By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com
A Grover, N.C., woman remained in critical condition at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte on Thursday night, still on life support and recovering from a serious head injury sustained when she was thrown from the hood of a car. More...
By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com
Just two days after Christmas, family members of Verlisha Littlejohn removed furniture from her Gaffney apartment, a difficult task that served as a harsh reminder she's nowhere to be found and might not come home. Her mother, Acquilla Littlejohn, said she spent Christmas in tears and didn't leav... More...
By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com
A 94-year-old Gaffney woman continues to recover after firefighters rescued her from a Christmas Eve blaze at her home. Cenora L. Stevenson was listed in good condition at the Joseph M. Still Burn Center in Augusta, Ga., as of Thursday evening, hospital spokesperson Beth Frits said. More...
Habitat for Humanity of Cherokee County now has more time to complete five homes and still satisfy the terms of a $375,000 infrastructure grant. The organization was facing a Dec. 31 deadline to finish the homes in its Hope Acres subdivision. The homes are now expected to be finished by the end o... More...
Five members of competition team participate; two win first place awards
Danni's Gymnastics competition team participated in the Pajama Party Competition hosted by the Greenwood YMCA on Saturday, Nov. 10. Aleka Tsiknias, daughter of Striker and Janet Tsiknias, competed in Level 4 and placed first on beam, fifth on vault with a score of 8.525, second on bars, fourth on... More...
A torrid shooting night allowed Gaffney to beat Riverside 95-66 Thursday in the opening round of the Greer FCA Christmas Classic. Josh Corry scored 23 points and Jazz Palmer had 18 points. They were among five Gaffney players that scored in double figures. More...
BLACKSBURG - Frank Joseph Matuska Sr., 89, of 254 Wendy Drive, died Monday, Dec. 24, 2007, at his home. A native of Savanna, Ill., Mr. Matuska was the husband of Doris Faye Matuska and son of the late Mike and Elizabeth Jagos Matuska. More...
Dear Editor: As Kathleen Kennedy Townsend introduced the annual Kennedy Center Honors television program, she reminded the audience of President Kennedy's conviction that the arts provide the hub around which any nation rotates. More...
WASHINGTON - Sen. John McCain, given up for dead a few weeks ago as he ran a cash-starved, disorganized campaign, today is viewed by canny Republican professionals as the best bet to win the party's presidential nomination. What's more, they consider him their most realistic prospect to buck the ... More...
Ever since I was able to put my hands around a football as a young child, I have been a Dallas Cowboys fan. What other team can be "America's Team," sport silver helmets with a unique royal blue star or have a stadium with a hole in its roof so "God can watch his favorite team play? More...
Student achievement in South Carolina is not keeping pace with other states, but students are making progress towards a 2010 goal of being ranked among the five fastest-improving education systems in the country. The Education Oversight Committee (EOC) established this goal in 1999. More...
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