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Aiming to inform people of the many misconceptions of mental health in South Carolina as well as nationwide, state director of the South Carolina Department of Mental Health (SCDMH) John Magill paid a visit to Cherokee County last Tuesday as the guest speaker at the Gaffney Rotary Club. More ... Gaffney Police are investigating a strongarm robbery outside a Factory Shops Boulevard business late last Thursday. A 17-year-old Chesnee teen was entering his car outside Starmax when an unknown man came up behind him and held an object to his back. The robber took the teen's wallet, removed the cash and then tossed the wallet to the ground. More ... SPECIAL DELIVERY - Gaffney postmaster Garvin Daniels, right, presents Ledger publisher Cody Sossamon with a check for $250 from employees of the local post office for "Christmas is for Kids." Also shown are postal employees Tammie Patterson and Ray Blue. More ... Barbara Golden said robbers must have thought she'd be an easy target. They were wrong. The 72-year-old proprietor of A-Pet-U-Bet pet store in Gaffney grabbed a robber's loaded gun and twisted it towards him Tuesday evening just as her son-in-law distracted the two ski mask-wearing robbers who entered the store with a spray from the only weapon he had available - a More ... Duke Energy has filed an application with the Public Service Commission of South Carolina to continue to incur pre-construction cots of up to $230 million through Dec. 31, 2009, on the company's proposed nuclear station in Cherokee County. More ... Gaffney City Councilman Boone Peeler has asked the S.C. Department of Transportation (SCDOT) to place a caution light at Petty and Rutledge streets. This intersection has been a trouble spot for motorists for a number of years. More ... Alma Elementary School Principal Jean Brewington disputed Cherokee County Councilman Tim Spencer's claim in a story published Wednesday that representatives of her school have complained about the lack of manpower or equipment at the East Gaffney substation. More ... State Rep. Dennis Moss (D-Cherokee) surprises Dr. Jay Hammett with a gift basket after a presentation at Magnolia's Assisted Living Facility last week. Hammett was honored for his longtime medical service in the community. More ... Seventy-eight Cherokee County children were living in foster care on June 30, 2007, according to the Department of Social Services. Many of these children are still in foster care and will be spending the holidays in a foster home or group home. More ... NOW OPEN - The Shipping Center, a shipping agency for FedEx, DHL and the United States Postal Service (USPS), officially opened their business with a ribbon cutting last Friday. The business is located on Overbrook Drive in Gaffney. Shown above are: Rep. Dennis Moss (D-Cherokee), Mayor Henry Jolly, Holden Poole, Kim Wright, Caelan Wright, owner Mickey Wright and Gene Moorhead, executive director of the Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce. More ... The S.C. Highway Patrol stated in its report that alcohol was not involved in an accident Saturday, Dec. 15 that resulted in the death of a bicyclist in Gaffney. Kevin Eugene Sarratt, 44, of 528 Boiling Springs Highway died at 8:50 p.m. More ... Local News RSS feed |
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