The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office is investigating the armed robbery of a 72-year-old North Carolina man. According to a police report, a 23-year-old subject from Forest City, N.C., pointed a handgun and fired a shot toward the victim, who is from Hendersonville, N.C., at a location in the 700 block of Rutherfordton Highway in Chesnee. More...

Phil Gibbons, president of the Gaffney Little Theatre, has announced the schedule for the 2009- 2010 season. Heidi, a beloved children's classic, has been adapted for the stage by June Waker Rogers from the novel by Johanna Spyri. The show, which contains roles for men, women and children (ages 8 and above), opens the new season Sept. 17-20. More...

The two local Babe Ruth All-Star teams - playing under the name of Cherokee Athletics - hope to put on quite a show for the local fans. The Cherokee Athletics 15 year old and under all-star team began play Thursday night against District 1 at the Cherokee County Youth Sports Complex. More...

BLACKSBURG - John William Norville, 86, of 1612 N. Mountain St., passed away Wednesday, July 15, 2009, at Wendover Hospice in Shelby, N.C. Born in Rutherford County, N.C., Mr. Norville was the widower of Margaret Collins Norville and son of the late Clyde Alexander and Sara Reep Norville. He graduated from Number 3 High School and retired from Esther Mills in Shelby. More...

Dear Mr. (Joe) Howell, Upstate Carolina Medical Center Administrator: On July 10, I had the misfortune of being stung by fire ants and went into anaphylactic shock. I was working at our flooring store on Hampshire Drive. EMS personnel was called from Upstate Medical and I was carried to the hospital. More...

Alright, I have come to the conclusion that legends never die. For a short span of time, all of us have the opportunity to walk this planet and make our own footprint that future generations can live by. A lot of our efforts go unnoticed to nearly the rest of this world's inhabitants over seven continents separated by the four great oceans. More...