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The former Brisbane Broncos, Queensland and Australia rugby league star moved to English Super League club Catalans Dragons in 2020 in a deal reported to be worth $265,000 a year. He left France late last year to return to Australia to help his wife, former New Zealand Silver Ferns netball international Maria Folau look after her ailing mother. Folau was cleared by the Dragons last week and was set to turn out for Gold Coast rugby league club Southport Tigers, where his two brothers play. Hannah Peters/Getty Images Otere Black in action for the Māori All Blacks against Samoa. Black, 25, ...

Big Country juniors earn 4-H accolades Carl Kieke Last week I reported on the 4-H Seniors who advanced to the state round-up based on their finish at the District 7 competition. This week, we look at the juniors who finished Top 3 in their events. Juniors do not advance to the state level. Runnels and Taylor counties picked up quite a few top finishers in a variety of categories, which bodes well for competitions in future years as these members advance to the senior level. Runnels County competitors picked up four top finishers, while Taylor County had three. Rylee Vahlenkamp was first with ...

A lawsuit has been filed against the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office claiming excessive use of force and police brutality. Yet in a show of solidarity, church and community leaders, including the Cherokee County NAACP, came out Monday in support of the sheriff's office. The case involves a traffic stop that took place on April 10. The report shows a deputy tried to pull over Shaquita Holmes after noticing her headlight was out. The deputy stated she led him on a chase that ended when she ran into a utility pole, and she got out of her car and ran away.Those who have seen the body camera...

A community conversation with local law enforcement in effort to "improve community and police relations" will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Greenville County Square. Watch here or on The Greenville News Facebook page for a livestream broadcast of the event.  "In an effort to be proactive, we have decided to meet and engage the community and local law enforcement in a town hall format conversation to create more interaction between the community, especially the black and brown community in the Upstate," a news release from Rev. U.A. Thompson reads. The event comes days after former pol...