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High School Football Gameday
Observer staff writer Langston Wertz Jr.'s analysis of today's games.Schedule: Tonight's football games Schedule of games for all S.C. teams.
S.C. high school football standings Rankings for SCHSL and SCISA teams.
Other Week 2 Games Tonight
Secret Service seeks suspects in 'skimming' The Secret Service is trying to locate two people suspected of "skimming" credit and debit cards in the Charlotte area.
Jar turns out to be work of heralded slave potter The old clay jar sat unnoticed for decades, covered in layers of thick paint.
Green's fourth-place finish paces Patton at first XC meet The Patton High cross country team came out Saturday for its first regular-season meet and flexed some muscle at the Western North Carolina Cross Country Carnival at Jackson Park in Hendersonville, competing against teams from across the region, including county foe Freedom.
PARTY LINE: Vine to Wine packs the house Destin Charity Wine kickoff — Vine to Wine — Aug. 27 at Sago Palms saw a full house of folks turning out to sample winners for the upcoming Taste of the Beach. Todd Vucovich, Michael McIntosh, Len Olsen, Kathy Fly Bridges, John Russell, Lori...
McDowell reports 11.5 percent jobless rate for July For the month of July, McDowell County reported a jobless rate of 11.5 percent.
Week 2 Football Thursday’s Games