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December 17, 2008 RSS feed / Local News

Suit filed against doctors, hospital

Upstate Carolina Medical Center, two doctors and one of the hospital's corporate parents, Health Management Associates Inc., were sued Monday in Cherokee County Court of Common Pleas. More...

POLICE REPORT

The Gaffney Police Department reported the arrest of a toy store worker on a breach of trust charge after she and another person allegedly were caught trying to get $441 in merchandise out the toy store's door without paying. More...

Clark graduates from basic

Army Reserve Pvt. TyHisha E. Clark has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. More...

Fed cuts key rate to lowest level ever

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve has cut its target for a key interest rate to the lowest level on record and pledged to use "all available tools" to combat a severe financial crisis and prolonged recession. More...

Everybody loves a CHRISTMAS PARADE

Gaffney and Blacksburg held their annual Christmas parades Saturday. More...

School officials pushing for 4-day week

A 4-day school week is among the issues school boards statewide will ask lawmakers to discuss when the new session starts in January. More...

Sagging pants outlawed in Jasper

BEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) — It will cost you if you get caught with your pants down in one South Carolina county. The Jasper County council passed an ordinance Monday prohibiting sagging pants in public. More...

Capital One phishing scam spreading

COLUMBIA - The South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs urges consumers to be wary of spoof e-mail messages from designed to look as though they were sent by Capital One. More...

Roll-out trash carts working well

Blacksburg officials expected little to no problems when they voted to purchase trash carts for every home in the town of nearly 1,900 people in hopes of cutting costs. So far, so good. More...

CONTRIBUTION

Elaine Fulton, Director of Iron City Ministries, is shown accepting a contribution of $5,400 from Linda B. Panther, Senior Vice President of First Piedmont Federal Savings & Loan Association, who made the presentation on behalf of First Piedmont. More...

Recognized for efforts to improve reading

Alma Elementary received a Literacy Spot award Dec. 9 for the school's efforts to help young children read. More...

Vote on your favorite tree, donate to your favorite charity

There will be no long waits in line for Gaffney City Clerk LeighAnn Turner and her family this holiday season. More...