Blacksburg News

Joseph Lee McAbee, from Blacksburg, S.C., and his brother, Christopher McAbee, were staying in their sister's Dallas apartment when the incident hap-pened Sunday.

Three men are facing charges in Union, Cherokee and Richland counties and possibly Newberry County after an alleged attempt to steal copper from a Blacksburg brickyard ended with one severely burned and the other two in jail.

The bill is a reaction to a convicted murderer's letter to The Gaston Gazette in January in which he bragged about his great life on death row.

Tim Grant said he wanted to use his Eagle Scout project to do something that wasn't the typical, local "fixer-upper" assignment.

Ms. Lisa Howe and fianc Mr. Tim Walker, both of Gastonia, and Mr. and Mrs. Brad and Crystal Howe of Belmont announce the engagement of their daughter, Brandi Michelle Howe, to Tommy Wade Proffitt Jr.

Aaron Martens is in second place on Day 2 of the Douglas Lake Challenge, less than four pounds behind the leader.

Residents of the town of Blacksburg lined the streets on Sunday to welcome veterans of all ages during its Welcome Home Parade.

LouAnn and Dennis Hardin of Blacksburg, S.C., announce the engagement of their daughter, Pamela Jo Anderson, to John Willis Morgan.