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Arrest Report Sunday, May 19
May 18, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
Local law enforcement agents have made the following arrests in recent days: -Melissa N. Williams for theft of property in the third degree. -Christopher S. Stubbs for unlawful possession of con...
Things to do in Cherokee County for the weekend of Saturday, May 18 and Sunday, May 19
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Saturday, May 18 The Cherokee Rose Garden Club’s Annual Garden Walk is this Saturday, May 18, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., starting at the Cedar Bluff Community Center, 3413 Old Highway 9, Cedar Bluff, ...
Arrest Report Saturday, May 18
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Local law enforcement agents have made the following arrests in recent days: -Donna L. Bailey on 48 hour court order. -Tommy T. Ray for assault in the third degree. -Stephen A. Frier for thef...
Board of Education to meet Tuesday, May 21
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The next meeting of the Cherokee County Board of Education is Tuesday, May 21, 2013 and will be held at the Central Office. The Board Meeting will begin at 6 p.m. and items on the agenda include: ...
BOARD MATTERS 5/07/13. Superintendent Mitchell Guice rule on teacher pay restoration and other matters during the Tuesday, May 7 meeting of the Cherokee County Board of Education. Salaries for several teacher were cut during a 2011 RIF (Reduction In Force) Plan.
BOARD MATTERS 5/07/13. Superintendent Mitchell Guice rule on teacher pay restoration and other matters during the Tuesday, May 7 meeting of the Cherokee County Board of Education. Salaries for several teacher were cut during a 2011 RIF (Reduction In Force) Plan.
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Board restores teachers’ pay cut by Reduction in Force plan
by Terry Dean
May 13, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
The Cherokee County Board of Education has restored teacher contracts that were cut in 2011 as part of a Reduction in Force (RIF) plan. Teachers filed suit shortly afterward to restore their contra...
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Seth Neyman named Cherokee County High School principal
by Terry Dean
May 13, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
The Cherokee County Board of Education has appointed Seth Neyman as the next Cherokee County High School principal. The board officially appointed Neyman during its Tuesday, May 7 meeting. Neyman p...
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« ceray24 wrote on Tuesday, Apr 30 at 09:16 AM »
The Pole Vault was won by Shane Hall with a 10ft jump.
« dwardawea wrote on Wednesday, Apr 03 at 02:56 PM »
Studies show that wind power is a safe energy source that benefits public health. Wind power developers regularly engage with local communities to ensure approved siting regulations are in place. Plus wind power is approved by a majority of Americans, ranging from 66 percent to 77 percent in support of wind power. Their reasons are simple, by adding wind power we are putting thousands of Americans to work (up to 75,000 currently), saving ratepayers money on their electric bills, and keeping the environment clean for humans and animals alike. A study released in January 2012 by the Massachusetts departments of Environmental Protection and Public Health issued a definitive scientific analysis that refutes several myths about sound perpetuated by wind energy opponents. Two new international studies have concluded that by power of suggestion a “nocebo” effect takes place, where individuals spread the ills they claim to have from supposed wind turbine infrasound. The “Nocebo” (like placebo) is a perceived impact on one’s health as result of hearing complaints about sound emitting from wind turbines that otherwise wouldn’t take place. In one recent study that looked at complaints over a 20-year period at every wind farm in Australia, complaints about sound were concentrated to areas heavily criticized by anti-wind groups. And complaints escalated sharply only once anti-wind groups arrived. These studies add weight to the growing body of credible science, which reinforces the studies and statements from government health organizations around the world that have noted there is no direct health effect associated with the sounds from wind turbines. David Ward, American Wind Energy Association
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Powerball jackpot could go higher than $600 million

People wait in line to purchase Powerball lottery tickets at the Port Authority bus station in New YorkBy Karen Brooks AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - The Powerball jackpot Saturday night could be even higher than the record $600 million being advertised, possibly rivaling the largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history, a Texas Lottery official said on Saturday. "Oftentimes, the advertised amount is lower than what the actual jackpot ends up being," said Kelly Cripe, a spokeswoman for the Texas Lottery. "It's entirely possible this $600 million jackpot will end up being a bigger jackpot." The Powerball record in November was advertised at $550 million, but ended up being $587. ...


Sat May 18 14:30:43 UTC 2013
US Airways plane makes unusual belly landing at Newark airport
By David Jones NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) - A US Airways flight made an emergency landing on its belly at Newark Liberty International Airport early on Saturday after the plane's landing gear failed to deploy, but no one was injured, airline and government officials said. Piedmont Airlines flight 4560, operating for US Airways from Philadelphia with 34 passengers and three crew members, landed safely at 1 a.m., and passengers were evacuated on the tarmac and transported to the terminal, a Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman said in an email. ...
Sat May 18 13:51:40 UTC 2013
Chicago commuter headache as 'L' train line shut for five months
By Mary Wisniewski CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicago will shut down part of its "L" elevated rail system's busiest line for five months starting on Sunday, forcing thousands of commuters to seek other routes and creating the biggest such U.S. transit disruption in two decades. The nation's second-largest public transit system after New York will rebuild 10 miles of the "Red Line" on the city's South Side, which passes through some predominantly poor and African-American neighborhoods. It will be the biggest U.S. ...
Sat May 18 15:01:05 UTC 2013
Residents capture amazing videos in the face of tornadoes
A series of 16 violent tornadoes ransacked north Texas this week, killing six people and flattening entire neighborhoods. Seven people who were reported missing early Friday morning have now been accounted for, but the storms aren't over yet. Severe thunderstorms are expected late Friday in Alabama and Mississippi, and the Plains and the Midwest face [...]
Fri May 17 20:53:22 UTC 2013

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