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October 29, 2008 RSS feed / Local News

City taxes due Nov. 1

In addition to finding that perfect Halloween costume, there's another thing to add to your to-do list this week - pay your city property taxes. City property owners have until Nov. 1 to pay their property taxes. More...

POLICE REPORT

A vandal used a brick to smash the windows on three vehicles on East Frederick Street. According to the Gaffney Police Department, the damage occurred at Ed's Automotive in the 200 block between 5 p.m. Oct. 21 and Oct. 22. More...

Shooter sentenced to 'shock' incarceration

The owner of a car damaged by gunfire during a shooting incident on East Frederick Street last January told a Circuit Court judge Monday the shooter, whom she had known since he was a young boy, didn't deserve any more breaks. More...

Like mother, like daughter

McGee named director of PeachCenter Ministries

For Tammie McGee, saying her mother cast a large shadow in the community would be an understatement. The Gaffney resident watched as her mom, the former PeachCenter Ministries director met the needs of needy and homeless persons in the area. More...

State cutbacks affecting local governments

Local governments will have to make do with less state aid this year. In the wake of tight economic times, the state has announced it will cut its appropriations to local governments, known as Aid to Subdivisions, by 3 percent. More...

Obama wins: At least he does at Gaffney Middle School

Gaffney Middle School received the type of voter participation Tuesday rarely seen in real elections. The school had a 93 percent voter turnout from students and teachers for a mock presidential election. More...

Man gets 12 years on drug offense

A Monticello Street man was sentenced Monday in Cherokee County General Sessions Court to 12 years of imprisonment for a second offense of possession with intent to deliver crack cocaine. More...