Living Here

Country music legend and “Gentle Giant” Don Williams will be in the Upstate soon.
Williams’ career spans several decades and his hits include “Good Ole Boys Like Me,” “Till the Rivers All Run Dry,” “It Must Be Love,” “I’m Just a Country Boy,” “Amanda” and  “I Believe in You.”

Just less than a year after publishing her first novel, “Waiting On My Cue,” Spartanburg author Belinda Hunter has published a sequel.

“No Longer Waiting…My Cue has been Granted” came out a few weeks ago, following the love triangle of the first book.

I recently had the pleasure of seeing “The Wizard of Oz” at the Peace Center Jan. 5. I’m sure you know the classic story as well as I do – Dorothy and Toto are transported to Oz from Kansas via tornado, where they befriend the Scarecrow, the Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion in hopes of getting the miracles they need.

I’m either optimistic or naïve enough to make New Year’s resolutions every year. I’m sure by February, some will have fallen by the wayside, but I figure at least a month of living better beats not trying.
I’m hoping making my resolutions very public will help me keep them. Wish me luck, Greer.
So here goes: My 2014 resolutions.

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s the year comes to an end, it’s a time to reflect. 2013 was crazy for yours truly. 

When Alva Pack turned 65, he didn’t want to putter around the house like some retirees, doing crossword puzzles and Sudoku. 

Students in Lauren Clinton and Katie Henderson’s third grade homerooms at Wellford Academy brought a little Christmas cheer to the residents of Reid House in Wellford.