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December 21, 2007
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Two killed in I-85 crash
By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com
A mother and daughter were confirmed dead Friday morning and two others were taken to a hospital after a violent collision on Interstate 85 in Gaffney when a car crossed from the northbound lane into the southbound lane, hitting another car head-on. More...
Tears, prayers for missing woman
By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com

It's admittedly not much. But Lerkeshia Littlejohn hopes the $500 reward she scraped together will help bring her younger sister home. She dipped into her 401(k) retirement account to come up with the cash, which she hopes will entice someone to come forward with information about Verlisha Litt... More...

Attorney general's office issues opinion about BPW practices
By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer larry@gaffneyledger.com

When the Gaffney Board of Public Works decided several years ago to design and build a public golf course, the approach was simple - create a nonprofit corporation to fund and oversee the project. More...

 Local News
•New state director of mental health outlines challenges
Aiming to inform people of the many misconceptions of mental health in South Carolina as well as nationwide, state director of the South Carolina Department of Mental Health (SCDMH) John Magill paid a visit to Cherokee County last Tuesday as the guest speaker at the Gaffney Rotary Club. More...
•Teen robbed of cash in parking lot
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 LifeStyles
•2007 Little Jill and Little Jack crowned
Elaylyn Mayberry, Harlem Walker win titles in Dec. 3 contest
The Ladies Progressive Club held its annual Jack and Jill contest Monday, Dec. 3, at 7 p.m. in the cafeteria at B.D. Lee Elementary School. There were six four-yearolds competing for the titles. More...
•ANNIES MAILBOX
•The Legend of the Christmas
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 Sports
•Carolina upends Wildcats, 53-44
Blacksburg boys basketball coach Travis Miller summed up his team's woes in a short sentence: "We can't score." The Wildcats, who are shooting in the low 30s from the field for the season, couldn't find their scoring touch again in a 53-44 loss at home to region rival Carolina on Wednesday. More...
•Indians still perfect
•BRIEFS
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 Obituaries
•Linda Kennedy
Retired from Alcoa
Linda Marie Dowdle Kennedy, 63, of 108 Osment St., went home to be with the Lord on Monday, Dec. 17, 2007, at her residence. Born in Gaffney, she was the widow of Archie Kennedy and daughter of the late Oliver Lee Dowdle and Nellie Phillips Dowdle. Mrs. Kennedy was a graduate of Gaffney High Scho... More...
•Paul A. Weaver
•Pamela H. Newton
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 Columns
•LEDGER COLUMNIST
Some items that appear to be hot in more ways than one
It goes without saying that stolen merchandise is "hot" property. But I'm beginning to wonder if stolen merchandise can be "hot" in more ways than one. More...
•LEDGER READERS ON THE ROAD
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 State News
•Governor proposes optional flat income tax rate, cigarette tax hike
GREER, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford on Wednesday again called for a 30-cent per pack increase on cigarettes and said he wants to use the money to cut income taxes for most of the state's wage earners. More...
•Massacre at Virginia Tech voted top news story of 2007
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