Death row inmate granted new trial
By TARA JENNINGS Ledger Staff Writer tara@gaffneyledger.com
     Death row inmate Ernest Matthew Riddle has been granted a new trial after the S.C. Supreme Court announced Monday it had determined the original trial against Riddle was fundamentally unfair due to prosecutorial misconduct.
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A-tax requests exceed resources
By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer larry@gaffneyledger.com
     Local tourist-related organizations hope they meet little resistance when they request funds today from the City of Gaffney Accommodations Tax Advisory Committee.
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Successful CEO gives credit to God
By SCOTT BAUGHMAN Ledger Staff Writer scottb@gaffneyledger.com
     Tuesday night's guest speaker at the Go Tell Upstate Crusade in Gaffney wasn't chicken about addressing 3,000-plus attendees.
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Filing for BPW seat closes May 25
By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer larry@gaffneyledger.com
     The clock is ticking on candidates for Board of Public Works commissioner Brenda Earls' seat to submit their petitions.
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Airport supporters headed to Columbia
By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer larry@gaffneyledger.com
     gs It's D-Day for supporters of a county airport.
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Area residents receive Limestone degrees
     The following local students recently received their degrees from Limestone College:
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Annual Plow Day planned June 3
     The Broad River Antique Power Association will sponsor its annul "Plow Day" on Saturday, June 3, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at Twin Lakes Road and Overbrook Drive.
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Sex offender added to list
By TARA JENNINGS Ledger Staff Writer tara@gaffneyledger.com
     A man classified by police as sexual predator has been added to the Cherokee County Most Wanted list after he failed to register as a sex offender.
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Coalition being formed in hopes of reducing traffic fatalities
By TARA JENNINGS Ledger Staff Writer tara@gaffneyledger.com
     Local police are forming a law enforcement team in hopes of reducing the number of traffic-related fatalities.
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CULTURE IN BLACKSBURG
     Blacksburg High ninth graders dressed in costumes representing different continents Friday for a "World Culture Day" held by geography teacher Sherri Beam.
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Grassy Pond class wins again
By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com
     Roll Call checks seemed to find a permanent home in the classroom of Grassy Pond Elementary third grade teacher Terri Bridges this year.
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Students ponder work ethics
     The Limestone College Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) Team hosted an Ethics Essay Competition for students who attend the Cherokee Technology Center (CTC). SIFE selected CTC because of its extensive program in the field of business. "We implemented this essay in order to inform and educate studen
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JUNIOR SCHOLARS -
     The University of South Carolina Union held its annual USCU Junior Scholars Program on March 18. Jack Roper, right, WSPA TV-7 team member, was the keynote speaker. USCU recognized 144 high school juniors from the upstate of South Carolina for this honor. Tiffany Posey, a junior from Gaffney High Sch
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SCHOOLNEWS
     . GREENVILLE - John R. Dickson, son of Linda Dickson of Gaffney, was among 74 Furman University students selected for inclusion in the 2006 edition of "Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges."
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JROTC program makes it four in a row
By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com
     National excellence is turning into a habit for the Gaffney High Air Force JROTC program.
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UNDER ARREST
     Clyde McNeill, owner of American National Insurance Agency was 'arrested' by Blacksburg police officer Dennis Scoggins and taken to Sagebrush restaurant in order to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). McNeill raised $2,590 in his second year in 'jail.'
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