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Accused of criminal domestic violence
BY JANET S. SPENCER
HOMETOWN NEWS
A Cherokee County sheriff’s deputy who also trained fellow officers has been arrested on a charge of criminal domestic violence, high and aggravated, and fired from the job.
Sheriff Steve Mueller said about 7:30 on Sunday morning the Gaffney City Police Department was dispatched to the home of […]

BY JANET S. SPENCER
HOMETOWN NEWS
The Blacksburg Council has re-considered an option allowing its police officers to patrol a recently annexed eight-mile stretch of I-85, deciding the advantages support the effort and again giving the proposal a green light.
Questions surfaced after the idea gained approval by the Council a few months ago, and clarifications were needed […]

Both accused of sexual misconduct
BY JANET S. SPENCER
HOMETOWN NEWS
Two unrelated arrests in the last month charge a former Cherokee County sheriff’s deputy and a detention officer who was on payroll with degrees of alleged sexual misconduct.
The most recent charge on Oct. 4 was described as work-connected while the older arrest in August was not, investigators […]

BY JANET S. SPENCER
HOMETOWN NEWS
On seven holidays, Boy Scout Troop 320 in Blacksburg wants to help businesses and residents show their patriotic spirit.
The Scouts who meet weekly at First Baptist Church are offering a holiday flag service as a fundraiser.
A free-standing polyester flag, approximately 3 x 5 in size, will be displayed on a 10-foot […]

BY JANET S. SPENCER
HOMETOWN NEWS
Scott Patterson with the Blacksburg Business Association recently asked the Town Council to consider making improvements to sidewalks along the Iron City’s main street.
Patterson said he was hopeful the town’s hospitality tax might be used to make the upgrades he predicted would ensure more people would be inclined to come to […]

Alleged prosecutorial misconduct
BY JANET S. SPENCER
HOMETOWN NEWS
Ernest Riddle, who was convicted of murder and sent to death row twice but was successful at winning appeals and later receiving an overturned verdict in the 1985 murder of a Gaffney grandmother, could be released from prison in four years.
Riddle entered a plea of no contest in the […]

BY JANET S. SPENCER
HOMETOWN NEWS
Mandated re-examination of the Cherokee County Council’s district lines is underway with officials hoping to be ahead of the game in preparation for next year’s elections.
Blacksburg’s District 7 represented by Tracy McDaniel will not likely be impacted.
Bobby Bowers, chief statistician with the state Budget and Control Board who helped with the […]

Blacksburg High takes first season-opener in 5 years
BY JANET S. SPENCER
HOMETOWN NEWS
The final score accurately summed up last Friday’s effort when the Blacksburg High Wildcats racked up 33 points and physically limited the McBee Panthers to only a touchdown, but the tone of voice used by Coach Mickey Moss on Tuesday said even more.
Last week, […]

BY JANET S. SPENCER
HOMETOWN NEWS
American Legion Post 109 with two players from Blacksburg may not have brought home the trophy when they represented South Carolina in the 2011 World Series in Shelby.
But the 18-member squad earned a spot by previously taking the regional title and earning state honors before finishing fifth in the nation.
The trip, […]

Town workers have reduced workweek
BY JANET S. SPENCER
HOMETOWN NEWS
Town of Blacksburg full-time workers have gone to a 32-hour week to help make up a deficit in the current annual budget.
Officials have said about $150,000 is needed to balance the budget caused by a change in the rate of collectable taxes added to expenses incurred by […]