Wellford News

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.