Gospel singings

The Phillips Family will be at Pacolet Road Baptist Church, 1104 Pacolet Hwy., for a special singing Sunday, Aug. 9, at 6 p.m, Everyone welcome.

The Copenhavers from Creston, Ohio, and the Two Old Saints (Booney and Phyllis Wood) from Boiling Springs will be in concert at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, at Chesnee Gospel Music Center on Greenlake Road in Chesnee. Concessions will be on sale beginning at 5:30 p.m. For more information, call 828-223-1514.

Meetings

Cherokee County Republican Women will meet Monday, Aug. 10, at 11:45 a.m. at the Aegean Restaurant on Baker Boulevard. Speaker will be Solicitor Trey Gowdy. The Caring for America project for the month is school supplies for the Cherokee County Children's Home. Guests are always welcome. For more information, contact club president, Joan Wheeler, 864-489- 4012.

The Class of 1974 will have a 35th reunion planning meeting Monday, Aug. 10, at 6:30 p.m. at Aegean Pizza.

School news

Grassy Pond Elementary School will have its Open House/ Title 1 Annual Meeting on Thursday, Aug. 13. K-2 meets from 5-6:30 p.m. and 3-5 meets from 6-7:30 p.m. A brief meeting will be held in the gym with classroom visitation afterwards.

B.D. Lee Elementary will have a "Welcome Back" school orientation on Aug. 13 from 5:30-7 p.m. There will be a mandatory parent meeting in the gymnasium at 5:30 p.m. All parents are encouraged to attend. During orientation parents will have the opportunity to meet their child's teacher and pay the following fees: $5 instruction fee for kindergarten through fifth grade and kindergarten snack fee of 50 cents a day. The school supply list will be district wide located at Wal-Mart. The PTO will allow parents the opportunity to purchase the following: car magnets, $1, car decals, $2, and 2008-2009 yearbooks, $6.

Church news

Abingdon Creek Baptist Church, 187 Abingdon Road, will have homecoming services Sunday, Aug. 9.

West End Baptist Church, 400 Overbrook Drive, will have homecoming services Sunday, Aug. 9, at 10 a.m. Guest speaker will be James Epting, president of North Green-ville University. Musical guest will be Rosalee Johnson.

The Tabernacle of Love on Cherokee Falls Road will have revival services Aug. 10-15 at 7 p.m. Evangelist Sheila Griggs will bring the messages.

Shady Grove Baptist Church will observe Women's Day on Sunday, Aug. 9, during the 11 a.m. worship service. Guest speaker will be the Rev. Anna Montgomery, associate minister of Antioch Baptist Church and former associate minister of Shady Grove. The missionaries will be in charge of the service and will make several special presentations.

An old-time revival will be held Aug. 9 at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. and Aug. 10-12 at 7 p.m. at Blue Branch Baptist Church. Dr. Larry Melton will bring the messages and the Rev. Eddie Smith invites everyone to attend.

Homecoming services will be held Sunday, Aug. 9, at Eastside Baptist Church, 1284 E. Cherokee St., Blacksburg. The Rev. Joel Phillips will be the guest speaker at 11 a.m. and lunch will follow the morning service in the fellowship building. The Good News Trio will be singing at 6 p.m.

Kings Creek Church of God, now located at 1206 Batchelor Drive in Cherokee Falls, is a small church with a mega vision. The pastor is Rayce Wolgemuth who welcomes you to attend. For more information, call 864-839- 9250.

Limestone Missionary Baptist Church will have revival services beginning Sunday, Aug. 9, at 6 p.m. with the Rev. Roosevelt Davenport, pastor of New Pilgrim Baptist Church, Baltimore, Md., as guest speaker. Special guest for the remainder of the week at 7 p.m. will be the Rev. Jerry Aiken, pastor of Antioch AME Church, Clinton.

The YWAs of Island Creek Baptist Church, 2112 Battleground Road, Cowpens, will celebrate their anniversary Sunday, Aug. 9, during the 9:30 a.m worship services. YWAs will be in the charge and guest speaker will be Kim Tate Brown, associate minister of Piney Grove Baptist Church, Cowpens.

Family reunions

Descendants of the late Robert McCraw Bratton and Lucinda Alexander Bratton will have their annual reunion Sunday, Aug. 16, in the fellowship hall of Mt. Vernon United Methodist Church in Hickory Grove. Lunch will be served around 1 p.m. Each family is requested to bring a picnic. For more information, contact Libby Ramsey Brown, 803-684- 9592.

Descendants of Landrum and Ina Pennington Childers will have a family reunion on Saturday, Aug. 8, at Southside Baptist Church. Those attending should bring a well-filled basket. Contact Denise, 490-6951 or Eloise, 706-863-0937, for more information.

Classes

The following classes will start Monday, Aug. 10, at the Salvation Army: Learning to Operate Computer and Keyboarding: Monday and Wednesday, 1-2 p.m., 2:30-3:30 p.m.; Saturday, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Excel Beginners to Advanced: Monday and Wednesday, 4:30-5:30 p.m., 6-7 p.m., 7:30-8:30 p.m.; Saturday, 8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m. Word Beginners to Advanced: Tuesday, 1-2 p.m., 2:30- 3:30 p.m., 4-5 p.m., 5:30- 6:30 p.m., 7-8 p.m. Power Point Beginners to Advanced: Thursday, 1-2 p.m., 2:30-3:30 p.m., 4-5 p.m., 5:30-6:30 p.m., 7-8 p.m.; Saturday, 10-11 a.m.; GED: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 10 a.m.-noon, 2-4 p.m., 4:30- 6:30 p.m.; Praxis PPST Math: Tuesday and Thursday, 4-6 p.m., 6:30- 8:30 p.m. Classes will be facilitated by Spartan Tutors. Contact 864-463- 1185 or doris@ spartantutors. net for class sign up.