It's almost time to dust off cleaning supplies and begin organizing home
      NEW HAVEN, Conn. - There is something about the spring air that motivates even the worst procrastinators to dust off the cleaning supplies and begin organizing their home or office space. However, once the yearly ritual begins, many people can describe how they feel in one word - "Overwhelmed!
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ENGAGEMENT
Crawford - McCoy
      MONCKS CORNER - Christy Ann Crawford and MSgt. Carl Harry McCoy Jr. will be married in May at Charleston Harbor Resort and Marina in Mount Pleasant. Miss Crawford is the daughter of Raymond and Brenda Crawford of Gaffney.
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Only 1 in 4 Americans know heart attack warning signs
Centers for Disease Control calls public awareness 'alarmingly low'
      ATLANTA (AP) - Only about 1 in 4 Americans know the warning signs of a heart attack and what to do first, according to a new government report. That's a decline in knowledge since the last survey in 2001, which showed nearly 1 in 3 to be well informed.
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Gaffney native wins 'Teacher of Year' honors in Lexington
      Erica Millwood was chosen Teacher of the Year at Leaphart Elementary School in the Lexington/Richland School District 5. She is in her second year of teaching third grade and expects to receive her Masters of Education degree from Southern Wesleyan University in September.
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NAACP will present Black History program
      The Cherokee County Branch of the NAACP will have its annual Black History program Tuesday, Feb. 26, at 6:30 p.m. at Indian Hill Baptist Church. The Adult Branch and the Youth Council will present a play titled, "If Anybody Asks You Who I Am: Tell Them I'm a Child of God.
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ANNIE'S MAILBOX
Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar
      Everyone should have a current will Dear Annie: I recently married "Clark" and discovered, after the wedding, that he has a terrible gambling problem. In the past few months, Clark has spent more than $18,000 gambling, and although he's won a little, he hasn't made back nearly as much as he's lost.
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Get rid of their food and pesky moles will leave
A mole will eat nearly 100 percent of its body weight daily in insects
By DAVID PARKER County Extension Agent
      How do I control moles? That's one of the most common questions we get at the Extension Office. Everyone is familiar with what the mole looks like and the tunnels it digs in yards and gardens. If you'll bear with me and let me explain a few more things about moles, it might make it a little easier for you to control them.
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BIRTHS
      Bo and Lorrie Smith of Gaffney announce the birth of their daughter, Autumn Brooke, on Jan. 21, 2008, in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center weighing 8 lbs. 7 ozs. Maternal grandparents are Mike and Cathy Spencer of Blacksburg. Paternal grandparents are Marcell Smith of Gaffney and the late Richard Smith.
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CHAPS plans fundraising trip to Colorado Rockies
      The Cherokee Historical and Preservation Society is sponsoring a Trains of the Colorado Rockies tour Aug. 6-14. The trip is a fundraiser for CHAPS; seats are limited and available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Those going on the trip will fly from Charlotte to Denver, where the tour will begin.
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Small vessel heart disease is often unrecognized problem in women
Condition poses a high risk of heart attack or heart failure
      ROCHESTER, Minn. - Why do more women than men die of heart disease? And why do some women with heart disease fare less well than men after treatment to open large coronary arteries?
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WHAT'S UP
      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.
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