The local Sons of Confederate Veterans group, Moses Wood Camp 125, will pause Jan. 21 for an annual banquet to recognize two of the South's most famous sons - Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson and Robert E. Lee. "We have one of these banquets every year to memorialize these two men and what they stood for," said Jordan Dill, commander for the camp. "Jackson's birthday was Jan. More...

Dear Annie: My 22-year-old son's best friend, "Jeremy," has evidently taken a liking to my wife. He approached her once with an offer to be intimate. At that time, we both laughed it off. Then he decided to send her a text message in the wee hours of the morning, when he might possibly have been drunk. When I asked him about it, he said he wanted to get ahold of me but didn't have my number. More...

After two subpar games, it wasn't surprising the Gaffney Indians didn't experience a third on Friday. Rodney Love controlled the opening tipoff with a quick pass that Ken Littlejohn ran under for an easy layup to begin Gaffney's 111-74 victory over Lancaster Friday night. More...

BLACKSBURG - Danny McDaniel, 51, of 604 W. Lime St., died Saturday, Jan. 13, 2007, at his home. Born in Gaffney, he was the husband of Susan Patterson McDaniel and son of Betty Jean Lanier McDaniel of Blacksburg and the late Harold Dean McDaniel. He was Administrator of the Town of Blacksburg and a 31- year member of the Blacksburg Volunteer Fire Department, serving as chief for 18 years. More...

DEMOCRATIC DISCIPLINE WASHINGTON - The House vote Tuesday passing a Democratic-sponsored homeland security bill showed that Republicans are unaccustomed to being in the minority for the first time in 12 years, while the Democrats are exercising iron discipline in the majority. More...

If y'all get a chance, can y'all come over to the house some time and help me find my remote control? My wife, bless her heart, just can't seem to keep in mind the two basic rules of remote control ownership, which are: A. More...