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Wellford, South Carolina is located in Spartanburg County. Zip codes in Wellford, SC include 29385. More Wellford information.

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Yesterday | The Greenville News

High-speed chase in Lyman ends in death

A Wellford man died Tuesday after leading a Spartanburg County sheriff's deputy on a car chase through Lyman that reached 80 mph and ended when the pursued car hit a tree, authorities said.

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Tuesday | Spartanburg Herald-Journal

Wellford man dies in single-car accident

Published: Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at 9:35 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at 9:35 a.m. A Wellford man died in a single-car accident at about 2 a.m. today.

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Mon Dec 07, 2009

Rock Hill Herald

Christmas homecoming in jeopardy for Fort Mill soldiers

There's Pierson Young at home Monday with 4-month-old daughter, Addison, and a National Guard husband in Wisconsin training for war in Afghanistan.

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Mon Nov 30, 2009

Spartanburg Herald-Journal

Police blotter: Man arrested on DUI charge after hitting motorcycle

Published: Sunday, November 29, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, November 29, 2009 at 12:03 a.m. South Carolina Highway Patrol Jimmie Ray Sentell, 66, of 231 Shadow Lane, Lyman, on Friday night was arrested and charged with felony driving under the influence, resulting in great bodily injury.

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Wed Nov 11, 2009

Spartanburg Herald-Journal

South Carolina Guardsmen head to training, then war

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.

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Mon Nov 09, 2009

Spartenburg Herald-Journal

Police blotter: Assault suspect wanted

Published: Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 10:13 p.m. Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office Deputies are looking for a man accused of cutting the neck of his "on again off again" girlfriend of six years during a disturbance late Thursday.

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Sat Nov 07, 2009

The Carolina Channel

Deputies: Man Cuts Girlfriend's Neck, Runs Off

Deputies with the Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office are searching for a man they said cut his girlfriend in the neck, slashed her tires and ran off.

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Fri Oct 23, 2009

Myrtle Beach Online

5 arrested in string of Hollywood Hills burglaries

Los Angeles police say they've arrested five people suspected in a string of burglaries in the Hollywood Hills in which celebrities were targeted.

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Wed Oct 21, 2009

Woodruff News

Continueda County Council Briefed on Capital Projects

By Jay King HOMETOWN NEWS The Spartanburg County Council received an update on the progress of various capital improvement projects begun in the first quarter of the fiscal year that began July 1 during the council's monthly meeting Monday afternoon.

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Sat Oct 17, 2009

WHNS

Lyman Man Charged In Fatal DUI Crash

The South Carolina Highway Patrol said it is investigating an overnight crash in Spartanburg County that left one person dead and five others injured.

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Wed Oct 14, 2009

WHNS

2 Stabbings Keep Spartanburg Co. Investigators Busy

Spartanburg County deputies were kept busy on Tuesday night by two stabbings that happened about an hour apart.

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Fri Oct 09, 2009

WYFF-TV Greenville

Police Search For Spartanburg Bank Robber 1hr

Police in Spartanburg searched for a man who robbed a bank Friday morning. The robbery happened around 10 a.m. at the BB&T branch located at 1488 W. O. Ezell Boulevard.

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Fri Oct 02, 2009

Free Republic

Rural Mayor to Cops: Do Not Chase Criminals

Far be it from me, who has spent the better part of three decades working as a police officer, to encourage anyone to take up a life of crime.

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Wed Sep 30, 2009

Officer.com

S.C. Mayor Reinstates Police Pursuits

The Mayor of Wellford, S.C. has agreed to reverse her recent, controversial policy banning police from chasing suspects, according to WTKR-TV3 . Mayor Sallie Peake instituted the policy earlier this month on the grounds that several officers have been injured during chases, driving up insurance costs for the town.

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Mon Sep 28, 2009

SavannahNow

Vox Populi: If people are going to be naked, they should stay home.

"I live in the Garrard Avenue area. My newspaper is never wet, late, hard to find or undelivered.

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Sun Sep 27, 2009

Lowering the Bar

Police in South Carolina Town Not Allowed to Chase Suspects

There are many sad examples of innocent bystanders and police officersbeing injured as a result ofhigh-speed chases, and so it is understandable that some cities might direct officers not to engage in those kinds of pursuits, on the grounds that it usually isn't worth the risk.

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Fri Sep 25, 2009

WHNS

1 Arrested, 1 Sought In Fatal Stabbing

A man has been arrested and another is wanted in connection with a fatal stabbing that happened last weekend, Spartanburg County Sheriff Chuck Wright said Friday.

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Thu Sep 24, 2009

CBS News

Regaining Footing: SC Mayor Revokes No-chase Call

The mayor of a small South Carolina town says she's allowing her police officers to run after suspects again.

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Myrtle Beach Online

The Carolinas news

Writer Pat Conroy and artist Jonathan Green have been awarded lifetime achievement awards by the South Carolina Arts Commission.

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Tue Sep 22, 2009

John Dvorak

Idiot SC Mayor Tells Cops NOT to Chase Suspects, Even on Foot

Attention all criminals. Head to Wellford, SC. A bonanza awaits! The Mayor of Wellford is defending her policy which bans police officers in that city from chasing suspects.

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