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January 14, 2008
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TAKING A BITE OUT OF CRIME
Woman comes to the aid of Crime Stoppers
By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com
It didn't take long for Benna Thompson to answer Sheriff Bill Blanton's call. Within hours of reading a story in The Gaffney Ledger about Blanton's plea for donations to the Cherokee County Crime Stoppers program, she started coming up with multiple plans for fundraisers. More...
GHS fans can leave their mark on new stadium
By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com

Gaffney High School invites fans to go on the warpath for athletic programs as part of the new football stadium. The Block 'G' Club started a fundraiser project last week called the "Gaffney High School Warpath," said Gaffney High teacher Ben Fuller, sponsor of the Block 'G' Club. More...

Student Achievement at BHS as good as GOLD
By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com

Blacksburg High earned a cash award of nearly $12,000 Wednesday when the state recognized the school for its high level of student achievement and academic improvement. The school will receive $11,939 as a Palmetto Gold winner. More...

 Local News
•Elderly couple robbed by 'home improvement'con artists
The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office is investigating a Thursday afternoon incident in which an alleged home improvement contractor distracted an elderly couple while an apparent accomplice stole money from their home. The incident on Piney Knob Road occurred at about 3:45 p.m. More...
•Stump meeting Tuesday
•City committee gives green light to Little Theater project
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 LifeStyles
•Cowpens National Battlefield celebrates 227th anniversary
Special events Jan. 19-20 commemorate decisive American victory
Awealth of activities are in store for those making their way to Cowpens National Battlefield this weekend as the park commemorates the 227th anniversary of an American victory over British forces at the site. More...
•ANNIE'S MAILBOX
•Miss Lipsey, Mr. Simmons speak vows
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 Sports
•Gaffney thumps Lady Wildcats
No bench. No problem for the Gaffney Lady Indians. Kierra Phillips had 21 points and Patricia Sullivan and Lacey Gardner each scored 12 to lead the Lady Indians to a 62-22 win over winless Blacksburg on Saturday. Gaffney, which improves to 6-7 overall, led 13-4 at the end of the first quarter. T... More...
•101 reasons to smile
•National champ Barton holds off gutsy Saints
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 Obituaries
•Naomi H. Randolph
Retired from Straight Line
MOORESBORO, N.C. - Naomi Irene Hollifield Humphries Randolph, 76, of 2207 Camps Creek Church Road, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, Jan.10, 2008, at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte. Born in Gaffney, she was the wife of Henry C. Randolph and daughter of the late Boyce Oswald Hollifi... More...
•Dean Rice
•Gail Adams
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 Inside Report
•INSIDE REPORT
WOMEN VS. OPRAH WASHINGTON, D.C. - The absence of Oprah Winfrey from the frantic four last days of the New Hampshire primary campaign after her heavy schedule in Iowa backing Sen. Barack Obama may be traced to heavy, unaccustomed post-Iowa abuse of the popular entertainment superstar by women. More...
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 Columns
•Hello ... hello; Elvis? Is that you Elvis?
When you call a tech support or customer service telephone number, how come they sometimes say "this call may be monitored for quality control purposes?" What does that mean exactly? More...
•Political Cartoon
•HAVE YOU CONSIDERED ...
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