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Details: By Bob Dill, Publisher; Published: 15 December 2010

“Our Students Come Back and Share Their Stories of Freedom from Addiction”

WinnRhonda Kimberly Kelly with WSPA TV’s Your Carolina was guest speaker for Wisdom in Living Life Ministry’s Fourth Annual I’ll be Home for Christmas Banquet. She discussed a personal story of the impact of addiction on family members. She has a family member who had apparently become a victim of substance addiction and is currently attending classes at the ministry training center.

“This event is when our students come back and share their story. This is the place that they experienced real freedom from their addiction to drugs and alcohol,” said Winn Freeman, Founder and CEO of Wisdom in Living Life Ministry.

Details: By Press Release; Published: 24 November 2010

Garden Gate Rabbit Park is home sweet home to many rare and fancy breeds of rabbits. The Glenn Hayward family raises several rabbit breeds ranging in size from small Netherland Dwarf, Jersey Wooly, and Mini Rex to medium size breeds of Dutch, Holland Lop and Satin as well as the larger breeds including Beveren, Silver Fox, English Lop, and Flemish Giants. A simple love of a few rabbits became a fascinating family business for the Haywards. Their “Rabbit Park” includes generations of over 130 pedigreed award winning rabbits that travel to ARBA shows and a variety of family events.

Details: By Bob Dill, Publisher; Published: 09 November 2010

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Scott Goldsmith and Dixie Republic hosted a get-together for friends of Tom Corbin and Joe Dill Saturday, October 23rd. Attendees were treated to Bluegrass music by the Mountain Creek Bluegrass Band, featuring Dennis and Polly Poole, Michael Elrod, Buzz Beilharz and Eddie Guthrie, not to mention a dancing spell by Country Hawkins of Little Texas. Guests were nourished on Dixie Republic Brunswick Stew made according to Scott’s secret Southern recipe.

Details: By Staff Report; Published: 09 November 2010

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The Barton Historical Society held its 2010 Return to the Upcountry Reunion in Greenville, Oct. 1-3, headquartered at the Hyatt Regency. An all-day bus tour of the Dark Corner area, Poinsett’s and Campbell’s Covered Bridges, the Blythe-Goodwin-Hagood House, Tyger Church and its historic cemetery and numerous Barton-related home sites inaugurated the reunion on Friday, October 1st.

Details: By NGU Press Release; Published: 09 August 2010

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The 43rd Annual Clyde Carr Charity Golf Tournament raised nearly $3,000 for the North Greenville Food Crisis Ministry on June 5 at the Rolling Green Golf Club. This year 60 players came out to enjoy the day of golf and fellowship. This tournament first began in 1967, under the direction of Mr. Clyde Carr.

Details: By James Spurck; Published: 13 July 2010

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Pastor David Gallamore announces that this is the largest crowd yet to attend Rock Springs’ July 4th Celebration.

Details: By Bob Dill, Publisher; Published: 13 July 2010

Greenville Now 6th Largest City in State

The latest information from the Regional Census Center in Charlotte reveals that South Carolina had one of the largest numerical increases in Hispanics in the nation between 1990 and 2000 with an increase of 64,525 or 211.2 percent. Between 2000 and 2009 the increase in numbers was almost double that in the previous decade with an increase of 111,688 people of Hispanic origin. In 2009 Hispanics made up 4.5 percent of the population of South Carolina.