Famed South Carolina stop for presidential hopefuls closing
FILE-In this Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, speaks during a campaign stop at Tommy's Country Ham House, where former House Speaker Newt Gingrich also scheduled an appearance on South Carolina's Republican primary election day in Greenville, S.C. Owner Tommy Stevenson announced Sunday that Tommy's Country Ham House would close this spring. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) |
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By MEG KINNARD
Created: February 01, 2021 01:38 PM
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - After more than three decades of hosting presidential candidates testing their mettle among voters in the first-in-the-South primary state of South Carolina, the Greenville landmark, Tommy's Country Ham House, is turning off the fryer and shutting its doors.