| USC Upstate Alumni’s Company To Be Featured On HGTV
Spartanburg, S.C. - This spring, drivers on Interstate 26 just west of Spartanburg near Campobello, S.C., have been watching the earth moving equipment and pre-construction activity occurring next to Blue Ridge Log Cabins, manufacturer of factory-built, modular, log cabin homes. The company, owned by Milton A. “Chip" Smith, a 1978 USC Upstate graduate, has also caught the attention of Home and Garden Television (HGTV). “Amazing Log Homes," a special HGTV presentation, will air on Sunday, April 29 at 9:00 p.m. and Monday, April 30 at 1:00 a.m. and focuses on alternative log home construction companies that produce high quality, affordably-priced homes in half the time as traditional site-built log homes which typically take a year to build. “There's nothing old-fashioned about 21st century log homes! The quintessential American construction method is blended with the latest trends and technology to create log homes that are larger and more luxurious than ever," according to HGTV's Web site.
Magistrate denies appeal to reduce fine
Special magistrate Bill Selmi refused to reduce a $1,675 code violation fine for Mark Hunter Pearce at Tuesday's hearing. However he did impose fines in three other cases at his monthly hearing held April 17. Mr. Pearce had accrued the fine because of two mobile homes, a shed and trash and debris on his N.W. 36th Street property. He requested a fine reduction, but Mr. Selmi could find no grounds for the reduction. The cases of Norris McCrory, Elida Villalpando, Juan Solis, Kenneth King and Thomas Almond were found to be in compliance and were not heard. Code Enforcement Officer Gina Gehring charged Orieta Wireman with having fire and safety hazards on U.S. 441 S.E. property. If the property is not in compliance by May 10, a fine of $100 a day could be imposed for every day of noncompliance.
Colleton County Reports Possible Tornadoes
Small farm off Adnah Church Road in the Islandton Community about 15 miles west of Walterboro off of SC Hwy. 63 suffered major damage. Several large grain bins were blown over and one was resting on a house. A woman was at home in the brick veneer structure and was not injured. Several windows were broken out on the house and a portion of the roof was damaged. A storage building on the property was completely destroyed. .
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