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Local News January 14, 2008
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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.
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Stump meeting Tuesday
By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com
      With just five days until South Carolina's Republican Party Primary, only one presidential hopeful has committed to attend Tuesday's stump meeting at the Gaffney Elk's Lodge. Cap Fending, a little known presidential candidate from Georgia, received just 13 votes in the recent New Hampshire Primar...
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City committee gives green light to Little Theater project
"The community will be enhanced with another cultural venue." - MAYOR HENRY JOLLY
By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer larry@gaffneyledger.com
      If things go according to plan, the former Browns Furniture building could be home to a new cultural events center within two years. The City of Gaffney Building and Grounds Committee on Friday agreed to acquire the building in a memorandum of understanding with the Gaffney Little Theater.
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SWIM FASTER!
      Luke Morgan cheers on another member of the Cherokee County YMCA Dolphins' medley relay team on Saturday.
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BPW approves goose hunt
By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer larry@gaffneyledger.com
      The Gaffney Board of Public Works plans to transform Lake Whelchel into a goose hunters paradise. The utility's governing commission approved a motion by commissioner Roger Harris to close the lake for a 2-day goose hunt. The proposed dates are Feb.
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One of Limestone College's newest students took 3-day journey to get here from Nepal
By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com
      Limestone College will soon add Nepal to the list of countries that have sent students to the small Gaffney school in recent years.
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