On a chilly winter day in 1881, a new bell rang out on the west end of the village of Spartanburg, signaling the end of one era and the beginning of another. Installed in concert with a clock atop the ...

The Concord Board of Trade Building is pictured in 1873 shortly after the dedication ceremony. Credit: JAMES W. SPAIN COLLECTION—Courtesy “How soft the music of those village bells, falling at ...

SOME OF THOSE CHALLENGES. WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH BREAKING NEWS AT SIX. THE CITY OF SPARTANBURG HAS ANNOUNCED A SETTLEMENT FOR THE LAWSUIT REGARDING THE CITY’S DOWNTOWN CLOCK TOWER. THE CITY SAYS THE ...

Inside Davenport City Hall's clock tower is a 1895 Howard No. 0 Special Striker. Its clockwork turns the hands of the public-facing dial and rings a 1874 bell every hour for the first time in recent ...

An agreement has been reached between the City of Spartanburg and a citizens group to save the downtown clock tower. The tower will be relocated from its current location to accommodate the ...

Spartanburg City Council is deciding whether to keep, move, or dismantle the downtown clock tower. The decision is prompted by a new hotel and office building project planned for the tower's current ...

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (WSPA) — The City of Spartanburg is set to disassemble its downtown clock tower in the coming days, with plans to relocate and rebuild it at a new site. City officials have clarified ...

If you have visited downtown Spartanburg this week, you have likely noticed that the West Main Street clock tower is all but totally dismantled. City leaders will soon turn their attention to finding ...