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A defense attorney for a 50-year-old woman laid out an unfortunate series of events Monday in Cherokee County General Sessions Court while making a bid for her release. Patricia Ann Sprouse is charged with murder in connection with the Nov. 1 stabbing death of her boyfriend, Michael Carpenter, 48, insider her Marietta Road home. More ... The last day to register to vote for the Cherokee County Council District 7 election to be held Dec. 29, 2009, is Saturday, Nov. 28, at noon. More ... The mother of a 52-year-old Blacksburg man relayed Monday in Cherokee County General Sessions Court the many impacts of losing her only son. They ranged from the simple — such as a son telling his mother that he loves her — to the more far-reaching — such as being able to sit down together as a family during the holidays. More ... A thief stole two cell phones from a Walton Drive electronics store recently. According to the Gaffney Police Department, someone took a Motorola Cliq cell phone valued at $499 and an LG Xenon cell phone valued at $350 from the Radio Shack store on Walton Drive between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. Nov. 11. Both phones were being used for demonstration purposes within the store. More ... Before blessings come in the form of a rainbow, tough times come to the surface, dousing us all with a torrential downpour. More ... The City of Gaffney will host the ninth annual Christmas on Limestone on Friday, Dec. 4, from 5- 9 p.m. Festivities in Historic Downtown Gaffney will feature activities for children and adults of all ages. More ... Several organizations have been the beneficiaries of volunteer hours in the past couple of weeks from employees of Duke Energy Lee Nuclear Project Team, the Timken Gaffney Bearing Plant, UPS Freight, Hamrick Mills and Milliken - Magnolia Plant. Almost 100 employees volunteered over 36 hours of their time to help with needed projects. More ... Eddie Tallon of Spartanburg has announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for State House District 33. Incumbent Republican Lanny Littejohn is not seeking reelection. “I am running to fight the Democrats’ relentless push for higher taxes and their war against small business,” said Tallon. More ... The Cherokee County Office of Veterans Affairs will be accepting store-bought and homemade cakes to be distributed to the veterans at the VA Hospital in Asheville, N.C, and Columbia. Cakes will be accepted until December 18. If you would like to donate a cake, drop it off by the VA office in the Peachtree Center at 1434 N. Limestone St. More ... Local News RSS feed |
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