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February 4, 2009 RSS feed / Local News

POLICE REPORTS

A storage building on Peeler Creek Road was burglarized recently. According to the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office, someone entered the storage building in the 100 block between Jan. 22 and Jan. 27. More...

Feb. 6 is National Wear Red Day

Friday, Feb. 6, is National Wear Red Day - a day when Americans nationwide will take women's health to heart by wearing red to show their support for women's heart disease awareness. More...

City holding workshop in town to save money

This year, Gaffney City Council will become more miserly when it comes to spending money on its annual workshop. Council members voted Monday to spend about $1,000 to hold its 2-day workshop at Limestone College's Stephenson Dining Hall. More...

Groundwater contamination still present at Medley site

It's not a perfect success story yet for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, but an official said the Medley Farms superfund site has come a long way from the environmental mess discovered in 1983. More...

Students show progress

A few minutes of exercise went a long way when Draytonville Elementary students sat down recently to take an interim progress test. Students spread out beside their desks for a 5-minute workout from a "Fit for Fred" Web site. More...

UCMC considers expanding intensive care unit

Upstate Carolina Medical Center is considering a major expansion of its intensive care unit. The Gaffney hospital recently purchased brand new beds for the intensive care unit (ICU). There are currently 12 beds in the ICU. More...

103 years old and going strong

"I know... Feb. 2, it's Groundhog Day, how could I forget."

Daisy Faucett knew exactly what day it was on Monday. More...

ON CAMPUS

Blacksburg resident Cierra S. Hogue was named to the Dean's List at Francis Marion University for the 2008 fall semester. Hogue was among 15 part-time students to be named to the Dean's List. More...