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June 16, 2008 RSS feed / Local News

Local Elks Lodge pays honor to "Old Glory during annual Flag Day celebration

"Our Flag is at once a history, a declaration and prophecy."

Many people might not have noticed the holiday celebrated on Saturday but that wasn't the case at Gaffney's Elks Lodge 1305. More...

Two city council races will be contested

There won't be a lot of names on the city's August election ballot. Gaffney Mayor Henry Jolly and District 4 city councilman Dennis Ramsey are the only incumbents facing opposition. More...

Power outage Sunday morning leaves up to 2,000 customers in the dark

Power restored shortly after 9 a.m. Sunday morning

Electric power was restored to between 1,500 and 2,000 Gaffney Board of Public Works customers yesterday around 9:10 a.m., about an hour after a switch at a Duke Energy power substation malfunctioned. More...

Police investigating theft of coins valued at $100,000

The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office is investigating the theft of an estimated $100,000 in coins from a Blacksburg home during a June 11 burglary. More...

MOTHERS' DAY?

According to the calendar, Sunday was Fathers' Day, but not in this pasture on Mill Gin Road as these youngsters were staying close by their mothers. More...

City ready to put final touches on budget

Gaffney residents can voice opinion at 7 p.m. meeting

City residents can have their say today at 7 p.m. on their council's 2008 budget. That $10,270,407 budget holds the line on taxes and gives city employees a 2 percent cost-of-living raise. More...

Thieves make off with $4,500 worth of metal from a Chesnee car lot

A metal thief or thieves damaged 10 cars on a Chesnee car lot recently while stealing catalytic converters. More...

Local man airlifted after shooting

A 22-year-old man had to be airlifted to Spartanburg Regional Medical Center early Sunday morning after he was shot multiple times in the Cherokee County Courthouse overflow parking lot. More...

Administrator's wife dies

Cherokee County Council was expected to consider final reading of its 2008 budget, but that will likely be postponed as council members mourn the death of the wife of Cherokee County Interim Administrator Ben Clary. More...

Local Meals on Wheels is thinking "green"

As a means to help its ongoing effort to deliver hot meals to Cherokee County residents that are elderly or shut-in, the local Meals on Wheels has found an environmentally friendly way to bring in funds for the organization. More...

Gaffney natives report for duty with Marine Corps

Marine Corps Pfc. Justin W. Teague, son of Elizabeth H. Garrison and Eric L. Teague, both of Gaffney, recently reported for duty with Marine Aviation Training Support Group 53, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Oak Harbor, Wash. More...

HAY FEVER

Farmers in Cherokee County have been busy cutting and baling hay the past few weeks in what most say has been a good cutting. with the hot dry weather in recent weeks, though, the prospects for a good second crop look dim. More...

Deadline nears to sign up for Festival's 'New Talent Night'

The Blacksburg Rotary Club is again sponsoring the South Carolina Peach Festival New Talent Night. The event will be held Tuesday, June 24 at 7 p.m. in Fullerton Auditorium on the campus of Limestone College. More...