COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina has exceeded its monthly COVID-19 testing goal for the month of July by performing 143,336 tests from July 1 through July 16, surpassing the target of 140,000 tests. To date, DHEC and partners have held 503 free testing events across the state since May, and a total of 638,194 tests have been performed in South Carolina. There […]
Four injured in collision
A juvenile driver was cited for driving too fast for conditions following a single-vehicle collision July 14. According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol, the driver was traveling north on SC 209 (Old Chester Highway) when the driver ran off the right side of the roadway, overcorrected and ran off the left side of the roadway, striking a tree. The […]
The Three Amigos and Opie team up to help ‘Spidey’
Overwhelming. That’s the word Johnny Wyatt used to describe the love and support the community has given to his family these past few months. In April, his 4-year-old son, Samuel, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Sam began complaining of leg pains in March and, at first, Johnny believed they were growing pains. But when the pain became unbearable […]
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District receives extension to submit reopening planAbout 800 Cherokee County students have signed up for the school district’s virtual academy since enrollment opened July 14. The virtual school requires a yearlong commitment and is being offered as an option for parents who do not feel comfortable with their children returning to the classroom. The e-learning instruction model would involve teachers recording lessons and providing instruction in […]
SLED investigating tiff between councilman and Blacksburg mayor’s son
The State Law Enforcement Division has taken over an investigation into threats reportedly made by a Blacksburg Town Council member against the mayor’s son and a town employee, authorities said on Friday. The investigation stems from a June 17 dispute between Cody Patterson and Blacksburg Town Council member Dennis Stroupe at the Bantam Chef. Blacksburg Police were called to the […]
Local teens helping with home repairs
For nearly two decades, Jerusalem Project has offered a time when Cherokee County teenagers volunteer a week from their summer vacation to help improve the lives of local residents. This tradition will continue July 20-24 when teenagers and adult leaders head to 32 work sites to complete home repair projects all around Cherokee County. Adult leaders will help youth learn […]
Despite weather, vet home on schedule
Cherokee County Veterans Affairs Officer Todd Humphries acknowledged the unusually high amount of rain has slowed down the project a bit, but the Cherokee County Veterans nursing home project remains on track for a late spring or early summer 2021 opening. Officials broke ground in May 2019 on the $52 million, 108-bed facility on a 58- acre parcel near Hampshire […]
Begins residency
Dr. Jackson Thomas Harris recently began his residency at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. Harris is a 2015 graduate of N.C. State University and a 2020 graduate of Wake Forest School of Medicine where he studied anesthesiology. He is the son of Tom and Traci Harris of Shelby, N.C. He is the grandson of Bobby and Joyce Mills of […]
U. S. Small Business Administration releases list of PPP loan recipients
Forty Cherokee County businesses received at least $150,000 through a federal coronavirus aid package designed to help small businesses weather the pandemic. The data, which was released by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) on July 6, shows there were 260 businesses in Gaffney that received less than $150,000 and 40 in Blacksburg. The smallest loan granted to a Cherokee […]
