2017-10-25

WHAT’S UP



All items for What’s Up and general news should be sent by email to [email protected] Festivals A Fall Festival and Trunk or Treat will be held at First Baptist Gaffney on Saturday, October 28, from 5 – 7:30 p.m., in the parking lot near Wells Fargo. Activities include bouncy houses, carnival games, hayride, trunk or treat, contest for best costume […]

Vera Gibson



Gaffney, S.C. — Vera Mae Gibson, 88, formerly of Corinth Road, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 22, 2017 at Mary Black Health System- Gaffney. Born in Kings Mountain, N.C., she was the widow of the late James Henry Gibson and daughter of the late McKinley Moore and Annie Bates Moore and reared by her late […]

Glen Porter



SANTEE — Glen Austin Porter, 81, husband of Erika Anna Westhauser Porter, died Monday, October 23, 2017, at Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg. Born November 8, 1935, in Blacksburg, he was a son of the late Pinkney Austin Porter and the late Blease Ramsey Porter. He was a retired US Army veteran of the Vietnam War, with 27 years of […]

Rose Eudy



Blacksburg — Rose Hall Melton Eudy, 71, of 401 North Mountain Street, passed away Monday, October 23rd, 2017, at the home of her daughter. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, October 25, 2017, from 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. at Gordon Mortuary, 400 West Cherokee Street, Blacksburg, South Carolina 29702. Funeral services will be held Thursday, October 26, 2017 […]

Joe Orr



Joe Edward Orr, 76, 13584 Smithford Road, Hickory Grove, S.C., died October 23, 2017, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. The family will receive friends Wednesday, October 25, 2017, from 3:30-5:30 p.m., at Unity Baptist Church, Hickory Grove, SC. A Graveside Celebration Of Life Service will be held Thursday, October 26, 2017, 2 p.m., at Unity Baptist Church Cemetery. E-condolences may […]

Body found is missing Texas toddler; father says she choked




DALLAS (AP) — The father of a missing toddler whose body was found in a culvert under a road in suburban Dallas has changed his story to say the girl didn’t wander off two weeks ago, but that she choked to death while drinking milk in the family’s garage. Richardson police said Tuesday that the Dallas County medical examiner’s office […]

Tale of 2 brothers: 1 victim, 1 rescuer in Vegas shooting




LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nicholas and Anthony Robone are about as close as two brothers can be. They are the only two kids in their family, born and raised in Las Vegas. Nick and Tony share a passion for ice hockey, and as boys used their tape-wrapped hockey sticks to knock a puck around the street. Tony followed Nick in […]

MATH CHALLENGE WINNERS —



Granard Middle School teacher Debra Jones is shown with her advanced math students Charlie Hampton and Danika Jones. The students were the class winners in a math challenge held recently. Hampton won a $50 gift card from Wal-Mart for having the high score. Hampton was incorrectly identified as Chris Simpson in the cutline that ran in Wednesday’s paper.