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June 14, 2010 / LifeStyles

Library uses grant to install integrated public computer management system

Two mini-grants will enhance children’s services

Thanks to a U.S. More...

4-H summer camps offer youths fun activities

Parents looking for fun things for their children to do this summer need look no further than the local Clemson Extension Service, which has planned three day camps in July and August. More...

MARRIAGES

The following marriages have been filed in the probate court of Cherokee County: More...

Church news The Youth Ministry of Limestone Missionary Baptist Church will have its annual youth revival June 21-23 at 7 p.m. Speaker will be the Rev. Sean Dogan, pastor of Long Branch Baptist Church, Greenville. More...

James W. Martin

BLACKSBURG – James Wade "Sonny" Martin, 65, of 428 Holly Ridge Road, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, June 11, 2010, at Upstate Carolina Medical Center in Gaffney. Mr. Martin was a son of the late Sherman (Goob) and Frances Martin. More...

Gaming tourneys for teens begin this week

The Gaffney and Blacksburg libraries will be hosting video gaming tournaments for teens and visits from Ronald McDonald as part of the "Make a Splash" and "Make Waves" summer reading programs. The gaming tournaments are open for teens ages 12-18. More...

Bird feeding is for the birds, not the squirrels

Frolicking in the trees, foraging for acorns on the ground, even begging for a peanut or two at your back deck – squirrels can be cute as dickens. Until the little dickens stake their claim to your bird feeder. More...

ENGAGEMENT

Fowler – Hamrick

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Joseph Fowler of Bennettsville announce the engagement of their daughter, Rebecca Alsbrook Fowler, to Cameron Wylie Hamrick, both of Gaffney. Mr. Hamrick is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Augustus Wardlaw Hamrick of Gaffney. More...

BIRTH

Lucas Matthew Wood

Cassie Snipe and Matthew Wood of Gaffney announce the birth of their son, Lucas Matthew Wood, on May 31, 2010, in Upstate Carolina Medical Center weighing 7 lbs. 8 ozs. More...

S.C. Genealogical Society plans 40th annual workshop July 9-10

COLUMBIA – The 40th annual South Carolina Genealogical Society workshop will be held Friday, July 9, and Saturday, July 10, at the South Carolina State Archives. More...

Beatrice Wilkins

Beatrice Wilkins, 84, affectionately called "BeBe," of Brookview Healthcare Center, 510 Thompson St., passed away Sunday, June 13, 2010, at her residence. Mrs. Wilkins was of the Baptist faith. Arrangements by Foster Funeral Home. More...