Although work continues on two new shopping centers, just who will occupy the thousands of square feet of retail space remains a mystery. City Zoning Administrator Tony Lavender said city officials have yet to receive any plans from prospective tenants of the Gaffney Plaza or Peach Plaza. More...

Dear Annie: My youngest daughter, "Eve," is 15 and recently started her sophomore year in high school. Lately, she has not been herself. She used to be a vibrant, social girl who would often spend days hanging out with friends. She smiled and laughed often. More...

A wild offensive shootout wasn't settled Friday until Broome quarterback Aaron Harris scored on a 38-yard run with 1:59 left to preserve a 41-31 victory. Nothing came easy for Broome in a game where the teams combined for 539 yards passing. More...

Peggy Louise Studyvance, 62, of 409 Sarratt St., died Saturday morning, Oct. 6, 2007, in Upstate Carolina Medical Center. Born in Cherokee County, she was a daughter of the late Charlie and Mamie Butler Studyvance. She was a member of White Plains Baptist Church and a former employee of Limestone Mills, Kid's Day Care and Bethel Senior Day Care. More...

GEORGE ALLEN COMEBACK George Allen, whose Republican presidential dreams were shattered by his upset defeat for re-election to the Senate in 2006, is considering a comeback by running for governor of Virginia in 2009. Allen was governor in 1994-98 before election to the Senate in 2000. Democrats have won Virginia's last two governor's elections, in 2001 and 2005. More...

Under the heading of "Vague Descriptive Phrases" file this one: "CHECK ENGINE SOON." Chances are you've seen this generic warning on your dashboard a time or two. Does anyone know what it means? Well, it used to be that only a handful of specially trained mechanical geniuses knew what it meant and how to fix it. More...

The United Way of the Piedmont will make its inclusion of Cherokee County official Monday as the organization hosts a reception and information session at the Broad River Electric Co-Op's conference room in Gaffney. More...

CARROLLTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - Officer James Kellett knows it's his job to serve and protect - even when it comes to nature's stinky black and white creatures. When a skunk with its head stuck in a salad dressing jar wandered into the Carrollton Township police station's parking lot, he grabbed a pellet gun and shot at the jar from about 40 feet away. More...