Were looking at some School Closings and delays in the mountains. Haywood county schools will open 2 hours late and Jackson County schools will be on a 2 and a half hour delay. Delay. Madison mitchell and Yancey County schools will all be closed. Well bring you updates on air via the ticker at the bottom of your screen as well as online at fox carolina dot com. 3 happening now 3 a scare at mary black hospitalm a fire inside a dumpster is under controlbut it sent flames and a lot of smoke shooting into the air at the skylin drive facility earlier this evening the fire even forced the er to evacuate patients 3 we know spartanburg city, cowpens, drayton, converse and whitney Fire Departments responded along with spartanburg ems and police. Police. Heres a look at the scene a little earlier tonight you can see the major flames and smoke on scene. Fire out in a dumpster right outside the hospital again the emergency room did have to be evacuated fortunately no reported injuries at this time. 3 3 3 right now crews are making sure that all the smokes been removed from the hospital. Hospital. 3 if youre going to discard any materials in your trash can. Cigarettes, cigars, anything thats been lit make sure its been fully extinguished 3 as you can see things are still active out at mary black its unclear the amount of damage if any to the loading dockfirefighters say theyre still trying to figure out how the fire started 3 youll want to stay us on air and online at fox carolina dot com for the latest updates. 3 a big day on the campaign trail talking you decide 2016 iowa and New Hampshire are donenow the focus is on South Carolina today, donald trump and marco rubio made stops, tyring to sway voters 3 this as two other republicans suspend their campaigns talking about Carly Fiorina and Chris Cristie 3 tonight, were focusing on those candidates in the upstatetrump just wrapped a stop in pendleton 3 Fox CarolinasDerek Dellinger is live tonight from garrison arenaand derekwere told crowds were out there pretty early, werent they . 3 yeahas early as around 9 30 this morning, people started lining upfor a big chance to see the big 3 winner from New Hampshireone of several people hoping to have success here in South Carolina. 3 3 carolina. Here in South Carolina. 3 3 3 if the crowds and the cheers are any indicationthe 2016 to South Carolina. Fresh off his victory in New Hampshire donald trump met thousands at garrison arena in pendleton tonight. Tonight. And he was met with open arms. Arms. 3 110506clemson tigers, i was watching that game. Next year, all the way110513a thrilled crowddealing with biting cold both inside and outside the arena. Trump, victoriousand staying true to his message. Message. 3 113911common core, were going gut. Trade, were going to make great. Military, through the roof, were going to make it so great113918 tonights rally is just the start of a push in the upstate. And he wasnt the only one here. Marco rubio made an too. 3 rubio speech 110630if they win, our military keeps getting gutted. If they win, dodd frank stays here forever. If they win, all the things that have happenedthe second amendment, the judges they appoint10642this is the big time for both candidatesthey know that South Carolina is a big winand the upstate is the key for the conservative vote. Rubio spent little time in making his appeal to them. 3 3 10130when we declared our dont come from the government our rights come from god. And its true. 10141the crowds for rubio were not as warm two men were outside the Spartanburg Marriott dressed as robots. Trump, known for protests at his rallies didnt see anything like that tonight. This is not the first time trump and rubio have made their appeal to voters in the upstateand it will not be the last. They are each making 3 10947we are living out our faith. We need a president , and you better hope we have a president that lives out the teachings of their faith. That they are the one to beat come november. 115335all of these characters are going to give it up, were going to run the table, and we will make tell you, okay . 115342 3 and this is just the start of a 10 day push for the gop. There are several events happening around the state tomorrowof interest locally ben carson will be in gaffney and marco rubio will be in simpsonville. Both of those events are happening tomorrow afternoon. Diana . The debate on saturday. And thats going to mean a busy weekend for the candidates, right . Right . Yesa lot of events are upstatecentered this weekend. Theres the faith and family president ial forum on friday. The debate on saturdayand there are a lot of events centered around the upstate leading up the debate. Diana and codyback to you. 3 coming up a later in the newscast there are several other candidates making their cases in parts of the palmetto stateiowa and New Hampshire to much for some, the field down to seven thats donald trump, ted cruz, marco rubio, jeb bush, john kasich, ben carson and jim gilmore. Gilmore. Plus a look at why the democrats arent swarming South Carolina just yet their focus first on nevada for the caucus there and both Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders making big Campaign Shifts following tuesdays primary 3 all those political events more traffic in greenville. But throw in valentines day activities and several sporting events on saturday at the well and it all adds up to a jam packed few days 3 and that brings us to this question have you even made those valentines day plans . Plans . The pressure is on we sent Fox Carolinas sarah danik out to see what options you have. And how the Downtown Community is planning for lots of extra people in the coming days. Days. Shes live for us downtown sarah . 3 well youre not totally out of luck yet there are a few hotel rooms left. And restaurant reservations. But you have to act now because you have some fierce competition, with extra people in town. 3 3 3 love is in the air in Downtown Greenville sot sot 19 42 19 its going to be busy in the city but we still plan on gonig out to a nice rest. At least 19 42 22 19 42 36 me the big question is have you made your reservation yet . 3 no no. 19 42 39 the pressure is on as valentines day approaches. And its not food restaurants have also been preparing for more guests. Guests. 19 46 02 order a little extra food all hands on deck Carl Sobocinski soba sinski is the owner of table 301 a Restaurant Group made up of several greenville food spots including here at sobys. 19 46 51 theres pressure bc you want peple to have a good time and part of what we do is making sure you have a good time and come back and he understands some of the pressure his diners are facing this weekend so theres an unique option for them too. 19 47 24 we actually have some of our larger tables that accomadge 810 people that dont get reseved so we turn those into Community Tables for the night and some folks actually enjoy the ice breaker and if its a first date not having to sit htere just with yoru date and be at a Community Table where there is other conversatiosn going on 19 47 42 and if the holiday of love isnt for you. A night of politics is being dished up too. The republican president ial debate will take place saturday at the peace center. Center. 19 57 54 around the venue you will have a heightened sense of security bc it is a pres debate we down there and resources from the Sheriffs Office and other agencies coming into help 19 58 04captain browning says all it takes is a little pre planning to make sure your weekend plans run smooth. And he says, Law Enforcement will be on hand to help. 19 59 55 we have the resoruces and the people we are comfortable with it and can deal with it we look forward to having all the folks downtown 19 00 04 3 there is also a clemson basketball game and a swamp rabbits hockey game on saturday night so be aware of that. The greenville trolley will be running over the weekend so that can save you some headaches when it comes to parking. It is a free service,well also have more information on foxcarolinadotcom about the weekend road closures, and parking garage information. Live in greenville, sd, fc the 10 news. 3 continuing to cover our counties 3 an Anderson County teen is locked up tonight accused of trying to kill his grandfather. Driver was charged with attempted murder after investigators responded to a home on fant road in belton for an assaultwhere they found drivers grandfather hit in the head with a metal baseball bat. Driver had fled the scene before deputies arrived and was later taken into custody by west pelzer police. He remains behind bars tonight. 3 in Greenville Countyfamily members hope you can help them find their loved one whos been missing since monday 3 theres been facebook posts asking people in the greenville, spartanburg areas to be on the lookout for adam worleythey say its out of character for the 36yearold to just vanish if you see him call your local Law Enforcement agency 3 an investigation is underway in Spartanburg Countyafter Spartanburg Police say burglars targeted a local Girl Scout Camp camp it happened at the camp on scout drive. Sometime between six oclock monday night and seven tuesday morning. Police say the thieves made off with several items including a microwave, twoway three mountain bikes. Police tell us they found several partial fingerprints at the scenebut so far, no suspects have been identified. 3 kendra is in the Weather Center for a look ahead at the forecast. Forecast. 3 kendra coming up ill have your forecast including the chance for snow monday monday 3 and Pickens County parents put up a fight theyre upset about a plan to close three schools. And jam their kids into bigger classes classes plus. City council drama. Only on fox simpsonvilles mayor tosses a Council Member out of a meeting. And threatens to do it to another elected leader and now she blames sour grapes over the last election imagine hula hooping for 5 hours straight an upstate girl did it. And now she and a classmate are getting a National Honor 3 in a developing story 3 tears filled the eyes of parents, students and staff tonight in Pickens County. They are fighting to keep three schools open, so their kids get a better, hands on education. 3 a. R. Lewis, Holly Springs and ambler elementary are on the chopping block to save the district millions of dollars. But its not sitting well with the families, who dont understand why this is suddently happening. 3 Fox CarolinasRebecca Atkins was at the three meetings held tonight as parents and teachers asked the board questions and fought for their schools, shes live for us tonight in the studio. Rebecca . 3 cody and diana i cant express enough how upset these families are. These flyers were passed out tonight. They children are being ripped out of a place where they feel safe and comfortable and thrown into a larger environment they dont know. And on top of all that. Although the board is letting them express their concerns. They feel their minds are already made up. 3 3 3 3 its just a tight nit community, its different. Tears filled the eyes of shannon haskett, a parent and member of the ambler elemetary Parent Teacher association. As students sit by hoping their school will stay open, he stood up and questioned why this is happening. And why so quickly. Quickly. 3 im not asking you to vote no, cause i really feel like your minds made up. Im asking you to wait. And the fear of loosing the schools was written all over the childrens faces. They held signs reading keep our school open. Open. 3 i dont know where im going to end up, i dont know if im going to have the chance to continue to make sure that those kids who look to us specifically for that much love and that much affection. I dont know School Board Members were split up at each school and they answered questions from those in the 3 with no one were you looking at . The Board Members who are on the Committee Backing this proposal that would consolodate some of the schools into haygood elementary, say the School Closings will save the district 11. 8 Million Dollars. Dollars. 3 our pledge is that, no matter the size of the school, large or small students can be successful. But some students will tell you they dont think thats the case. Case. 3 most of the kids, their grades could go down because it might get way too loud in the classrooms. The committee is proposing closing a. R. Lewis, ambler and Holly Springs. They say class sizes will increase to 21. 5 students to every teacher. They plan to make the changes this fall. Fall. 3 they give us a week to get prepared to offer some alternative situations or proposals and its not long enough and with such short notice, they are fighting a hard fight, to keep their smaller mountian schools. Schools. 3 we need to make some changes, but, i dont think shutting move, i dont think its going to help. 3 the committee of Board Members who worked on this proposal say no teachers would lose their jobs. They say as part of their study, they found that census data shows the schoolaged population in pickens is declining. Cody and diana . 3 rebecca, all three schools had huge turnouts to express their concerns what is the next step . Step . The board will be meeting again on monday and that is when they plan on voting on this proposal, and based on what ive seen so far, it will definitely be a full house to see what the board decides to do. Cody and diana back to you. 3 kendra is in the Weather Center 3 3 3 another night of dangerous cold is on the way. Lows will drop to near 20 for the upstate and mid teens in the mountains. Bitter wind chills sunny skies will warm temperatures into the upper 30s to mid 40s areawide on thursday, and friday will be a repeat, with slight warmer conditions. Another blast of cold air arrives saturday night, bringing overnight lows back to the teens areawide into valentines day. A storm system will approach sunday night into monday. You can get the latest forecast at foxcarolina. Com weather 3 3 for weather 24 hours a day, log on to fox carolina dot com and click on the weather tab 3 and make sure to download our new fox carolina weather app. You can get the latest weather info on the go, as well as get alerts on watches and warnings for your area. Just text carolina weather to 23765 to download 3 back to you. 3 3 a violent Armed Robbery. Caught on surveillance surveillance two men hold up a Spartanburg County convenience store. Armed with an Assault Rifle and tonight. Deputies need your help tracking them down. Down. Plus. Colder weather. Means many of us are trying to stay warm but that can lead to some hidden dangers. Tonight how firefighters say you can stay safe. As the temperature drops. Drops. 3 in a fox carolina follow up 3 a search is underway in Oconee County for a missing Western North carolina man after his abandoned and with dangerously cold are extremely worried about his safety. Safety. Scott turner was reported missing in Haywood County after he went to work monday morning and never returned. Returned. Turners family found his pickup truck along highway 107 in Oconee County leading search crews spent much of today combing the cherry hill and big bend area dozens of searchers and canines and even a search plane was dispatched to assist. Assist. If you see turner or have any information youre asked to call the oconee or Haywood CountySheriffs Offices. 3 happening now 3 its a drivethru where some say you can find deliverance deliverancethis is ashes on the go. Where christians. Drive thru. And order up an ash blessing to the forehead in a parking lot off main street in Travelers Rest. Reverend Jonathan Tompkins is the Senior Pastor at Travelers RestUnited Methodist church. He says its a convenient option for those who are busy and cant make it to ash 3 3 3 Ash Wednesday is the beginning of the 40 days of the season of lent which leads us into easter. Easter. 3 the ashes are a work to again remind us that we are mortal from dust you came to dust you shall ret