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June 22, 2007
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FALLEN HEROES
Gaffney Fire Department sets up memorial to nine comrades who perished fighting Charleston blaze
By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com
County residents can pay tribute to the nine Charleston Fire Department firefighters who lost their lives in a furniture warehouse fire Monday. The firefighters died of smoke inhalation and burns after the roof of the structure collapsed. More...
Funeral today for 3-year-old drowning victim

A funeral will be held today in Taylors for 3-year-old Joshua Dorchak, who drowned when the family sailboat overturned June 8 on Lake Jocassee. A Mass of the Angels funeral will be held at 7 p.m. at the Prince of Peace Catholic Church. More...

Piece of local history comes tumbling down
'This is a tremendous loss for the county. I am very disappointed to see it go.'
By JOE L. HUGHES II Ledger Staff Writer joe@gaffneyledger.com

History has often been known to repeat itself, with at least one scholar proclaiming that "those who do not know their past, will not know their future." One of the pieces of Gaffney and Cherokee County's distant past fell victim to progress this week as the Meadowbrook home on Floyd Baker Boulev... More...

 Local News
•GHS cadets attend leadership camp
Gaffney High JROTC cadets got a close look at the military college lifestyle while spending a week at The Citadel. After early morning calisthenics, students had a few minutes to wash and get their rooms ready for daily inspections. This was followed by days filled with academic classes, military... More...
•Naked couple found dead
•Five teens arrested for vandalism unrelated to downtown incidents
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 LifeStyles
•Miss Sergeant, Mr. Moore wed May 19
Courtney Allison Sergeant of Seneca and Christopher Charles Moore of Clemson exchanged marriage vows on Saturday, May 19, 2007, at Saint Mark United Methodist Church in Seneca. The Rev. Charles Weigel Jr. officiated the 6 p.m. double ring ceremony. More...
•ANNIE'S MAILBOX
•Steve Holt will work his magic at local libraries on June 26
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 Sports
•SARRATT SHINES IN HiTOMS DEBUT
Local hurler continuing stellar play with Clemson, HiToms
Justin Sarratt won his first start Wednesday in the HiToms 5-4 victory over the Gastonia Grizzlies. Sarratt allowed only one run and struck out six batters in five innings. He pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Sunday, hours after the 2006 Gaffney High graduate joined his teammates in Thomasvill... More...
•Post 109 thumps Greer, 13-3
•BRIEFS
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 Obituaries
•Geneva J. Polhemus
Geneva Jefferies Polhemus, 93, of 71 Teaneck Road, Teaneck, N.J., died Tuesday, June 19, 2007, at her home. Widow of Joseph Polhemus, she was born in Gaffney, a daughter of the late Walter and Nora Talley Jefferies. More...
•Travis D. Davis
•C. Gene Medley
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 Letters
•LETTER
Thanks for your donations; more are desperately needed
First of all, I would like to say thank you so very much to those who sent donations to Saving Gaffney Pets Animal Rescue. We received a total of $435 and for that I am very thankful. This was, of course, very helpful but as you might have guessed, more is needed to accomplish what needs to be do... More...
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 Inside Report
•INSIDE REPORT
Bush and Cardinal Zen
WASHINGTON - On May 31, President Bush met for 35 minutes in the private living quarters of the White House with Cardinal Joseph Zen, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Hong Kong, in an event that was not announced and did not appear on his official schedule. More...
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 Columns
•Best friends
Molly Estrich turns 2 today. We rescued her from a pet store. I know: Pet stores are the enemies of dog lovers. They buy dogs from puppy mills. They treat them badly. More...
•Political Cartoon
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