Sean Hannity Meets Numerous Fans in Greenville
- By Bob Dill, Publisher
Sean Hannity with Anderson resident Mark Powell prior to hour-long interview with Newt Gingrich at Tommy’s Country Ham House in Greenville.
Tommy’s Ham House Site of Hannity/Gingrich Interview
- By Bob Dill, Publisher
Tommy’s Ham House in Greenville, South Carolina, was the site of the most probing interview of Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich to date.
The candidate, whose South Carolina campaign staff had abandoned him more than a month earlier, had found new life through his performance in the televised debates and rocketed to the top of South Carolina and national polls.
Young Pastor Preached 1st Sermon on Sunday Pearl Harbor Attacked
- By Pam Evans
Pastor Paul B. Chandler, Jr. Honored for 70 Years of Gospel Ministry
Pastor Paul B. Chandler, Jr., of Flat Rock, N.C., at age 17 was on his way to preach his first sermon at a youth rally in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Sunday, December 7, 1941, when he heard the news on the radio that the Japanese had bombed Pearl Harbor. He felt that the country would soon be entering into World War II, and he knew that many of the young people to whom he would be preaching could possibly be going into battle. The text of his first sermon was from Romans 12:1 and 2: “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world; but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.” Eighteen young people made professions of faith in Christ at that service. His first wife, Esther Lillian Allen (Chandler), was in attendance at that service.
Battle for the Soul of the Party
- By Bob Dill, Publisher
Word coming from the campaign of former Mass. Governor Mitt Romney indicates that the leading Republican candidate for President of the United States who has been running for half a dozen years will not attack his opponent in a personal manner and will deal only with policy differences. This sounds a lot like Sen. John McCain. How did it work for him? Mr. Romney would be better served if he would just tell the truth and be honest about who Barack Obama is and what he is intentionally doing to systematically destroy the American free enterprise system and our sovereignty as a free people ruled by law and not by man.
MOAA Decorates Tree for St. Francis Festival of Trees
- By MaryAnn Steinmetz
Members of the Military Officers Association of America, Greenville Chapter, decorated a tree for the St. Francis Festival of trees located at the Mariott Greenville on the Parkway. Left to right: Maj. (ret) Raymond Miller, MaryLou Miller, Vallerie Gonzales, 1st Lt. (ret) Brenda Jansons, Col. (ret) Maryann Steinmetz, Col. (ret) William Koehler, and Col. (ret) Stephan Carroll.
Voorhees College Honors Dr. Michelle Meekins
- By Press Release
Dr. Michelle Meekins, Assistant Superintendent for Principal Supervision, has been named to the Voorhees College Hall of Fame for her outstanding contributions.
Dr. Meekins enrolled in Voorhees College at age 15 and graduated in 1974 with honors as an English major. During her years at Voorhees College, Dr. Meekins distinguished herself as an outstanding student, class officer, charter member of the Eta Nu Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated, member of several organizations and honor societies, member of Who’s Who Among College and University Students (1974), and Miss United Negro College Fund. She later attended Furman University and the University of South Carolina, where she received her master’s degree and Ph.D., respectively.
Time Running Out on Edison Light Bulb
- By Bob Dill, Publisher
Congress must act Before January 1 Deadline
Unless Congress takes action to repeal the so-called “efficiency standards” enacted under a liberal Congress and signed into law by President George W. Bush, as of January 1, 2012, it will be illegal to manufacture and sell the 100-watt incandescent “Edison” light bulb in the United States.
Sevier Middle School Hosts Veterans Day Memorial Service
- By Gilbert Scales
Sevier Middle School conducted the 15th Annual Veterans Day Memorial Service on Friday, November 11th, 2011.
Sevier is built on part of the Camp Sevier property.
Camp Sevier was an Army training camp built in 1916, because the U.S. Government needed more training facilities. Camp Sevier covered approximately 2,000 acres in size and covered land from present day Wade Hampton Blvd. to State Park Road, and from Mountain Creek Church Road to Reid School Road.
Congressmen Speak at Furman
- By Thomas C. Hanson
Reps. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) and Phil Roe (R-Tenn.) spoke on the situation that Boeing faces with the National Labor Relations Board over its plant in Charleston at an event sponsored by the Conservative Students for a Better Tomorrow at Furman University Monday. Rep. Roe, a medical doctor, then presented his case for the repeal of Obamacare. You can view both presentations online at SouthCarolinaConservative.com. From left: Chris Williams, Andrew Cameron, Rep. Trey Gowdy, Mary Ann Sane, Hannah Haas, Rep. Phil Roe, Stephen Sebastian and Marcus Tate.
Baptists Under- represented in Congress
- By Bob Dill, Publisher
Catholics, Jews, Mormons Over-represented
A study of the religious composition of the 112th Congress shows Baptists, the second largest religious denomination in the United States, are underrepre-sented in Congress based on their adult percentage of the U. S. population.
The study conducted by the Pew Forum on Religion shows that adult Baptists make up 17.2 percent of American adults, but are represented in the U. S. House of Representatives by only 13.8 percent of House members and 8 percent of the Senate.
I Am Now A Candidate For Montana Lieutenant Governor
- By Chuck Baldwin
On Wednesday, November 16, 2011, Montana Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Fanning and I held a press conference in downtown Kalispell, Montana, and announced that he and I are running for Montana Governor and Lieutenant Governor in the 2012 Montana elections. Needless to say, I am very honored to have had Bob invite me to join his campaign. In fact, he is the only candidate for governor that I believe in enough to run with.
The Real Thanksgiving
- By Bob Dill, Publisher
The thanksgiving image implanted in the minds of most Americans as children is one of Pilgrims sitting at a table decorated with a “horn of plenty” filled with vegetables and fruit, eating turkey with one or more Indians.
As one matures into adulthood, there are many things other than the Pilgrims and Indians for which to be thankful. I decided to make my own list.
I am thankful that I was born to a good family that was financially poor during the “Depression” but we didn’t know it because others were worse off and we shared what we had with them. I am thankful for having been born in the Dark Corner of Greenville County, South Carolina, with a stubborn Southern Heritage and a rich history of independence and a willingness to sacrifice if necessary to remain free.
Chaplain in Chief Discusses “Thanksgiving”
- By Bob Dill, Publisher
Sons of Confederate Veterans Chaplain in Chief Mark Evans was the guest speaker for the Sixteenth Regiment, South Carolina Volunteers, SCV November dinner meeting. Chaplain Evans also serves as chaplain for the Sixteenth Regiment and is pastor of Hope Presbyterian Church in Greenville. His topic was “Thanksgiving.”
Probate Judge Announces Town Hall Meeting for Senior Citizens
- By Bob Dill, Publisher
Meeting at County Square to Stress Planning for Future, Preventing Harm to Yourself and Loved Ones, Protecting Your Family and Property
Greenville County Probate Judge Debora Faulkner has announced and Greenville County County has proclaimed that Friday, December 2,nd 2011, will be “Senior Citizens Day” in Greenville County.
Judge Faulkner has issued a special invitation to all Greenville County Senior Citizens to attend the event at County Square that will begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at 12:30 p.m.
Judge Faulkner said the Town Hall Meeting for Seniors “will be an event you will not want to miss. You will learn about planning for the future, preventing harm to yourself and your loved ones, and protecting your family and property.”
Penn State: Victim of New Morality
- By Bob Dill, Publisher
The academic and sports worlds are in turmoil over the firing of Penn State’s worshiped coach Joe Paterno and the university president. The dismissals followed the public release of a Grand Jury report that revealed a popular assistant coach had a history of forcing homosexual acts on young vulnerable boys in university facilities.
Former Defensive Coach Jerry Sandusky was arrested and is now free on bail, after being charged with multiple counts of “molesting eight boys over a period of 15 years.” The head coach and university president were, according to the Gov. of Pennsylvania who is a member of the university’s governing board, fired because they did not react promptly and properly to allegations of wrongdoing.
Wade Hampton High School Veterans Day Program
- By Gilbert Scales
Major Gen. Barry K. Coln and WHHS Air Force JROTC Instructor Col. Ben Pittman stand in front of the “Wall of Honor” located in the AFJROTC classroom area. At left, Major General Coln, WHHS Class of 1970, holds his “Wall of Honor” plaque which was presented during the Veterans Day program at WHHS.
Dedication of Union Bleachery World War II Memorial
- By Bob Dill, Publisher
Located on Grounds of Parisview Baptist Church
The Union Bleachery was one of the leading textile mills in Greenville County from 1902 until it closed its doors in 2003. Most of the mill’s employees lived in the mill village on the hill above the mill off what is now Highway 253 north of Greenville.
Former employees of the mill remember that the village was a close-knit community. When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 and draft age men went to war, the community shared their joy and grief.
American, Vietnamese War Veterans Honor Greenville's War Dead
- By Bob Dill, Publisher
Veterans Day Ceremony at Cleveland Park Vietnam War Memorial
As darkness fell on the Vietnam War Memorial in Cleveland Park, graying veterans of the Vietnam War, along with their families and a few friends, gathered with members of the Greenville County Vietnamese community to pay tribute to the Greenvillians who gave their lives in defense of freedom for the Vietnamese people.
A crowd of about one hundred huddled around the monument bearing the names of their fallen comrades and family members with their backs to a chilly breeze as Pat Ramsey, president of Chapter 523 Vietnam Veterans of America, issued a welcome and introduced the chapter Chaplain Dan Vess, who presented the Invocation.The “Borking” of Herman Cain
- By Bob Dill, Publisher
The white liberal elite power structure has been able to control and use black Americans for so long by rewarding their “leaders,” that they cannot allow an independent self-made black conservative to achieve prominence. That is why they continue to attempt to destroy Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and why they must attempt to destroy Herman Cain. They see a black man that could become President of the United States and “upset their apple cart.” He understands their game. He saw through their promises and deception. He was able to escape their trap.
Vietnam War Hero Speaks at Woodlawn Veterans Day Program
- By Bob Dill, Publisher
Greenville Native Received Silver Star for Valor in Battle Featured in “We Were Soldiers Once... And Young”
Bud Alley, a graduate of Greenville High School and Furman University, was speaker at the Woodlawn Funeral Home & Memorial Park Annual Veterans Day Program, Sunday, November 6, 2011.
Alley received his commission as a second lieutenant in the U. S. Army through the Furman University ROTC program in 1964. One year later, he would face a test of all that he knew and was able to do in a jungle in Vietnam.
Bud Alley was assigned to the Second Battalion, Seventh Calvary, First Calvary Airmobile Division. He was involved in the terrible battles of the Ia Drang Valley in the Central Highlands of South Vietnam. These are the battles portrayed in the book, We Were Soldiers Once … And Young, by Lt. General Hal Moore and Joe Galloway and the movie by the same name starring Mel Gibson as Lt. Col. Hal Moore, Second Battalion Commander.Col. Robert Anderson SAR Meeting Thursday at the Golden Corral
- By Thomas C. Hanson
Dan Woodruff, president of the Col. Robert Anderson Chapter of the South Carolina Society Sons of the American Revolution, presented War Service Medals to Pete Bellinger (bottom photo) and J.D. Norris (top photo), chapter members, at a meeting Thursday night at the Golden Corral.
Albert E. Burmley
- By Keith Crowe
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A few weeks ago I wrote about one of the all time great song writers. This week’s feature is about another writer who has penned some of the classic Southern Gospel Music songs. His name is Albert E. Brumley and he spent most of his adult life in the small town of Powell, Missouri.
Although Albert was born in Spiro, Oklahoma, which in 1905 was Indian Territory. From Oklahoma, Albert made his way to Hartford, Arkansas in 1926 looking to enhance his knowledge of music. Mr. Brace Key, who had taught Albert some music, encouraged him to attend the Hartford Musical Institute. This school was managed by E. M. Bartlett. Mr. Bartlett had helped several young folks receive an education and get a start in the music world. Mr. Bartlett, a song writer himself, had written such great songs as “Everybody Will Be Happy Over There” and “I heard My Mother Call My Name.”
South Carolina’s Shadow Government
- By Bob Dill, Publisher
What Republicans see representing them in the South Carolina State Government is not what they get. What they see is a Republican dominated state government. What they see is an illusion and a deception. What they see is not what they get.
What they get is the same old Democrat, one-party rule that has held the state in a form of political bondage for more than a century – with a new label. It is the old wine in a new wineskin. The voters that have been deceived by liberal propaganda fail to see the truth behind the shadow government.
Maestro Edvard Tchivzhel Day Proclaimed by Greenville County
- By Bob Dill, Publisher
Greenville County Council Chairman “Butch” Kirven Presented a proclamation to Maestro Edvard Tchivzhel marking the 20th anniversary of the defection of the Music Director of the Greenville Symphony Orchestra and his family from the Soviet Union. His wife Luba accompanied him.
Republican Women Celebrate 50th Anniversary in Greenville
- By Bob Dill, Publisher
Governor Nikki Haley Keynote Speaker at Gala and Awards Dinner
The South Carolina Federation of Republican Women held their 50th anniversary Biennial Convention at the Westin Poinsett Hotel in Greenville, October 27th through 30th. The Greenville County Republican Women’s Club hosted the convention.
Betty Poe, past president of the Greenville County Republican Women’s Club and current chairman of the Greenville County Republican Party, has served as President of the SCFRW for the past two years. She was recently elected Third Vice President of the National Federation of Republican Women. It has been several decades since a woman from South Carolina has held an office at that level in the NFRW.
Somebody Has to Go!
- By Frank Hall
I am not the only person who will remember Saturday, October 29, 2011, forever. My wife, Margie, our friends Janice and Dennis Kinard, and one special officer of the North Carolina Highway Patrol are the ones that come immediately to mind.
That day started out quite harmlessly. I rolled out of bed at 7:00, which is unusually early for a Saturday. I got our slow cooker out and loaded it with two pounds of red beef stew meat plus carrots, parsnips, onions, potatoes, broth, and spices. These would cook on low all day so that when four hungry travelers returned about 5:00 P.M. they could sit down immediately to a delicious, hearty plate of beef stew. What did Robert Burns say about the plans of mice and men?
Obama Invites an Iraq Bloodbath
- By Bob Dill, Publisher
Many Vietnam Veterans had a sick feeling in the pit of their stomachs when they heard the announcement that Barack Obama was arbitrarily pulling all American troops from Iraq by the end of 2011. Here we go again. By so doing, he is leaving all those Iraqis who befriended Americans during our invasion and stay in that country to be persecuted and murdered by those who will fill the void upon our departure. He is also giving our enemies across the globe justification to say we were defeated and chased from Iraq by the Islamic terror squads and fear of Iran. After the loss of the lives of 4,500 of America’s finest, their Commander in Chief has betrayed their memory and sent a message from the White House that their sacrifices and those of their families were in vain and counted for nothing.
First in Series of Retirement Parties Hosted by RINO Hunt
- By Bob Dill, Publisher
Senator David Thomas First Recipient of Dubious “Honor”
“When I read a USA Today article disclosing that Senator David Thomas was collecting more than triple his regular legislator’s salary by opting to take his $32,390 annual retirement benefit instead of a legislator’s $10,400 annual salary. But continue to ‘serve’ and collect an additional $20,000 for in-district expenses and per Diem, I thought that my organization could help him understand the true meaning of retirement,” said RINO Hunt founder Harry Kibler.
Kibler said the card, along with an engraved gold pocket watch, would be presented to Thomas at the appropriate time.
State Supreme Court to Decide Who Pays for Presidential Primary
- By Bob Dill, Publisher
Greenville Joins Three Other Counties in Lawsuit
The South Carolina Supreme Court could decide this week who will pay for the GOP “First in the South” primary to be held in January 2012.
Greenville, Spartanburg, Chester and Beaufort Counties filed the suit naming the South Carolina Election Commission and the Republican and Democrat Parties as defendants.
The counties fear that they will be required to pick up part of the cost of the primary as happened in 2008 when state funds were inadequate to cover county costs.
The Debt, the Downgrade and the Tea Party
- By Thomas C. Hanson
U.S. Rep. Trey Gowdy speaks on “The Debt, the Downgrade and the Tea Party” Wed., Oct. 19th at a Furman University event sponsored by the Conservative Students for a Better Tomorrow. You can view Rep. Gowdy’s speech online at SouthCarolinaConservative.com.
Haley Addresses Heritage Foundation
- By Matthew J. Hayduk
Governor Nikki Haley was greeted by a standing ovation and thunderous applause by over one thousand conservative citizens from across the United States as she took the stage at the annual Heritage Foundation President's Club Meeting.
Haley spoke briefly about her political career in South Carolina and her election to Governor. She advocated for more business people in government and reiterated that government has to run like a business.
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