Chesnee News Archives

During last year's Antique and Classic Bike Show in Chesnee, bikes lined up on several blocks on the main street, South Alabama Avenue.

The 10 fun-filled days of the 32nd South Carolina Peach Festival came to a close on Sunday with a final worship service at Gaffney's downtown cabin.

By David Stephens HOMETOWN NEWS Mayor Max Cash convened Chesnee City Council in regular session on July 13 with all council members present.

South Carolina authorities say an 8-year-old girl is dead after a man grabbed her in a headlock and shot her twice in the head at a Chesnee home.

Instead of the hot topic of South Carolina being Gov. Mark Sanford's affair, we should be discussing our justice system.

By Jay King HOMETOWN NEWS The brutal shooting death of an eight-year-old girl last week has left the entire county in a state of shock and disbelief even after area residents had watched the search for a serial killer unfold in neighboring Cherokee County earlier in the week.

CHESNEE a ' A South Carolina prosecutor wasted no time telling the suspect in the killing of an 8-year-old that he was seeking the death penalty.

Investigators said that a child was killed in a shooting in Chesnee on Wednesday afternoon.

Police in South Carolina say an 8-year-old girl has been shot to death by the estranged husband of her father's girlfriend.

Police in South Carolina say an 8-year-old girl has been shot to death by the estranged husband of her father's girlfriend.

The Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office said that a child and another person were shot Wednesday afternoon in a "domestic incident." Investigators said that one of them is dead, but they did not want to specify which until the family is notified.

Briana Jade McMurry and Jon Matthew Phillips of Gaffney, S.C., were married on June 18, 2009, 7 p.m., at Temple Baptist Church.

Investigators in Cherokee County now say a fourth murder has been linked to a killer who's been on a rampage for the last several days.

The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office says two victims have been found dead inside a house in Cherokee County on Buck Shoals Road at Highway 11, between Chesnee and Gaffney.

Greer Idol's two youngest contestants were eliminated today as the competition's talent pool winds down to seven finalists from its original .