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Thursday, January 31, 2013  Beauty can be found anywhere if you're looking, even in an isolated community on the edge of Earth. Some call it the swamp. Some call it the bayou. A little girl named Hushpuppy called it home.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013  Investigators say a 30-year-old Spartanburg mother has been charged with five counts of child neglect for keeping her children in a home filled with trash and animal waste.

Tuesday, October 02, 2012  A man accused of throwing a 17-month-old child across a room could face 20 years in prison if convicted.

Friday, April 29, 2011  More details are emerging about the man who was killed Wednesday after coming out of a Shandon home firing an AK-47 at officers.  Officials say 22-year-old Blakely Jernigan was wearing homemade explosives when he emerged from the rental house.  They also say they found another AK-47 along with other weapons inside the home as well as marijuana and cocaine.  Investigators also say Jernigan's girlfriend was found passed out in a bathtub.