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August 15, 2008  RSS feed


Defense attorneys argue former death row inmate Riddle should be released
ANDERSON — Saying nothing and often just staring forward with an expressionless face, Ernest Riddle was back in court Wednesday as his defense attorneys argued that long-ago errors by prosecutors, alleged lies by witnesses, hidden evidence and the passage of time meant he could never receive a fair trial — back in 1986, now, nor in the future. More...
Killer gets life sentence
By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com

A Cherokee County prosecutor invoked William Shakespeare to hammer home a key point during Travis Sentell Parker's murder trial Wednesday. More...

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Going-away party launches Reid's pro basketball career
By JOE L. HUGHES II Ledger Staff Writer joe@gaffneyledger.com

It's always hard to say goodbye. But AZ Reid made sure he left Gaffney with a bang Thursday, giving local residents a small piece of his appreciation for their support through the years by holding a cookout in front of The Dynasty clothing store on Frederick Street. More...

 Local News
• District makes first bond payment
The Cherokee County School District made the first payment Monday on its recently completed $35 million school building program. School trustees unanimously approved a resolution to make a $4.5 million bond payment. This is the first of 20 annual bond payments the district will make to retire debt on new school building projects completed this summer. More...
• Trustees will use unexpected 'windfall' to increase clerks' pay
• article has image City, county election commissions certify results
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 LifeStyles
• Daddy Joe's will host fundraiser for Miracle Hill Rescue Mission
Event is set for Sunday, Aug. 24
Daddy Joe's Beach House BBQ and Grill will be open Sunday, Aug. 24, as a fund-raiser for Miracle Hill Rescue Mission in Cherokee County, a not-forprofit ministry that helps provide for the hurting and the homeless and is a Harbor of Hope in the Upstate. More...
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 Sports
• article has image Keep on TRUCKIN'
After a decade of pulse-pounding excitement, the Craftsman Truck Series is soaring — and roaring — to new heights
The setting of the celebration of the 10th anniversary of Terry Cook's first Craftsman Truck Series victory said as much about the growth of the series since 1998 as the words uttered by the participants. More...
• article has image Benson's got a magic touch
• article has image Rick Minter's OBSERVATIONS
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 Obituaries
• article has image James (Jim) Lavender
Retired from Cherokee Finishing Company
James (Jim) Albert Lavender, 88, of 304 Pleasant Meadows Drive, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008, at Upstate Carolina Medical Center. Born in Cherokee County, he was the husband of Alice Moss Lavender and son of the late Thomas Albert Lavender and Sadie Bridges Lavender. Mr. More...
• article has image Ellen H. Hayes
• article has image Alfrieda W. Bonner
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 Columns
• article has image A Catholic case against Barack
PAT BUCHANAN
In the Pennsylvania primary, Barack Obama rolled up more than 90 percent of the African-American vote. Among Catholics, he lost by 40 points. The cool liberal Harvard Law grad was not a good fit for the socially conservative ethnics of Altoona, Aliquippa and Johnstown. More...
• article has image LEDGER READERS ON THE ROAD
• article has image Dry eyes follow Edwards' downfall
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 National News
• Replay for Major League Baseball could be implemented soon
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Major League Baseball is working out technical issues to start instant replay for boundary calls such as home runs, hoping to institute the system later this year. "We've got lots of time in August," Bob DuPuy, the sport's chief operating officer, said Wednesday as a two-day owners' meeting began. "There's plenty of August still to go. More...
• Calif. mom gives birth on front lawn by herself
• Everybody in the pool: Torres inspires older women
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