Cherokee County First Steps

08/31/2026

08/31/2026

08/29/2026

🚚🎶 FOOD TRUCK FRIDAY IS BACK IN DOWNTOWN GAFFNEY! 🎶🚚

Make plans to Meet Me Downtown on Friday, September 4 for an afternoon and evening of great food, shopping, music, and family fun!

🍔 Food Trucks & Craft Vendors | On site beginning at 11:00 AM
🎧 DJ | Begins at 4:00 PM
🎈 Kids Zone | Opens at 4:00 PM
🎉 Food Truck Friday Festivities | 4:00–8:00 PM

Come downtown for lunch, browse the craft vendors, then stick around for an evening of music and fun for the whole family. While you're here, be sure to shop, dine, and explore Historic Downtown Gaffney!

08/29/2026

Today, we remember Dolly Parton not only for her extraordinary talent, but for her generosity and heart.

Through a $100,000 gift to the Spartanburg Regional Foundation, Dolly helped create the Healing Garden at Union Medical Center, a peaceful place of comfort, reflection and healing for patients, families and associates.

Thank you, Dolly, for your kindness and for the lasting impact you've made on our community. Your legacy will continue to bloom for generations to come.

08/29/2026

FARMERS MARKET OPEN TODAY from 3-5pm at 210 W Frederick Street! Come out and check out the delicious produce, all locally grown!

Sunset Farms of Gaffney accepts Senior Vouchers and will have:
Okra, Cayenne Pepper, Banana Pepper, Jalepeno Peppers, watermelon, dried herbs. Non-produced tomatoes and peaches grown locally in Gaffney!

08/28/2026

In 1995, Dolly Parton started the Imagination Library to honor her father, who couldn’t read or write. What began as a way to inspire children to love reading has grown into a lasting legacy that continues to put books into the hands of children.

We are grateful to be part of that mission here in Cherokee County, helping children discover the joy of reading—one book at a time. 📚💙

Thank you, Dolly, for believing in the power of a book and the possibilities it can open for a child. Your legacy will live on through every story shared, every page turned, and every little reader inspired. 💗

08/28/2026

📚 Learning doesn’t stop when school ends! 💙

Reading, talking, playing, and exploring are simple ways families can support learning at home—no classroom required! ✨

08/28/2026

We had a so much fun celebrating our Community Health Workers last night with our friends at ReGenesis Health Care !

Thank you to our CHWs for all you do to connect, support, and make a difference in our community!

08/27/2026

Dolly Parton has given more than 300 million books to children through her Imagination Library.
It started because her daddy couldn’t read or write.

Dolly grew up in the mountains of East Tennessee, where poverty often meant children didn’t have the same opportunities as others. She knew those children weren’t less intelligent or less capable. They simply needed the same opportunities.

So she gave them books.

And what started in the Smoky Mountains grew around the world.

More than 300 million books later, Dolly proved something every educator should understand:

A child’s circumstances should never determine how we see their potential. Sometimes they just need someone to give them the opportunity to show us what they can do.