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Madison McCraw and Hannah Wood have been a couple since before the two Gaffney High graduates were old enough to drive. McCraw and Wood have been together since November of 2004. In an unusual twist, the boyfriend and girlfriend are the top two 2008 graduates at GHS. More ... NEW OFFICE - Carolina Foothills Federal Credit Union held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday morning for its new Gaffney branch on Hyatt Street. Pictured are (left to right) Scott Weaver, president & CEO; Gene Moorhead, executive director of the Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce; Cherokee County Council Chairman Hoke Parris; Gaffney Mayor Henry Jolly; board member Dot Williams; Karen Harris, branch vice president of Gaffney; Candy Franklin, vice president of operations; Carol Cooley, human resources director at Nestle Prepared Foods; Margaret Champion, board member; and Isaac Dickson, chairman of the board of directors. More ... Pastor Jamie Martin filed Tuesday to run against Joe Craig for the District 6 school board seat. Martin has been a pastor for six years. He recently became pastor at Lavonia Baptist Church in Mooresboro, N.C. He previously worked as a Cherokee County employee and spent years as the Board of Public Works distribution supervisor. More ... Two Charlotte, N.C., men were arrested early Thursday after they allegedly led York County deputies on a chase into Cherokee County. More ... A Davidson, N.C., man crashed his car during a June 3 police chase and had to be flown by helicopter to Spartanburg Regional Medical Center for treatment of his injuries. According to a report at the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office, the incident began when Richard Lee Alexander, 26, of Lakeside Drive, Davidson, N.C. More ... Cherokee County Interim Administrator Ben Clary said the county might need to create additional space for females housed at the Cherokee County Detention Center. More ... Pastor Freddy Davidson and Ebenezer Baptist Church will celebrate Youth Day this weekend beginning with a Youth Explosion beginning Saturday and continuing with Youth Day Sunday during the 11:15 a.m.worship service. The Youth Explosion will feature fun and games, Bible Bingo, a Bible Bowl Quiz, a Bounce House and Slide, and a basketball game. More ... It's not easy being a Christian in Bethlehem. Christians make up just 1 1/2 percent of the population in the Holy Land and the number grows smaller each year as families leave to find more peaceful areas, said Issa Khier, a native of the Bethlehem region who came to the United States roughly 19 months ago. More ... Two women were stopped from taking donated items from a Salvation Army drop box May 31. According to the Gaffney Police Department, a passerby informed police that two people were taking items from the drop box on West Robinson Street. When police arrived, they found one woman holding bed rails and the other holding a microwave. More ... Melvin Lancaster wasn't expected to last long when he was placed on the front lines in the Korean War. An ankle injury in basic training left Lancaster with no experience before he was sent to the front line in 1951 as a machine gunner for a reconnaissance team. More ... The City of Gaffney is proud to announce the opening of its Gaffney Station Farmers Market. The 2008 season will begin with the Grand Opening on Saturday, June 21, 2008 at 7 a.m. The Market will open every Saturday from 7 a.m. until 12 noon, and every Wednesday from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. through October 29, 2008. More ... Local News RSS feed |
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