Rev. Ron Singleton knows all too well about comforting grieving families on the loss of a loved one. But now, he has what he thinks might be an uplifting option for a time when families are feeling down. "In April of last year I attended a funeral in Florida that ended in a unique way," Singleton recalled. More...
By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com
School trustee Lindley Auton will ask board members to vote on a Gaffney High football stadium referendum question at the 7 p.m. school board meeting at the district office Tuesday. Her proposed referendum would ask voters if they want a new stadium where W.K. Brumbach Stadium is currently located at Gaffney Middle or whether a new stadium should be built at Gaffney High. More...
By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer larry@gaffneyledger.com
Gaffney Board of Public Works residential customers will see their bills increase this year - but not as much as originally proposed. At their long-range planning workshop at Lake Lure, N.C., over the weekend, Gaffney Board of Public Works commissioners recommended a flat $1 per month increase for each utility service, including electric, water and sewer. More...
Episcopal Church of the Advent Organist Dr. Brennan Szafron figures it would take him 40 hours to drive from his home town in Canada to his present job in Spartanburg. It was one of many facts and figures Szafron shared with Mary Bramlett Elementary students about the difference between life in Canada and the United States. More...
Dear Annie: I need an outside opinion. I was in the process of repairing the windows on my garage, only to discover that they do not make this type of window anymore. My neighbors of 15 years, who I'd thought were our friends, recently replaced their garage windows with glass block ones. Since my original windows were not available, I decided to go with glass block windows, also. More...
Another game with Queens. Another close loss for the Limestone men's basketball team. Darnell Evans scored 23 points and John Thompson added 13 as Queens swept the series with the visiting Saints with a 66-63 win on Saturday. Queens edged the Saints by two points on Jan. 3. More...
INMAN - Lemmie E. Hyleman, 82, of 124 Center St., died Sunday, Feb. 11, 2007, at Self Regional Health Care, Greenwood. Born April 4, 1924, in Clifton, he was the widower of Evelyn Mullinax Hyleman. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving in World War II in both the Atlantic Theatre and the Pacific Theatre. Mr. More...
HOLLYWOOD HEDGING WASHINGTON - Democratic sources say Hollywood producer Steven Spielberg, previously listed as a probable supporter of Sen. Barack Obama for president, has agreed to host a major fund-raiser for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton. David Geffen and Jeffrey Katzenberg, Spielberg's colleagues at the DreamWorks film studio, are backing Obama. More...
There are many occasions in our lives when it is important to know what some snobbity-snobs call "etiquette." We, as men, have never really been very fond of etiquette. We feel that basic "man sense" should trump etiquette every time, For example, say you're at a fancy dinner party and prior to the first course being served, you - GASP! - drop your fork. More...
JONESBORO, Ga. (AP) - County prosecutors have decided to pursue child cruelty charges against a man who has admitted he tampered with his children's soup in an attempt to get money from the Campbell Soup Co. William Allen Cunningham, 41, of Stockbridge pleaded guilty to communicating false claims last week in federal court. More...
Transplanted Canadian discusses differences between U.S. and his home