Cat’s Paw Winery held a grand opening Saturday for its new location in Blacksburg, celebrating a new chapter in the winery’s history. Cat’s Paw Winery was founded by John Burks in Rock Hill in 2016 to produce small batch, handcrafted wines. In 2025, the winery was acquired by the Brinson Family under Brinson Spirits and relocated to Blacksburg. Following a […]
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Thief dumps trash, takes trash can from Gaffney home
POLICE REPORTS• A trash can was reported stolen from a Gaffney residence Sept. 14. The victim called City of Gaffney police and informed them the crime was caught on a doorbell camera. The camera reportedly showed a male subject walk up to his residence, take the trash can and walk off. The victim later found his trash dumped in a field […]
Board of Public Works Districts 6 & 7 election November 4
District 6 JEFF STOCKS My name is Jeff Stocks, and I am excited to introduce myself to the community as a candidate for the newly-established Board of Public Works District 6 Commissioner. I attended Clemson University on a football scholarship and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Zoology and a Master’s Degree in BioEngineering. While attending Clemson, I met […]
First Steps served 2,200 children
More than 2,200 children received early childhood services through Cherokee County First Steps. This is less than half of the county’s 4,701 preschool children last year, according to the 2024-2025 annual report from Cherokee County First Steps. Local data shows 58% of young children in Cherokee County live in poverty or low income households. Now in its 26th year, First […]
Upstate leaders address barriers to affordable housing
Nearly 100 leaders from across the Upstate gathered Wednesday for the second annual Upstate Homelessness & Housing Forum, continuing collaborative efforts to address housing affordability and homelessness across the region. Co-hosted by Ten at the Top and the Upstate Continuum of Care, the forum marked a key milestone in the region’s ongoing effort to identify and remove regulatory barriers to […]
Vigil held to honor victims of domestic violence
Silently passing a flame from one candle to the next, the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office held a vigil Thursday night to honor the memories of domestic violence victims and offer their support to those who suffer from abuse. Jennifer Davidson shared her personal story during the 12th annual domestic violence vigil held by the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office. She spoke […]
She’s a dancin’ dancin’ (on the) machines
A woman was arrested Sept. 8 after she was found trespassing at a convenience store while dancing on equipment. City of Gaffney police were called for a welfare check at the location. They were informed a female subject was wearing one glove, talking to herself and dancing on equipment. Officers located the suspect, who was wearing six shirts and the […]
POLICE REPORTS
response to an unruly customer. Employees told police a subject that had just been fired was threatening to fight other employees. The subject told police he did say he would fight one person but that was because the person walked up to him with some sort of object in his hand. The other person told police the subject was being […]
Clarification issued
The following statement was issued by Cherokee County Administrator Merv Bishop: Cherokee County Council and Administration want to ensure that the public understands the process behind county zoning, but more importantly, that county zoning is not the full intent of the overall project that County Council requested the Planning Commission look into. County Council utilized a guiding principle of the […]
Where there’s smoke doesn’t always mean there’s fire
A power outage on Floyd Baker Boulevard Thursday morning resulted in the city fire department being called to two businesses. For an unknown reason, a power outage occurred in the 1400 and 1500 blocks of West Floyd Baker Boulevard around 11 a.m. Several businesses were affected by the outage including Walmart, Pete’s, Dollar Tree and the old Big Lots building. […]
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