Local News in Cherokee County, South Carolina
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Blacksburg Gaffney Kings CreekCherokee museum gets facelift
The continuing effort to bring a museum focusing on the Cherokee tribe’s history and culture in the Upstate recently got a boost from the South Carolina Regional Heritage Corridor.Digital highway upgrades vital for WNC growth The railroad opened Asheville and Western North Carolina to trade, tourism and industry back in the 19th century. Interstate highways made the same inroads in the middle of the 20th century.
TWRA retiree welcomes a return to his favorite stretch of the AT Morgan SimmonsHike of the MonthERWIN - We'd not been hiking long when Doug Scott stopped to inspect an oak tree along the Appalachian Trail.
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Hun football has the muscle to make a title run This is the 15th part in a daily series on high school football camps throughout Mercer County. PRINCETON TWP. — It’s a distant memory, considering the lofty standards set at Hun.
Cherokee school board begins search for new interim leader The Cherokee County School Board will meet Monday evening to begin interviewing candidates for a new interim superintendent.
Community Calendar HEALTHY CAROLINA FARMERS MARKET: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesdays through Sept. 28, in front of USC’s Russell House University Union, Bull and Greene streets. Featuring locally produced meats, cheeses, fruits, vegetables and specialty items. (803) 777-0597; www.sc.edu/healthycarolina
Community Calendar: Aug. 31, 2010 LOWER RICHLAND HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1969-1971: Multiclass reunion, meet and greet, 7 p.m. Sept. 24, Jillian’s, 800 Gervais St.; dinner and dance, 6:30 p.m.-midnight Sept. 25, Leaside, 100 E. Exchange Place, $50 per person; RSVP by Wednesday. Make checks payable to LRHS Reunion. Mail to c/o Rick Reed, 2127 Long Trail Road, Hopkins SC 29061. (803) 776-3252; e-mail: reedhopkins ...
Registration opens for Girls on the Run in Asheville area Girls on the Run will be held at 29 elementary and middle school locations in Western North Carolina this fall. Registration runs through Sept. 17.