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IT’S TIME FOR NEWS TO GO. WE’VE GOT A LOOK AT TODAY’S TOP STORIES. TRAFFIC AND WEATHER ALL BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR THIS MORNING. FIRST WE START WITH THE 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF D-DAY. THE LARGEST MILITARY INVASION BY SEA IN HISTORY. D-DAY IS KNOWN AS THE BEGINNING OF THE END OF WORLD WAR TWO. ON JUNE 6TH, 1944, ABOUT 150,000 ALLIED TROOPS STORMED THE BEACH OF NORMANDY IN NAZI OCCUPIED FRANCE. 10,000 LIVES WERE LOST. THIS IS A LIVE LOOK FROM CEREMONIES TAKING PLACE IN FRANCE. BUT THE OFFENSIVE WAS A TURNING POINT IN THE WAR THAT ULTIMATELY LED TO THE LIBERATION OF WESTERN EUROPE FROM GERMANY. LESS THAN A YEAR LATER, THIS YEAR’S ANNIVERSARY IS LIKELY THE LAST MAJOR COMMEMORATION THAT D-DAY VETERANS, NOW NEARING 100 YEARS OLD, WILL ATTEND TOMORROW IS THE LAST DAY TO VOTE EARLY FOR STATE AND LOCAL OFFICES IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA PRIMARY. ELECTION OFFICIALS IN SPARTANBURG COUNTY WANT TO MAKE SURE VOTERS ARE AWARE OF SOME CHANGES. DOZENS OF PRECINCT CHANGES WENT INTO EFFECT IN JULY OF LAST YEAR. SPARTANBURG COUNTY DIRECTOR OF VOTER REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS ADVISES VOTERS TO GO ONLINE TO SC VOTES.GOV TO GET THEIR SAMPLE BALLOT AND FIND THEIR POLLING PLACE SO THEY KNOW WHERE THEY NEED TO GO. POLLS ARE OPEN FROM 8:30 A.M. TO 5 P.M., AND COUNTY OFFICIALS ARE RECOMMENDING MORE THAN A DOZEN PROJECTS TO IMPROVE A BUSY ROAD. OFFICIALS ARE FOCUSED ON A STRETCH OF HIGHWAY 81 FROM WRENS SCHOOL ROAD TO PIEDMONT ROAD, WHICH IS ABOUT SIX MILES LONG. IN ALL 14 PROJECTS, THEY’VE BEEN IDENTIFIED TO HELP HANDLE FUTURE GROWTH AND MORE CARS ON THE ROAD. NOW WE KNOW WHAT WE NEED TO DO. THESE ARE IT’S BEEN STUDIED NOW WE CAN GO AFTER FUNDING AND GRANTS, AND A LOT OF THOSE PROGRAMS REQUIRE US TO HAVE SOME TYPE OF STUDY DONE. COUNTY OFFICIALS SAY A STUDY RANKED THE INTERSECTION WITH OLD WILLIAMSTON ROAD AS THE WORST. THEY SUGGEST ADDING SEVERAL TURNING LANES AND A TRAFFIC SIGNAL TO IMPROVE IT. FUNDING, HOWEVER, REMAINS A QUESTION MARK, BUT A 1% SALES TAX IN NOVEMBER COULD PAY FOR THE PROJECTS. AT 648 TOURNAMENT PLAY FOR THE BMW CHARITY PRO-AM STARTS TODAY. GOLF PROFESSIONALS AND CELEBRITIES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY COME TO PARTICIPATE. THE TOURNAMENT BEGINS TODAY AND ENDS ON SUNDAY. ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING PARTS ABOUT THE PRO-AM TOURNAMENT IS SEEING THE DIFFERENT CELEBRITIES THAT PLAY. AND THIS YEAR, SOME NAMES IN THE LINEUP INCLUDE FORMER MLB PLAYERS GARY SHEFFIELD AND DAVID WELLS, ALONG WITH NBA PLAYERS SETH CURRY AND COMEDIAN AND ACTOR LARRY THE CABLE GUY. TONIGHT, FORMER AMERICAN IDOL STAR PHILLIP PHILLIPS WILL PERFORM A FREE CONCERT ON MORGAN SQUARE IN DOWNTOWN SPARTANBURG. FESTIVITIES START AT 5:00 WITH HIS SHOW LATER ON IN THE EVENING. PROCEEDS FROM THE TOURNAMENT BENEFIT SOUTH CAROLINA CHARITIES. IT TAKES PLACE AT THE THORNBLADE CLUB IN GREER AND AND AT THE CAROLINA COUNTRY CLUB IN SPARTANBURG. OUR CHASE JUSTICE WILL BE LIVE IN OUR EVENING NEWSCAST WITH HIGHLIGHTS FROM TODAY. OKAY, AS WE TAKE A LOOK OUTSIDE, HERE’S A LIVE LOOK FROM ASHEVILLE. LOOK AT THAT. LOOKS LIKE A LITTLE PAINTBRUSH, DOESN’T IT? JUST KIND OF DOTTING IN SOME OF THOSE CLOUDS. TALK ABOUT A BEAUTIFUL START TO THE DAY. IT’S MUGGY, IT’S HUMID. AND YES, WE’VE GOT SOME PATCHY FOG OUT THERE AS WELL. SO VISIBILITY IN ASHEVILLE A OKAY BUT AS YOU TRAVEL DOWN SOUTH ACROSS THE UPSTATE AND EVEN PARTS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA, WE’RE SOCKED IN VISIBILITY AT NOTHING IN HARTWELL, RIGHT NOW DOWN TO HALF A MILE IN SPARTANBURG. BY THE WAY, SOME RAINFALL ON THE WAY. WE’LL SEE A FEW STRAY SHOWERS THIS MORNING, BUT THOSE AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE WHAT WE ARE LOOKING TOWARD BECAUSE WE’VE GOT A COLD FRONT COMING THROUGH THAT COLD FRONT IS GOING TO GENERATE SOME OF THESE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE, PARTICULARLY LATER IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING BEHIND IT, THOUGH, MUCH, MUCH BETTER WEATHER. SO JUST KEEP THAT IN MIND IF YOU GET ONE OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS OR ONE OF THESE DOWNPOURS, JUST KNOW TOMORROW WE’RE CLEAR DRY. WE DON’T HAVE A LOT OF HUMIDITY TOMORROW, SO THAT WILL BE NICE TOO. WE’LL TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR FOUR DAY PLUS, WHICH HAS YOUR ENTIRE WEEKEND AND SOME PRETTY GOOD WEATHER FOR NEXT WEEK TOO. I’LL SHOW YOU THAT COMING UP IN ABOUT 6 OR 7 MINUTES FROM RIGHT NOW. RIGHT NOW, LET’S GET YOU OUTSIDE, GET A CHECK ON THOSE ROADS, SEE HOW IT’S MOVING. DESTINY. THANKS, PARELLA. HERE’S A LIVE LOOK AT I-85 NEAR PELHAM ROAD IN GREENVILLE COUNTY. A FEW SLOWDOWNS, BUT AGAIN, NORMAL THIS TIME OF MORNING. LET’S GO AHEAD AND LOOK AT OUR TRAVEL TIMES AS WELL. AT 650 THIS MORNING, I-240 TO ASHEVILLE HIGHWAY, A 12 MINUTE COMMUTE AIRPORT ROAD TO ON WOODRUFF ROAD, 18 MINUTES FOR YOU, AND THEN FAIRVIEW ROAD TO DOWNTOWN. 13 MINUTES. WELL, CHECK THIS OUT. MICHIGAN BASED COMPANY HAS ANNOUNCED A RECALL OF SEVEN OUNCE CONTAINERS OF GROUND BLACK PEPPER FROM THE BARAKA BRAND NAME. THE FDA SAYS THE SPICES COULD HAVE POTENTIAL FOR SALMONELLA, CONTAMINATE. THE PEPPER WAS SOLD NATIONALLY IN RETAIL STORES, THE FDA SAYS NO RELATED ILLNESSES HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO DATE. MICHIGAN OFFICIALS DISCOVERED THE CONTAMINATION DURING A ROUTINE SURVEILLANCE SAMPLE. ALSO AT ANDERSON INTERFAITH MINISTRIES. THEY’RE PAYING IT FORWARD AFTER THEIR AIR CONDITIONING UNIT WAS STOLEN JUST OVER A MONTH AGO. AME SAYS THEY REACHED OUT TO COMPANIES AROUND THE UPSTATE ASKING FOR A DONATION. PHOENIX HEATING AND AIR, A LOCAL COMPANY, OFFERED A FREE UNIT AND INSTALLATION. LOWE’S ALSO OFFERED A FREE AC UNIT, WHICH AIM DECIDED TO DONATE TO AN UPSTATE FAMILY IN NEED. THEY WERE EXTREMELY ECSTATIC. SHE IS A SINGLE MOM OF FIVE CHILDREN FROM AGES 18 TO THE YOUNGEST IS FOUR, SO THEY NEED SOME AC AND HAVEN’T HAD IT FOR OVER FIVE YEARS. SO THIS WILL BE A GREAT BLESSING FOR THE FAMILY. STEPHANIE MOREHEAD SAYS SOMETIMES A TOUGH CIRc*msTANCE, LIKE A STOLEN AC UNIT, CAN TURN INTO A BLESSING. SEVERAL COMMUNITIES IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA HAVE RECEIVED MAIN STREET AMERICA ACCREDITATION FOR THIS YEAR, ACCORDING TO THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE. HENDERSONVILLE, MARION RUTHERFORDTON SPRUCE PINE, SYLVA AND WAYNESVILLE. TO ACHIEVE THE ACCREDITATION, THE COMPANIES HAVE EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE IN SEVERAL AREAS, INCLUDING COMMITMENT TO REVITALIZATION, SUSTAINABLE PROGRAM OPERATIONS, AND PRESERVATION BASED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. 51 COMMUNITIES ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA ACHIEVED THE STATUS FOR 2020 FOR CHECK THIS OUT. TRAVELERS REST HAS BEEN NAMED ONE OF THE COUNTRY’S BEST SMALL TOWNS FOR A SUMMER VACATION BY TRAVEL AND LEISURE MAGAZINE. THE ARTICLE DESCRIBES TRAVELERS REST AS ONE OF THE MOST IDYLLIC, SMALL TOWNS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. THE ARTICLE POINTS OUT THINGS TRAVELERS REST HAS TO OFFER FROM PLENTY OF LODGING THE RESTAURANTS, THE SWAMP RABBIT TRAIL AND PARIS MOUNTAIN AND JONES GAP STATE PARKS. TRAVELERS REST WAS RANKED AMONG SOUTHERN LIVING’S BEST SMALL SOUTHERN TOWNS LAST YEAR. FOR MORE ABOUT THE RECOGNITION, YOU CAN TURN T