A 22-year-old Gaffney man pleaded guilty in Cherokee County General Sessions Court on Monday to murdering another man during an attempted robbery last April.
Talvin Johnson, previously of West 3rd Street, was sentenced to 35 years of imprisonment for the crime - a sentence that was recommended by prosecutors in exchange for Johnson's guilty plea to all charges. More...
By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com
Two young Gaffney men getting a ride home after an evening in Spartanburg early Saturday morning were killed when the driver apparently fell asleep at the wheel and crashed on Interstate 85. More...
Some ran full-tilt while others took a leisurely stroll Saturday. The March for Babies wasn't a timed event and it didn't really matter how participants reached the finish line, even if some took some minor liberties with the five-mile course that had been laid out for them. More...
Church news Junior Missionary advisors of the Thickety Mountain Baptist Association will have an important meeting Tuesday, April 22, at 5 p.m. at the Associational Building, 1505 Old Post Road. Candace Alexander, Dr. Crenshaw's assistant for the State Juniors, will be attending. More...
Every team likely will be chasing Dorman - again - at the Region II-4A golf tournament. The defending region and state champion Cavaliers are 17-0 heading into the 36-hole event on Tuesday. "They are just loaded," Gaffney High golf coach Todd Coggins said. "They all play well and work hard. They want it. More...
Claude Nesbitt "Red" Spencer, 84, of the Draytonville community, passed away Thursday, April 17, 2008, at Upstate Carolina Medical Center. A native of Cherokee County, he was the husband of Willie Mae Hunnicutt "Bebe" Spencer for 65 years and the son of the late Charles W. and Mamie Raines Spencer. More...
Dear Editor: My problem is with the Gaffney Board of Public Works. I have been a customer since 2000. I am a single mother of three and I work a full-time job. I received a call from one of my neighbors letting me know the Board was at my house. I then realized my power bill was due the day before. I called the Board and she said my power had indeed been cut off. More...
I love movies. I'm probably a much more serious cinema fan than your average movie-goer. What that means is I probably get scared by horror movies more easily than most folks and get emotional during the tear-jerking scenes more easily than most folks. More...
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