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A long weekend of pounding the pavement led Cherokee County Sheriff's Office investigators to file charges against two more people Sunday in connection with the shotgun slaying of a 23-year-old college student Friday. Four people now are charged in the murder of Furman Scott Armstrong, of Carson ... More...

The body of a Gaffney woman missing since late November was discovered Friday afternoon at a dam near the Broad River Electric Hydro Plant. The remains of Verlishia Littlejohn, 25, of 321 Springwood Drive, Lot A, were discovered on Cherokee Falls Road at 1:30 p.m. by Broad River Electric workers,... More...

A Gaffney woman hopes her 41- year-old daughter's recent disappearance is just like the other times she has gone missing. Rhonda Jan White of Blacksburg has been missing since she borrowed her boyfriend J.J. Hansil's sport utility vehicle in Gastonia on Jan. 4 at 1 p.m. to drive to her job at the... More...

A vocal critic of the Gaffney Board of Public Works' spending practices will take his fight to Gaffney City Council today. Dr. More...
It's his wife's turn to make a sacrifice
Dear Annie: When my wife and I married 20 years ago, I agreed to buy a house in the town where she worked, even though it was an hour away from my job. She promised that when she retired, we would move closer to my job, but now that it's happened, she refuses to relocate. More...
Breanna Watkins and Holly Wolff made sure the Gaffney Lady Indians got their first region win on Friday. After Boiling Springs took the lead in the second half, Watkins had five points and Wolff had two 3s to fuel an 11-2 run to help the Lady Indians post a 54-42 victory. More...
Retired steel worker
Milton Wayne Duncan, 55, of 801 8th St., went home to be with the Lord on Friday, Jan. 4, 2008. Born in Chattanooga, Tenn., he was the husband of Pattie Moore Duncan and son of the late Alvis Milton Duncan and Arvie Marie Goins Duncan. More...
MITT'S DIVIDED STRATEGY MANCHESTER, N.H. - Desperate to save Mitt Romney's Republican presidential campaign in Tuesday's New Hampshire primary, his advisers all wanted to attack Sen. John McCain but were divided about how to do it. More...
Potential 2008 issues
The second regular session of the 117th South Carolina General Assembly will convene Jan. 8. Things are already happening in Columbia as Dec. 5 was the first wave of prefile legislation; the second prefile date will be Dec. 12. There are many significant issues that may be considered by the Genera... More...
Man shot to death by police officer GREENVILLE - A man has been shot to death after fighting with an Iva police officer who was answering a disturbance call at the man's home. Anderson County Coroner Greg Shore says 41-year-old Mark Monroe Evans died of a gunshot wound about 4 p.m. Saturday. More...