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Blacksburg has remained unrepre-sented on the Cherokee County Council since August, when James Batchler, its voice for 43 years, died.
That will change, though, as early as Monday, when the Council’s newest member is sworn-in.

Tracy McDaniel will be that newest member after winning Tuesday’s District 7 election. The Republican solidly defeated his opponent, Democrat Thomas Moss, […]

The Blacksburg High School Drama Department presented, “Christmas in the Forest,” on Tuesday, Dec. 8 for the students at Blacksburg Primary School, Blacksburg Elementary School, and Blacksburg High School. 

The holiday play depicts Goldilocks, played by Lauren Hensley, and Little Red Riding Hood, played by Ashley Fortner, celebrating Christmas with the forest animals. 

The three Bears, played […]

A former Gaffney police officer found himself in handcuffs and behind bars last week.

Scott Tallent, who previously worked as a police sergeant for the City of Gaffney, was found guilty of misconduct last Friday after a four-day trial.

The verdict came two years after Tallent arrested two men from Blacksburg, Eddie Leon Gilfillan and Leonard Paul […]

Raymond R. Schroeder, president of Interim Healthcare, and Charyl M. Schroeder, vice president, recently wrote a letter to Terry Dennis, executive director of Cherokee County Meals on Wheels.
The letter thanked the organization for its service and pledged a $2,500 donation.
For the rest of the story, see this week’s Blacksburg Times.

   With the end of fall semester classes on Wednesday, and the beginning of final exams on Thursday, Limestone College students are supposed to be studying this week. But many are struggling to understand why one of their classmates is no longer with them.
Academics were temporarily put on hold on Monday morning as shocked students […]

Blacksburg Cub Scout Pack 320 and Troop 320 participated in an almost 100-year-old tradition on Saturday, as they canvassed the area collecting over 900 pounds of canned and other non-perishable food items.
Since 1910, the ideals of Scouting have guided young men to perform “service to others and to the community.” Responding to the plight of […]

By Megan Anderson
megan@hometown-news.com
The recent murders of two Cherokee County citizens - Ricky Allen Dixon on Oct. 21, and Michael William Carpenter on Nov. 1 - have spotlighted the issue of domestic violence in this area.
Domestic violence, also called spousal or intimate violence, is a troubling social problem that affects thousands of men, women, and […]

By Megan Anderson
HOMETOWN NEWS
The residents of Cherokee County are honoring the county’s nearly 5,000 veterans in a number of ways, beginning this weekend.
The Cherokee County Veterans Day Organization will be hosting the 9th Annual Veteran’s Day Parade in downtown Gaffney on Saturday. The parade starts at 10 a.m. and will proceed from Thomson Park […]

By Megan Anderson
HOMETOWN NEWS
Limestone College’s new athletic building was dedicated to President Walt Griffin on Friday, following a unanimous recommendation from the school’s Board of Trustees.
“We wanted to distinguish his tenure, which has been grounded in character and integrity, and marked by thoughtful and insightful leadership,” Lyman Hamrick, former Board Chair, said.
A large group […]

By Megan Anderson
HOMETOWN NEWS
Recent rains in Cherokee County have been both a blessing and a curse.
On the plus side, the amount of precipitation has improved the county’s drought status. Several counties have been suffering from what is considered an “incipient” drought, the least severe of the South Carolina State Climatology Office’s categories of droughts, […]