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August 2, 2010 RSS feed / Local News

HOW OUR SCHOOLS FARED

Schools nationwide are required to show Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) in the number of students scoring proficient on state tests in English and math. More...

Red Cross offers first aid classes

The Cherokee County Service Center of the American Red Cross will offer a Standard First Aid and CPR-Adult class Aug. 2-3 from 6-9 p.m. Participants must attend both nights and there is a fee. More...

$10,467 a year

County council members are paid less than average

Cherokee County Council members rank in the middle in pay in a survey of comparablesize counties. More...

Former officer pleads guilty

Making inappropriate advances to mother of children he was supervising

A former probation officer with the Department of Juvenile Justice pleaded guilty Tuesday morning in Cherokee County General Sessions Court to misconduct in office for making inappropriate advances in 2007 towards the mother of two children he was s More...

Elliott earns award

Correll Insurance Group was recently recognized for professional leadership and advanced knowledge by the Society of Certified Insurance Counselors (CIC), a leading national insurance professional organization. More...

Cherokee County NAACP will host ‘Meet the Candidates’ forum Aug. 3

The Cherokee County NAACP Branch will present a “Meet the Candidates” forum on Tuesday, Aug. 3, at 7 p.m. at Dunton United Methodist Church. More...

Clarke awarded S.C. Teaching Fellowship

Sharequa Clarke, from Gaffney High School, has been named a South Carolina Teaching Fellow, the state's most prestigious fellowship for future teachers. The S.C. More...

Blacksburg Middle earns ‘green’ designation

“We don't want any trash in the classrooms which can't be recycled.”

Blacksburg Middle School became a state “Green Steps School” on June 23 for its conservation efforts in an ongoing project that focuses on the environment. More...

Blood drive Tuesday

The recent blood drive on July 1 in honor of Marion Patton was a big success. Seventy-three units of lifesaving blood was collected with a waiting list of 69 more people that wanted to donate. More...

SC finalist for federal school grants

South Carolina is one of 19 finalists in the second round of competition for $3.4 billion in federal Race to the Top grants to be awarded this fall. More...

11 county schools meet goals

Eleven Cherokee County schools met all of their 2010 test score goals Monday in No Child Left Behind results released by the state. More...

City to discuss jail fees

Approving the rate the county will charge it to incarcerate its prisoners at the detention center highlights today’s sparse Gaffney City Council agenda. More...

Gaffney native has role in TV show

Remaining humble despite the attention received by way of her profession, Gaffney native Julia Fowler would rather the limelight be cast on someone else. More...

POLICE REPORTS

 The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a July 26 shooting incident on Shippy Lane during which a 42-year-old man was struck in the leg. More...

GHS grad joins ‘Teach for America’

“I have a burning passion to bridge the gap of educational inequality.”

Gaffney native Jonathan Crossley has joined Teach For America, the national corps of top college graduates who commit to teach for two years in urban and rural public schools in lowincome communities. More...

NEW LOCATION —

NEW LOCATION — Déjà vu is moving two doors down (and across the street) to 707 Cherokee Ave. The new 8,000 sq ft. More...

Ewing announces Honor Roll

John E. Ewing Middle School has announced its honor roll for the fourth nine weeks. More...

Cook earns Doctor of Chiropractic

Palmer College of Chiropractic Florida has awarded Jenna Lynne Cook the Doctor of Chiropractic degree. Graduation was held on June 18, 2010, at the Daytona News Journal in Daytona Beach, Fla. Dr. More...

Corrective action delayed at two schools

Two Cherokee County schools were able to postpone additional sanctions this year after making Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Monday under the nation’s No Child Left Behind law. More...