SHELBY - Remember the smell of cotton candy, vinegar fries and new mown hay? Remember whirling rides streaking colored lights against an autumn night sky? Remember when Cleveland County Fair time meant thrills and fun for families and friends? More...

Dear Annie: I have been married for 16 years and have three young children. My husband works 12-hour rotating shifts and is gone from the house at least 15 hours a day. More...

Support groups Interim Hospice is sponsoring a grief support group in the Blacksburg area. The six-week sessions will meet each Tuesday from 10-11:30 a.m. beginning Tuesday, Oct.14. More...

Tommy LeRoy Ellis, 67, of 829 Filter Plant Road, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008, at Upstate Carolina Medical Center. More...

James Floyd (Jamie) Guthrie, 21, of 1339 Wilcox Ave., went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2008. Born in Spartanburg, he was the son Floyd Martin and the stepson of Janice Walker Martin of Gaffney. More...

Hazel Mae Coleman Spencer of 910 Bonner Lake Road went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008, at her residence. More...

Howdy. I'd like to thank the hundreds of readers who sent e-mails and cards or letters, asking what had happened to my award-winning column. Sorry about that. I didn't mean to leave y'all hanging. The missus and I took some time off. More...

While in China adopting her baby sister, Bett Brumley enjoys time on the Great Wall of China (top photo). More...

A depressing distinction FBI statistics released recently listed South Carolina as the state with the highest rate of violent crime in 2007, the second straight year that depressing distinction has fallen to us. More...