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Drop in graduation rate keeps Cherokee Tech from being 'excellent' By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com A decline in graduation rates kept Cherokee Technology Center (CTC) from continuing its recent trend of excellent report card ratings. The school received a "Good" report card rating this year after receiving an "Excellent" rating each of the past four years. More ... Council votes to 'send a message' By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer larry@gaffneyledger.com Saying Cherokee County Council needed to send a message, council voted 4-3 to delay third reading Tuesday on transferring a tax incentive to the new owner of the Romeo Rim building in the Cherokee Corporate Park. Former owner Johnson Development sold the building to real estate holding company C.... More ...
By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com The Cherokee County Adult Education program was number one in the state this year with 80 percent of its students passing the national GED exam for a high school diploma. Cherokee County was presented with the Palmetto Trend-Setters Award on Nov. 16 at an awards luncheon in Columbia. More ...
By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com Eddie Wyatt quit school in the 1970s under pressure to "be cool." The 51-year-old now considers it cooler to have an education. Wyatt passed the GED high school equivalency exam Monday, becoming the first person from his family to earn a high school credential. More ... LOCAL BRIEFS Gaffney officer gets traffic ticket Gaffney police officer Jonathan Scott Blackwell, 24, was issued a traffic citation for driving too fast for conditions after being involved in an accident on an I-85 entrance ramp Tuesday. More ... HONORED AT CHEROKEE AVENUE CHURCH Perfect attendance pins were presented Sunday, Nov. 4, to three members of Cherokee Avenue Baptist Church. Lynch Yelton received a pin for 54 years of perfect attendance; Frances Higgins received a pin for 51 years of perfect attendance; and Libby Phillips received a pin for one year of perfect a... More ... WHAT'S UP Notices The Cherokee County Republican Party headquarters will be open on Saturdays from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. Refreshments will be served. Literature and signs of the Republican presidential candidates are available at the headquarters. More ...
Grassy Pond Elementary gifted and talented students Vanna Sams, Morgan Holmes, Halley Gainey and Whitney Holmes finish their "sijo" poems. Native to Korea, "sijo" is a six-line storytelling poem that remains relatively unknown in the Western world. Students did the poetry assignment for Project G... More ... 74-year-old woman robbed at gunpoint Gaffney police have charged two men with with armed robbery after they allegedly stole $25 from a 74-year-old woman Monday. Derrick Eugene Byars, 19, and Reginald Keenan, 20, were identified from witness reports and arrested Tuesday. More ... Woman hopes bears will bring cheer to patients Will be delivered just before Christmas By JOE L. HUGHES II Ledger Staff Writer joe@gaffneyledger.com A small gift can go a long way toward making a day special, especially for a loved one in a hospital or nursing home. With that in mind, Gaffney resident Diana Ellis is looking to send a bit of holiday cheer to the sick and shut-in by offering two types of "inspirational bears" for sale. More ... |
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