IT’S JUST ME




‘OK,’ he said, reaching for the power tools My big toe on my left foot had been causing me quite a bit of angst over the past several weeks. Well, it wasn’t actually the toe, it was more the toenail, which had seemingly developed a life of its own, a life that was immediately and without question had now become […]

POLICE REPORTS



City of Gaffney police were called Oct. 13 after a man allegedly tried to cash a forged check at a local convenience store. According to an incident report, a man entered JP’s Corner Stop on North Logan Street to cash a check but an employee was already aware that the check had been altered. When the man was advised that […]

From lieutenants to captains



Local Salvation Army officers Mark and Amy Rockwell have been promoted from the rank of lieutenants to captains. Salvation Army officers are ordained Christian ministers, and the Rockwells became lieutenants after graduating from the Salvation Army’s seminar in Suffern, N.Y. Their promotion comes with the completion of exactly five years of faithful, full-time ministry. The Rockwells say it feels right […]

Limestone College represented at CIC Consortium Workshop in Washington, D.C.



A Limestone College associate professor and the library director were recently invited to present at a Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) Consortium Workshop in Washington, D.C. Lizah Ismail, director of the library, and Dr. Justin Bailey, associate professor and chair of the psychology department, spoke at the CIC Consortium on Digital Resources for Teaching and Research Workshop over a three-day […]

The “Pumpkinoid”



Dr. Karriker’s office in Gaffney entered a pumpkin decorating contest for orthodontists Dr. Nease and Dr. Higginbotham. The office “decorated” theirs to represent Gaffney and the Peachoid water tower.

Xi Alpha Delta holds October meeting



Xi Alpha Delta met on Monday, Oct. 3 at 6 p.m. at the Aegean Restaurant. Shirley Turner was hostess. Nine members were present, as well as one guest. The president opened the meeting. Executive officers gave their reports and the committee chairmen gave up to date information. Service for the month was a donation to the Shriner’s Hospital. Ways and […]

Fire department visits Peachtree Centre



The Gaffney Fire Department made a visit to Peachtree Centre last week not only to learn about the facility and the lay of the land, but to also spend time with residents. The residents were so excited to meet the firefighters and even welcomed them with a sign of appreciation. “It was an opportunity for the residents to show their […]

Winford “Wink” McCraw



Gaffney, S.C. — Winford “Wink” Lamont McCraw, 80, of 172 Boiling Springs Highway, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 15, 2016 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born in Gaffney, he was the husband of Millie Phillips Garner McCraw and first married to the late Wanza Wilson McCraw and the son of the late Ede McCraw and […]

Melissa (Punkin) Mullinax



Gaffney, S.C. — Melissa (Punkin) Gail Mullinax, 43, of 921 McKown’s Mountain Road, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, October 14, 2016 at her residence. She was the step-daughter of Bill Putnam, the daughter of the late Dorothy Mullinax Putnam, and was raised in the home of her late grandparents, Leroy and Elsie Mullinax. She was a […]

Margaret Martin



Blacksburg, S.C. — Margaret Wylie Martin, 83, formerly of 111 Leagan Drive, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 15, 2016 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born in York, she was the widow of the late Arthur Martin and the daughter of the late James A. Wylie and Mary Childers Wylie. She was a homemaker, loved animals, […]