Gaffney News

How do you entice wary shoppers in a recession? By barraging them with bargains and opening stores earlier than ever -- at least, if retailers' plans for the traditional start of the holiday shopping season are any indication.

A new program this year led by Cherokee County public school administrators and teachers targets students at risk of not graduating.

Published: Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 11:44 p.m. Donovan Tremain Cheeks, 21, on Wednesday was arrested and charged with two counts of armed robbery, two counts of first-degree burglary and two counts of kidnapping from two unrelated incidents.

Published: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 5:20 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 5:20 p.m. A Gaffney teen was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison after a Cherokee County jury found him guilty in a home invasion and a convenience store burglary.

The northbound rest area on I-85 in Cherokee County was closed to traffic for several hours Tuesday to clean up a non-hazardous spill.

Sudie McLean had one question for Gaffney City Council members about possible air contamination and an unsightly view from her front door.

Published: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 10:30 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 10:30 a.m. Federal, state and county government offices will be closed.

Voters in seven Blacksburg precincts will go to the polls Tuesday to pick party nominees in a special election for a Cherokee County Council seat.

Published: Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 12:44 a.m. A bullet went through the head of Gaffney serial killer Patrick Tracy Burris, fracturing his skull, and another bullet went through his heart, according to autopsy results released to the Herald-Journal. Burris, 41, fatally shot five people in ...

The Gaffney, S.C., serial killer who died in a Gaston County gunfight was shot in the head and chest, according to an autopsy report released Friday.

A 5-year-old girl and her 7-year-old brother were struck by a vehicle but escaped serious injury Thursday morning as they crossed Filter Plant Road to board a public school bus.

Two South Carolina school children were treated at a hospital after they were hit by a car during their morning walk to the school bus.

Veterans will be honored beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday in a parade through downtown Gaffney.

A Gaffney man has been indicted after a 13-month investigation into cockfighting and gambling in Lexington and Williamsburg counties.

Published: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 11:42 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 11:42 a.m. A 78-year-old Gaffney man died Tuesday after he was injured Oct.

Using an ATM card helped land a Spartanburg man behind bars charged with robbing a local bank.

Authorities said a 48-year-old Gaffney man was stabbed to death Sunday and his girlfriend is being investigated.

Complaints about Oakland Cemetery are expected to be addressed before city of Gaffney officials complete a revised policy manual for its departments.

Downtown Gaffney will be closed to traffic for two hours this evening for Trunk or Treaters to make their rounds.

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