Another restaurant coming to Floyd Baker Boulevard
By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer larry@gaffneyledger.com
      Gaffney's version of restaurant row soon will be adding another popular fast food option. Chick fil-A, which popularized the chicken sandwich, is in the process of purchasing property on Floyd Baker Boulevard and Maple Street,
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     ARSON - Gaffney Fire Department and Gaffney City Police are investigating an apparent arson outside the Broad River Baptist Association on Railroad Avenue. Someone set fire to a trash can located just outside the entrance to the Railroad Avenue building last week. Firefighters found the charred and melted remains of the trash can on the sidewalk. The fire discolored the building's brick facade. Police said the fire also damaged the edge of the roof and some vinyl trim. Ledger photo by TIM GULLA
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Billboard company seeking variance
By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer larry@gaffneyledger.com
      The county's land use regulations are preventing a local outdoor advertising company from purchasing property for four of its billboards. Jodean Lemmons of Daisy Outdoor Advertising wants to purchase property near Henson Road in Blacksburg and subdivide it into four .05-acre lots for the billboards.
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Wrestling makes crime victim feel 'great'
By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com
      George South is a dichotomy when he's in the wrestling ring. In wrestling terms, he plays the heel - the guy who's not above giving his opponent a jab to the eyes, a rake of the face, or taunting fans at ringside.
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Family loses home, pets in Saturday night fire
      A family of three lost their home, as well as three dogs, to a fast-moving fire that erupted Saturday night. Located on Wendy Drive, about a mile from the North Carolina border off Highway 29 in the northeastern corner of Cherokee County, a mobile home belonging to the Sheppard family caught fire at about 8:45 p.m.
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     GETTING A TASTE- Kerrigan Thornton, right, coats a marshmallow with chocolate Thursday evening with a little help from her grandmother Emily Blackwell at "A Taste of Cherokee" at First Baptist Church in Gaffney. Preliminary figures showed the fundraiser brought in $12,000 for the Cherokee County chapter of the American Red Cross.
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"Salute to Education" in Greenville March 20
By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com
      The United Negro College Fund will raise money for scholarships with its fifth annual "Salute to Education" gala March 20 at 6:30 p.m. in the Palmetto Expo Center in Greenville. Rhythm and blues singer Freddie Jackson will be the entertainment for the black tie affair that will kick off this year's Upstate South Carolina Campaign for the UNCF.
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Local teachers receive training on single gender education
By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com
      Mary Bramlett Elementary teacher Tracy Jones was among 300 teachers from South Carolina and other states who spent Saturday learning more about singlegender education. The professional development day was held at Dent Middle School in Columbia.
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And while you're waiting for the parade to begin...
      Fayssoux McLean and Brandon Turner will entertain everyone waiting for the City's Irishfest 2008 parade to begin with their unique blend of "Americana" music from 8:30 a.m. until 9:15 a.m. on Saturday morning, March 15, in front of the Michael Gaffney Log Home.
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Irishfest 2008 parade applications available
      Wear something green and…walk your dog, ride a bike, get a group of children together to roller skate, push a hospital bed, form a bedpan, leaf rake, or briefcase brigade, pull a child in a wagon, think of anything totally outrageous (of course it must also be in good taste) and join in the fun of the first annual Irishfest parade on Saturday, March 15.
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