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Local News October 29, 2008  RSS feed

Gaffney man's job is to help make order out of chaos
      Arriving in total darkness on the Gulf Coast, Gaffney resident Phillip Gibson learned last month how the world worked before electricity was invented. Gibson, a self-employed insurance agent, has stumbled into a new line of work, helping power companies nationally get their customers' power turned back on following natural disasters.
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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. Giving away food, clothes and funds to pay for medicine and utilities, Joann Harrison devoted much of her life to God's work.
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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.
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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. A 5 percent penalty will be added after Nov. 1.
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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. Democratic Party candidate Barack Obama received 55 percent of the votes while Republican John McCain received 44 percent.
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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. Someone used a brick to smash windows on a 1992 Chevrolet sedan, a 1995 Oldsmobile sedan and a 1985 Nissan sedan.
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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.
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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. Isley Wallace, 36, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to deliver crack cocaine in connection with a Feb.
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