By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer larry@gaffneyledger.com
It pays to work for the Gaffney Board of Public Works. More than 60 percent of BPW workers — or 44 of the 75 full-time employees — take home more than $50,000 a year in the fiscal year beginning April 1. More...
By JOE L. HUGHES II Ledger Staff Writer joe@gaffneyledger.com
Summer’s end is nearing for local students, but not before opportunity knocks at their door in regard to saving on items needed for the start of school. More...
These students who had outstanding academic accomplishments during the spring semester of 2014 have earned inclusion on the President’s List at Clemson University. More...
Gaffney is ranked No. 10 in HSSR preseason poll; Northwestern at No. 1
By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Sports Editor larry@gaffneyledger.com
The South Carolina High School Sports Report doesn’t think this will be a rebuilding year for the young Gaffney Indians. Despite the loss of Division I signees Shaq Davidson and Hyleck Foster, the HSSR ranks the Indians at No. More...
Gaffney’s T.J. Haney is among the top players in the state, according to the High School Sports Report. The 6’-6”, 320 lbs. Haney comes in at No. 13, in the ratings of the top 150 seniors in the state. More...
- The local Babe Ruth 13 and 14 year old all-stars captured the district 10 championship in Union. The team known as the Shades of Blue then competed in the state tournament. More...
By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com
The Cherokee County School Board unanimously approved the final wording Monday for a two-question voter referendum seeking sales tax money for a variety of school projects. More...
More than 3,500 people turned out Saturday to witness modified 4-wheel drive trucks slip and slide in a 200-foot-long mud pit at Lake Whelchel. More...
Cassie Danielle Wyatt of Gaffney and Charles Edward Hames III of Blacksburg will be married on Aug. 30, 2014, at Cleveland Park in Spartanburg. Miss Wyatt is the daughter of Rachel Wyatt of Gaffney and the late Billy Wyatt. More...
Amy Crotzer, Member Services and Community Relations Representative for the Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce. was guest speaker at the July 15 meeting of the Altrusa International Inc. of Gaffney. More...
MOCKSVILLE, N.C. – Rev. John Daniel “Danny” Shore, 66, of Junction Road, died Sunday, July 27, 2014, at his home. He was born Sept. 17, 1947, in Davie County, to the late Dee Glenn and Evelyn Anderson Shore. More...
PROSPERITY – Frances Ellison Cooper, 85, died Monday, July 28, 2014, at her residence. Born on Nov. 26, 1928, in Baltimore, Md., she was a daughter of the late Rawls Walter and Ella Jane Bolling. More...
SPARTANBURG – Ethel Turner Adams, 90, formerly of 602 Old Farm Road, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, July 28, 2014, at Mountainview Nursing Home. More...
As I begin writing this column, I am listening to some orchestra music, which I assume is supposed to be calming. I have been listening to it for eight minutes and 33 seconds and I am anything but calm. More...
True, the Halbig case, if it makes its way to the Supreme Court, will present an opportunity for Chief Justice John Roberts to redeem himself from his abominably activist salvation of Obamacare. More...
