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Spartanburg Community College has chosen veteran Ohio college administrator Dr. Para Jones to become its new president. More ... One by one, area firefighters and Cherokee County sheriff's deputies emerged from the thick woods along Little Hope Road on Monday afternoon, most covered with leaves, pollen or the occasional cobweb, many of them bleeding from cuts and scrapes, and all of them drenched in sweat. More ... Imagine Gaffney Police officers and Cherokee County deputies driving BMW police cruisers. Or how about every government-owned vehicle in South Carolina riding on Michelin tires. Neither would be a luxury as far as Lt. Gov. André Bauer is concerned, as long as the costs were competitive with what other manufacturers could offer. More ... Cherokee County high school seniors continued to take the SAT admissions exam with mixed success. A year after a 64- point drop, Blacksburg High seniors saw a 46- point increase in their average SAT scores in 2009. Gaffney High average SAT scores decreased 58 points over the same period. More ... FIELD WHAT? — Limestone College field hockey team members gave a demonstration of the sport Saturday evening after a barbecue dinner for Saints Club booster members at Hamrick Field. More ... ACT college exam scores for Cherokee County graduating seniors varied widely in data released last Wednesday. The average score for the school district's Class of 2009 was 19 on a 36- point scale, down from 19.3 in 2008. The state average decreased slightly from 19.9 last year to 19.8 in 2009. There was no change in the national ACT average of 21.1. More ... PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT — Charles Hamrick, Todd Roberson and Cleve Hamrick inspect work done on a new putting green at Cherokee National. The green is being built with funds raised by the Henry Transou Memorial Tournament, held in honor of the golf club's late pro. It is part of a practice area that will be named for Transou. Charles and Cleve are on the tournament committee and Roberson is the course superintendent. More ... The "Shindig at the Gaffney Cabin" Free Concert Series will continue its fall season with a second free concert on Thursday, August 27. This second concert will also be from 6-8:30p.m., and will feature a performance by The Rock Doctors. More ... |
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