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December 31, 2007
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Complications claim the life of woman saved by firefighters
By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com
A 94-year-old Gaffney woman died Friday morning from complications from injuries she suffered in a fire at her home on Christmas Eve. Cenora L. Stevenson died at 9:29 a.m. in the Joseph M. Still Burn Center. More...
Aaahhh! ... blessed rain falls on parched Cherokee County, Upstate
By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com

Mother Nature decided to let Cherokee County and the Upstate end 2007 with some desperately needed rainfall but she wasn't necessarily magnanimous with her gift. A weather watcher in Cherokee Creek recorded 1. More...

Trailer is loaded ... and will save lives
By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com

It might not look like much from the outside, but the Cherokee County Fire Chiefs Association's new trailer might be considered fully loaded. It has a television, a DVD player and even a kitchen sink. But if that's not enough, it also comes with its own smoke machine and can simulate lightning. More...

 Local News
•Clerk critical, Evans serious
Two local people injured in separate incidents recently were still hospitalized Sunday evening without any upgrades to their medical conditions. Cheryl Green, 31, whose last name is spelled in police reports as Greene, remains in critical condition at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, accord... More...
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 State News
•Faith-based program helps prisoners combat addictions
COLUMBIA - In and out of prison for the past 30 years, Brian Shores had all but given up hope that he'd ever have a life without crime. His temper, coupled with a dependency on alcohol and drugs, landed the Aiken County man in prison time and again, most recently for aggravated assault and batter... More...
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