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November 26, 2008  RSS feed

...With boughs of holly
A somewhat annual tradition now, members of the Gaffney Fire Department pitched in on Monday to help get Gaffney City Hall in a proper Christmas spirit. The fire department members used their massive ladder truck to gain easy access to all the second floor windows of city hall, on which they attached Christmas wreaths for the holiday season. This photo was taken from the waiting room outside the City Administration Office, giving a bird's eye view of the firefighters' work roughly 25 feet above ground. (Ledger photo / TIM GULLA) More...
HOW MUCH WILL YOU SPEND?
By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com

In light of national predictions that a souring economy will lower holiday spending and bring a smile to the Grinch, staff writers Tim Gulla, Joe Hughes and Scott Powell set out to randomly ask people in advance of Black Friday a basic question: More...

Merchants braced; shoppers poised for Black Friday
By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer larry@gaffneyledger.com

Local retailers hope to avoid lumps of coal landing in their stockings by offering deep discounts and door buster craziness on the day after Thanksgiving. Because of a tight economy, price is more important than almost anything else this holiday shopping season. More...

 Local News
• article has image Photo
GAME BOUND — Tracy McCraw (center) is the winner of The Gaffney Ledger Publisher Lookalike Contest. Her entry was drawn from the 84 that correctly guessed that Pam Lester was the person who portrayed publisher Cody Sossamon on Halloween. Tracy is shown here with Lester and Sossamon (Hint: the one with the fur hat is Lester) accepting two tickets to Saturday's Carolina-Clemson football game. Tracy said she will take her husband, Lynn, to the game. More...
• Hey mister, can you spare some change?
• Blacksburg adds officer to police force
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 LifeStyles
• article has image Beautifully decorated trees will grace city hall during Christmas season
City hosts second annual Festival of Trees for nonprofit organizations
Nonprofit organizations serve a distinct purpose in communities around the country - being there to help and support those in need, many times at a crucial point in their lives. But with the country's economy in turmoil, the steady flow of monetary donations and gifts that are the lifelines of these groups have dried up. More...
• Christmas open house Dec. 12-13 at Rose Hill Plantation
• article has image Scouts fix boxes for Operation Christmas Child
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 Sports
• Commissioner of officials to review playoff tape
A South Carolina High School League official will review the videotape of this past Friday's Sumter-Gaffney playoff game. But he didn't get the tape from Gaffney coach Phil Strickland. In a postgame interview, Strickland said he was upset with the officiating and planned to send a tape to the high school league. More...
• article has image Deja vu for Gaffney's Long
• BRIEFS
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 Obituaries
• article has image Frances Millwood
Retired from TranSouth Financial Corporation
Frances Elaine Turner Bland Millwood, 84, of 115 Greenbriar Drive, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2008, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born in Cherokee County, she was the wife of Jack E. Millwood Sr. and daughter of the late Mattie Mae Hawkins and Clarence D. Turner. She was first married to the late S. Milford Bland who died in 1972. Mrs. More...
• Nina Sprouse
• article has image Thomas Kitchens
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 Letters
• Claims CASE is being duped by landfill company
Dear Editor: The proposed Waste Management Landfill affects me as I own land adjoining Sardis Church and the proposed landfill property. As a member of CLOUT, I had the opportunity to attend the Cherokee County Council meeting on Nov. 17 to hear members of CASE speak in support of the proposed Waste Management Landfill. More...
• Says he knows how Waste Management runs a landfill
• Grateful for all who offered support after wife's passing
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 Columns
• article has image Christmas is for Kids drive kicks off tomorrow
Every year at this time I use this column to promote The Ledger's annual fundraiser, "Christmas is for Kids." Following is basically the same one I've written for the past several years with minor changes to reflect the current effort. Last year, Ledger readers donated about $14,000 and 140 Cherokee County children were treated to shopping sprees at Wal-Mart. More...
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• article has image Cartoon
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 Other News
• 92 percent of USC fans pay to keep tickets
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ More than 90 percent of people with South Carolina football season tickets paid up to $395 in new annual fees to keep their seats for the 2009 season, athletic director Eric Hyman said Tuesday. The school's new "Yearly Equitable Seating" plan required ticket holders to pay fees of between $25 and $395 annually to keep their seats. More...
• Michael Vick pleads to state dogfighting charge
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