Blacksburg High School’s Wildcat Marching Band made a clean sweep of the top awards Oct. 11 in the Chesnee Eagle Classic. Blacksburg won first place in Class AA in the marching band contest hosted by Chesnee High School. They received awards for best musical performance, best percussion, best visual performance and best color guard. Blacksburg High band director Spencer Nance […]
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Every animal deserves a second chance
Cherokee County is facing the same challenges that rural animal shelters across the state are facing today. We are overcrowded. As an open-entry shelter — meaning the shelter must take in every animal that comes through the doors — the dogs and cats never stop coming in. And with the cost of living ever rising, fewer people can afford to […]
WHAT’S UP
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POLICE REPORTS
• A jewelry box with $4,000 in jewelry was reported stolen from a Blacksburg residence Oct. 14. Someone kicked in the rear door of the victim’s home on Blacksburg Highway and stole a box with miscellaneous pieces of jewelry, according to a police report filed at Cherokee County Sheriff’s office. The victim told police the theft is believed to have […]
School district celebrates student achievement
Cherokee County School District held its first Academic Achievement Awards event Wednesday to celebrate student achievement on state tests during the 2024-2025 school year. Corinth Elementary, Blacksburg Middle and Blacksburg High received awards as the district’s highest performing schools for their scores on South Carolina College and Career Ready Assessments (SC READY) and high school end of course exams. Overall, […]
Internships paying off for Project Search high school students
High school students involved in Project Search will receive a financial reward for completing internships in the work transition program. School trustees approved a $500 bonus for students who complete the 9-month internship at Project SEARCH internship program at Cherokee Medical Center. The bonus will be paid to students at the end of the year agreement. The Gaffney hospital partners […]
First Steps to present awards
Gaffney Mayor Lyman Dawkins will be the guest speaker Thursday for the Cherokee County First Steps annual meeting. The event will take place at 4 p.m. in the Institute of Innovation to update the community about First Steps. Now in its 26th year, local First Steps boards in all 46 counties work with community partners to connect young children and […]
SUPPORTING PROJECT HOPE
On a day to appreciate customers, the community decided to give back. Last week, the Board of Public Works held a Customer Appreciation Day with free coffee, snow cones, t-shirts and goodies. During the event, 128 customers signed up to participate in Project Hope, a charitable program created by BPW to assist customers in need with help paying utility bills. […]
House finally being built in previously planned subdivisions
After all the new residential subdivision announcements in the past couple years, new homes are finally being built. The photo at right shows one of 207 planned homes under construction in Creekside Estates on Twin Lake Road near the high school. The photo below that one shows a road being cut for the Mill Creek project on Pacolet Highway across […]
Ex-girlfriend takes car, tools after sleepover
POLICE REPORT• A 2011 Mitsubishi Lancer with $5,000 worth of tools and other belongings was reported stolen from a Gaffney residence Sept. 6. The victim told City of Gaffney police that his vehicle, described as orange in color with a black hood and roof, was stolen by his ex-girlfriend on Sept. 5. He claimed she stayed the night on Sept. 4 […]
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