If anything was clear about Waste Management Inc.'s plans to construct a landfill and recycling center near McKown's Mountain it's that the Texas company is likely going to have a very hard time selling its plans to a community already wary of having a nuclear power plant nearby. More...
By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer larry@gaffneyledger.com
Move over Barack Obama, John McCain, Joe Biden and Sarah Palin. Another highstakes campaign was launched here last week to persuade Cherokee County residents about the merits of Waste Management's proposed landfill and recycling center on a 1,550 acre parcel near McKown's Mountain. More...
By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com
The Cherokee County School Board could have another chairman Monday at 7 p.m. when it meets to elect new officers. School trustee Billy Blackwell confirmed Friday several board members have asked him to be the chairman. Current school board chairman Donnie Lee Smith has indicated an interest in continuing to serve as board chairman. More...
A Cherokee County Councilman said he would accept the resignation of the airport commission chairman after his controversial remarks became public last week. In a meeting Tuesday to update his fellow commissioners, chairman Vic Sarratt described the airport project as having "stalled" and pointed the finger at apathetic county officials for dragging their feet. More...
Caroline LaRoche Turnage of Gaffney and Ian Scott Butterbaugh of Spartanburg were united in marriage on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2008, at The Episcopal Church of the Advent in Spartanburg. The Rev. Roy W. Cole officiated the 7 p.m. double ring ceremony. More...
Blacksburg football players will have little time to think about how close they came to beating Indian Land on Thursday evening. Blacksburg will go on the road this week to face Class 2A rival Chesnee. Chesnee is coming off an impressive 40-0 win over Landrum. More...
Retired school food service supervisor for Cherokee County School District
Emma Jane (Jean) Robbs Barnhill, 88, of 920 Wilkinsville Hwy., went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008, at Upstate Carolina Medical Center. Born in Gaffney, she was the widow of Paul D. Barnhill and daughter of the late M. Raymond Robbs and Lorena Perry Robbs. More...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Partisan Democrats and many members of the news media consider John McCain's choice of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate a terrible mistake. But McCain need not worry about their criticism. His unexpected selection satisfied the people he needed to please. Republican conservatives assembling in St. More...
We celebrated Labor Day last week. I confess I do not understand all the ramifications of that particular holiday. I have observed through the years, however, that the work situation in America has greatly changed. The work week is shorter, the pay is better and many jobs are easier because of improved equipment to assist us in getting the job done. More...
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