2018-06-25

Sheila Fueston

Gaffney — Sheila Faye Clanton Fueston, 59, of 100 McArthur Str., passed away Saturday, June 16, 2018, at her home. The family will hold a Celebration of Life Service on Saturday, June 23rd, 2018, from 4:00 pm – 6:00 am at the home of Shirley Powell, 235 East Jones St., Blacksburg, SC 29702. The Book of Memories is available at […]

Wayne Clary

Gaffney, S.C. — Richard Wayne Clary, 95, formerly of 601 E. Jefferies Street, passed into the hands of his loving Lord on June 23, 2018. Born in Charlotte, NC on September 8, 1922, Wayne was one of ten children of the late Barney Clanton Clary and Mabel Kendrick Clary. He was married to the late Evalee White Clary for 56 […]

Patricia Whelchel

Cowpens, S.C. — Patricia Vinesett Whelchel, 84, of 405 South Green River Road, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 24, 2018 at Mary Black Health Systems-Gaffney. Born in Gaffney, she was the widow of the late Billy Alfred Whelchel and the daughter of the late Kyle Vinesett and Zemrude Lanier Vinesett. She was a graduate of […]

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Week of June 25-30, 2018

Monday, June 25  County Council Meeting – County Administration Building, 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 26  Gaffney Rotary Club – Stephenson Dining Hall, 12 p.m. l Dorian Michael Concert – Blacksburg Library, 12 p.m. Thursday, June 28 FCA Adult Chapter Meeting – 12 p.m., House of Pizza l Blood Drive – West End Baptist Church, 2:30-7 p.m.  Joint Care Seminar – […]

WHAT’S UP

All items for What’s Up and general news should be sent by email to [email protected]. BBQ and Hash Sale Barbecue and hash will be sold at the DMW VFD, 538 McKowns Mountain Rd., the Auto Stop on 105, and Moss Mini Mart on Hwy. 18, Saturday, June 30 from 7 a.m. until. Phone orders are welcome all day Friday, 489-2194. […]

Free concert being held at Blacksburg Library Tuesday

Dorian Michael will perform some fingerstyle guitar and lots of blues at the Blacksburg Public Library, Thursday, July 26 at noon. The concert is free and open to the public. Earthy blues, lyrical instrumentals, a couple of jazz tunes, and a Celtic tune, make up the wide variety in his repertoire. Michael’s original music reflects his interest in a number […]

DEJA VU ALL OVER AGAIN

For the second time in just a few days, tractor-trailer crash brings Northbound Interstate 85 traffic to screeching halt



The cab of a tractor-trailer was totally destroyed in a Friday morning accident that completely blocked the northbound lanes of Interstate 85. While no one was injured, Friday morning’s incident marked the second time in just a few days that an accident involving a tractor-trailer blocked the northbound lanes and necessitated a detour of all northbound interstate traffic. The latest […]

Applications now available for Peach Fest New Talent Night

The Blacksburg Rotary Club is again sponsoring the South Carolina Peach Festival New Talent Night. The event will be held Thursday, July 26 at 7 p.m. in Fullerton Auditorium on the campus of Limestone College. There will be two age categories – those under 15 and those 15 and older. A $100 prize will be awarded to the first place […]

RELAY FOR LIFE

County residents spent Friday walking to celebrate hope in the fight against cancer as part of the Relay for Life fundraiser. Several organizations sold food including hot dogs, hot fudge cakes and snow cones to help raise money for their team. Cherokee County has set a goal to raise $130,000 by the end of the 2018 Relay for Life campaign […]

POLICE REPORTS

Police searching for pair who did $1,000 in damage to ice machine to steal $40

Gaffney police are on the lookout for two suspects who caused an estimated $1,000 in damage to an automatic ice vending machine at a West Floyd Baker Boulevard car wash while stealing a coin box. According to an incident report, police were called to the Rainbow Car Wash in the 500 block at 10 p.m. June 21 after it was […]