Cowpens News

Published: Monday, November 9, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 9, 2009 at 1:01 a.m. A Cherokee County man is alive today after escaping a fire in his home Sunday morning by climbing through a second-story window, Goucher-White Plains Fire Department Chief Jimmy Lamb said.

Cowpens visitors get drill instruction during the Backcountry Holiday at the Robert Scruggs House.

The lawn outside the Campus Life Center has 85 small white crosses lined up in rows to look like a small cemetery.

Published: Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 12:33 a.m. Cowpens Police Department Jeff Wayne McCallister, 57, of 157 Foster St., Cowpens, on Friday was arrested and charged with assault with intent to kill.

By Leon G. Russ HOMETOWN NEWS Spartanburg School District 3 board members met on Thursday, October 15 at their monthly meeting at the District 3 administrative office.

One of the most fun parts of Halloween is to visit Haunted Houses and Trails in your neck of the woods, no pun intended.

Boiling Springs, South Carolina homemaker Angela Horn has locked in the win in the Mideast Hare Scramble Association ATV Womena s Series for the 4th year in a row.

Denver Broncos rookie tight end Richard Quinn has been arrested on harassment and domestic violence charges.

School officials said that an Upstate student took an unloaded gun and some bullets to school last week.

School officials say a South Carolina elementary school student took an unloaded gun and some bullets to class last week.

Authorities say a 55-year-old South Carolina man has been sentenced to 24 years in prison for killing his girlfriend with an ice pick, then burning and burying her body.

Authorities say a 55-year-old South Carolina man has been sentenced to 24 years in prison for killing his girlfriend with an ice pick, then burning and burying her body.

Authorities say a 55-year-old South Carolina man has been sentenced to 24 years in prison for killing his girlfriend with an ice pick, then burning and burying her body.

By Leon G. Russ HOMETOWN NEWS When Congressman Bob Inglis made the turn onto the road leading to the Cowpens library last Tuesday, he couldn't believe there were no parking spaces left in the library parking lot.

At the end of a dirt road against the edge of Ouachita Parish, a Revolutionary War veteran finally got his due.

News Headlines Bankrupt textile mill leaves its poison behind. - The creek behind the Cowpens residence of Bennie and Cathy Skates doesn't host any minnows ... Methane Mystery: L.A. Emitting Twice as Much as Estimated - The greater Los Angeles area is emitting more than double the amount of methane than ... California sticks toe in green chemistry ...

The Cherokee County Coroner's Office identified a man Monday who was killed in a crash near Cowpens over the weekend.

He's been handed Fail marks for Braveheart and Apocalypto. Mel Gibson blots his copybook yet again with this account of the American war of independence Director: Roland Emmerich Entertainment grade: C History grade: Fail In 1776, Britain's American colonies rose up to fight for independence.

By David Stephens HOMETOWN NEWS Mayor Max Cash convened Chesnee City Council in regular session on July 13 with all council members present.

Deputies said a Cowpens man admitted to abusing a young girl. Joshua Dale Kimbrell, 21, is charged with unlawful neglect/abuse of a child.