Ewing Middle School students and teachers struggled to hold back the tears Tuesday afternoon while remembering 13-year-old Andy Lowery. Andy, a seventh-grader, was trick-or-treating with friends a few blocks from his home on Halloween at 8:40 p.m. when he collapsed in a driveway and became unresponsive. More...
A 46-year-old Woodruff woman admitted Tuesday she was driving a tractor-trailer under the influence of cocaine last July 9 when she caused a wreck on Interstate 85 in Cherokee County that nearly killed a Good Samaritan. More...
By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com
Whether it's a case of Christmas bringing out the worst in people, or simply that your personal possessions are becoming less personal to others, incident reports at the Gaffney Police Department and the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office are indicating a rash of vehicle break-ins and thefts in recent days. More...
The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office said about $300 in new water pipes owned by Blacksburg Public Works were damaged Saturday night when someone sparked a fire on Holly Ridge Road with fireworks. A witness told police an unknown person tossed fireworks out the window of a car as it was passing his home in the 500 block of Holly Ridge Road. More...
After 20 years, funeral home makes its way back to founding family
The word of the death of a loved one is the most difficult news a person will receive, taking them on an emotional roller coaster through bouts of grief, pain and anger. During such troubling times, the staff at Gordon Mortuary is ready to help cope with loss and pave the way for recovery. More...
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) - If any Clemson player has earned the right to gloat, it's quarterback Cullen Harper. Instead, the junior flashes a wry smile, glad he got to show everyone else what he knew all along. Harper was the surprise of No. 15 Clemson's best season in four years. More...
BLACKSBURG - Ralph Alexander Drye, Jr., 76, of 331 Hambright Road, formerly of Charlotte, went to meet his Lord on Monday, Dec. 10, 2007. Mr. Drye was born on May 30, 1931, to the late Ralph A. Drye Sr. and Ruth Bangle Drye. He was a native of Salisbury, N.C,, but later moved to Concord. More...
WASHINGTON - "Given the lack of time available," Sen. Mitch McConnell said last week, "the best way to deal with the troop funding issue would be in the context of some kind of settlement on an overall omnibus appropriation bill." Instead of following the president's hardline on spending, the Republican leader of the Senate was opting for a compromise bill that George W. More...
An 18-year-old Clemson University student died this weekend from alcohol poisoning, according to a coroner's report. His blood-alcohol level was .38 percent, almost five times above the legal limit for driving, which is .08 percent. More...
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