Blacksburg News

Patrick Burris - the man police have identified as the serial killer who terrorized Gaffney - spent days "partying" in North Carolina while police searched for him in South Carolina.

York County is under a severe thunderstorm watch until 4 p.m., the National Weather Service reports.

Political resilience is a strength of S.C. Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer, who returned on crutches for the last day of the Senate session on June 1, 2006, after the plane he was piloting crashed May 23 near Blacksburg, S.C. Jeffery Gossett, clerk of the Senate, watches Bauer.

Reports indicate a 17-year-old K-Mart employee admitted Saturday to swiping six Xbox 360 videogames from the store on East Dixon Boulevard.

Susanna Rinehart and her family were compelled to enter contest after teacher suffered house fire.

Barbara Shaver of Blacksburg shares these three delightful photos of some Blacksburg High School softball players going to prom.

Its small town atmosphere, quaint downtown, and unique sense of community are only a few of Blacksburg's many appeals and it is these characteristics that town officials hope to showcase through the monthly downtown Wonderful First Wednesday events.

Ronald McDonald House Charities and local McDonald's restaurant owner/operators awarded $40,000 in scholarship funds to students from across the Upstate area including Asheville, NC and Elbert, GA during a ceremony at Embassy Suites Hotel, 670 Verdae Boulevard in Greenville on May 21.

A Democrat in his second term in the South Carolina House announced Friday he's switching to the majority party.

Rep. Steve Moss took the oath of office for the House District 30 seat on Monday night in front of a crowd of family and friends, The Blacksburg banker was sworn in at a gathering in Iron City Place, becoming the first Republican to ever assume the seat.

Kevin Myatt grew up in Arkansas to the tune of tornado sirens and the rhythm of hailstones, aspiring to be a meteorologist before his studies and career were turned to journalism instead.

Dale and Charlotte Ellis of Grover, announce the engagement of their daughter, Tara Ann Ellis, to Jason Ray Grigg.

Republican Steve Moss has won a vacant seat in the South Carolina House of Representatives.

Memorial services for James Paul Peterson, 80, U.S. Army , will be held Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at 1 p.m. at the chapel of Thompson Funeral Home of Lexington.

"Obviously, a bit more safety wouldn't be a bad thing," one Blacksburg teen says.

The following people are asked to report for jury duty in common pleas court on Monday at 9 am.

Members of the Blacksburg Business Association are hoping many people from throughout this area will join them this weekend for some traditional down-home fun.

With an economy in crisis and a rash of safety scares over foreign made goods and mass produced food, York's Farmer's Market, starting Saturday, April 25, offers a perfect opportunity to support local business and avoid some potential health risks.

Spring is the season for festivals celebrating flowers, frogs, families or just the freedom of the great outdoors.

A 17-year-old from Blacksburg died Sunday after a single-vehicle crash. Cherokee County Coroner Dennis Fowler identified the victim as Sara Jan Mullinax of 578 Old Buffalo Church Rd.