Not an inch of cloth makes its way out of Springfield LLC's Limestone Plant without the watchful eye of Doris Patterson giving the material a once-over. The last line of defense before the fabric is developed into linens and cloths with multiple uses, her job has become more important as the textile industry, once a stable source of infrastructure for the Southeastern U.S. More...

The church may have been different, but as he went from town to town preaching the gospel during revivals in the 1950s, there was always a song that would follow the late Rev. More...

In its run to the state championship, Gaffney High played its best in mustwin situations. Post 109 is showing that same ability. A night after dropping the series opener at home to Clover, Michael Hughey had five RBIs and Ryan Westbrook pitched a complete game as Post 109 tied the series at 1 with a 16-6 victory on Tuesday. More...

Judith Caldwell Robbs, 65, of 1409 Robbs School Road, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 19, 2009. Born in Gaffney, she was the wife of Thomas Ross (Tommy) Robbs, and daughter of the late John Duran Caldwell and Nancy Lipscomb Caldwell Speer. She retired from B.D. Lee Elementary School after teaching for 33 years. More...

Dear Editor: Our grandson attended a K3/4 Montessori class at Northwest Elementary last school year. This was an excellent program and was exactly what we desired for his success. We were told when we enrolled him as a 3-year-old that he would automatically be eligible for placement in the class the following year as a 4-year-old. More...

Gaffney City Councilman Dennis Ramsey was correct when he told his fellow councilmen that "It's not our place to decide if they smoke (city employees) or not." We need more elected officials to quit 'babysitting' the public with well-intentioned, but intrusive, laws designed to protect us from ourselves. More...