apply for a portion of $4 billion in federal stimulus money for school reform available to states, and they think they have a shot at getting it.

There is no doubt where the big game in the Big Ten is this weekend as Ohio State travels to Penn State for a battle to stay in the race for the Big Ten championship.

A new federal report shows that more than 16,000 Georgia education jobs were saved or created through stimulus funding.

Many states set achievement standards so low that they can say their students are reading and doing math at their grade level when they haven't truly mastered the subjects, the Education Department asserted Thursday.

Many states declare students to have grade-level mastery of reading and math when they do not, the Education Department reported Thursday.

Polls will be open from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Nov. 3 for municipal and special purpose district elections.

Issac Bailey, writer and columnist for The Sun News, conducted a live forum Friday with readers about the recent death of Trevor Varinecz, a 16-year-old Carolina Forest High School student who was shot and killed by a school resource officer, Marcus Hughes.

Lenny Macklin made it to 10th grade before having a teacher who looked like him - an African-American male.

Two of the country's top prospects, running back Marcus Lattimore and defensive back Joshua Shaw could end up playing their college football for Big Ten powers Penn State and Ohio State respectively.

If there was any question that receivers Jazz King and Torian Richardson were a bit under the radar as far as recruiting is concerned, that question was answered on a national stage Friday night.