Steady showers bring some relief, but drought still far from being over
The recent wet weather might have caused some residents to get reacquainted with their umbrellas but it has done little to alleviate the area's prolonged drought. A series of showers over the past three days has dumped as much as an inch of rain on portions of the county. More...
By JOE L. HUGHES II Ledger Staff Writer joe@gaffneyledger.com
A Blacksburg woman who was arrested Sept. 27 and charged with public disorderly conduct after allegedly becoming upset at the parking and student pickup rules at Blacksburg Primary School is once again in custody. Tracey Zeininger, 38, of 156 Kayla Lane, has been charged with threatening a public official. More...
By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer larry@gaffneyledger.com
That stop at the grocery store will soon cost a little less. Beginning Nov. 1, shoppers will no longer pay the 5 percent state sales tax on unprepared foods. The tax-exempt items include any that are eligible to be purchased with Department of Agriculture food stamps. More...
A Draytonville Elementary first grade class went three weeks with perfect attendance before the streak ended this week. All students were present in substitute teacher Nancy McAloney's classroom for 18 straight days until one student was counted absent Tuesday. More...
CHAPS, Conservation District host Farm City Week celebration
The annual "Bowl-ing for History" luncheon and 'If My Quilt Could Talk" quilt show is set for Thursday, Nov. 15, at the Cherokee History and Arts Museum, 301 College Drive. Sponsored by the Cherokee Historical and Preservation Society Inc. and the Cherokee Soil and Water Conservation District, the event celebrates Farm City Week. More...
Blacksburg's Josh Ramirez at home down on the farm, down on the field
Wake at the crack of dawn. Plow the field. Clean out the barn. And, later in the day, tackle lightning-fast running backs and kickoff returners. That's Josh Ramirez's not-so-ordinary daily to-do list. More...
Patsy Jannette Carpenter, 55, of Lincolnton, N.C., formerly of Fred Beard Road, Maiden, N.C., passed away Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007, at CMC-Lincoln. Born Dec. 5, 1951, in Davidson County, N.C., she was the daughter of the late Grady Henry Carpenter and the late Dorothy Lorene Nalley Carpenter. She was a member of Mays Chapel United Methodist Church in Maiden. More...
Dear Editor: I think it is time for a change in the coaching staff at Blacksburg High. We as proud supporters of our high school teams think Robbie Blanton has done all he can for our football program. We have too many losing seasons to support him any longer. Any other high school program would have changed the coaching staff by now. More...
WASHINGTON - National anti-abortion leaders Wednesday put finishing touches on a letter to be sent to all members of Congress urging suspension of more than $300 million in federal funding of Planned Parenthood until a massive criminal case brought in Kansas against the abortion rights organization is settled. More...
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