School board meeting scheduled for Sept. 20
      The Cherokee County School Board of Trustees will meet in regular session Monday, Sept. 20 at 7 p.m. in the board room at the district administrative office. The board will not meet Sept. 13 as previously scheduled.
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College invites chocolate lovers to have their cake and eat it, too
      If you crave chocolate sensations and are inspired by making a meaningful impact on the lives of others, you can literally have your cake and eat it too while dancing the night away during Limestone College’s Scholars, Dollars & Chocolates Scholarship Banquet scheduled for September 30 at 7 p.m. in the Broad River Electric Cooperative auditorium (811 Hamrick Street, Gaffney).
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‘Back to School Bash’ planned in Blacksburg
By JOE L. HUGHES II Ledger Staff Writer joe@gaffneyledger.com
      Adults aren’t the only ones who enjoy the weekend, you know. The Blacksburg Business Association (BBA) will host a “Back to School Bash” this Saturday at the town’s community house on Shelby Street from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. The event is free to all.
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Motts accepted
      Andrew Motts of Pacolet has been accepted to the South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics (GSSM). He joins 68 other students representing 24 S.C. counties as the class of 2012. Motts is the son of M.B. and Elsa Motts. GSSM is a public, residential high school for academically talented and motivated juniors and seniors.
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Every picture tells a story...
Photographer comparing old photos with new ones
By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com
      An old carriage house and elevator used by a funeral home were among the surprises Shane Pittman found when he rented a downtown building in Gaffney last fall with his eyes set on opening a new photography studio.
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City looking for tenant
By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer gaffneyledger.com
      One thing is for certain: The city’s current visitors center will have a new tenant. The identity of the new tenant is still anybody’s guess, though.
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POLICE REPORTS
     
Several manhole covers from a Blacksburg industrial site were reported stolen Sept. 2. According to the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office, someone took several manhole covers from a property in the 200 block of Henson Road, between 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Police did not say exactly how many covers were taken or how much they were worth.
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT
     IN THE SPOTLIGHT — Fresh from induction ceremonies at the College Football Hall of Fame last month, Willie Jeffries, above right, found himself in the spotlight again recently at the Columbia Me
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