Cherokee County schools could call the latest news a case of the disappearing budget. School trustees approved a $61.7 million budget last summer. Since the spending plan took effect in July, state budget cuts and the county's decision to delay property reassessments have cost the district a total of $2,460,204 in revenue. More...
SHOPPING COPS — Sgt. Peter McBride of the Blacksburg Police Department, shown here, and other members of the Fraternal Order of Police Cherokee Lodge No. 20 gathered at Wal-Mart on Tuesday evening to shop for the annual "Christmas with a Cop" program. The FOP lodge raised about $1,600 to provide toys and other items for needy children in Cherokee County. More...
By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer larry@gaffneyledger.com
Two candidates with local ties are among the three finalists to become Gaffney's new police chief. City of Gaffney Police Department Capt.. Rick Turner, who is currently serving as captain of all uniform patrol; and former Cherokee County Sheriff's Department investigator and supervisor Rick Burgess, will appear before Gaffney City Council today at 3:45 p.m. More...
Little has changed at Kelly's Steakhouse over the years. Of course, time has demanded that the restaurant expand its building to accommodate its long list of local and out-of-county customers as well as expanding its menu to keep up with today's taste trends. More...
On Saturday, September 27, 2008 Ms. Susan L. Carl became the bride of Mr. Bobby G. Fulton II. The ceremony was held at the United Methodist Church of Statesville, NC at 12:00 p.m. A reception was held following the ceremony at the Black Angus Grille. More...
At 6-4 and more than 330 pounds, Gaffney's Denzelle Good is used to standing out. But he has plenty of company on the all-region team announced Tuesday. Good, who has verbally committed to North Carolina State and has been picked to play in the Shrine Bowl, is among seven Indians selected to the first team. More...
Raymond Euegene Morgan, 42, of 122 Hughey Lake Road in Blacksburg, passed on Monday morning, Dec. 8. 2008, at 5:40 a.m. at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home in Spartanburg. The son of Beatrice Morgan Mickles and the late L.B. Black, and stepson of John Mickles Sr., Morgan was born on July 17, 1966 in Cherokee County. More...
Dear Editor: An article written about the proposed 3Cycle project asked Waste Management the questions "How high? How deep? What if…?." These are good questions; but they aren't just relevant to this project; they are also relevant to our economy. How high is our unemployment rate going to go? How deep is the current recession? More...
Several years ago, my wife threatened to quit going to University of South Carolina football games. It wasn't for the reason most of us Gamecock fans have felt the same way at one time or another — because the 'Cocks always seem to find a way to LOSE. More...
Kelly's included in book on restaurants