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December 12, 2007
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Remembering Andy
Memorial placed in school courtyard
By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com
Ewing Middle School students and teachers struggled to hold back the tears Tuesday afternoon while remembering 13-year-old Andy Lowery. Andy, a seventh-grader, was trick-or-treating with friends a few blocks from his home on Halloween at 8:40 p.m. when he collapsed in a driveway and became unresp... More...
Woman who struck Good Samaritan pleads guilty

A 46-year-old Woodruff woman admitted Tuesday she was driving a tractor-trailer under the influence of cocaine last July 9 when she caused a wreck on Interstate 85 in Cherokee County that nearly killed a Good Samaritan. More...

Holiday thieves out in force
By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com

Whether it's a case of Christmas bringing out the worst in people, or simply that your personal possessions are becoming less personal to others, incident reports at the Gaffney Police Department and the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office are indicating a rash of vehicle break-ins and thefts in rece... More...

 Local News
•Fireworks spark fire that damages water pipes in Blacksburg
The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office said about $300 in new water pipes owned by Blacksburg Public Works were damaged Saturday night when someone sparked a fire on Holly Ridge Road with fireworks. A witness told police an unknown person tossed fireworks out the window of a car as it was passing h... More...
•District's revenues exceed expenses - barely
•Immigration reform tops legislative agenda
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 LifeStyles
•Business is family affair for Gordons
After 20 years, funeral home makes its way back to founding family
The word of the death of a loved one is the most difficult news a person will receive, taking them on an emotional roller coaster through bouts of grief, pain and anger. During such troubling times, the staff at Gordon Mortuary is ready to help cope with loss and pave the way for recovery. More...
•Two portray 23 characters in GLT's 'Tuna Christmas'
•ANNIE'S MAILBOX
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 Sports
•Clemson's Harper enjoying first season under center
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) - If any Clemson player has earned the right to gloat, it's quarterback Cullen Harper. Instead, the junior flashes a wry smile, glad he got to show everyone else what he knew all along. Harper was the surprise of No. 15 Clemson's best season in four years. More...
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•Indians rout Rock Hill
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 Obituaries
•Ralph A. Drye Jr.
BLACKSBURG - Ralph Alexander Drye, Jr., 76, of 331 Hambright Road, formerly of Charlotte, went to meet his Lord on Monday, Dec. 10, 2007. Mr. Drye was born on May 30, 1931, to the late Ralph A. Drye Sr. and Ruth Bangle Drye. He was a native of Salisbury, N.C,, but later moved to Concord. More...
•Charles E. White
•Joyce Martin (Byars)
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 Inside Report
•The Republican Party's pork option
WASHINGTON - "Given the lack of time available," Sen. Mitch McConnell said last week, "the best way to deal with the troop funding issue would be in the context of some kind of settlement on an overall omnibus appropriation bill." Instead of following the president's hardline on spending, the Rep... More...
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 Columns
•LEDGER COLUMNIST
Maybe reading about a wreck will save a life
An 18-year-old Clemson University student died this weekend from alcohol poisoning, according to a coroner's report. His blood-alcohol level was .38 percent, almost five times above the legal limit for driving, which is .08 percent. More...
•LETTERS
•Cartoon
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