At least one coworker of James "J.R." Willard Redmon wonders how an accident like the one that took the longtime Nestle employee's life on Friday hasn't happened before. "People have had close calls with that machine before," she said. "It's a wonder it hasn't happened before. More...
By TARA JENNINGS Ledger Staff Writer tara@gaffneyledger.com
Three Gaffney residents are accused of receiving nearly $4,000 from six local payday loan companies using fraudulent financial statements. William Mark Fowler, 47, of 3537 Corinth Road has been charged with five counts of obtaining money by false pretenses. More...
By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com
Flamenco shows and riding a camel were among the adventures when Gaffney High students Anna Jones and Christine Coker traveled to two continents on a summer trip. Jones and Coker joined their Spanish teacher Nancy Jacobs on a trip to Spain from July 9 to 18. More...
Network television news has used its great wealth of resources throughout the years to try to gain insight into virtually every subject known to man. From murder to steroids and beyond, they have tried to break down the most complex subjects into tiny morsels that are easily digested by the human brain. However, one subject for the most part has eluded them - until now. More...
Program will be from 12:15-1 p.m. with free lunch provided
Channel 7/WSPA-TV news anchor Tom Crabtree will be at the Cherokee County Public Library in Gaffney on Thursday, Aug. 2, for a lunch-time reading from 12:15-1 p.m. of Dr. Seuss stories. Kenny Covington and Susan Sarratt, cosponsors of the event, encourage children and adults alike who have a yen for anything Seussical to attend. More...
Trevin Taber's bat keyed another dramatic win for surging Post 109. Taber homered twice and knocked in seven runs as Post 109 advanced to its third straight American Legion state tournament with a 17-7 win in the decisive game five of its series with Lancaster on Friday. More...
Retired as a Bronx, N.Y., detective Doris Littlejohn Brown, 71, of 218 Sierra St., widow of Solomon Brown Sr., passed away Saturday, July 28, 2007, at her residence. Daughter of the late Rev. T. R. Littlejohn and the late Lillian Wilburn Littlejohn, she was a native of Gaffney and a member of Bethel Baptist Church, where she was a member of the Mass Choir. More...
Dear Editor: I live in the town of Blacksburg and at 11 p.m. on Saturday, I found out that I should have been boiling my water all day because of a water main break. This break occurred at 7 a.m. on the same day. I had been drinking the water all day without knowledge of the problem. Had I not listened to the 11 p.m. More...
ROVE'S DIAGNOSIS WASHINGTON - Karl Rove, President Bush's political lieutenant, told a closeddoor meeting of 2008 Republican House candidates and their aides Tuesday that it was less the war in Iraq than corruption in Congress that caused their party's defeat in the 2006 elections. More...
I fully intended to get some work done around the house when I recently took a few days of my vacation time. I was going to be like those Scrubbing Bubbles - only with power tools and a goatee. More...
Religion a hot topic for media