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June 18, 2008 RSS feed / Local News

Rock Springs water project nearly complete

Homes in the Rock Springs portion of Cherokee County could soon receive complete water service as Blacksburg Public Works crews finish a project linking the community to the town's water line. More...

Negotiations for sale of gas company continue

Blacksburg Town Attorney Larry Flynn continues to speak with representatives from the York County Natural Gas Authority regarding the possible sale of the town's gas company. More...

Local newspapers on lookout for person(s) behind box thefts

A rash of newspaper box thefts has officials at several local newspapers, including The Gaffney Ledger, scratching their heads in frustration. More...

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GOVERNOR'S AWARD WINNER- Taylor Lowry, a fifth grader at Limestone-Central Elementary, was selected by the faculty and staff to receive the 2008 Governor's Citizenship Award for "outstanding character, service, leadership, responsibility and discipl More...

Named to list

Jenna R. Dellinger of Gaffney was named to the Dean's List for spring 2008 at Anderson University. In order to be named to the list, a student must maintain a term grade point average of 3.5 of better. More...

Gaffney students make Dean's List, Honor Roll

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. - Gardner-Webb University has announced that the following Gaffney students were named to the the Dean' List and Honor Roll during the 2008 spring semester. More...

Knowles named S.C. BPW 'Young Careerist'

Amanda Knowles, Community Relations Director for Hospice Care of South Carolina in Cherokee County, was named South Carolina Business and Professional Women's Young Careerist Representative in the Virginia Allan Young Careerist Program during the c More...

Adult Ed teacher vying for state award

South Carolina 'Part-Time Teacher of the Year' to be announced June 20

Cherokee County Adult Education teacher Paula Marett is headed to Myrtle Beach June 20 where the state's Part-Time Teacher of the Year winner will be announced during a luncheon at a summer leadership conference. More...

County council gives final approval to 2008-09 budget

Cherokee County Council on Monday settled one of the most contentious issues in the proposed budget: whether to fund overtime pay in the Sheriff Department. More...

City budget contains no tax increase

Without debate, Gaffney City Council gave its blessing Monday to final reading of a $10,270,407 budget for 2008 that holds the line on taxes. The spending plan is about $500,000 less than last year's $10.8 million budget. More...

Shooting suspect charged

A 23-year-old Gaffney man turned himself in at Gaffney Police Department on Monday afternoon where he was charged with shooting another man early Sunday morning. More...

Town begins new garbage pick-up method

A cost-cutting measure by Blacksburg town officials made its debut last week as trash cans purchased by the municipality got their first use by town residents and trash crews. More...

Investigators searching for clues in drive-by shooting on Dogwood Drive

Investigators are looking into a drive-by shooting that occurred early Tuesday morning on Dogwood Drive. More...

Graduates from basic training

Army Pfc. Mankento Z. Tate has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. More...

Awarded Crusader Fellows Scholarship

TIGERVILLE- Sarah Griffith of Gaffney has been awarded the North Greenville University Crusader Fellows Scholarship. Griffith, a student at Gaffney High School, plans to attend NGU in the fall. She is the daughter of Scott and Sally Griffith. More...

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SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT - First Piedmont Federal Savings & Loan Association recently awarded a $1,000 scholarship to Madison McCraw, who will enter Clemson University this fall and major in engineering. More...

Local students named to USC Honors List

COLUMBIA - The following local students were named to the President's Honors List and the Dean's Honors List at the University of South Carolina for spring 2008. More...

National makeup artist to be at Belk Saturday

Belk Gaffney is proud to present national makeup artist, Michelle Morgan and her team of makeup artists on Saturday, June 21. More...