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September 26, 2008

Gaffney police chief retires

Gaffney Police Chief John O'Donald Jr. gathered all of the available staff inside the city police department Thursday morning to announce he would be stepping down at the end of the year. It was a bittersweet moment for the veteran law enforcement officer. He still loves his job, the community, and the people with whom he works. More...

Man shot to death; suspect arrested

By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com

An argument between apparent acquaintances turned deadly Wednesday evening when a 31- year-old man sustained a shotgun blast to the head inside a Blacksburg home. More...

4 charged in home invasion

By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com

Sheriff Bill Blanton on Thursday afternoon announced the arrest of four young men in connection with a home invasion on Spring Lake Road that left a man with cuts and bruises from an assault. Two of the suspects arrested were neighbors of the 57-year-old victim, the sheriff said. More...

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GAS PANGS

•	Fund that provides unemployment benefits about to run dry

Local News

•	Foreign exchange students adapting

Cheers erupted in the stands last Thursday when Paulo Fuganti made his first extra point in an American football game. Fuganti is used to playing a different type of football at home in Joinville, Brazil, where soccer is the country's national sport. More...

•	United Way kicks off 2008-09 campaign

•	County still coping with gas shortage

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LifeStyles

•	Go 'green' with hydrogen generators, hydroelectricity and Irish settlers

History and Arts Museum hosts 'green' day as part of Michael Gaffney Day celebration

The Cherokee County History and Arts Museum, 301 College Drive, is sponsoring a "green" day Saturday, Sept. 27, from 2-5 p.m. As a part of the City of Gaffney's annual Michael Gaffney Day celebration, the museum is hosting several "green" activities. More...

•	ANNIE'S MAILBOX

•	Mrs. Loftis celebrates 93rd birthday

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Sports

•	Michaels fills the bill

JOHN MICHAELS FACT BOX POSITION: Outside linebacker MEASUREMENTS: 5-11, 180 lbs. WORTHY OF NOTE: Michaels has returned an interception for a touchdown and forced a fumble that was turned into a TD. Move over J.B Shippy, Julius Wilkerson and Rocky McIntosh. More...

•	No. 1 Byrnes has lived up to preseason hype

•	Blacksburg coach has high praise for Wolverines

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Obituaries

•	Robert E. Brewster

Robert Eugene Brewster, 68, of 116 Tram St., died Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008, at home surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Stephanie Jean Brewster. Arrangements are incomplete. White Columns of Blacksburg is in charge. More...

•	Jerry Horne

•	Evelyn Jackson

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Letters

•	Grateful for support of bicycle ride

Dear Editor: The Robert Allen Group's Tour de Peach Committee would like to thank this year's sponsors for their generous support of our 2nd Annual Tour de Peach Charity Bicycle Ride held Sept. 6. With the help of their kind-hearted donations, the Tour de Peach was a great success. More...

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Columns

•	LEDGER COLUMNIST

'Everyone rise for the National Anthem...'

No matter what American sporting event that a person has the opportunity to attend during their lifetime, there is one thing they will experience with each visit to an athletic venue. That is the "Star Spangled Banner," written in 1814 by Francis Scott Key while watching British ships bombard an American fort during the War of 1812. More...

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•	THEIR VIEW

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