Turns out, it was also recently stolen. Jones provided photos of the artwork, above. Cherokee County Sheriff Steve Mueller confirmed the penguin, as the artwork is called, was recovered about 9:50 ...

CHEROKEE COUNTY, South Carolina (WYFF) — An unusual and bright orange object dumped in the trash at a South Carolina welcome center has turned into the search for a thief of international art ...

Workers at the Cherokee County Welcome Center off Interstate 85 in Blacksburg told WYFF News 4 they found a bright orange penguin sculpture in a dumpster outside the center on Wednesday.

After the custodian found the penguin, Jones said she saw it was numbered 43/200, which means there are only 200 pieces like it in existence. She said she posted a photo on her Facebook page and ...