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Rev. Bill Freeman, whose liberal doctrine at Menifee United Church of Christ resulted in backlash from the conservative Sun City community the last 3 1/2 years, will deliver his final sermon for the church on Sunday. Freeman announced recently that he is resigning his position, saying in a news release, "I feel I've taken the church about as far as I can." He told Menifee 24/7 on Thursday that he and his wife plan to move back to Michigan, where they have family and where Freeman served as a pastor before moving to California in 2014. The United Church of...

Republican presidential hopeful Sen. Ted Cruz speaks to the audience during his event in the pavilion at Sun City Hilton Head the morning of Nov. 16. Delayna Earley During a campaign stop in Sun City Hilton Head Monday, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz condemned President Barack Obama's plan to accept up to 10,000 Syrian refugees following the attacks in Paris. The plan "is nothing short of lunacy," Cruz, a presidential contender, told an overflow crowd of hundreds at the community's pavilion. "This is a humanitarian crisis. There are genuine refugees that need to be cared for, but they should be...

Saturday, November 14South Carolina Rally for Religious LibertyFeaturing Sen. Ted Cruz, Bishop E.W. Jackson, Family Research Council President Tony Perkins, Dr. Michael Brown, brothers Jason and David Benham and more! 12:00 pm Bob Jones University 1700 Wade Hampton Blvd Greenville, SC 29614RSVP HERESunday, November 15Myrtle Beach Town Hall 2:15 pm Horry-Georgetown Technical College Burroughs & Chapin Auditorium 12050 Highway 501 East Conway, SC 29526RSVP HEREMonday, November 16Sun City Town Hall 9:00 am The Pavilion 114 B Sun City Lane Sun City, SC 29909 *Due to the local hosts this event is limited to residents of Sun City only.RSVP HERECollege of...

Two founders of the Pink Floyd rock band have called on the Rolling Stones to cancel a concert in Israel in an op-ed for news website Salon.com. In the article, titled “Why the Rolling Stones shouldn’t play in Israel”, Roger Waters and Nick Mason wrote: “Playing Israel now is the moral equivalent of playing Sun City at the height of South African apartheid.” The aging rockers added that the Rolling Stones’ Israel concert comes at “a critical time in the global struggle for Palestinian freedom and equal rights.” The Stones are due to perform on June 4 at Tel Aviv’s...

There has been a deputy-involved shooting and a cruiser crash in southern Hillsborough County this afternoon. News Channel 8 says deputies shot a criminal suspect after a multi-car accident. It is unclear whether there was a chase involved. The sheriff’s office says the investigation is underway near U.S. Hwy. 301 and Sun City Center Blvd, outside a Publix shopping center. News Channel 8 said two deputies have been injured and at least one suspect has been shot several times. There may have been a second suspect. The deputies were not suffering gunshot wounds, and their injuries were not life threatening....