NC: Drug trafficker arrested (2024)

IT’S TIME FOR THE NEWS TO GO. WE HAVE A GLANCE OF DAY'S TOP STORIES. TRAFFIC AND WEATHER BEFORE LEAVING THIS MORNING. WE START FIRST WITH THE 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF DAYS. THE LARGEST MILITARY INVASION BY SEA IN HISTORY. D-DAY IS KNOWN AS THE BEGINNING OF THE END OF WORLD WAR II. ON JUNE 6, 1944, APPROXIMATELY 150,000 ALLIED TROOPS ATTACKED THE BEACH OF NORMANDY IN NAZI-OCCUPIED FRANCE. 10,000 LIVES WERE LOST. THIS IS A LIVE VIEW OF CEREMONIES HAPPENING IN FRANCE. BUT THE OFFENSIVE MARKED A TURNING POINT IN THE WAR THAT ULTIMATELY LED TO THE LIBERATION OF WESTERN EUROPE FROM GERMANY. LESS A YEAR LATER, THIS YEAR'S ANNIVERSARY IS LIKELY THE LAST MAJOR COMMEMORATION WHICH D-DAY VETERANS, NOW NEARLY 100 YEARS OLD, WILL ATTEND TOMORROW IS THE LAST DAY TO VOTE EARLY FOR STATE OFFICES AND PREMISES AT SOUTH CAROLINA PRIMARY. SPARTANBURG COUNTY ELECTION OFFICIALS WANT TO MAKE SURE VOTERS ARE AWARE OF CERTAIN CHANGES. Dozens of neighborhood changes took effect in July 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 VOTING LOCATION SO THEY KNOW WHERE THEY SHOULD GO. SURVEYS ARE OPEN FROM 8:30 AM TO 5:00 PM AND COUNTY OFFICIALS RECOMMEND MORE THAN A DOZEN PROJECTS TO IMPROVE A VERY BUSY ROAD. OFFICIALS FOCUS ON A LAND OF HIGHWAY 81 FROM WRENS SCHOOL ROAD TO PIEDMONT ROAD, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY SIX MILES LONG. IN ALL 14 PROJECTS, THEY WERE IDENTIFIED TO HELP MANAGE FUTURE GROWTH AND MORE CARS ON THE ROAD. NOW WE KNOW WHAT WE NEED TO DO. THESE ARE THAT THIS HAS BEEN STUDIED NOW, WE CAN GO TO SEARCH FOR FUNDING AND GRANTS, AND A LOT OF THESE PROGRAMS REQUIRE US TO DO SOME TYPE OF STUDY. COUNTY OFFICIALS SAY A STUDY RANKED THE INTERSECTION WITH OLD WILLIAMSTON HIGHWAY AS THE WORST. THEY PROPOSE TO ADD SEVERAL TURN LANES AND A SIGNAL TO IMPROVE IT. FUNDING HOWEVER REMAINS A QUESTION POINT, BUT A 1% SALES TAX IN NOVEMBER COULD PAY FOR THE PROJECTS. AT 648 THE TOURNAMENT FOR THE BMW CHARITY PRO-AM STARTS TODAY. GOLF PROFESSIONALS AND CELEBRITIES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY COME TO PARTICIPATE. THE TOURNAMENT STARTS TODAY AND ENDS SUNDAY. ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING PARTS OF THE PRO-AM TOURNAMENT IS SEEING THE DIFFERENT CELEBRITIES WHO PLAY. AND THIS YEAR, SOME NAMES IN THE LINEUP INCLUDE FORMER MLB PLAYERS GARY SHEFFIELD AND DAVID WELLS, AS WELL AS 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. THE FESTIVITIES START AT 5:00 P.M. WITH HIS SHOW LATER IN THE EVENING. TOURNAMENT PROCEEDS BENEFIT SOUTH CAROLINA ORGANIZATIONS. IT TAKES PLACE AT THE THORNBLADE CLUB IN GREER AND AT THE CAROLINA COUNTRY CLUB IN SPARTANBURG. OUR CHASE JUSTICE WILL BE LIVE IN OUR EVENING NEWSPAPER WITH TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS. OK, while we're looking outside, here's a live look at ASHEVILLE. LOOK AT THIS. WE LOOK LIKE A LITTLE BRUSH, RIGHT? Just kind of a dotted line in some of these clouds. TALK ABOUT A GREAT START TO THE DAY. IT'S WET, IT'S WET. And yes, we have patchy fog there too. So the visibility in Asheville is okay, but as you go south through the northern part of the state and even parts of northeast Georgia, we have no visibility in Hartwell, up to a half -mile to Spartanburg. Besides, some rain falls on the way. WE WILL SEE A FEW PASSING SHOWERS THIS MORNING BUT THESE AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AS WE HAVE A COLD FRONT COMING THROUGH THIS COLD FRONT IS GOING TO GENERATE SOME OF THESE STRONGER POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS, ESPECIALLY MORE LATE. THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING BEHIND IT, BUT MUCH BETTER WEATHER. So keep that in mind if you have one of these thunderstorms or one of these showers, know that tomorrow we will be dry. WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF HUMIDITY TOMORROW, SO THAT WILL BE GOOD TOO. We'll take a look at your four days plus, which includes your entire weekend and some good weather for next week as well. I'll show you that in 6 or 7 minutes. Right now, let's go out and check these roads and see how it moves. FATE. THANK YOU, PARELLA. HERE'S A LIVE LOOK AT I-85 NEAR PELHAM ROAD IN GREENVILLE COUNTY. SOME SLOW DOWN, BUT STILL NORMAL AT THIS TIME OF THE MORNING. LET’S GO FORWARD AND ALSO LOOK AT OUR TRAVEL TIMES. At 6:50 this morning, I-240 to the Asheville Freeway, a 12 minute drive from the airport to Woodruff Road, 18 minutes to you, then Fairview Road to downtown. 13 MINUTES. Well, look at that. A MICHIGAN-BASED COMPANY ANNOUNCED A RECALL OF SEVEN-OUNCE CONTAINERS OF BARAKA BRAND GROUND BLACK PEPPER. THE FDA SAYS SPICES MAY HAVE POTENTIAL FOR CONTAMINATING SALMONELLA. PEPPER HAS BEEN SOLD NATIONWIDE IN RETAIL STORES, THE FDA STATES NO RELATED ILLNESSES HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO DATE. MICHIGAN OFFICIALS DISCOVERED THE CONTAMINATION DURING ROUTINE SURVEILLANCE SAMPLING. ALSO AT ANDERSON INTERFAITH MINISTRIES. They're paying it after their air conditioner was stolen a little over a month ago. AME SAYS THEY CONTACTED BUSINESSES IN THE NORTH STATE TO ASK FOR A DONATION. PHOENIX HEATING AND AIR, A LOCAL COMPANY, OFFERED A FREE UNIT AND INSTALLATION. LOWE'S ALSO OFFERED A FREE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT, WHICH DECIDED TO DONATE TO A STATE FAMILY IN NEED. THEY WERE EXTREMELY ECSTATIC. SHE'S A SINGLE MOM OF FIVE CHILDREN FROM 18 YEARS OLD TO THE YOUNGEST OF FOUR, SO THEY NEED AIR CONDITIONING AND HAVE NOT HAD IT IN OVER FIVE YEARS. SO IT WILL BE A GREAT BLESSING FOR THE FAMILY. STEPHANIE MOREHEAD SAYS SOMETIMES A DIFFICULT CIRc*msTANCE, LIKE AN AIR CONDITIONING THEFT, CAN TURN INTO A BLESSING. SEVERAL WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITIES 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 OBTAIN ACCREDITATION, COMPANIES HAVE OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN SEVERAL AREAS, INCLUDING COMMITMENT TO REVITALIZATION, SUSTAINABLE PROGRAM OPERATIONS, AND PRESERVATION-BASED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. 51 COMMUNITIES ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA GOT 2020 STATUS TO VERIFY THIS. TRAVELERS REST HAS BEEN NAMED ONE OF THE BEST SMALL TOWNS IN THE COUNTRY 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 PRESENTS WHAT REST TRAVELERS HAVE TO OFFER THROUGH NUMEROUS ACCOMMODATIONS, RESTAURANTS, THE SWAMP RABBIT TRAIL, AND PARIS MOUNTAIN AND JONES GAP STATE PARKS. TRAVELERS REST WAS RANKED ONE OF SOUTHERN LIVING'S BEST SMALL TOWNS LAST YEAR. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT RECOGNITION, YOU CAN TURN T

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