Officials from Waste Management Inc., a Texas-based operator of landfills, are hoping Cherokee County residents will accept a local landfill with a green approach. More...
By JOE L. HUGHES II Ledger Staff Writer joe@gaffneyledger.com
The big rain event expected as a result of Tropical Storm Hanna looks like it's not going to happen after all. After laying waste to several islands in the Atlantic, the weather system is not expected to wreak havoc in the Upstate as previously forecast this week. More...
By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com
As Tropical Storm Hanna heads towards shore, Salvation Army Capt. Robbie Robbins waits in Charlotte for orders on where he will help residents impacted by the storm's landfall. Robbins headed for Charlotte on Wednesday. He is the safety officer for a divisional team assigned by the Salvation Army to work disasters in South Carolina and North Carolina. More...
With cameras surrounding the courtroom at the Cherokee County Courthouse on Wednesday, an environmental group appeared before a panel of judges from the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board in an attempt to halt Duke Energy's plans for a multi-billion dollar nuclear power plant near McKown's Mountain. More...
Taylors native has sights set on country music stardom
Nationally known singer and guitarist Angela Easterling, who is currently starring in two national commercials and is the featured singer on one of them, will bring her modern country sound to Gaffney on Tuesday, Sept. 9, when she performs in a Music Sandwiched-In concert at the Cherokee County Public Library from12:15-1 p.m. More...
Gaffney's Stan Easterling took defensive coordinator Dan Jones' words to heart. In a pre-game speech, Jones urged his players to make a difference by either sacking the quarterback, intercepting a pass, recovering a fumble or blocking a punt. More...
Minnie Jeanette White Garner, 91, of 611 Marietta St., went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008, at her residence. Born in Gaffney, she was the widow of James Garner and daughter of the late Lee Redmond White and Rose Etta Harris White. She was retired from Hamrick Mills and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. More...
Dear Editor: The South Carolina Peach Festival Board of Governors would like to extend its thanks and appreciation for the success of the 2008 Peach Festival. This year was a year of change, from celebrating in June to new events, from variations of the old to bringing back another, to improving and expanding others. More...
Thanks Hanna... for nothing. For the past 10 days, news outlets have kept their eyes on the tropics as tropical systems Fay, Gustav and Hanna churned through the Atlantic Ocean. The storms have left utter destruction in their wake, as residents of Haiti, Turks and Caicos, the Bahamas and other Atlantic islands wade in water up to their knees. More...
Environmentalists challenge Duke's proposed nuclear plant