'Stick Elliott Memorial' to benefit MOW
By JOE L. HUGHES II Ledger Staff Writer joe@gaffneyledger.com
      For 24 years, the Stick Elliot Memorial Race has been an event looked forward to by fans at Cherokee Speedway. But the annual race is taking on extra importance this year as proceeds from the event are going toward a good cause.
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     AIR TRANSPORT — A Gaffney woman was rushed to Spartanburg Regional Medical Center by helicopter Tuesday afternoon following a crash on 13th Street. According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol, the woman lost consciousness behind the wheel due to a medical problem and went off the right side of the road, where her vehicle struck a tree. The Regional One medical helicopter landed at nearby Alma Elementary School. The woman's condition wasn't immediately known Tuesday afternoon but her injuries weren't believed to be life-threatening.
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Testing shows no major concerns at 'Big Mill'
By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer larry@gaffneyledger.com
      A mandatory follow-up environmental study apparently won't derail the county's plan to purchase Millliken's "Big Mill" site. Cherokee County Assistant Administrator Holland Belue said the soil testing showed no major environmental concerns about the 17.4-acre site.
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Named to DSN board
      Dr. Joette C. Johnson has been named to serve on the Cherokee County Disabilities and Special Needs Board. Dr. Johnson has been a public school special education teacher for more than 30 years, and currently serves as the principal of the McCarthy/Teszler School, a school that serves children with disabilities in Spartanburg School District 7.
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Stolen disaster relief trailer, SUV involved in wreck
By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com
      Tray Seals saw an oncoming trailer swerving about a half mile in the distance but believed the driver towing the trailer was able to get it under control. He and his girlfriend would soon find out, however, that wasn't the case.
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Increased earnings
      Leon Patterson, chairman and chief executive officer of Palmetto Bancshares, Inc., parent company for The Palmetto Bank, today announced that net income for the third quarter of 2008 was $4.057 million, a 4.2% increase over $3.896 million reported the same period in 2007. Net income per diluted share was $.62, a 3.3% increase over $.
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New shelter manager is Spartanburg Humane Society euthanasia technician
By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer larry@gaffneyledger.com
      Cherokee County Assistant Administrator Holland Belue thinks he's found the right person to manage the county's beleaguered animal shelter. And he didn't have to look too far.
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S.C. Archaeological Field Day Oct. 25 in Summerville
      The 17th annual South Carolina Archaelogy Month in October will culminate with the S.C. Archaeology Field Day on Saturday, Oct. 25, at the Colonial Dorchester State Historic Site near Summerville.
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Thursday's Shindig featuring beach music
      Coming Up Brass, a 10- member group of musicians scheduled to perform at Gaffney's Shindig at the Gaffney Cabin, is ready to put on one of the biggest and best Beach Music shows ever to come to this area, and it is FREE!
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Accreditation time is here
By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com
      Out-of-state educators will visit eight county schools in November while making an accreditation visit to the Cherokee County School District. A committee of educators from North Carolina, Georgia, Florida and South Carolina will spend Nov. 9-12 speaking with parents, teachers and school board members about Cherokee County schools.
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Upstate 'career fair' Oct. 21
By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com
      More than 1,000 students from Cherokee, Spartanburg and Union counties will meet Oct. 21 to participate in the Upstate's largest interactive career fair. Career Quest '08 will be held from 4-8 p.m. in the Spartanburg Expo Center.
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Woman injured in school bus accident files lawsuit
      The Cherokee County School District and the South Carolina Department of Education were sued Monday in Cherokee County Court of Common Pleas for injuries a woman sustained in an October 2006 school bus accident. According to the lawsuit, Rita C. Turner was injured Oct. 18, 2006, when the vehicle was struck head-on by an oncoming school bus on Brickhouse Road.
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