Simpsonville News

MILES AWAY... TONIGHT INVESTIGATORS ARE STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT CAUSED A HOUSE TO EXPLODE.

A single-vehicle wreck on Interstate 385 northbound has tied up traffic in Simpsonville.

The Reverend George Riser officiated the ceremony, and a celebration followed at The Loom.

For information, call 888-828-3555 or visit www.heartfeltcalling.org. THE READING CIRCLE, a book club focusing on adoption and sponsored by SC DSS Region I Adoption, meets monthly at DELTA in Simpsonville.

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When it comes to saving money and stretching holiday gift-giving dollars, shoppers may want to consider thinking outside the box -- in this case, big box retailers.

Donations may be made electronically to GreenvilleOnline.com or WYFF4.com, or they can be mailed to the Holiday Sunshine Fund, P.O. Box 1688, Greenville, SC 29602.

In a few short days a gathering at a historic farm will recall a Revolutionary War battle in which a force of mostly South Carolina militia routed a Tory unit loyal to the King of England that had been burning area farms, and stealing livestock, guns and gunpowder.

Lynn Jones made it to the parking lot at Belk in Simpsonville before she turned around and headed back home.

Clad in an apron and bustling around the Project Host kitchen, Andy Clark took part in what has become a tradition for his family on Thanksgiving Day.

Tinsel and trumpets, carols and costumes, bows and banners -- Greenville's Main Street will be full to bursting with the Christmas spirit next weekend as the annual Poinsettia Christmas Parade marches through the heart of the city.

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Yankelevitch has a degree in advertising from the University of South Carolina and previously served as a customer care representative with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Columbia.

Hope Lienau was eight months pregnant in this photo. Three days later, she delivered a stillborn boy she named Collin.

Chiropractor Joe DuPuy opens the door to his office every morning and sees a cross hanging on the wall.

The intersection at Wade Hampton Boulevard and Pleasantburg Drive may well be the most difficult crossing in Greenville County, according to urban designer Blake Sanders.

Drop in or stay an hour. Abiding Peace Lutheran Church, 401 Batesville Road, Simpsonville at the corner of Roper Mountain and Batesville roads, will have services on Sundays at 9:30 am, and Monday evenings at 7:00 pm.

You don't have to live in this state's coastal region to experience the rate increases in flood insurance that homeowners there and across the nation are seeing.