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December 21, 2007 RSS feed / Local News

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New state director of mental health outlines challenges

By JOE L. HUGHES II Ledger Staff Writer joe@gaffneyledger.com
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 gu More...

Attempted robbery of Gaffney pet store ends in drama and with three persons in custody

By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com

Barbara Golden said robbers must have thought she'd be an easy target. They were wrong. More...

City councilman requests caution light at Petty-Rutledge intersection

By JOE L. HUGHES II Ledger Staff Writer joe@gaffneyledger.com

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...

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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...

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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. More...

Teen robbed of cash in parking lot

Gaffney Police are investigating a strongarm robbery outside a Factory Shops Boulevard business late last Thursday. More...

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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 B More...

Duke Energy files more paperwork with PSC in nuclear plant project

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...

Principal disputes councilman's assertion

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 s More...

Cherokee children spending holidays in foster care

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...

Report says alcohol not involved in fatal accident

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...