Annie Crosby

84 years (January 19, 1937 – January 13, 2022) Mrs. Annie Crosby received her Angel Wings on January 13, 2022 at her home, 234 Estelle Road, Gaffney. She was the wife of C.S.M. Retired Willie J. Crosby and daughter of the late Hilliard Watkins and the late Mrs. Lorene Wallace Watkins. She was a graduate of the historic Granard High […]

Eloise Mathis

Cowpens, SC — Sarah Eloise Seay Mathis, 97, of 175 Washington Road, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 13, 2022 at her residence. Born in Pacolet, she was the widow of the late Wallace Mitchell Mathis, Sr. and daughter of the late William Kimsey Seay and Dora Pugh Seay. She was formerly employed by Converse Cotton […]

Chris Patterson

Gaffney, SC — Christopher “Chris” Wade Patterson, 41, of 912 Northside Drive, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at his residence. Born in Spartanburg, he was the son of Otis Hershel Patterson of the home and the late Rachel Louise Fletcher Patterson. He was a member of Kirby Church, loved his family, trains and […]

Vivian Agnew

Mrs. Vivian Agnew, age, 102, of 1434 N. Limestone St., passed away Saturday, January 8, in The Peachtree Centre. Widow of Robert Agnew, she was born in Cherokee County and was a daughter of the late Shershew Jones and the late Lillie Bell Jefferies. She was a graduate of Granard High School and a member of Limestone Missionary Baptist Church. […]

Bobby Smith

Gaffney, SC — Robert “Bobby” John Smith, 63, of 506 S. Petty Street, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, January 14, 2022 at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Born in East Orange, NJ, he was the son of the late Eugene Anthony Smith and Mary Cosgrove Del Giudice and the stepson of Tobia Del Giudice of New Jersey. […]

Lillian Manning

Lillian Wood Manning, age 89, of 118 Connecticut Avenue, Gaffney, passed away Sunday, January 9, in her home. Widow of Clinton E. Manning, Sr., she was born in Cherokee County to Baxter and Vinnie Peeler Wood. Lillian was a graduate of Granard High School, “Class of 1950.” She was a member of Mikes Creek Baptist Church where she served as […]

Jewel Hamrick

Chesnee, SC — Jewel Shirley Hammett Hamrick, passed away on Friday, January 14, 2022 at Upstate Community Hospice House in Landrum at the age of 96. Born in Gaffney, she was the loving wife of the late John Yates “JY” Hamrick for 75 years and the daughter of the late Vernon L. and Ola Atkinson Hammett. She was an active […]

PLAYING(?) IN THE SNOW

Mary Charles and Adrienne Hamrick were out early Sunday morning shovelling snow. They are the daughters of Cameron and Brooke Hamrick.

Bericap, Milliken expanding operations




Two major local industries are expanding their operations. Cherokee County Council is expected on Tuesday to approve final reading of a fee-in-lieu and special source revenue credits for Bericap, also known by the code name of Alpha1. Milliken is also planning an expansion. However, third reading of that tax break will likely won’t happen until council’s meeting in February. For […]

Hoops teams wait on the weather

Lack of practice impacts team’s growth, chemistry



The Blacksburg Lady Wildcats had a nice road win at Chesnee this past Tuesday to open their region schedule. They were hoping to build on that win against Oakbrook Prep and Landrum. However, the Oakbrook Prep game was cancelled and the region game with Landrum has been rescheduled after the school district went to virtual learning, which prevents any sports […]