Page 6 - Fletcher Smith News Today

Where does your team rank after the latest round of the national provincial championship?

The former Brisbane Broncos, Queensland and Australia rugby league star moved to English Super League club Catalans Dragons in 2020 in a deal reported to be worth $265,000 a year. He left France late last year to return to Australia to help his wife, former New Zealand Silver Ferns netball international Maria Folau look after her ailing mother. Folau was cleared by the Dragons last week and was set to turn out for Gold Coast rugby league club Southport Tigers, where his two brothers play. Ha...

Big Country juniors earn 4-H accolades Carl Kieke Last week I reported on the 4-H Seniors who advanced to the state round-up based on their finish at the District 7 competition. This week, we look at the juniors who finished Top 3 in their events. Juniors do not advance to the state level. Runnels and Taylor counties picked up quite a few top finishers in a variety of categories, which bodes well for competitions in future years as these members advance to the senior level. Runnels County compe...

A lawsuit has been filed against the Cherokee County Sheriffs Office claiming excessive use of force and police brutality. Yet in a show of solidarity, church and community leaders, including the Cherokee County NAACP, came out Monday in support of the sheriffs office. The case involves a traffic stop that took place on April 10. The report shows a deputy tried to pull over Shaquita Holmes after noticing her headlight was out. The deputy stated she led him on a chase that ended when she ra...

A community conversation with local law enforcement in effort to "improve community and police relations" will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Greenville County Square. Watch here or on The Greenville News Facebook page for a livestream broadcast of the event.  "In an effort to be proactive, we have decided to meet and engage the community and local law enforcement in a town hall format conversation to create more interaction between the community, especially the black and brown community ...

Beauden Barrett of the Suntory Sungoliath tiptoes clear of the defence once again. Beauden Barrett’s Suntory Sungoliath are alone with a perfect record in the 16-team Japan Top League, after the All Blacks first five-eighth rescued his side in the final moments for the second week running. On the same day his Super Rugby side the Blues toppled his old team the Hurricanes, Barrett lived up to his star billing again as Suntory beat Ryan Crotty’s Kubota Spears 33-26. Suntory appeared to be c...

A Charlotte-based developer is eyeing a $70 million project on the current site of a downtown Greenville community center. SunCap Property Group has plans to move forward with 250 apartments, more than 15,000 square feet for retail space and a parking garage along roughly three acres of land across from Fluor Field. “We really wanted to create a project that really supported and continued what’s so great about the West End,” said David Lee, senior vice president of SunCap Property Gr...

NTT victory helps put Top Leagues international flavor on display Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If youre not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/ NTT Communications Greig Laidlaw passes during his teams game against the Honda Heat on Saturday. | KYODO KYODO Feb 20, 2021 Players from five different nations scored for NTT Communications on Saturday as the Shining Arcs opened the final Japan Rugby Top Lea...

Denton County Methamphetamine Dealer Sentenced for Drug Trafficking Violations The Gilmer Mirror  | 8  Drug Dealer Additionally Engaged in Counterfeiting, Use of a False Identity, and Recreational Swimming                 PLANO, Texas – A 41-year-old Highland Village, Texas man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking crimes in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Stephen J. Cox today.   Bryan Thomas Smith pleaded guilty on Augu...

A 41-year-old Highland Village man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking crimes in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Stephen J. Cox on Wednesday. Bryan Thomas Smith pleaded guilty on August 14, 2020, to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison today by U.S. District Judge Sean D. Jordan.      According to information presented in court, on Feb. 14, 2020, officers in Highland Vill...