Councilman wants budget process to be more open
By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer larry@gaffneyledger.com
     Cherokee County Councilman Bailey Humphries wants to see a more open budget process.
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Hoffman named 'Bus Driver of the Year'
By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com
     School bus driver Oscar Hoffman is heading towards a second retirement in a life that includes time as a medical salesman and service with two military branches.
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Filing is 'onerous'
     WASHINGTON (AP) - When it comes to their own tax returns, many members of Congress who specialize in writing tax laws turn to professional preparers rather than completing the paperwork themselves.
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Track at Gaffney High not included in $45 million bond issue
By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com
     A Gaffney High track was a missing piece from the $45 million bond issue school trustees approved this past week.
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Business owner fires shot at burglary suspects
By TARA JENNINGS Ledger Staff Writer tara@gaffneyledger.com
     A property owner shot at two burglary suspects fleeing from his business, according to a report at the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office.
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Man flees while house burns
     WADSWORTH, Ohio (AP) - Firefighters dousing a blaze in a new home were confused when the presumed owner suddenly fled - until they found $700,000 worth of marijuana plants in the basement, officials said.
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KM National Park conducting prescribed burns
Park hopes to complete four burns by end of May
     BLACKSBURG - Kings Mountain National Military Park will be conducting prescribed burns in the park through early May. The park hopes to complete four burns.
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6th annual ALS H.O.P.E Race set for June 3 on Isle of Palms
     CHARLESTON - Each year on the Isle of Palms, people race for a cure - a cure for a neurological disease called Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, more commonly known as Lou Gehrig's Disease.
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BRIEFS
     SPARTANBURG - The University of South Carolina Upstate recently named 650 of South Carolina's high school juniors as 2006 Upstate Junior Scholars in recognition of outstanding academic achievement.
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