Concert part of effort to match grant



Grammy-nominated artist Roy Spotted Eagle and the Silverheels Singers will perform a concert Oct. 11 to kick off an effort by the local historical society to meet a $25,000 challenge gift by the end of the year. Eagle, a Native American flutist, will perform American Indian folk classics and fan favorites in a Challenge Concert at 7 p.m. in the […]

Miss Cook, Mr. Titcombe wed Sept. 22



Jenna Lynne Cook and Jonathon Alexander Titcombe, both of Chicago, Ill., were united in marriage on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012, in Charles Daniel Ezra Memorial Chapel at Furman University. Dr. John Brearley of John Knox Presbyterian Church, Greenville, performed the 5:30 p.m. double ring ceremony. A reception followed at the Upcountry History Museum in Greenville. Dr. Charles Tompkins of Furman […]

Rose Hill Plantation hosts ‘Mansion by Moonlight’ Sept. 29



UNION – Rose Hill Plantation will offer a rare opportunity to tour the William H. Gist mansion and plantation grounds at night on Saturday, Sept. 29. The event will take place from 7-9 p.m. during a full moon and visitors will explore what life might have been like after the sun went down on a mid-1800s Upstate plantation. The tour […]

CHURCH COLLECTS ITEMS FOR IRON CITY MINITRIES –



Nazareth Baptist Church held Vacation Bible School July 18-22. During the week, there was a competition between the boys and girls to collect canned goods and other items for Iron City Ministries. At stake was a “pie in the face.” If the girls collected the most, the pastor, Rev. Jamie Billings, agreed to let his wife, Christy, give him a […]

HAT CONTEST WINNERS –



Winners of the hat contest held during the Mad Hatter’s Tea in August at Dunton United Methodist Church are (l-r) Irene Foster, Prettiest Hat; Lucendia Buchanan, Vintage Hat; and the Rev. Jennifer Hemphill, Most Creative Hat.

WHAT’S UP



Church news l The Senior Woman’s Convention of the Thickety Mountain Baptist Association will hold its 94th annual session Tuesday, Sept. 25, at 3 p.m. at Youngs Grove Baptist Church in Blacksburg. The presidential hour will convene at 7 p.m. with Bertha Harris as acting president. The convention will conclude with the missionary sermon at 8 p.m. with the Rev. […]

BARNET VISITS PEACHTREE –



Barney came to pay another visit to Peachtree residents recently and enjoyed some time on the lap of Aileen Elmore. Barney and his owner, Hazel Jolley, come once a month to put huge smiles on all of the residents faces.

Lorene Weeks, 91, retired from Oxford



Lorene Sparks Weeks, 91, formerly of Dry Fork Road, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, Sept. 21, 2012 at Magnolias of Gaffney. Born in Gaffney, she was first married to the late William Mabry and then to the late David Franklin Weeks. She was the daughter of the late Hal Junis Sparks and Carrie Kirby Sparks. A […]

Josh McAbee, 28, formerly employed by UPS-Overnite



Joshua Lee McAbee, 28, of 150 Owens Lane, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012. Born in Gaffney, he was the son of the late James (Jimmy) Carroll McAbee and Donna Lee Owens Pennington and step-son of Mike Pennington, both of Gaffney. He was a graduate of Gaffney High School, formerly worked for UPSOvernite and […]

James Platt, 90, Pennsylvania native



James Mellor Platt, 90, of Hatboro, Pa., died Tuesday, Sept. 18. 2012. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Thomas Mellor and Kathryn Haigh Platt. He attended Penn State and Temple universities and served as Signalman 2nd Class in the Coast Guard during World War II. He was a member of W.K. Bray Lodge F & AM […]