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Amateur national motocross is scheduled to come to the Blacksburg track of Iron City MX  on March 19 - 21. 

The event is the Southeast Area Qualifier for the AMA Amateur National
Motocross Championship which is held in August at the Loretta Lynn’s Ranch in Hurricane Mills, TN.

The event will bring riders from 10 states trying to […]

American Idol doesn’t have a monopoly on young, talented musicians. If you were lucky enough to see Blacksburg High School’s annual Talent Show, then you know that there are plenty of them located right here in Blacksburg.
“True North”, a band comprised of freshmen Matthew Bourgoin and Ethan Snipes, and sophomore Malory Sanders, took top […]

Superintendent Bill James ended weeks of confusion and controversy surrounding the Cherokee County School Board on Monday evening by asking for permission to retire early.
James made the request after members of the board failed to reach an agreement on his evaluation after several attempts.
Discussion about James’ evaluation and future contract with the school district began […]

Ron Long, Athletic Director of the Shrine Bowl Of The Carolina’s announced Monday the Coaches selections for the 2010 South Carolina Sandlappers. 

Leading the South Carolina squad this year will be Head Coach Michael “Mickey” Moss of Blacksburg High.  Assisting him will be Carlos Cave of Battery Creek, Scott Earley of Chapin, Scott Jones of Lugoff-Elgin, […]

After serving as Cherokee County Sheriff for almost two decades, Bill Blanton announced Monday that he is ready to hang up his badge.

He told his staff that he would not be seeking re-election, before releasing a brief statement to area media. 

“After careful thought and prayer with my wife,  Pam, I have decided not to seek […]

The Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce has announced this year’s winners of the Hall of Fame Award and the Duke Energy Award for Public Service.

James Batchler will be posthumously inducted into the Chamber’s Hall of Fame at their Annual Meeting. His family will be presented the Hall of Fame plaque in his memory.

Batchler, who served […]

The Employment Security Commission reported last week that Cherokee County’s unemployment rate remained at 16.8 percent during December 2009, giving the county the 16th highest ranking in South Carolina. But the bad news came with a bit of good news.

A local textile plant has announced a $6.5 million investment in the area that will create […]

South Carolina experienced 881 traffic fatalities during 2009, the lowest amount since 1995.

In light of that, the Cherokee County Commission on Drug and Alcohol Abuse honored four local men last week for making the state’s streets safer. 

Top officials from the Blacksburg Police Department, Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office, Gaffney Police Department, and the South Carolina Highway […]

As a coalition of charitable organizations committed to improving the community, United Way of the Piedmont likes to make things happen.

When group learned that local non-profits were using old computers and office equipment, or even going without, so that more money could be spent fulfilling their mission of helping others, they decided to do something […]

The Cherokee County Council conducted its first meeting of the New Year on Monday night with a range of emotions. The group took the opportunity to embrace the future, while also reflecting on the past, as a new member was welcomed, and another was remembered. 
A special ceremony was held to swear in Tracy McDaniel, […]