Friday, January 3rd, 2025

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Good morning, Spartanburg. Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 3rd of January.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ The 43rd Annual Hair of the Dog Run in Spartanburg saw participants, including dogs and a high school athlete, start the New Year with a communal 5K and 10K run. Go Upstate
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ In Travelers Rest, South Carolina, police are searching for Joshua McMorris, considered armed and dangerous, after a disturbance led to him firing a gun at several people. WYFF
- ➤ A 65-year-old man was arrested for attempting to rob a bank in Spartanburg County, wearing the same clothes described by witnesses and seen in surveillance. The Post and Courier
CULTURE NEWS
- ➤ Derrick Austin is appointed to judge the tenth biennial New Southern Voices Poetry Book Prize, with submissions opening January 1, 2025, offering a $1,500 advance and publication for the winner. Spartanburg.com
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ Counties extend debris pickup after Hurricane Helene, while the deadline for individual FEMA assistance is January 7. WSPA
SPORTS NEWS
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~ Heraclitus
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