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BY JANET S. SPENCER
HOMETOWN NEWS
Combining a highway already wet from rain with spills of diesel fuel and industrial strength soap made traveling tricky on I-85 early Tuesday morning near Blacksburg.
Fortunately, for four tractor-trailers and as many privately-owned vehicles that failed to negotiate a safe path, there were no serious injuries.
Blacksburg Fire Chief Cline Gore said his department was called to assist the Highway Patrol near the 99-mile marker or the Highway 5 interchange where a minor traffic accident had occurred.
The chain reaction involving the other vehicles because of the debris and slick roads in a 500-yard area caused both northbound lanes of I-85 to be closed for a short while and re-routing of traffic so clean-up could take place.
The weather conditions also included some fog that was not ruled a contributing factor, investigators said.
The crashes began before 5 a.m.

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A case of neighbor helping neighbor in downtown Blacksburg recently may have saved a property owner’s life.
As Harry Martin worked on a light fixture in one of the office spaces he owns on West Cherokee Street, he took a tumble from the ladder.
While reaching for support as he fell, his hand was injured in the palm and thumb area, severing main arteries.
As Mr. Martin made his way out of the building to the street for help, an observant shop owner, Sue Bridges, who was at her styling salon across the street, saw he was in distress.
Sue sent her husband Randy, who was on the premises, over to see what he could do.
“I knew Randy knew more about this kind of thing than I did, so I told him something was happening with Mr. Martin,” she explained.
What Randy found prompted him to take action.
“I usually have two bandanas in my pocket while I’m working. I just pulled them out and wrapped the area and held his hand up,” he explained.
The makeshift tourniquet and Randy’s knowledge of elevating the hand to hinder the flow of blood was productive.

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BY JANET S. SPENCER
HOMETOWN NEWS
The chase of a suspect in a double homicide near Greer on Sunday ended near Gaffney when officers forced the car Jefferson Lee Perry drove off the northbound lane of I-85.
Perry was accused of killing his wife and brother-in-law before Perry was shot about 12:30 p.m. when officers on the interstate said he exited his vehicle and pointed a shotgun at them near Exit 92.
Perry was airlifted to Spartanburg Regional Medical Center where his condition was listed as stable. Charges are pending.
The scene near Gaffney prompted a convergence of numerous police officers and vehicles, representing several agencies.
The activity forced traffic tie-ups on I-85 into the early evening as the investigation continued and drew much attention from the public.
Near Greer, Spartanburg County sheriff’s deputies also continued working the scenes of three related shootings on Rosedale Drive.

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Continuing to keep his commitment, Cherokee County Sheriff Steve Mueller, his investigators and deputies canvassed an area in Gaffney, the scene of an unsolved 2001 murder.

Mueller had said earlier this year that each unsolved homicide case in his jurisdiction would receive attention as the months progressed.

On Tuesday, law enforcement led by Mueller returned to a neighborhood outside of  Gaffney on the 10^th anniversary of the murder of William R. “Buck” Spencer who lived at 707 4^th St.