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November 26, 2007
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MRSA:
Drug-resistant bacteria has potential to be deadly; practicing good hygiene a key to prevention
By JOE L. HUGHES II Ledger Staff Writer joe@gaffneyledger.com
The killer bacteria known as MRSA has gained a flurry of national attention recently. "It takes a lot of common sense when dealing with this disease," said Dr. Frank Barnhill of Gaffney. "It can be found anywhere, but until we take things seriously and acknowledge that MRSA is there, the disease ... More...
Man killed in crash
By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com

A 24-year-old North Carolina man was killed Friday afternoon in a single-vehicle accident outside Blacksburg. Cherokee County Coroner Dennis Fowler identified the victim as Lawrence F. Farrell, of 137 Salene Drive, Earl. Farrell was driving a 1997 Chevrolet S-10 pickup truck on Bridges Road at a... More...

Man wanted in murder case arrested
By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com

One of two suspects wanted for the murder of a former Gaffney resident has been captured in California. John Franklin Jackson, 54, whose last known address is Myrtle Beach, was arrested Friday in Los Angeles, said Sgt. Wayne Jordan, an investigator with the Chesterfield County Sheriff's Departmen... More...

 Local News
•School district's energy savings for eight years total $5 million
The Cherokee County School District has saved more than $5 million on utility costs since it implemented an energy conservation program eight years ago. The district has realized a total savings of $5,005,516 since the school board signed a 4-year contract with Energy Education Inc. in July of 19... More...
•Man accused in armed robbery of 74-year-old woman faces other charge
•Merchants pleased with early holiday shopping numbers
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 LifeStyles
•Stuffed yourself on Thanksgiving? Work off those extra calories fast
ST. LOUIS (AP) - This shouldn't come as a surprise: Thanksgiving is not the green light to a sixweek indulgence that precedes the waddle back to the gym Jan. 2. Experts advise Americans not to throw good habits out the window from Turkey Day and into the holiday season. Instead, choose carefully... More...
•ANNIE'S MAILBOX
•Gist Mansion decorated for holidays at Rose Hill
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 Sports
•Heartbreaker
Gaffney lets third straight trip to state title game slip away
SUMMERVILLE - Gaffney was one minute away Friday evening from earning another trip to the state championship game when Summerville took the dream away with a touchdown pass and interception. Summerville quarterback Reid McCullom hit wide receiver LaQuan Gilliard for an 11-yard touchdown pass wit... More...
•BRIEFS
•Lady Saints fall short in battle with Upstate
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 Obituaries
•Rev. Donald G. Roper
Retired Presbyterian minister
Spartanburg - Rev. Donald Gardner Roper, 84, of 400 Webber Road, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, Nov. 22, 2007, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, he was the husband of Annette Hatcher Roper and the son of the late Herschell True Roper and Beulah Gardner ... More...
•Edward Hill
•Jesse Hopper
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 Inside Report
•HARRY REID'S JUNKET
WASHINGTON - After Congress recessed for Thanksgiving with urgent unfinished business that included facilitating income tax refunds and providing veterans benefits, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid left on an eight-day government financed trip through Latin America. More...
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 Columns
•LEDGER COLUMNIST
They're out there, hovering, watching, waiting
To conquer an enemy, one must first study their ways, get to know their culture, diagnose their habits and tendencies. The aliens know this. Somewhere out there in the dark oxygen-less vastness of space the warships wait patiently, undetected, poised to pounce once they are comfortable with the ... More...
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