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By TARA JENNINGS Ledger Staff Writer tara@gaffneyledger.com Bond has been denied for Ernest Matthew Riddle. Riddle, accused of the Aug. 8, 1985 murder of Abby Sue Mullinax, was granted a new trial after the S.C. Supreme Court announced it had determined the original trial against Riddle was fundamentally unfair due to prosecutorial misconduct. More ... Bond denied one of county’s ‘most wanted’ By TARA JENNINGS Ledger Staff Writer tara@gaffneyledger.com Bond has been denied for one of Cherokee County’s most wanted who was arrested Monday on multiple burglary and petty larceny charges. Classus Vincent Bonner, 34, of 120 Springwood Drive, Gaffney, was added last week to Cherokee County’s Most Wanted list for owing $41,000 in child support. More ... Jury awards truck driver $81,000 in lawsuit against Flying J By TARA JENNINGS Ledger Staff Writer tara@gaffneyledger.com A Cherokee County jury awarded a California truck driver $81,000 this month after being “Maced” by the manager of Blacksburg’s Flying J Travel Plaza two years ago. Cary E. Reese of Visalia, Calif., filed the suit asking for $74,999 in compensatory and punitive damages as well as any further relief... More ...
Name: Ronny Smiley Occupation: Former owner Smiley Concrete & Tile Family: Wife, Diane; sons, Bryce and Nicholas Favorite Restaurant: Beacon Favorite Pastime: My family What do you like about The Ledger: Sports page Best thing about Cherokee More ... Social Security office closing bad news for local seniors “I think this is going to be a real hardship for many of our seniors. — Joyce Beason By SCOTT BAUGHMAN Ledger Staff Writer scottb@gaffneyledger.com News that the Social Security Administration would be closing its office at Peachtree Center came as quite a blow to many at the Cherokee County Seniors Center. “I think this is going to be a real hardship for many of our seniors,” said Joyce Beason, director of the center in Gaffney. “Transporta... More ...
By TARA JENNINGS Ledger Staff Writer tara@gaffneyledger.com A 43-year-old shoplifting suspect from Cowpens who crashed a stolen car while fleeing from police tried to escape custody by running from the emergency room at Upstate Carolina Medical Center (UCMC), authorities said. Sgt. More ...
By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com Christmas is the season for giving — not getting. This was the central theme Dec. 14 when the Blacksburg and Cherokee Technology Center FFA student chapters held their eighth annual Christmas party. Nearly 170 students, faculty and members of the school’s business advisory council attended the par... More ... Robbery suspect chased down and detained by three Gaffney men A robbery suspect from Charlotte was chased down and apprehended by three Gaffney men after the suspect allegedly stole $50 from a pickup truck in Gaffney. Sgt. Scott Tallent of the Gaffney Police Department has charged Jackie Ray Bomar, 45, with resisting arrest, larceny and breaking and entering... More ... Letters to Santa Letters to Santa from Corinth Christian Edu-Care: J.T. Goforth - Bicycle, 4- wheeler, trucks Mollie Goforth - Make-up vanity, baby doll, and candy, candy, candy Hannah Allen - Baby Alive, More ... Sheriff’s office investigating fire at Sanders Bros. By TARA JENNINGS Ledger Staff Writer tara@gaffneyledger.com The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a suspicious fire Monday at Sanders Bros. that appears to have started when someone used a cutting torch to burglarize the vending machines in the canteen of the fabrication shop. The Gaffney Fire Department responded minutes after building mai... More ...
Jackie Moniouk (left) presented a $500 check from Wal-Mart to Iron City Ministries volunteer director of development Suzy McLean. The gift will be used to purchase food and provide medical assistance for the less fortunate. More ...
“This has been a great experience. It has helped me become a better teacher and evaluate what I am doing in the classroom as I help students discover new things about the world. Teaching is a learning process every day. I love learning.” —Karen Henderson By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com Melody Bradley already earned two master’s degrees in education when she decided to seek national board certification two years ago. Her efforts paid off this month when she learned she is among a select group of teachers nationally wh... More ...
Cherokee County Coroner Dennis Fowler is pictured here with his family while being sworn into office Wednesday at the Cherokee County Courthouse. Fowler will take office January 1. More ... |
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