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Hard economic times have forced the Cherokee County School District to leave some children out when it opens 4-year-old kindergarten classes this fall. The school district informed parents in a letter mailed June 29 it is unable to serve 37 children enrolled in last year's 3-year-old kindergarten program. More ... The City of Gaffney is on the verge of awarding a lucrative contract to a contractor to renovate the former downtown post office building. It was announced at Friday's city Building and Grounds Committee meeting that five contractors submitted their qualifications for the $1.5 million project. Those contractors are SYS Contractors, Sossamon Construction, M.B. More ... KINGS OF THE Q — Having a consistent taste and tenderness to each of its entries, Butts and Breasts claimed the title of grand champion at Saturday's S.C. Peach Festival barbecue competition. Sam and Caroline Creef of Butts and Breasts are shown here posing with their trophy, which they claim will reside in their kitchen until further notice. More ... Starting today, the county will no longer be paying the Medicaid supplement for new hirees. The move is to reduce the county's liability from $500,000 a year to about $350,000. Cherokee County Assistant Administrator Holland Belue said the post-employment benefit costs the county about $200 a month. More ... Some Blacksburg residents might find themselves a little lighter in the pockets should municipally issued trash carts remain on town streets for an extended period of time. More ... The Gaffney Police Department reported the break-in of a West Floyd Baker Boulevard convenience store. According to police, someone forced entry to the Fast Point convenience store between 1:50 a.m. and 2 a.m. July 17. Officers responded to an alarm call at the location but found no one inside upon their arrival. More ... Not so fast WK Dickson Co. You thought it would cost $45.8 million to construct the county's proposed general aviation airport. But the Cherokee County Transportation Committee is convinced you're wrong. WK Dickson announced that figure to Cherokee County Council during a presentation of its preliminary 75- page economic study report in April. More ... Student achievement gaps between white and black students in South Carolina mirror how other students are performing on the nation's only standardized test. A new U.S. Department of Education study shows black students have narrowed the achievement gap in math but remain behind white students in reading on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). More ... |
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