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January 18, 2008
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If you liked Thursday's snowfall, you're going to love Saturday. That's when, forecasters say, the Upstate will receive another blast of wintry weather. A mixture of snow and rain is expected to start falling here late tonight, turning to all snow Saturday with an inch or two of accumulation pos... More...

Jason Riddle may one day get out of prison for his role in a 1985 murder in Gaffney. Sentenced to life imprisonment for his involvement in the killing of Abbie Sue Mullinax inside her Gaffney home on Aug. More...

"...With the items that we have here, those visiting the museum will be both informed and entertained."

It has been said that "those who do not know history are destined to repeat it." With that notion in mind, members and supporters of the Cherokee Historical & Preservation Society (CHAPS) are making an effort to preserve history. More...

Sharon Fowler hoped a litter of puppies she put up for sale would all find good homes. She never expected, however, the responses her advertisement would generate. Her puppies, a breed called the Chinese Crested, generally is as a hairless dog that looks like it forgot its coat. More...
Jennings - van der Merwe David and Diane Jolley of Greenville announce the engagement of their daughter, Devon Manette Jennings, of Inman to Brett John van der Merwe of Durban, South Africa. Mr. van der Merwe is the son of Miralee van der Merwe of Durban, South Africa and the late Michael van ... More...
Blanton resigns as coach but wants to stay as school's A.D.
Robbie Blanton resigned abruptly Wednesday as football coach at Blacksburg High School, but wants to remain as the school's athletic director. Blanton, who compiled a 39-61 record in nine seasons as coach, said he wasn't pressured into the decision but added it was time for the program to go in a... More...
Self-employed mechanic
BLACKSBURG - W.K. "Hadecal" White, 79, of 677 S. Charleston St., died Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2008, at his home. A native of Cherryville, N.C., Mr. White was the widower of Kathleen Patterson White and son of the late Ephram Clarence White and the late Sarah Jane Reiley White. He was a selfemployed ... More...
Vetting Obama
WASHINGTON, D.C. - With Barack Obama nipping at her heels in Iowa, Hillary Clinton went on the state's public television Dec. 14 to say: "I've been vetted. ... There are no surprises." That was the first use in presidential campaign politics of an unusual word. After losing in Iowa Jan. 3, Sen. ... More...
It has been five days ... and I am still sick. The pain and anguish of a season left with unfulfilled expectations hit me like a stack of bricks Sunday after Dallas' 21-17 loss to the New York Giants on Sunday. More...