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November 12, 2008 RSS feed / Local News

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TAKE THAT — It's unclear if a vandal was happy with the results of last Tuesday's election, angry with the results of the election, or just mindlessly selected a stationary target. More...

OBAMA VISIT

U.S. President-Elect Barack Obama is shown with J.V. Martin Junior High Principal Amanda Burnette during a campaign visit in South Carolina. Burnette, a Gaffney resident, is a principal specialist at J.V. Martin Junior High in Dillon. More...

American Education Week to be observed Nov. 16-22

Schools will hold open houses

Local schools will observe American Education Week on November 16-22. More...

Blacksburg residents pack shoe box gifts for hurting children worldwide

BLACKSBURG - It's a heartbreaking reality. Millions of boys and girls around the world live in difficult circumstances and are in desperate need of hope. More...

POLICE REPORT

Two storage units at a West Floyd Baker Boulevard selfstorage business were broken into recently. Some time between Oct. 30 and Oct. More...

POLICE REPORT

A woman who was away from her home for a Nov 6. funeral service discovered it had been burglarized upon her return, according to a report at the Gaffney Police Department. More...

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COLLISION — A woman was taken to Upstate Carolina Medical Center following a two-vehicle crash that occurred just a few hundred yards away from the hospital. More...

Town hires new cop

Blacksburg town officials took little time Tuesday in granting a local resident a place on the municipality's police force. More...

Public invited to comment on plan

The public is invited to give comments and recommendations for a statewide action plan for higher education at a public meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 18, at 4 p.m. in the Tracey Gaines Auditorium on the Spartanburg Community College central campus. More...

School district implements cost-saving measures to deal with state budget cuts

"We don't want to lose people or have to furlough any employees like other state agencies."

Rather than losing employees, the Cherokee County School District hopes saving money will allow it to absorb mid-year budget cuts. More...

Candidates face fines if signs have not been removed

The November 4 election may be a distant memory for many county residents, but not for Gaffney Zoning Administrator Tony Lavender. More...

Consumer Affairs rep will be here Nov. 17

Patty Guthrie, the South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs' Regional SCDCA outreach coordinator, will be at the Cherokee County Public Library, 300 E. Rutledge Ave., on Monday, Nov. 17, to handle consumer complaints and questions. More...

Bank offering residents chance to 'Be an Angel'

The Palmetto Bank will offer residents across the Upstate a chance to make a difference in the lives of children during the holiday season with the bank's thirteenth annual "Be An Angel!" program. More...

Fired Veterans Affairs Office employees' grievance will be heard today

The two fired Veterans Affairs Office clerks are expected to plead their case today before the county's grievance committee. The hearing for Kathy Love and Michele Tucker is set for 10:30 a.m. More...

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4-F MEETING THURSDAY - The next meeting of the 4-F Club at Draytonville Baptist Church will be Thursday, Nov. 13, at noon in the church's Family Life Center. More...

POLICE REPORT

An AK-47 assault rifle was among the items missing from a Bear Creek Road home in Blacksburg following a recent burglary. According to the Cherokee County Sheriff's office, someone entered the home in the 500 block between Nov. 7 and Nov. More...

Gaffney Rotary Club hosts District Governor Carol Burdette

Gaffney Rotary Club President Phil Orr and fellow Rotarians recently hosted District 7750 Governor Carol Burdette. In the photo at left, Burdette addresses the Gaffney club. More...