With hands lifted high, knees bowed and prayers rising toward heaven, so ended Wednesday another year for the Cherokee/Union County Fellowship of Christian Athletes. But for all in attendance, it definitely ended with a bang. More...

Deputies have arrested a Georgia truck driver who told police May 9 he was robbed and stabbed after parking alongside the Interstate 95 off-ramp at Exit 102. More...

The Cherokee County First Steps Board has entered negotiations to hire Dorothy Priester as an interim executive director. More...

COWPENS - Fred Earl Bright, 42, of 148 Charlie Drive, passed away on May 14, 2007, in Ohio. Born in Spartanburg, he was the son of Betty Linder Bright of Cowpens and the late J. C. Bright and husband of Deborah Stuart Bright. More...

Russell Heyward Phillips, 84, of 302 Austin Drive, went home to be with the Lord on May 16, 2007, at Brookview Healthcare. More...

Miguel Rodriguez, 27, of Sterling, Va., husband of Mrs. Nilam Patel Rodriguez, passed Friday morning, May 11, 2007, at 11:00 a.m. in Sterling, Va. Son of Mrs. Luz Nereida Hernandez of Puerto Rico, he was a native of Puerto Rico. More...

She was Ella Mae Miller Carter Hall Davis Comstock Wallen, and she lived 96 active and inspiring years. She was my great-grandmother. She died Tuesday, May 1, in her sleep. I called her G.G., as did most of the great-grandkids. More...

A bill in the state Legislature to let South Carolinians freeze their credit reports deserves passage. It's a necessary step to protect consumers from identify theft, and it's one that should be repeated at the federal level. More...