Gaffney, SC

PDF of print edition Filing for school board election opens May 30 By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com       Cherokee County School Board candidates can file to run for office during the final week of the school year. More ... Patton brothers purchase carpet cleaning business By JOE L. HUGHES II Ledger Staff Writer joe@gaffneyledger.com       In most cases when a business changes hands, clients and customers are forced to make a choice between staying loyal to the company or taking their money elsewhere. That choice wasn't needed for longtime customers of Gaffney Carpet & Upholstery Co., as many of them decided to stick with the busi... More ... Second suspect in string of burglaries arrested in Spartanburg       A second suspect wanted by the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office in connection with a string of burglaries was arrested by Spartanburg authorities. Jamie Jerome Hall, 30, of Howard Street, Spartanburg, was booked into the Spartanburg County Detention Center on 11 charges late Tuesday afternoon, in... More ... $43,000 collected at Relay's 'Bank Day' Annual fundraiser for cancer research begins tonight       More than $43,000 in donations for the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life poured into Palmetto Bank on Thursday morning as the Relay for Life committee celebrated its annual "Bank Day. More ... Hughey inducted       Sarah M. Hughey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daryl Hughey of Gaffney, has been inducted into Furman University's chapter of Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society. Phi Eta Sigma was founded in 1923 to encourage and reward high scholastic attainment among freshmen or other first-year students in instit... More ... Gaffney High JROTC honored for distinguished service Cadets completed 2,150 hours of community service through May 6 By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com       The Gaffney High Air Force JROTC received the Distinguished Unit Award in May for the sixth straight year. This award recognizes Air Force Junior ROTC units that have distinguished themselves with outstanding service to their school and community. Only 200 of the country's 870 JRTOC units receive... More ... Blacksburg Police Department investigating seven 'gas drive-offs'       The Blacksburg Police Department is investigating seven recent gas drive-offs, with two vehicles apparently responsible for four of the incidents. All of the incidents occurred at the Flying J on North Mountain Street, according to police reports. More ... Grassy Pond, Blacksburg to get new carpet By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com       The Cherokee County School District will spend $125,000 to replace carpeting at Blacksburg and Grassy Pond elementaries this summer. School trustees requested the district investigate the condition of carpet and tile last fall at Ewing Middle, Blacksburg and Grassy Pond elementaries. More ...      CLASS PROJECT Cherokee Technology Center masonry students repaired the Laurelwood Subdivision sign in the Corinth area Friday afternoon for a class project. Pictured are Justin Davis, Jeremy McDaniel, Barry Clayton, Ross Stuart, Shanard Smith, Jeremy Putnam and Brandon Ellis. More ...      TOP SELLERS - Corinth Elementary School students got their just desserts Tuesday with a lunch at Pizza Inn for being the top sellers in a PTO chocolate fundraiser. Pictured are Regan Johnson, Logan Couch, Kaeleigh Curtis, Alyssa Cantrell, Elizabeth Moss, Ali Henderson, Dylan Painter, and guidance c... More ...