Gaffney firemen respond to a blaze Thursday evening at First Piedmont Federal Savings & Loan on South Limestone Street. Fire Chief Nathan Ellis said the fire started at a juncture of electrical wiring and was confined mostly to an overhang at the rear of the building. More...
By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer larry@gaffneyledger.com
City of Gaffney Building Inspector Donald Elder remains in serious condition after a Wednesday traffic accident. Police said Elder's vehicle was struck in the side by a Gaffney man who faces charges of felony driving under the influence and simple possession of marijuana. More...
By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com
Paige Parris always thought her mail-order high school diploma could be used to get into college. Now she's out $70 and preparing to take the national GED exam July 26. Parris is among many students who have attempted to earn their high school degrees over the Internet. She carries a diploma card in her wallet from Cornerstone Christian Correspondence School. More...
A Greenwood woman survived a scary accident Wednesday on Interstate 85. According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol, Faleecia Packerson, 30, of 107 Canyon Drive, was driving north on the interstate when a tractor-trailer forced her 2005 Dodge Stratus off the road and into the median. More...
Exhibition of treasures from tombs of King Tut and the great pharaohs opens this fall in Atlanta
A new exhibition featuring more than 130 treasures from the tomb of the celebrated pharaoh King Tut and additional ancient sites will begin a United States tour this fall. "Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs" will premiere November 15 at the Atlanta Civic Center, presented by the Michael C. Carlos Museum of Emory University. More...
Kyle Petty's Charity Ride again thunders across country
Kyle Petty ended his summer stint in the TNT TV booth Saturday at Chicagoland Speedway, but before he gets back in his No. 45 Dodge next weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, he's spending a week on his Harley Davidson motorcycle leading the 14th annual Chick-fil-A Kyle Petty Charity Ride. More...
ENTERPRISE, Ala. - Doris James Smith, 85, formerly of Sixth Street, Gaffney, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, July 14, 2008, in Enterprise. Born in Gaffney, she was the widow of Claude T. Smith and daughter of the late Malcolm B. James and the late Cordie Leazer James. Mrs. More...
My eyes watered and sweat beaded on my brow while the burning sensation of cayenne pepper seared my stomach. This wasn't a tale taken from "Invasion of the Body Snatchers." This was simply a case of eating something that was...HOT! HOT! HOT! More...
Coast Guard rescues two CHARLESTON - The Coast Guard rescued two men from a capsized boat about eight miles east of the Little River Inlet off the South Carolina coast. A Coast Guard spokesman in Charleston says 62-yearold Fred Reed Johnson and 62-year-old Gary Stout, both of Calabash, N.C., were picked up about 2:20 a.m. Friday. More...
Woman run off road by tractor-trailer