While it was already clear a thief had to crawl on his or her belly to get at their intended target, many people were left wondering earlier this week how low someone really could go. More...
Playing 20 (actually 15) questions with Waste Management Inc.
By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com
Making their way around Cherokee County in an effort to sell people on their plans, officials from Waste Management Inc. say they will provide honest answers to every question. No, for instance, they will not bury plutonium or hazardous waste at the proposed landfill and recycling center they want to construct near McKowns Mountain. More...
By JOE L. HUGHES II Ledger Staff Writer joe@gaffneyledger.com
Local motorists welcomed the sight of fuel tankers to the area Thursday, giving them a brief reprieve from the gas shortage gripping the Southeast. For much of the week plastic bags covered pumps at most Cherokee County gas stations, drained by drivers hoping to fill their tanks before supplies ran out. More...
More than a dozen motorists find themselves picking up pieces of shattered glass following an apparently mindless vandalism spree that struck Gaffney over the past week. While it's unclear from police reports if the vandalism was the work of one or many, or even it if was related, it is clear the end results are costly. More...
Cowpens National Battlefield will have special events Oct. 6
The Overmountain Victory Trail Association, which annually retraces the 330-mile march that patriot militia took to Kings Mountain in 1780, will present a special drama on Monday, Oct. 6, at Cowpens National Battlefield about the events that took place at the Cow Pens that night before the Revolutionary War battle of Kings Mountain. More...
Rashad Earls is listed at only 5-foot-9 and 150 lbs. on the Blacksburg Wildcat roster. But, in reality, no one plays a bigger role for his team. Earls lines up at wide receiver and cornerback and plays on special teams - and he's productive in all three roles. More...
Ernest Hood Spearman, 77, of 757 Abingdon Road, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008, at Upstate Carolina Medical Center. Born in Hickory Grove, Mr. Spearman was the husband of Gladys Mae Simpson Spearman of the home and son of the late James Levi and Ola Mae Norris Spearman. Mr. More...
A plan afoot to show the "Walker Payne" DVD for free in local theaters went up in smoke recently after a preview of the film. The graphic dogfighting and a couple of racy bedroom scenes apparently didn't sit well with viewers previousl;y eager to see the movie shot in Gaffmey in 2005. More...
(AP) _ Natural gas customers in South Carolina's Upstate are getting a break. Piedmont Natural Gas Company's rates dropped 15 percent Wednesday for its 140,000 customers. Piedmont spokesman David Trusty in Charlotte, N.C., said demand for natural gas has slowed with the economy. More...
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