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November 2, 2007 RSS feed / Local News

Tenants named in plans submitted by developer

The Peach Plaza is starting to fill up. More...

Teen says he was carjacked

A Gaffney man said he was held hostage at gunpoint in his car for several hours Tuesday. Jonathan Scruggs, 18, of 630 Park Gate Road, said he was approached by a man just before 1 p.m. More...

BHS band holding fish fry

The Blacksburg High School Wildcat Marching Band will have its annual fall Fish Fry this Saturday, November 3, 2007, at the BHS cafeteria from 11:00 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. More...

NAACP banquet Saturday

The Cherokee County NAACP will hold its 30th annual Freedom Fund banquet Saturday at 7 p.m. in Stephenson Dining Hall at Limestone College. Tickets are $25. Asheville Mayor Terry Bellamy is the keynote speaker. More...

FCA 'Bench Backers' meeting planned for Tuesday, Nov. 6

Debbie Strickland will host the second meeting of the year for the Cherokee County "Bench Backers" on Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. The organization is an adult ministry of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA). More...

Peachtree Centre joins national quality campaign

"We can find ways to work together to meet our goals of improved care."

Peachtree Centre has joined thousands of nursing homes across the country in a voluntary national initiative, the Advancing Excellence in America's Nursing Homes campaign. More...

Graduates basic

Airman Bethany White graduated from Air Force basic training on Sept. 21, 2007, at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Airman White was a member of the 323 Training Squadron; Flight 590 HONOR FLIGHT during basic training. More...

TRICK-OR-TREAT

Ledger photo by CODY SOSSAMON This little 'pumpkin' was out trick-or-treating for the first time Wednesday evening. More...

Church celebrates birthday by 'Calling Down Fire'

Most birthdays or anniversaries involve blowing out of candles. However, Restoration Church of Gaffney for its third anniversary is expecting fire to rain down from the heavens as the church holds its annual Calling Down Fire Conference this More...

Applications being taken for entries

Christmas Parade

The City of Gaffney will hold its Christmas parade at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 8. Applications are now being accepted for all types of entries. There are a limited number of floats, which can hold up to 15 people, available for rent at $420 each. More...

Freightliner moves 341 jobs

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Freightliner LLC is moving 341 jobs to South Carolina to be closer to the truck manufacturer's customers and production sites. More...

Two arrested after drugs found

Two Gaffney residents were arrested Wednesday after authorities said they found drugs at a home at 125 Monticello St. More...

U.S. gouges travelers with passport fees

WASHINGTON (AP) - First, Americans endured exasperating delays and ruined vacations from passport processing backlogs. Now, a congressional investigation indicates they may have been overcharged, too - perhaps by more than $100 million a year. More...

Limestone grad to share his travels to Greece, Turkey

The Limestone College Art Department will present "The Art and Archaeology of Ancient Greece and Istanbul" by Nathan Brines '06 and Chelsie Weidele on Tuesday, November 6 in Stephenson Dining Hall at 6:30 p.m. More...

Registration for basketball league

A free basketball clinic by the Limestone College men's basketball team and registration for Community for Christ basketball will be held Saturday from 9 until 11 a.m. at Hopewell Baptist Church. More...

World Day of Prayer

The Thickety Mountain Baptist Association Senior Missionary and Y.W.A. will observe World Day of Prayer Monday, November 5, at 7 p.m. at the Thickety Mountain Baptist Association Building. Mrs. Marjorie L. Knuckles will be the guest speaker. Mrs. More...

Graduates from funeral college

Cherisse Ontez Thompson graduated from Gupton- Jones College of Funeral Services in Stone Mountain, Ga., on Aug. 24, 2007. She is a 1992 graduate of Myers Park High School in Charlotte, N.C. More...

Complete Timken program

Two associates complete studies

Two Gaffney Bearing Plant associates recently graduated from The Timken Company's four-year apprenticeship program. More...