Gaffney Ledger

‘SURVIVOR: ONE WORLD’

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 02:42:49 +0000

By JoE L. HUGHES II Ledger Staff Writer joe@gaffneyledger.com

Local resident Jay Byars hasn’t gotten much sleep the past few weeks.

Typically comfortable in front of flash bulbs as a model, a nervous energy has taken over lately as he anxiously waits to see if his dashing looks transfer from pictures in a national publication to the television sets of millions worldwide.

Muffin miscue causes Alma students to evacuate

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 02:43:05 +0000

By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com

A burned breakfast biscuit in a microwave and a discharged fire extinguisher led to the brief evacuation of a local elementary school Tuesday.

Gaffney firefighters were dispatched to Alma Elementary School at 8:05 a.m. shortly after the microwave mishap.

“Somebody put a muffin in there and put it in there for entirely too long,” said Fire Capt. Wayne Brown.

NO QUESTIONS ASKED

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 02:43:06 +0000

By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com

Anyone who has unused, unneeded or expired prescription medications can now make sure they don’t fall into the wrong hands or pollute the environment by dropping them off at the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office for proper disposal.

Caggiano city’s new fire chief

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 02:43:06 +0000

By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer larry@gaffneyledger.com

Twenty years of climbing the fire ladder, rather than the corporate ladder, has led Jamie Caggiano to be the City of Gaffney’s next fire chief.

A firefighter for 20 years, Caggiano — the grandson of Sunny Slope founder Louis Caggiano — was named to the position Tuesday. He replaces Nathan Ellis, who resigned late last year.