'Lunch & Learn' training session focuses on child abuse
By JOE L. HUGHES II Ledger Staff Writer joe@gaffneyledger.com
      A statewide initiative with the goal of reducing incidents of child abuse will make a visit to Cherokee County on Wednesday, as Prevent Child Abuse South Carolina (PCASC) will host a "Lunch & Learn" training session at the Cherokee County Library.
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County delays third reading on junkyard ordinance
By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer larry@gaffneyledger.com
      Cherokee County Council delayed third reading of its controversial ordinance to regulate junkyards over concerns it may cause undue financial hardship on junkyard owners. Under the ordinance, junkyard owners would have two years to erect a fence on the front of their property and five years to extend the fence to the entire property.
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Michael Gaffney Day celebration set for Sept.29
      The City of Gaffney will hold the annual Michael Gaffney Day Celebration at the Michael Gaffney Log Home on North Limestone Street in Historic Downtown Gaffney on Saturday, September 29, from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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Starmax to host bowl-a-thon
By JOE L. HUGHES II Ledger Staff Writer joe@gaffneyledger.com
      The bowling lanes at Starmax will be used for a good cause next weekend as the entertainment center will host a bowl-a-thon in hopes of helping thousands of Americans in their fight against leukemia. Starmax opened earlier this year to rave reviews partially due to their combination of several movie theaters, a game room, bowling alley and sports bar.
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Three face meth charges
By JOHN MURRAY Ledger Staff Writer
      Metro Narcotics agents arrested three Gaffney residents early Tuesday morning and charged them with possession of methamphetamines. Roger Dean Wylie Jr., 18, and Celia N. Wylie, 22, of 219 Chesnut Ridge Road, and William James Frank III, 24, of 303 Joyce St. were arrested by officers at 312 E. Frederick St.
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SCC announces summer dean's list
      SPARTANBURG - The following local students have earned Dean's List honors for the summer 2007 term: Blacksburg: Moda V. Capers; David E. Ewaldz; Derra D. Fite; Matthew Hale; Nathan B. Patterson; Dedra P. Porter and Jonathan K. Sarratt.
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Meerkats favorite webcam animal at Riverbanks Zoo
      COLUMBIA - Webcam fans have voted on their favorite ZooView animal, and the active, slender-tailed meerkat has stolen the show. Throughout the month of September, the meerkats will be the star of the SCE&G ZooView webcam. "This is not a huge surprise given the enormous popularity of meerkats," said Dargan Davis, public relations manager for Riverbanks Zoo and Garden.
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SCDOT picking up litter from area roads
      South Carolina Department of Transportation maintenance crews in Cherokee County are out in full force this month, picking up litter from along sections of highways throughout the county. On Sept. 11, the crews will pick up litter from I-85, S-11- 661, S-11,659, S-11-666, S-11- 659, S-11-111 and S-11-41.
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