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August 25, 2008 RSS feed / Local News

Local doctor selected for Duke study

Gaffney optometrist Dr. Nord Davis has been selected to participate in a new Duke University Medical Center study that will involve spending the next two years looking at how eye doctors diagnose and treat patients who suffer from glaucoma. More...

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IRON MEN — Blacksburg High football players Matt Dillingham (77), Brett Lanier (53), Brent Bonner (81) and Vinnie Thompson (17) rub an anvil Friday before the season opener against Walhalla. More...

Horses apparently believed the grass was greener on the other side of the fence

Horses hungry for some fresh grass on a neighboring property allegedly caused $2,000 in fence damage. According to the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office, the fence damage occurred in the 3400 block of Pacolet Highway on Aug. 22. More...

Six sent to hospital following Sunday accident

Six people were sent to the hospital following a violent two-car crash in Gaffney on Sunday afternoon that sent one of the cars careening into the front yard of a Cherokee County 911 emergency dispatcher and the other into the dispatcher's truck. More...

GOAL POST MAKER

Floyd Leonard "Honeybee" Parker helped make the last goal posts used by the Gaffney High football team at W.K. Brumbach Stadium. Parker was a pipe welder and metal fabricator with his own shop Busy Bee Welding. More...

Fire turns life upside down for mother, daughter

"It's a lot when you have to worry about where you are going to lay your head at night."

A Cherokee County woman and her daughter are picking up the pieces after a fire engulfed their home August 18. More...

New home starts continue downward spiral

New home starts in Cherokee County are staying on a downward trend through July. More...

Auditions tonight

Children are invited to audition this Monday at 6:30 p.m. in Fullerton Auditorium for roles in the upcoming production of "Beauty and the Beast" at Limestone College. Children should bring a song to sing. More...