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EASY DOES IT

What’s the harm in waiting?

Today’s column will be short...

MR. PENNY PINCHER

Loyalty only goes so far

Brand loyalty is an interesting...

A SOUTHERN WRITER

Winter’s rainy windows

I have long admired the...

Miles Gettys


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Vance and ‘Pit Boss’ talk fellowship, football and finance

Former NFL football player Pete Najarian has built a successful investing career on spotting opportunities other people miss. Known as the “Pit Boss,” Najarian took up options trading in 1992...

Charter student selected

Cherokee Charter Academy ninth grader Chrissi Snuggs has been selected to participate in the Congress of Future Medical Leaders next year. The congress is an honors only program for high...

Local Salvation Army food pantry urgently needs non-perishable food

An unprecedented surge in demand for food has emptied the shelves of The Salvation Army of Cherokee County food pantry, and the organization is calling on community members, churches, local...

Charter Academy report cards — Good to Unsatisfactory

Cherokee Charter Academy (CCA) received three report card ratings, ranging from “Good” to “Unsatisfactory” based on student performance in different school levels. CCA Middle School maintained its “Good” report card...

County schools receive report card ratings: How did your school do?

Corinth Elementary received an “Excellent” rating on the 2025 state report cards as six county schools made tremendous gains in student achievement over the past school year. Ewing Middle and...

A Senior Moment

A Senior Moment

GHS winners of 10 of past 11 GW matchups

Gaffney football coach Donnie Littlejohn wants the team’s seniors to have a season they will always remember. To do that, the Indians must get past No. 4 seed Greenwood in...

Rivalry games top a stacked week of college basketball

The early part of the basketball season has become dotted with marquee matchups as teams try to test themselves and build resumes for March. The second week of the 2025-26...

Sending Eastside south

Sending Eastside southFree Access

The Gaffney Indians got defensive in more ways than one Friday. Making amends for a regular season performance in which the Gaffney defense allowed more than 200 yards on the...

Cyclones storm past Wildcats behind disruptive defense

Cyclones storm past Wildcats behind disruptive defenseFree Access

The Chester Cyclones tore through Blacksburg Friday, scoring 31 points off turnovers and big plays on special teams in a 50-6 win in the first round of the Class 2A...