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March 5, 2008 / Front Page

MOVING DAY AT BHS

$6.2 million addition now open

By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com

Blacksburg High School science teacher Kristi Crater traditionally celebrates Halloween with an elaborate science lab filled with colorful mixtures and ends the day's experiments with a dramatic methane mamba chemical reaction. More...

Family loses furniture, clothing in Tuesday afternoon house fire

By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com

Three Gaffney residents were displaced by fire Tuesday afternoon. Gaffney firefighters were able to quickly contain a kitchen fire inside 352 E. More...

Local News

Works of female artists featured

By JOE L. HUGHES II Ledger Staff Writer joe@gaffneyledger.com

Move over St. Patrick, the women are on their way. For years, the month of March had strictly been reserved in honor of the Irish influence on the nation. More...

NRC will seek public input on Duke project

By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer larry@gaffneyledger.com

Local citizens will get an opportunity May 1 to have their say concerning Duke Energy's proposed nuclear power station. That's when the U.S. More...

2007 capital investment was $80.1 million, report shows

By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer larry@gaffneyledger.com

Although 2007's economic investment figures didn't approach the record-setting mark of 2006, local development officials weren't complaining either. More...

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Sports

Moss moving closer to picking staff

By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Sports Editor larry@gaffneyledger.com

New Blacksburg High football coach Mickey Moss plans to have his staff in place within 10 days. Moss said two members of his current Wren High School staff will join him at Blacksburg. "We are just trying to work out the details," he said. More...

Pfeiffer ousts Saints

By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Sports Editor larry@gaffneyledger.com

Pfeiffer didn't wait long to get revenge. Just three days after losing at Limestone, Pfeiffer defeated the Saints 86-80 in the first round of the Conference Carolinas tournament on Monday. More...

Lady Indians slam Spartanburg

By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Sports Editor larry@gaffneyledger.com

The Gaffney High softball team hardly broke a sweat in a season-opening 24-1 win over Spartanburg on Monday. More...

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Judge mulls fate of lawsuit filed by former school district employee

By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com

The Cherokee County School District and a former maintenance worker will have to wait to hear whether the worker's lawsuit against the district is completely invalid or worthy of having a Cherokee County jury take a look at it and hear evidence. More...

'Press one' telephone scam calls becoming more frequent

By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com

A 78-year-old Blacksburg woman didn't know who was calling her, or why she was being called. All she knew is that the prerecorded message she was hearing sounded urgent. "This needs to be handled as soon as possible," the message said. More...

Burglar strikes home, leaves note

A burglar stole a Playstation video game console and two games from a Concord Road, Gaffney, home last Friday evening and apparently left a note of explanation for the homeowner. More...

LifeStyles

Hampton Library Opens

HAMPTON LIBRARY OPENS - Members of Cherokee Avenue Baptist Church recently celebrated the grand opening of the church's Hampton Library. The library was named in memory of a former pastor, the Rev. C.E. Hampton, and in honor of Magdalene Hampton. More...