Cherokee County Sheriff Bill Blanton is sworn in Wednesday to his fourth term in office as his daughter Beth Owens and grandson Turner Owens help hold the Bible. Blanton became the first Republican sheriff in the county More...
Bond has been denied for Ernest Matthew Riddle. Riddle, accused of the Aug. 8, 1985 murder of Abby Sue Mullinax, was granted a new trial after the S.C. Supreme Court announced it had determined the original trial against Riddle was fundamentally unfair due to prosecutorial misconduct. More...
Carolyn Novak Gray, 66, of 168 Ruth Drive, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2006, at Upstate Carolina Medical Center. A native of East Chicago, Ind., and a longtime resident of Calumet City, Ill., she was the daughter of the late Joseph Novak and Anna Hoffek Novak and wife of Melvin Gray. She was a homemaker and loved to crochet. Mrs. More...
Christmas is a time of love and faith and family. It is a time to rest, hold each other close and celebrate the birth of our Christ. Please slow down. Enjoy this time of year. Last night, someone, you, in a hurry, killed two of the dogs in our neighborhood...from two different families on the same street. One of the families had gone for an evening ride in their golf cart. More...
All I want for Christmas is a Steelers playoff spot!
Dear Santa, All I want for Christmas this year is two more victories for the Steelers this season. Please let us defeat the Baltimore Ratbirds (Ravens) in the same convincing manner they beat us earlier this season. Then let us clobber the Cincinnati Criminals, oops I mean Bengals. More...
Recent attacks prompt martial arts teacher to offer free self-defense class for women