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October 17, 2008 RSS feed / Local News

Governor tells BBQ lovers state must cut out pork

It wasn't meant to be ironic, but in some ways Gov. Mark Sanford's visit to Daddy Joe's Beach House BBQ could be seen that way. More...

POLICE REPORT

The Gaffney Police Department is investigating another major theft of a truck and trailer. Police said a white 2008 Ford 550 Crew Cab truck towing a 25-foot trailer was stolen from 1541 Old Georgia Hwy. between 8:30 p.m. Oct. 13 and 8 a.m. Oct. More...

CORRECTIONS

The Gaffney High football game Friday against Nation Ford will be played at the new stadium. In a document distributed by the school district, it was incorrectly stated that the game would be played at W.K. Brumbach Stadium. More...

School district bracing for budget cuts from state

The Cherokee County School District is bracing for possible budget cuts in the range of as much as $2.3 million from the state. State lawmakers plan to hold a special session to deal with budget issues in the wake of a national economic downturn. More...

Apartment complex under construction

Low-income housing has a bad rap. If it's affordable, it's got to be ugly, right? Not necessarily. Greenville-based Synterra is proving otherwise. More...

Blacksburg voters will decide fate of town's natural gas company

Blacksburg residents will have their say in whether the town's natural gas company should be sold. In addition to casting votes for the nation's next president and legislative posts, More...

Waste Management's Hickory Hill facility earns wildlife certificate

Waste Management's (WM) Hickory Hill Landfill and Recycling Center in Ridgeland, SC, recently learned that it has earned Wildlife at WorkSM certification from the Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC), a national, nonprofit group of corporations, conserva More...