News in Gaffney, South Carolina
Sheriff says Gaffney man lied about fake cop
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:42:59 -0800
Cherokee County investigators say a man who said he was stopped by a fake cop lied about the incident for financial gain.
House blocking Gaffney road moved
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:13:09 -0800
A house that blocked a Gaffney highway for hours Wednesday was moved out of the way just before 6 p.m.
Jerry Allen Hammett
Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:45:07 -0800
CLARKSVILLE, IN – Jerry Allen Hammett, 70, passed peacefully Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012. Jerry was a native of Gaffney, SC, a read more
Clemson Dismisses Gaffney's Craig
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:08:26 -0800
Clemson Dismisses Gaffney's Craig
SLED: CWP instructor gave students answers to test
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:58:26 -0800
A seasoned SLED approved Concealed Weapons Permit Instructor has been arrested on perjury charges after an undercover SLED agent reportedly discovered his classes did not meet state requirements.
Police say woman took money from senior center
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:17:30 -0800
Gaffney police say the former executive director of a senior center was accused of misusing the center's money.
SLED: Gun instructor arrested after giving answers to test
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:57:09 -0800
SLED says a Cherokee County concealed weapons permit instructor was arrested after he failed to administer the requirements during a training class, giving students the answers to the test.
Gun instructor accused of not properly teaching gun permit class
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:51:21 -0800
At shooting range, target practice involves skill and precision. And in order to get a concealed weapons permit to carry a gun legally, there's an 8 hour course and instruction on how to shoot one.
SC coroner says truck driver had heart attack
Sun, 08 Jan 2012 06:07:12 -0800
GAFFNEY, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina coroner says the North Carolina truck driver in an Interstate 85 crash died from a heart attack before the careering into the path of oncoming traffic. Cherokee County Coroner Dennis Fowler said Saturday that an autopsy determined 62-year-old Bobby Jay Whitner of Lincolnton, N.C., died before crashing near Blacksburg. Fowler said Whitner was driver and lone ...
Residents worry, support Cherokee Co. reactors
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:33:58 -0800
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission conducted a public hearing to discuss building two nuclear reactors in Cherokee County.