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January 2, 2008 RSS feed / Local News

Corinth VFD receives grant of $92,072

WASHINGTON - The Corinth Volunteer Fire Department has received a $92,072 grant in federal assistance from the Department of Homeland Security. More...

Hospital welcomes new nursing officer

Upstate Carolina Medical Center welcomes Todd Dixon as the hospital's new Chief Nursing Officer. Dixon previously served as Chief Nursing Officer for Elbert Memorial Hospital in Elberton, GA. More...

LEDGER READERS ON THE ROAD

Happy New Year! Nell Green and Dennis Rohlinger are pictured here at North Fort Meyers, FL, on Dec. 24 while they were visiting high school classmates. More...

Man busted for marijuana

A 22-year-old Blacksburg man was arrested last Friday after police executed a search warrant at a home and seized almost a half pound of suspected marijuana. According to a police report, officers went to a Deana Lane home at about 9:45 a.m. More...

Legislative delegation will meet

Sen. Harvey Peeler announced today that the Cherokee County Legislative Delegation will meet on Thursday, January 3, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. at the Cherokee County Public Library. More...

Mayor says city to focus on gateway projects in 2008

After successfully completing a series of park beautification projects last year, the city will turn its direction to signage projects in 2008. More...

Festival still waiting on financials

The South Carolina Peach Festival will end 2007 with no idea how much money it made from the 2007 event. The Peach Festival made $16,000 in profits in 2006 even with the absence of a country music concert and a 2-day tractor pull. More...

Dems hosting reception Jan. 3

The Cherokee County Democrat Party will host a reception for the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign on Thursday, Jan. 3, at 6:30 p.m. at the Uptown Party Events building at 510 N. Limestone St. More...

County's 18th traffic fatality of 2007 occurs hours before year's end Monday night

With less than three hours to go before the start of 2008, a 46-year-old Gaffney man walking home from a holiday party Monday night became the county's 18th traffic fatality of the year. More...