Keeping yourself toasty warm might be a relative bargain this winter. Whether you count on electricity, oil, propane or natural gas to handle your heating chores, the average household's winter heating bill should hold steady this year. More...
By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer larry@gaffneyledger.com
Cherokee County Council on Monday approved a tax incentive package that clears the way for an ethanol distributor to locate here. The company will locate in a vacant manufacturing facility in Blacksburg and employ six workers. More...
Temperatures hovered in the low 40s but a strong wind made it feel much frostier as the coolest air so far this season spread over the county Tuesday. The chilly temperatures were only a foretaste of what was in store here Tuesday night with an overnight low of 23 — just two degrees from the record low of 21 set way back in 1901. More...
"I just want to take care of people, it's just something I love to do."
Sissy Jolley and David McCraw are welcoming everyone to their dinner table. Offering a menu of fresh, home-cooked meals and a smile, the partners recently opened Sissy & Dav's Kitchen a few weeks ago. Acquiring the rights to the former Doghouse Cafe restaurant on Limestone Street, Jolley and McCraw had to move fast in getting the business up and running. More...
The Limestone women's basketball team will run to a different beat this year. Coach Corey Fox has handed over the starting point guard duties to freshman Lauren Pace. "She started from day one," Fox said. "She is our best point guard. She's a good shooter and she played on a winning team. More...
Teresa Frady Garland, 57, of 211 Merrifield Court, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, Nov. 17, 2008, at Upstate Carolina Medical Center. Born in Cherokee County, she was the daughter of the late Truman Hull and Annie Lois Frady. She was employed by Hamrick Mills and was of the Southern Baptist faith. More...
Dear Editor: We would sincerely like to thank the generous people of Cherokee County for again raising the bar and making the 2008 Relay For Life better than ever. For the second year in a row our Cherokee County Relay was in the top 10 nationally in the 50,000 to 60,000 population grouping in per capita giving. In 2007 we were eighth nationally with $4. More...
COLUMBIA — South Carolina House rookies spent Tuesday finding out what to expect in their freshmen terms. The cast of seven Democrats and 16 Republicans elected Nov. 4 includes state Rep. Tim Scott, the first black Republican winning a House seat since reconstruction ended. More...
WASHINGTON — If it's no surprise that Michigan lawmakers are behind the pitch for a $25 billion lifeline for Detroit automakers, then it might be just as predictable that Southerners would be leading the charge against it. More...
Pro-landfill project group presents its C.A.S.E. to Cherokee County Council