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December 24, 2008 / Local News

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SALVATION ARMY DONATION - Captain Robbie Robbins of the Salvation Army accepts a contribution of $3,200 from Denise Martin, Assistant Vice President of First Piedmont Federal Savings and Loan Association, who made the presentation on behalf of First More...

Piedmont files

Piedmont Natural Gas Co. recently filed for a reduction in its customer billing rates for customers in North Carolina and South Carolina. If approved, residential billing rates in South Carolina could decline up to 8 percent. More...

Use of a recreational fishing registry delayed

By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) Recreational saltwater anglers who were supposed to register with the federal government by January are off the hook for a year. More...

School tradition ensures 81 kids will have merry Christmas

By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com

The Christmas holiday is often filled with activity while community members work to spread love, peace and good will to the less fortunate. These ideals have been practiced by Santa's helpers at Luther Vaughan Elementary every year since 1998. More...

POLICE REPORT

Almost $4,000 in cash and checks were reported stolen from a delivery truck while it was making a stop on South Logan Street on Dec. 18. According to the Gaffney Police Department, the driver of a General Wholesale truck stopped at 406 S. More...

Getting by

How ordinary Americans cope in troubled times

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press Writer

With the economy's troubles growing more dismal each week, families are struggling to stay afloat, in some cases with half their monthly income and no job prospects. More...

Thank You

211 children will have a brighter Christmas because you cared

Thanks to everyone who helped make this year's 'Christmas is for Kids' a very special one for more than 200 children and their parents: Members of the Sub Deb Club; Wal-Mart employees Vanessa Childers, Debra Chandler and Angela Spencer; Parents of More...