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Friday, March 22, 2013  Hundreds of American Legion Riders and military members paid their respects to Private Donald Tatro at Ft. Jackson National Cemetery Thursday.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  A homeowner in Cherokee County will not be charged in the death of a volunteer firefighter who drove onto the man's property and fought with the homeowner.

Tuesday, February 05, 2013  Authorities say a Gaffney man has confessed to killing his 78-year-old mother and dumping her body in a trash bin behind her Cherokee County home.

Monday, February 04, 2013  Authorities say they are questioning the son of a 78-year-old woman whose body was found in a trash bin behind her South Carolina home.

Monday, January 28, 2013  U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham is talking about some of the day's top issues during a GOP luncheon in Gaffney.

Monday, January 21, 2013  The U.S. Supreme Court could be looking to invalidate a long-standing federal policy governing the adoption of Native American children.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013  A Gaffney woman has been sentenced to eight months in prison for stealing more than $60,000 in child support from a Cherokee County fund.

Friday, January 11, 2013  A company that makes plastic closures for beverages, food and motor oil and agriculture is expanding its plant in Cherokee County.

Friday, January 04, 2013  The Supreme Court will review a ruling that sent a South Carolina couple's adopted Native American daughter back to her biological father in Oklahoma.

Friday, December 28, 2012  On Monday, Dec 24, 2012 Springdale Police Officers were called to the Cambridge Plaza Hotel at 650 Cherokee Lane in Springdale for an armed robbery of the business.

Tuesday, October 23, 2012  Authorities say a convenience store clerk in Gaffney shot a man trying to rob the store at gunpoint.

Friday, October 05, 2012  Everyone knows about Myrtle Beach, Charleston and Hilton Head Island as popular tourism destinations.

Friday, October 05, 2012  A court ruling sending a Native American girl back to Oklahoma from her adoptive South Carolina family has been appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Thursday, September 13, 2012  A ruling that sends a Native American girl back to Oklahoma from her adoptive South Carolina family is being appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Thursday, August 30, 2012  The South Carolina Supreme Court will not reconsider its decision sending a Native American girl back to Oklahoma.