Ledger photo by JOE HUGHES II GET READY TO WALK - Limestone College cheerleader Alicia Janicki cheers in an effort to help participants get warmed up for Saturday's Memory Walk through downtown Gaffney. See story, page 2A More...
By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com
A Blacksburg man died early Wednesday morning on October 24 when his truck was involved in a head on collision near the entrance to Oconee Nuclear Station. Terry Eugene Blanton, 58, of 486 Moss Crossing, was pronounced dead at the accident scene by Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis. The accident occurred about 12:35 a.m. on S.C. More...
By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer larry@gaffneyledger.com
Duke Energy officials now plan to complete their transmission line study by the end of the year. Duke had hoped to seek final approval for the study from the South Carolina Public Service Commission later this month. But the comprehensive nature of the license application process has pushed that timeline back several weeks, Duke officials said. More...
With Christmas rapidly approaching, two Cherokee County organizations are hoping to send a piece of the holiday spirit to local soldiers fighting for the freedoms we cherish. The Cherokee County branch of the American Red Cross (ARC) and the Cherokee County Family Readiness Group are in the process of accepting goods to send to troops overseas. More...
Dr. Wayne Brown, a former pastor of West End Baptist Church, will be the visiting evangelist in revival services Nov. 4-7 at Cherokee Avenue Baptist Church. Services will be Sunday at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. and Monday through Wednesday at 7 p.m. More...
Blacksburg senior quarterback Dustin Byars scored on a 1-yard run and 2-point conversion with 13 seconds left for a thrilling 43- 42 victory over Crescent Friday evening. Blacksburg scored 29 points in the fourth quarter to rally from a 34-21 deficit. More...
BLACKSBURG - Louise White Cobb Farris, 89, of 164 McKee Drive, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, Oct. 26, 2007, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Born in Cherokee County, she was the wife of Marvin Farris and was first married to the late Rev. Coy T. Cobb. She was a daughter of the late Wade White and Sally Belle Bolin White. More...
RAHM'S ARMENIAN DISSENT WASHINGTON - Rep. Rahm Emanuel, the House Democratic Caucus chairman, dissented from Speaker Nancy Pelosi's support of a resolution condemning the 92-year-old Armenian genocide that has proved to be the big blunder of her tenure. More...
It has long been sage policy to ignore the crank denials around global warming. But now and then you have a weather related disaster like the fires devouring big chunks of Southern California - and you wonder about the extent to which the blockheads have slowed progress in dealing with the problem. More...
OCEAN ISLE BEACH, N.C. (AP) - An intense fire ravaged a beach house packed with college students early Sunday, killing seven and leaving little left of the structure but its charred frame and the stilts on which it stood. Mayor Debbie Smith said six people were also hospitalized. More...
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