A river of water cascading down West Montgomery Street forced the Gaffney Board of Public Works (BPW) and the Gaffney Police Department to temporarily close the street Saturday until a major water leak could be repaired. More...
Gaffney native figures prominently in most recent space shuttle mission
By JOE L. HUGHES II Ledger Staff Writer joe@gaffneyledger.com
A trip to Florida sounds like an average vacation to some, taking time out of their busy schedules for a little fun in the sun. But for Johnny and Judy Blackwell there would be no working on their tans or swimming in the blue waters off the Florida coast. This was an opportunity for the couple to witness history — and their daughter was a part of it. More...
By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Editor larry@gaffneyledger.com
There was no celebration following this record - especially by local homebuilders. There were no new home starts in the city or county in October, representing a first for the home building sector. The news is even more alarming when contrasted with the 12 new home starts in the county in October 2007. More...
Gone, but never forgotten. Four S.C. Army National Guard soldiers killed in Afghanistan will be honored for their sacrifice to their comrades and the nation this weekend as members of the 218th Brigade host a motorcycle ride across portions of the Upstate. More...
Salem Presbyterian Church in Gaffney provided the setting Saturday, May 24, 2008, for the wedding of Jill Annette Estes of Overland Park, Kansas, and William Herman Bowers Jr. of Raytown, Mo. Williams Bowers Sr. and Russ Ramsey conducted the 2:30 p.m. double ring ceremony. More...
This was the kind of offensive performance Gaffney coach Phil Strickland hadn't seen much this season. The 14th-seeded Indians struck the perfect balance between the run and pass, rolling up 262 yards on the ground and another 262 through the air to dominate No. More...
COWPENS - Dolores Barbara Ogger Spencer, 77, of 1806 S. Green River Road, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008, at Upstate Carolina Medical Center. Born in Detroit, Mich., she was the wife of Oscar Raymond Spencer and daughter of the late Anthony Gutowski and Angeline Halada Gutowski. She was a homemaker and member of Macedonia Baptist Church. More...
God bless people who can fix things. The guys and gals who can grab a couple of nails, a hammer and a screwdriver and do wondrous, magical things with them. I am not one of those people. More...
Brock will present her CASE today