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North Carolina Sen. John Edwards will bring his "Back Home, Back Roads Barnstorm," campaign tour to Limestone College's Fullerton Auditorium today. The event will begin at 6:30 p.m. and will feature music from Dr. Ralph Stanley of "Oh Brother Where Art Thou?" fame. More ... Keyondre Edwards walked to the bowling lane Thursday afternoon and launched a bowling ball "granny style" at Westlane Bowl in Gaffney. Edwards raised his arms to signal his bowling attempt was good as several pins fell down. While it wasn't artful or graceful, Edwards was clearly enjoying his first time inside a bowling alley. More ... Limestone College officials will be all smiles Monday when they receive a muchanticipated enhancement grant from the South Carolina Department of Transportation. The $180,000 grant will be used to improve the entrance to the college at Griffith Street and College Drive. More ... Reservations deadline for the Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting & Banquet to be held Tuesday, Feb. 5, at the Broad River Electric auditorium is Thursday, Jan. 31. Outback Restaurant, the caterer, will have to have a final count for attendees on January 31. More ... A $3 million price tag for a new swimming facility was more than enough Tuesday for a school board committee to suggest a land swap with Limestone College. Limestone College has not charged the Gaffney High swim team to practice and hold swim meets at the YMCA since the swimming program started in August of 2000. In exchange, superintendent Dr. More ... A Blacksburg man's car rolled down an embankment on Saturday after he was chased and struck by an allegedly angry driver, according to a report at the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office. More ... Hundreds of Cherokee County teachers and school district employees made the most of their day off Friday, attending a health fair sponsored by Upstate Carolina Medical Center (UCMC) at Gaffney High School. In its more than 15 years of existence, the health fair has offered a number of services for district employees. More ... City administrator James Taylor revealed the first steps by the city toward a more "visitor friendly" downtown Gaffney on Tuesday, sitting down with members of the Downtown Business Association of Gaffney (DBAG) during their monthly meeting. More ... Dr. Michael Stogner retired recently as Aging Services director of the Appalachian Council of Governments after 23 years of service. Vickie Clark Williams, a native of New York, has been named to succeed Dr. Stogner. She comes to the Appalachian Council of Governments in Greenville from the Santee-Lynches Regional Council of Governments in Sumter. Pictured are (l-r) Dr. More ... Support groups AA meetings are held at 8 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday in the building behind Limestone Methodist Church on Carlisle Street. To find locations of Narcotics Anonymous meetings call the Narcotics Anonymous Helpline at 1-800-828-568. A group meets at St. Paul's Lutheran Church on Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. and Saturdays at 6 p.m. More ... Gaffney student on USCU Dean's List UNION - Bradley Turner of Gaffney was named to the Dean's List at University of South Carolina Union for the 2007 fall semester. To be named to the Dean's List, students must attend fulltime and have a semester GPA above 3.5. More ... Shots rang out on South Granard Street late Friday evening when someone fired a gun at a restaurant, according to Gaffney police. No one was injured in the incident but the shots shattered the front door of the Sandwich Castle, causing an estimated $700 in damage. More ... Fundraising efforts will soon begin for a $100,000 scholarship endowment to honor civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. The MLK Jr. Decade Fund was announced in 2006 to fund an annual scholarship for Cherokee County students at Limestone College and a historically black college. The endowment fund was established by the local Martin Luther King Jr. More ... Local News RSS feed |
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