Corinth Elementary students hold up posters at Tuesday’s awards ceremony indicating what year they will graduate from high school.   More...

Two newcomers are running for a seat on the Gaffney Board of Public Works Commission in a special election scheduled for July 25.  Meredith Bridges McKey and Rosa Webber will seek to fill the unexpired term of commissioner Elijah Inabinette, who More...

LEEANNE CHARLOTTE THAYER celebrated her 1st birthday February 26. She is the daughter of Frank and Joy Thayer of Blacksburg. More...

CHICAGO (AP) — NFL owners cut the overtime period from 15 minutes to 10 minutes during the regular season, but also gave players plenty of leeway to celebrate after a touchdown.  More...

Blacksburg High basketball coach Danny Ham isn’t worrying about the game results when his players take to the hard court June 4.  More...

Blacksburg running back Michael Hull is brought down by a host of defenders in Friday’s spring game at T.A. Campbell Stadium. Hull scored on a long run and caught a touchdown pass. More...

A recent front-page story in The Wall Street Journal proclaims that 3 percent economic growth isn’t achievable. We are told that 2 to 2.5 percent growth is the best we can do, because of low labor force and productivity growth. More...

We find it difficult to express in words the sadness we feel with the death of Judy Wyles. Judy passed away May 12 after she fought a long and courageous battle with cancer. More...

All these graduation ceremonies going on this time of year got me to thinking…and that can be dangerous!  Yep, got me to thinkin’ about when I graduated from Gaffney High School in 1969 and the University of South Carolina in 1973.& More...