Nearly 1,000 church youth will explore their faith and what it means to belong to a church during this weekend’s “Impact” youth retreat. Impact is a 3-day spiritual retreat scheduled for March 8-10 at the Broad River Electric Co-Op Auditorium. The retreat has been held annually by the Standing Rock Solid Youth Ministers Association and is made possible through 20 […]
2019-03-08
Shirlee Brown
Mrs. Shirlee Brown, 61 of 184 Gulley Road, Gaffney, South Carolina passed away on March 6, 2019 at Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System. She was the wife of Mr. Randy Brown. Funeral Services are incomplete and will be announced later by the Gordon Mortuary of Gaffney.
‘Jeopardy!’ host Alex Trebek says he has pancreatic cancer
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek said he has been diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer but intends to fight the disease and keep on working. In a video posted online Wednesday, the 78-year-old said he was announcing his illness directly to “Jeopardy!” fans in keeping with his long-time policy of being “open and transparent.” He’s among 50,000 other […]
Broken bones from falls on the rise among older dog walkers
Broken bones from falls while dog walking are on the rise among older U.S. adults and hip fractures are among the most common injuries. That’s according to a study published Wednesday in JAMA Surgery. University of Pennsylvania researchers examined government data on emergency room visits for dog walking injuries in adults aged 65 and older. The numbers nationwide jumped from […]
Shocker! Indians upset top ranked Boiling Springs
On the strength of a strong tournament performance, Boiling Springs rose to the top of the coaches poll. They’ll likely drop now after Devin Hambright’s outstanding performance in Gaffney’s 5-1 win over the Bulldogs on a chilly Tuesday evening at Jerry Wallace Field. Hambright struck out eight and allowed only two hits in a route-going effort. He had exceptional control […]
Blacksburg victory not in the ‘Cards’
It’s unusual when a region-opener has the feel of a playoff game. But that was the atmosphere at Troublefield Park Wednesday when preseason No. 2- ranked Blacksburg hosted its bitter rival fifth-ranked Landrum. The game lived up to its billing as a classic pitcher’s duel between Blacksburg’s Kirby Connell and Landrum’s Todd Harris. However, it was Landrum’s Turner Sloan who […]
Lady Indians hammer Mauldin; nip Broome
The Gaffney High softball team’s bats are in midseason form. Gaffney pounded out double-digit hits in a season opening 22-5 win over Mauldin on Tuesday. Just 24 hours later, the Lady Indians continued their hot hitting with an 8-7 non-region win over Broome. Abigial Price got the win in both games. She allowed only four hits and struck out nine […]
Gaffney’s Agapion off to a hot start after second place finish at first event of spring
Gaffney’s Nick Agapion and his Sandhills Community College golf team are off to a good start. In the first event of the spring, Agapion and the Sandhills CC Flyers finished second at the Sandhills Flyer Spring Intercollegiate. Agapion posted an even-par round of 71 at Mid South Club on Sunday and a 76 at Talamore Golf Club on Monday for […]
SPORTS BRIEFS
l The nationally thirdranked Limestone College men’s lacrosse team tallied the first 17 goals of the night and would run away with a 25-5 decision over Lees-McRae College in the Conference Carolinas opener on Tuesday. Larson Sundown posted six points on five goals and an assist. l The Limestone College men’s basketball team ended its season with an 82-72 loss […]
