Salley McInerney

• Hearsay: Silly signs on the road to Tennessee Published 03/15/2010 at 1:48 p.m.

  Hearsay recently made a quick trip to Tennessee and saw a couple of curious signs along the way.

• Hearsay: 'We played outside all day and didn't watch TV' Published 03/08/2010 at 1:48 p.m. 9 Comments

  Reminiscing about the 1950s

• Columnist taking a break to work on novel Published 03/03/2010 at 5:08 p.m. 8 Comments

  Hearsay column will continue

• Nothing senior about 78-year-old Judy Murray Published 02/24/2010 at 2:40 p.m.

  As little old ladies go, Judy Murray fits the bill.

• Hearsay: Bantam Chef served millions of hot dogs before closing Published 02/22/2010 at 4:41 p.m.

  'I've retired from the restaurant business,' owner says.

• Novice phillumenist could use help with matchbook collection Published 02/17/2010 at 1:42 p.m. 6 Comments

  Ever heard of phillumeny?

• Hearsay: An endless stream of dump trucks moving dirt in Hartwell Published 02/15/2010 at 1:41 p.m. 6 Comments

  Keep on truckin’. Here’s a query concerning huge trucks. “Am I the only one that has noticed the endless stream of dump trucks coming in and around of Hartwell?” Hearsayer Richard asked.

• In Hart County, a dog shivers in the cold, hard rain Published 02/10/2010 at 1:40 p.m. 48 Comments

  The county lacks an ordinance against animal cruelty.

• Hearsay: Have you lost a wedding band? Published 02/08/2010 at 1:57 p.m. 2 Comments

  Somebody out there in Hearsayland has sure lost something special – a wedding band.

• Talbot the turtle taking a fascinating journey through the sea Published 02/03/2010 at 1:46 p.m. 1 Comment

  Prepare, dear reader, to root for the underdog, to fall for Talbot, a loggerhead sea turtle who was discovered in October on Talbot Island, off the coast of north Florida.

• A stranger helps woman whose house was invaded by a deer Published 11/02/2009 at 1:47 p.m.

  Hearsayer Carol, who lives in a patio home in the Cobblestone East neighborhood of Anderson, is hoping to find the gentleman who helped her get a deer out of her house the other day.

• Finding time to give final care to an old, four-legged friend Published 10/21/2009 at 3:13 p.m. 2 Comments

  I often joke about the “attrition plan” at my house – as our many pets go on to their great rewards, they will not be replaced.

• Watch for a parrot that likes to give wolf whistle Published 10/19/2009 at 3:04 p.m. 1 Comment

  Chico, Dixie, and now, Jake. Hearsay has a thing when it comes to parrots.

• Sometimes ‘Fine’ is not the right answer and a hug is better Published 10/14/2009 at 3:37 p.m. 1 Comment

  The exchanging of pleasantries is something I’m assuming most of us take for granted. Politely communicating with one another as we go about our daily routines is part and parcel of civil life.

• Dogs unwelcome on the lawn at courthouse square in Hartwell Published 10/12/2009 at 1:39 p.m.

  Several green and white signs have recently been posted on corners of the courthouse square in downtown Hartwell. “NO DOGS ALLOWED ON COURTHOUSE GROUNDS.”

• Butterbean clue key to finding half brother in Georgia Published 10/07/2009 at 1:57 p.m. 5 Comments

  Two weeks ago, I wrote a story about a 39-year-old Illinois woman who was looking for her half brother.

• 'Somebody's hung up in a hay bale!' Published 10/05/2009 at 2:05 p.m.

  Hey now! What the hay-ll happened here? Hearsay was riding along Highway 29 the other day, just outside Hartwell on the Anderson, S.C., side, when she happened upon a big field and a right bad-looking situation involving a man in ...

• Plastic surgery? Yes, I would do it again Published 09/30/2009 at 4:49 p.m. 1 Comment

  Several days ago, I received an interesting e-mail from a reader. “I followed your experience with plastic surgery a while back,” the reader wrote. “Just wondered if you are still satisfied with your outcome and the doc’s work?

• Do you call the midday meal lunch or dinner? Published 09/28/2009 at 1:44 p.m. 1 Comment

  Uh, what about lunch? While on her way home to Hartwell from Royston, Ga., just the other day, Hearsay saw a curious sight.

• Woman searches for long-lost half brother Updated 09/23/2009 at 1:43 p.m.

  Beth Snyder, who lives in Decatur, Illinois, has little to go on in the search for her half brother, but she does know that he most likely grew up on a farm in the Reed Creek community, near Hartwell, in ...

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