Name: Neely Thomas

Occupation: Junior at Blacksburg High School

Residence: Blacksburg

Family: Dad,Johnny Thomas; mom, Patty Thomas; sister, Melanie Henderson; brother-in-law, Josh Henderson; niece, Kelli Thomas

Favorite restaurants: Chinatown

Favorite pastime: Playing card games

Best thing about Cherokee County: The people. I’ve got a lot of good friends here and they’re all nice people.

Worst thing about Cherokee County: There aren’t enough things to do for younger people like me. We need a good movie theater or somewhere to go hang out.

Best thing about The Gaffney Ledger: The classified ads. People who have stuff over here can sell it to those people over there. It’s great.

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