The silence of a peaceful neighborhood on Sharon Drive in southern Cherokee County — a silence only intermittently broken by chirping birds and some barking hounds in the distance — was shattered Sunday morning by gunfire. More...
HER MAJESTY CROWNED — Brittany Babb was named Blacksburg High's 2008 Homecoming Queen at halftime of Friday's football game against Dixie. Blacksburg won 35-12. More...
By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer larry@gaffneyledger.com
The two fired Veterans Affairs Office clerks said they will appear before the county's grievance committee in hopes of keeping their jobs. But the committee may not need to meet. According to a source close to the situation, Cherokee County Council members are considering making a motion to rehire the pair at their 5 p.m. meeting today. More...
When asked recently by a reporter from Charlotte how business was going, local Realtor Bob Shelton responded with an insider joke. "It's great," he said he replied. "All two of my prospects showed up last week. More...
Two Cherokee County women, Cynthia Link and Sara Dame Setzer, are among the exhibitors
The Upstairs Artspace in Tryon, N.C., welcomes the Southern Exposure artists' group with the exhibit "Southern Exposure Exposed." These talented, mid-career artists from the Upstate of South Carolina have been together 30 years - meeting to talk about art, giving each other support, and often exhibiting together. More...
Blacksburg celebrated homecoming with plenty of big plays in a 35-12 victory Friday over Dixie. The fireworks started on the first play when Josh Elmore hit a streaking Chris Hames down the sidelines for a 56- yard touchdown off a flea flicker pass. Rashad Earls, Blacksburg's Mr. Versatility, completed the 2-point conversion pass to Hames. More...
Peter John Imondi, 55, went home to be with the Lord at his home. Born in Providence, Rhode Island, he was the partner of the late Malcom Ready and son of Marie Gaumond Imondi of Johnston, Rhode Island, and the late Silvio Imondi. He was owner/operator of Peter's Hair Studio, a teacher at Greenville Technical College and attended Limestone Presbyterian Church. More...
Firefighters pull unconscious man from burning home in Blacksburg