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September 23, 2009 RSS feed / Local News

Police Report

The Gaffney Police Department is investigating the reported assault of a 17-year-old girl at last Friday's Gaffney Indians football game. More...

Domestic violence

A growing problem in today's society

Annual balloon vigil Oct. 1 Daniel Morgan Square Main Street in Spartanburg Approximately 82 percent of Americans said they would do something to reduce domestic violence if they knew what to do. More...

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GO AHEAD AND JUMP — Five-year old Savannah Mack leaps as high as she can on a trampoline jump device during Saturday's family fun day at Peachtree Centre. More...

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ALMOST DONE — Local resident Steve LeCroy fires up the grill to cook burgers, hot dogs and other delicious foods Saturday for visitors to Peachtree Centre's Family Fun Day. More...

MAKING THEIR MARK

KEEPING UP WITH LOCAL ATHLETES IN COLLEGE & THE PROS

NFL SIDNEY RICE — WR MINNESOTA VIKINGS 5 rec. 46 yards 9.2 ypr ROCKY MCINTOSH — LB WASHINGTON REDSKINS 11 tackles, forced fumble COLLEGE FOOTBALL TYSON PETTY — WR GARDNER WEBB 3 rec. More...

'As good a team as we'll face this year'

A youthful Blacksburg team has experienced growing pains this season while playing against a difficult nonconference schedule. More...

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HEAVY HITTER —Gaffney's Roderick Oglesby is awarded the Palmetto Collision "Hard Hitter Award" by the local collision and repair shop's David Yanello for his play last week vs. T.L. Hanna. More...

Cowpens park will preview Ken Burns documentary Sunday

The new "Carolina Stories" documentary "Roots in the River: The Story of Congaree National Park" will make its primetime debut on ETV Oct. 1 at 10 p.m. More...

Graduates basic training

Army Reserve Pvt. Rikki D. Sanders has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. More...

$536,000 grant will enable school district to serve 52 more children

Piedmont Community Actions has received a $536,000 grant to start a new Head Start preschool program in Cherokee County. More...

Beattie tourney Friday, Oct. 16

The Beattie family will mark the 10th annual memorial golf tournament with special prizes and desserts on the golf course. The family annually organizes a golf tournament to raise money for the Bradford Thomas Beattie Memorial Scholarship Fund. More...

TEAM COLORS

Local resident Shannon Bridges paints a USC Gamecock on the face of a young University of South Carolina sports fan during last Saturday's Peachtree Centre Family Fun Day. More...

Seven arrests made in historic district

A previously announced effort by the Gaffney Police Department to step up patrols in the historic district around Limestone College resulted in seven arrests this past weekend, all for alcohol violations and almost all involving persons under the a More...

County council moves forward on airport by approving land appraisal

Cherokee County has requested an appraisal of land needed for a proposed $37.5 million airport project. County council voted 5- 1 Monday to have appraised 475 acres off Highway 29 near the Broad River. More...

'A lot of fine athletes'

Gaffney coach impressed with Byrnes' athletes

It's not often that a coach will heap a mound of praise on an opponent his team would be facing in the near future. But following Gaffney's 54- 26 triumph over visiting T.L. More...

FOOTBALL RESULTS

GAFFNEY 38, T.L. HANNA 0 The Gaffney High junior varsity had a dominating performance on both sides of the ball in a 38-0 victory over T.L. Hanna last week. More...

BRIEFS

Stadiums, other venues on high alert Sports officials responded in a low-key manner to security warnings that terrorists would like to attack stadiums, saying Tuesday that they have already boosted precautions so much the latest alerts won't ma More...

Clemson eager to play No. 15 TCU

CLEMSON — Clemson coach Dabo Swinney called playing No. 15 TCU a good chance to "check the oil" on his young program. His players, though, see a bigger opportunity out there Saturday.. More...

Gators missing 6 more due to flulike symptoms

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — No. 1 Florida kept six more players out of practice because they had flulike symptoms. Gators coach Urban Meyer says starting linebacker A.J. Jones was among those feeling ill. More...

Last day to register to vote in special election is Oct. 10

Voter registration for the Cherokee County Council District 7 Primary to be held Nov. 10, 2009, will close on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009, at noon. More...

Graduates basic training

Army Pfc. Sean T. Brown has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson in Columbia. More...