NAMES IN THE NEWS

Master Sgt. Hull

returns to U.S.

Air Force Master Sgt. Angela K. Hull has returned to the 6th Operations Support Squadron at MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa, Fla., after being deployed to an overseas location in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Hull, an air traffic control chief controller, is the daughter of Peggy Bratton of Ben’s Farm Road, Gaffney, S.C., and the late Jerry Lee Harris.

She is the sister of Donna Swanger of Swanger Drive, and Lisa Price of Chestnut Ridge Road, both of Gaffney.

The master sergeant graduated in 1982 from Gaffney Senior High School, and received an associate degree in 2003 from the Community College of the Air Force.

Pfc. Swofford

completes basic

Marine Corps Pfc. Jacob R. Swofford, son of Teressa Swofford of Gaffney and Tony Lee Vise of Spartanburg, recently completed the Basic Electrician’s Course. Swofford is a 2005 graduate of Gaffney High School and joined the Marine Corps in June 2005.

Local students

receive degrees

The following local students recently graduated from Limestone College:

Ellen Jean Sharpton, James Christopher Fleming, Lisa Michelle Dunagin, all of Cowpens; Alicia Kartnel Littlejohn, Angela Hayden McClure, Daniel Carl Sherrick, Gary Matthew Martin, Genene Baker Tate, James Alfred Jackson Jr., Jerry Lewis Mickles, Jordanna Kress Tillinghast, Karen Ann Lovelace-Jones, Lisa H. Hobbs, Mitchell Tyler Rice, Stephenia V. Norris, Thomas Corey Reid, Tracy Marcie StevensonManning and Travis Scott Clary, all of Gaffney. Childers named

to dean’s list

Dustin Lynn Childers of Gaffney has been named to the fall semester dean’s list at Radford University.

Childers, son of Mr. and Mrs. Boyce Childers, is a senior fashion design major.