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By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com 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 COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A naked couple found in the road died from multiple trauma as a result of falling about 50 feet from the roof of a downtown office building, the coroner's office said Thursday night. Police on Wednesday said the deaths were an apparent accident. More ...
By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com Police said the arrest of five juveniles for vandalism Monday is not related to similar incidents that occurred in downtown Gaffney over the weekend. Officer John Fuller was on routine patrol at 8:45 p.m. when he received a report that a group of juveniles were spray-painting a house at 912 North... More ... Firefighters inhaled a ton of pot smoke EDINBURG, Texas (AP) - Firefighters who spent half an hour fighting a blaze in which 2,000 pounds of marijuana went up in smoke breathed so much of it that they would have failed a drug test, a fire chief said. More ... Lawmakers once again approve revising the way school board elections are held By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com A plan to revise the Cherokee County School Board election format has once again been passed by local lawmakers. More ...
A Wisconsin maintenance company was slapped with a fine when at least 6,000 gallons of propane leaked from a tank at The Timken Company's Gaffney Bearing Plant in Gaffney last month. The state office of Occupational Safety and Health Agency cited and fined Johnson Control of Milwaukee $3,750 for ... More ... Library director to attend national conference Lana Gardner, director of the Cherokee County Public Library, has been selected to attend the American Library Association's annual conference in Washington, D.C. Gardner will serve a one of three South Carolina representatives attending the Rural Library Sustainability Forum this month. More ...
By JOE L. HUGHES II Ledger Staff Writer joe@gaffneyledger.com The required training for persons who join the armed forces can be rigorous on all levels - physical, mental and emotional. But John Dowdy, a former member of the U.S. Air Force, believes he has found something more difficult and far more intriguing than suiting up in camouflage on a daily basis... More ... City passes final reading of budget By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer larry@gaffneyledger.com As expected, Gaffney City Council passed final reading Monday on its $10,881,663 budget that includes a 4-mill tax hike and a 3 percent cost-ofliving raise for city employees. The owner of a $100,000 home will pay an extra $16 a year in taxes. More ...
Heather Renea Vess of 150 Ballenger Road in Gaffney, has received a Metropolitan Scholarship from the University of South Carolina Upstate, where she plans to pursue a degree in biology with pre-medicine studies. A graduate of Gaffney High School, her high school achievements included: Outstanding... More ...
Terry Martin Carlton, an AP Biology and CSI teacher at Dorman High School in Spartanburg District 6, was recently named Teacher of the Year for 2007-2008. The award is considered a special honor because her peers, who consist of a staff of over 130 individuals, select the recipient. More ... Hospital volunteers select four scholarship recipients The volunteers at Upstate Carolina Medical Center have selected four students from 13 applicants to receive hospital scholarships for 2007. They are Kristina Painter, Brittany Mann , Brook Montgomery, all of Gaffney, and Allyn Wong of Inman. More ... Locals on Wofford Dean's List, another graduates SPARTANBURG - Five Gaffney students have been named to the Dean's List for the 2007 Spring semester at Wofford College. To be named to the list, a student must be enrolled for at least 12 semester hours of graded courses and attain a semester grade point average of 3.5 or higher. More ... |
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