Twenty-four employees of The Timken Company's Gaffney Bearing Plant were taken to Upstate Carolina Medical Center after a major propane leak occurred at the plant. According to Timken Plant Manager Mark Propst, the Gaffney Fire Department (GFD) was contacted at approximately 8 a.m. regarding a gas-like smell coming from the building located on 100 Timken Road just off Highway 29. More...
By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com
Mary Bramlett Elementary is not on the list of schools that face a state review in 2008, but its students will still need to improve their test scores. Mary Bramlett had a 2.4 absolute rating in English this past school year to meet the state's "expected progress" measure on the Palmetto Achievement Challenge Test (PACT). The school fell short of the state improvement goal in math. More...
By JOE L. HUGHES II Ledger Staff Writer joe@gaffneyledger.com
More than 100 people gathered at First Baptist Church of Gaffney on Thursday with heads bowed and solemn hearts in commemoration of National Prayer Day. The annual celebration has been a staple for many years in America, but with the country seeking answers in critical areas, many in attendance believed that such an event was perhaps needed more today than ever before. More...
Cherokee County Metro Narcotics Unit agents said they seized approximately 30 marijuana plants from a Union Highway home Sunday morning. Agent Jerry Smith has charged Wayne Everett Reynolds, 42, of 2427 Union Highway, Lot 19, Gaffney, with manufacturing marijuana. More...
Dear Annie: I am an intelligent, educated, attractive woman, in good physical shape, and I like to cook and keep house. My daughter always tells me, "You're hot, Mom. Anybody would be happy with you." I left a 30-year marriage because I never felt fulfilled, and then I experienced empty-nest syndrome. After considerable counseling by my pastor, I got a divorce that I don't regret. More...
"I think he is just starting to realize what an amazing accomplishment it is to go to the state."
Region discus champion Tiffany Posey will go for the gold this evening when she competes in the state meet at Spring Valley High School. Posey is one of three Gaffney track team members who advanced to the state championship by finishing in the top eight at last weekend's state qualifier. Ninth graders Kennard Lipscomb and Joe Craig will represent the boys track team in Saturday's races. More...
Mary Love White, 85, died Thursday, May 3, 2007, at Peachtree Centre. Born in Gaffney, she was the widow of Paul James White and daughter of the late John Beattie White and the late Julie Ann White. She was a homemaker and member of Broad River Baptist Church in Blacksburg. More...
Retelling this tale of carnage doesn't help Mitt Romney's campaign
WASHINGTON - Opening in theaters Friday, a motion picture called "September Dawn" depicts a brutal American massacre that has been forgotten. On Sept. 11, 1857, in Utah Territory, Mormons slaughtered more than 120 California-bound settlers from Arkansas. Retelling at this time the 9/11 carnage of 150 years ago does not help Mormon Mitt Romney's presidential campaign. More...
Never will I again take the luxury of cable television for granted. In some ways my life has been a bit nomadic, moving from place to place with the military pulling me just as if I were a dog being tugged along by a leash. More...
That shopping spree will soon cost you a little more. Beginning June 1, the state's sales tax will increase to six cents on the dollar, up a penny from the current rate. The increase was passed by the state Legislature last year as part of property tax relief reform. More...
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