Grievance hearing rescheduled

The two fired Veterans Affairs Office clerks will have to wait a little longer before pleading their case before the county's grievance committee.

The hearing date for Kathy Love and Michele Tucker has been postponed from Thursday, Oct. 23, to Wednesday, Nov. 12 at 10 a.m., according to Cherokee County Interim Administrator Ben Clary.

No reason was given for the change.

Love and Tucker were fired Sept. 29 by Cherokee County Veterans Affairs Officer Sammy Willard. Their allegations against Willard triggered a South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) investigation.

"Your employment with Cherokee County Veterans Office is terminated effectively due to your making unfounded accusations against Cherokee County Veterans Affairs Office," Willard wrote in the one-sentence letter to the clerks.

Love and Tucker said they have spotless work records during a combined 27 years of service with the county, including a total of eight years with the local VA office.