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Release of new book coincides with the 224th anniversary of the Battle of Cowpens
By SCOTT BAUGHMAN Ledger Staff Writer As Cherokee County and the nation prepare to celebrate the 224th anniversary of the Battle of Cowpens, local historians Bobby Moss and Michael Coggins have released a new book focusing on a little known point of the American Revolution - blacks in the Southern Campaign. More ...
Council OKs renaming two city streets
By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer Some city residents and businesses will be changing addresses without moving. More ...
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George Coggins of the Kiwanis Club of Gaffney recently presented a check to Cherokee Children More ...
Man acquitted of robbing Blacksburg convenience store at gunpoint
By TARA JENNINGS Ledger Staff Writer It may have only been a few inches, but it apparently was enough of a discrepancy for a Cherokee County jury to acquit a Charlotte man of an armed robbery charge. More ...
Gaffney man set on fire, released from hospital
By TARA JENNINGS Ledger Staff Writer A Gaffney man has been discharged from Spartanburg Regional Medical Center after being doused in gasoline and set afire, according to hospital spokeswoman Betsy McMillan. More ...
Twenty-seven missing in CA mudslide
By JEREMIAH MARQUEZ Associated Press Writer LA CONCHITA, Calif. More ...
Tsunami survivor picked up after 15 days at sea
By JOCELYN GECKER Associated Press Writer BANDA ACEH, Indonesia More ...
American Dialect Society’s words of the year
Some of the words chosen by the American Dialect Society as 2004 Word of the Year: red state, blue state, purple state: together, a representation of the American political map. More ... Local News RSS feed |
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