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May 17, 2006 RSS feed / Local News

Ninth annual 'Prom Bash' this Friday

Gaffney High School will hold its ninth annual Prom Bash on Friday at W.K. Brumbach Stadium. More...

Matheny will participate in South Carolina Teaching Fellows program at Lander

Gaffney High student Kristin Matheny discovered she enjoyed teaching this year while working as an instructor at Julia's Dance Company. More...

RECEIVES SCHOLARSHIP

Kayce Peterson (left) was presented a scholarship from Cherokee Bail Bonding by Deborah McCluney. Kayce is attending Limestone College, where she is majoring in education. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Peterson of Gaffney. More...

Against all odds

Teen succeeding despite tragedies, difficult circumstances

Making it to prom can seem like a tough job for a lot of couples. But for Gaffney's Polly Ruppe and Ryan Parker, the obstacles seemed almost insurmountable. More...

How sweet it is

Hospital employees take a pie in the face for a good cause

Call it a test of character or a call to duty or just a sticky sweet mess, but the employees and doctors at Upstate Carolina Medical Center know how to raise money in the fight against cancer-they smash pies into each others' faces. More...

Thank you UCMC EMS

Director John Gelok       Supervisors: More...

Medics back up SERT

The Cherokee County Sheriff's Emergency Response Team (SERT) responds to high-risk situations such as hostage rescue and suspects who have barricaded themselves from police. More...

Sears donates lawnmower for raffle

GaffneySears of Gaffney has donated a Craftsman lawnmower to raffle off in support of the Alzheimer's Association. More...

16 pounds of pot, cocaine seized, two charged

Narcotics agents seized 16 pounds of marijuana, more than three ounces of powder cocaine and more than an ounce of crack cocaine Monday evening. More...

County council approves first reading of $17,620,463 budget

Using a poker analogy, Cherokee County Interim Administrator Ben Clary told Cherokee County Council on Monday he doesn't want to count on cards that have yet to be dealt. More...

Gaffney business leaders will be charged and arrested Thursday

The annual Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) Lock-Up will be held at Sagebrush Steakhouse in Gaffney on Thursday, May 18, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. More...

Gaffney High distributes latest version of its veterans book

Billy Mullinax recalls his time with the U.S. Air Force in the Korean War simply in the fifth book of veterans stories published by Gaffney High history students. More...

Antioch VFD hopes portraits will raise money for equipment

The Antioch Volunteer Fire Department is raising money to buy equipment. More...

Blacksburg Welcome Center will celebrate Tourism Day

Visitors are invited to stop by the S.C. Welcome Center Thursday in Blacksburg for See America Week celebration centered around a peaches and cream theme. More...

BRIEFS

Oldham receives scholarship to MSU

SPRINGFIELD - Brian Oldham, son of Robert S. and Donna C. Oldham of Gaffney, has received an out of state fee stipend of $4,920 from Missouri State University. More...

County council creates Municipal Airport Authority

The push to construct a county airport got off the ground barely Monday when Cherokee County Council approved a resolution that creates a Municipal Airport Authority. More...

GOING TO STATE

Blacksburg High School students Ashby Pruitt, Tanner More...

EMS Appreciation Week

It's 11:30 p.m. you notice your father is looking pale and sweaty as he leaves the bathroom. He tells you he has not felt good for the past half hour. He says has vomited and the indigestion won't go away and now he hurts into his left arm. More...

GHS students circle the globe

More than 2,000 Gaffney High students circled the globe Friday morning before starting a daylong trip around the world in their classes. More...