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Tuesday | The Star Online

Man arrested after four-county chase

A police chase that began in South Carolina traveled through Cleveland and three other counties and landed a 25-year-old man in jail.

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Related Topix: Gaffney, SC

Thu May 16, 2013

WSOCTV

3 arrested in meth bust, 2-year-old found in home

A meth lab found Wednesday in York County is the eighth that drug agents have uncovered there this year.

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Related Topix: Drugs, McConnells, SC, Chesnee, SC

Tue May 14, 2013

Examiner.com

Dobson-Tindall Animal Rescue Center offers new hope for Cherokee County puppies

Cherokee County, located in the Gaffney area of upstate S.C., now has a new center available to help temporarily house puppies until a new home can be found for them.

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Sun May 12, 2013

The Union Daily Times

Martin beginning her second century

When she looks back on her life of slightly more than 100 years, Louise Martin recalls her career as a teacher in Gaffney and Union with fondness.

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Related Topix: Gaffney, SC, Union, SC, Limestone College, Spartanburg, SC

Sat May 11, 2013

The Star Online

Man dies in ATV accident

Roger Carl Chatman, Jr., 39, of 2028-1 Bachelor Road in Mooresboro, died after losing control of his ATV about 7:30 p.m. in Cherokee County, S.C., according to Cherokee County coroner Dennis Fowler.

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Mon May 06, 2013

Rock Hill Herald

Flood warning issued for York County

At about 6:08 a.m., the National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for several counties in the Upstate, including York and Chester, and parts of northeast Georgia and western North Carolina.

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Related Topix: York County, SC, Natural Disasters, Flood, Weather, Blacksburg, SC, Rock Hill, SC

Sun May 05, 2013

Lake Wylie Pilot

SC coroner rules murder-suicide for Gaffney couple

A South Carolina coroner confirms that a Gaffney couple found dead outside their rural home died as a result of a murder-suicide. Cherokee County Coroner Dennis Fowler said Sunday that autopsies confirm 74-year-old James Truman Smith shot his 69-year-old wife Doris Marlene Smith in the head, then turned the gun on himself.

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Related Topix: Gaffney, SC, Lake Wylie, SC

Clover Herald

SC Senate tries to find money for crumbling roads

Leon Byars has driven on South Carolina's slowly crumbling roads and bridges for decades, but he didn't realize how bad things were getting until last month.

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Related Topix: South Carolina, Columbia, SC, Murrells Inlet, SC, Nikki Haley, US Governors, Charleston, SC

Fri May 03, 2013

FOX Carolina

Husband and wife killed in murder-suicide outside Cherokee Co. home

Cherokee County Coroner Dennis Fowler said a Gaffney couple found shot outside of their home died in a murder-suicide attempt.

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Related Topix: Gaffney, SC

Tue Apr 30, 2013

The Union Daily Times

Area museum announces fifth anniversay celebration activities

Five years ago this May the Cherokee County History and Arts Museum at 301 College Drive, Gaffney, opened its doors to the public.

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Related Topix: Gaffney, SC

Mon Apr 29, 2013

Lake Wylie Pilot

Gaffney man charged with murder

A Gaffney man has been charged with murder after a man died four days after being shot at a gas station.

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Related Topix: Gaffney, SC, Lake Wylie, SC

Fri Apr 26, 2013

Clover Herald

Burglary suspect from NC sought ride from SC cop

A burglary suspect from North Carolina has been arrested after he tried to thumb a ride from a South Carolina sheriff.

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Related Topix: Gaffney, SC

Thu Apr 25, 2013

The Union Daily Times

Foreign persons must report U.S. agricultural land holdings

Glenn Thomas, County Executive Director, of the Spartanburg, Union and Cherokee County USDA Farm Service Agency , reminds foreign persons with an interest in agricultural lands in the United States that they are required to report their holdings and any transactions to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Spartanburg, SC, US News, United States Department of Agriculture

Tue Apr 23, 2013

WCNC-TV Charlotte

SC man dies after being pinned under tractor

Authorities say a 76-year-old Blacksburg man has died while working on a lawn tractor.

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