Boys & Girls Club needs your help to make Christmas party merry
By JOE L.HUGHES II Ledger Staff Writer joe@gaffneyledger.com
      The Cherokee County Boys & Girls Club is hoping the community will lend a helping hand to make the holidays brighter for local youngsters. The organization is seeking donations of money and/or toys for about 170 children who are expected to attend the group's annual Christmas party later this mon...
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Three robberies in three days under investigation in Gaffney
By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com
      Bin Chen doesn't ask for much. The manager of New Golden China Restaurant on Wilkensville Highway in Gaffney simply wants a safe environment for him, his employees and his customers. On Sunday night, the restaurant Chen manages was robbed at gunpoint for the second time in just three weeks, and ...
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Christmas parades Saturday
By JOE L. HUGHES II Ledger Staff Writer joe@gaffneyledger.com
      Gaffney and Blacksburg are making final preparations to hold their respective Christmas parades Saturday.
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If it sounds to good to be true, it probably is
By JOE L. HUGHES II Ledger Staff Writer joe@gaffneyledger.com
      A check scam primarily being run by companies outside of the United States is causing some problems here, according to the Better Business Bureau (BBB) of the Upstate. "This is the biggest scam we have at this moment," Better Business Bureau of the Upstate President Kathy Barrett said.
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Woman cuffed after accident
By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com
      A Blacksburg woman was placed in handcuffs Monday afternoon following a two-car accident that briefly snarled traffic on West Floyd Baker Boulevard. Gaffney resident Charles Gregory said he was driving to work Monday evening, proceeding under a green light on West Floyd Baker, when a car pulled o...
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Gaffney Christmas Parade will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday
      The City of Gaffney's annual Christmas Parade will be held Saturday morning, December 8 at 10 a.m. This year's entries will line up on Railroad Avenue; the parade will march down Limestone Street and will disperse at Thompson Park and Park Place.
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Intense fire season expected
By BRUCE SMITH Associated Press Writer
      CHARLESTON - A red flag alert was issued for all of South Carolina during a wildfire season that started earlier compared with previous years and promises to be more intense, forestry officials said Tuesday. ''We have fires all year long, but we have really seen things amp up,'' said Scott Hawki...
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