|
Michelle Leeann Wilcox, 25, of Sunny Slope Drive, and Billy Joe Henderson, 25, of 820 Railroad Avenue, were arrested and charged with criminal domestic violence for mutual combat as a result of an early morning accident Thursday. More ... CRUISIN'- A buggy proudly waving the American flag cruises down Limestone St. during Saturday's Veterans Day parade. More ... Four Gaffney residents were arrested Wednesday after authorities received a call about shots being fired from a vehicle. Justinn Caldwell, 23, and Christopher Forest Byars, 22, both of 139 Greenfield Road, and Michael Eric Dobbins, 23, of 1619 Leadmine Road, have been charged with discharging a firearm and malicious damage to property. More ... The Cherokee County Finance Committee apparently isn't ready just yet to name the county's new assistant administrator. The committee was expected to give its recommendation at last Monday's council meeting. But that did not occur. More ... S.C. Attorney General Henry McMaster announced last week that a task force assembled to crack down on Internet predators across the state has reached a major landmark. McMaster's Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) task force made its 100th arrest last week. The operation began in April 2004. More ... PAYING DUE RESPECT- A wreath commemorating the sacrifice of veterans young and old sits in front of the Cherokee County Administrative building. More ... Limestone College will be filled with music in the next few weeks with four events to kick off the holiday season. On Tuesday, Nov, 13, the Cherokee County and Limestone College Arts Council will present The Buddy O'Reilly Band at 7:30 p.m. in Fullerton Auditorium. More ... Broad River Electric Co-Op issued several checks to people in the area recently. However, many of these checks were never cashed and are now expired. If your name appears below, please call Broad River's office so that a new check can be issued. More ... Friday's playoff victory over Lexington likely marks the final game at "The Reservation" for the Gaffney Indians. Pictured above are some scenes from Friday's game. More ... BLACKSBURG - It's a heartbreaking reality. Millions of boys and girls around th world live in difficult circumstances and are in desperate need of hope. Whether they are slum dwellers in Calcutta or orphans in Johannesburg, children long to know that they are loved. More ... Scouting for Food is Scouting's community stewardship project aimed at addressing the problem of hunger in the community in which we live and work. Scouting for Food is a food collection effort carried out by Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts from your community. Scouts will go house to house and deliver door hangers on November 10 - 13 explaining the scouting for food project. More ... The Appalachian AAA (Area Agency on Aging) will be offering an information session for Medicare beneficiaries on the Medicare Prescription Drug program on Monday, Nov. 12, at 10:30 p.m. at the Gaffney Senior Center and at 11:45 a.m. at the Blacksburg Senior Center. More ... The family of presidential candidate Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney will be in Gaffney at the Michael Gaffney house downtown on Tuesday, not today, as originally scheduled, according to Brenda Earls, chairperson of the Republican Women's Club of Cherokee County. More ... LEADING THE PARADE - Four former Marines kick off Saturday's Veterans Day parade in downtown Gaffney. More ... The 16th annual observance of Adult Education Week is scheduled for November 11-17. This year's theme is Great Public Schools: A Basic Right and Our Responsibility. Listed below is the visitation schedule for the 2007-2008 school year. It is the desire of the Board that special events are scheduled on the date assigned. More ... Local News RSS feed |
||