ANNIE'S MAILBOX
Daughter's welfare must come first
Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar
      Dear Annie: I recently discovered that my husband is addicted to painkillers. He buys them illegally from people (he calls them "friends") on the street. I have noticed a marked change in his personality since he's been taking the drugs. I know this is common in drug abusers, but I need to clarify whether his behavior constitutes emotional abuse.
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Church honors four of Gaffney's finest
Rescued Cenora Stevenson from burning home on Christmas Eve
      Pastor Freddy Davidson and Ebenezer Baptist Church recently honored four of the City of Gaffney's finest for saving the life of one of their eldest members, Cenora Stevenson, from her burning home on South Logan Street on Christmas Eve.
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ENGAGEMENT
Dover - Bonner
      Janet Dover and Victor Bonner, both of Hutto, Texas, will be married on June 21 at Gethsemane Baptist Church. Miss Dover is the daughter of Mary L. Dover of Chesnee and the late Mitchell Payne. Her grandmother is Geneva Dawkins of Chesnee. She is a graduate of Chesnee High School.
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     FOUR GENERATIONS - Representing four generations are (seated) greatgranddaughter, Mayson Olivia Taylor, with her mother, Jennifer, Smalley Taylor, granddaughter; (standing, l-r) Sheila Horne Smalley, grandmother, and Jean Horne Harrison, greatgrandmother.
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     DEBS TAKE SELF-DEFENSE COURSE - The 2011 Camellia Society debutantes recently had a selfdefense workshop at Controlled Force. Participating were (front row, l-r) Dumpy Frazier (owner/instructor), Abby Tyler, Elizabeth Hartzog, Sarah Humphries, Blakeley Jolly, Jessica Smith, Caroline Alexander and Steve Martin (instructor). (back row) Emilee Hardin, Maribeth Patterson, Catherine Holly and Kalli Swofford.
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BIRTHS
      Karley Raynae Hutchens Mark and Tiffany Hutchens and big brother, Kaleb, of Gaffney announce the birth of their daughter and sister, Karley Raynae, on March 26, 2008, in Mary Black Memorial Hospital weighing 7 lbs. 14 ozs. Maternal grandparents are Veronica and Louie Damren of Gaffney and the late Danny Cutshall Sr.
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DHEC encourages citizens to learn how to save lives during Stroke Awareness Month
      COLUMBIA - May is National Stroke Awareness Month, and the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control urges South Carolinians to learn how to reduce the risk of stroke. "Reducing risk factors, recognizing the signs of stroke and fast reaction saves lives," said Dory Masters, director of DHEC's Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Division.
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MARRIAGES
      The following marriages have been filed in the probate court of Cherokee County: Randall Mark Tindall and Susan Ann Medley of Gaffney; Harold Lynn Cobb and Jessica Kay Emery of Gaffney; Travis Gene Price and Erica Ann Pittman of Gaffney; John Richard Wood and Becky Sue Turner of Gaffney; Jonathan Ross Peterson of Gaffney and Shahna Veree Blanton of Blacksburg.
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WHAT'S UP
      Church news The Shady Grove Baptist Church School Department will have a Church School workshop for teachers, church school staff members, deacons and interested individuals on Wednesday, April 30, from 5:30- 7 p.m. The presenter will be Dr. Mary K. Jones. Light refreshments will be served. The regular Wednesday night Bible study will be held from 7-8 p.m. Rev.
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