Tom Crabtree at library Thursday to read Dr. Seuss
Program will be from 12:15-1 p.m. with free lunch provided
      Channel 7/WSPA-TV news anchor Tom Crabtree will be at the Cherokee County Public Library in Gaffney on Thursday, Aug. 2, for a lunch-time reading from 12:15-1 p.m. of Dr. Seuss stories. Kenny Covington and Susan Sarratt, cosponsors of the event, encourage children and adults alike who have a yen for anything Seussical to attend.
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ANNIE'S MAILBOX
Trust is crucial to friendship
Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar
      Dear Annie: I have been friends with "Sherry" for seven years. We worked together but stayed in touch when we left that job, as we are in similar fields. Sherry is very well-connected and has helped me, but she often tells office stories that smack of high drama.
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S.C. 2-1-1 telephone system is activated as DHEC contacts softball tournament participants
      COLUMBIA - The state's 2- 1-1 telephone information system is being activated as players, coaches, families and others in South Carolina who participated in the South Atlantic Summer Showdown softball tournament in Spartanburg County July 13-15 are being urged to contact public health officials for information and possible evaluations as part of the multi-state
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Children have busy summer
      Children from Crayons 2 Computers Child Development Center recently traveled to EdVenture in Columbia where they toured the exhibit, "From Here to Timbuktu...A Journey Through West Africa." Pictured (at right) are Savannah Broome and Cameron Wells getting a taste of what it's like to be on the back of a camel.
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High number of West Nile cases worry health officials, but it's too early to call the season
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer
      ATLANTA - The nation is on pace to have its worst West Nile virus season in years, federal health officials said last week. So far this year, there have been nearly four times as many cases reported as there were at the same time last year.
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BIRTH
      Hunter Grayson Aiken Kayce and Jay Aiken of Taylors announce the birth of their son, Hunter Grayson Aiken, on June 27, 2007, in Upstate Carolina Medical Center weighing 6 lbs. 9 ozs. Maternal grandparents are Roger McAbee of Gaffney and the late Sherry McAbee. Paternal grandparents are Sam and Terri Aiken of Greenville.
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Kellys married 40 years
      James Henry and Novella Thompson Kelly of Gaffney celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary on July 2, 2007. Mr. and Mrs. Kelly were married in Blacksburg in 1967. Their children are Minister Donnie and Talisa Allen of Gaffney, Cynthia Kelly of Charlotte and Jamie Kelly of Gaffney. They have three grandchildren, Kellie, Laila and Donovan.
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      SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS - Buford Street United Methodist Church presented the Hammett Memorial and Alton and Emma Coyle Scholarships to recipients on July 22.
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WHAT'S UP
      Concerts World Champion and British National Champion Smithhills School Senior Brass Band of Bolton, England, will perform a free public concert on Tuesday, July 31, at 7:30 p.m. in Malcom Brown Auditorium at Shelby High School.
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MARRIAGES
      The following marriages have been filed in the probate court of Cherokee County: David William Guinn and April Diana Sweet of Gaffney; Corey Oritson Haney and Charlena Michelle Hicks of Gaffney; Ronald Lee Orr and Heather Michelle Bowman of Gaffney; Joseph Todd Martin and Tiffany Marie Teague of Gaffney; Tommy Dean Turner, Jr.
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