By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com
Investigations by the Gaffney Police Department into a series of break-ins in which cigarettes appeared to be the primary objective have resulted in an arrest. More...
By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer larry@gaffneyledger.com
Local school children will likely get their wish tonight - snow is expected along with a wintry mix of sleet and freezing rain. "It will come down at a pretty good clip," National Weather Service Meteorologist Doug Outlaw said. More...
By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com
Van Hilleary shares many things in common with Fred Thompson as he travels the state this week telling voters why the former Tennessee U.S. Senator should be the next president. Hilleary and Thompson served in Congress together from 1994-2002. More...
The City of Gaffney might be growing. Negotiations with landowners are underway to annex property near Pacolet Highway, including Limestone-Central Elementary School. The Cherokee County School Board on Tuesday agreed to the annexation, but city administrator James Taylor said he's still workin... More...
Heather Anne Smith of Williamston and the Rev. Robert Marshall Owen of Blacksburg were united in marriage on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007, at Holly Ridge Baptist Church. The Rev. Michael Ware conducted the double ring ceremony at 2 p.m. More...
SPARTANBURG - Tommy Sarratt Sr., 57, of 176 Gordon Drive, died Sunday, Jan. 13, 2008, in Spartan- burg Regional Medical Center. Husband of Jennifer Harris Sarratt, he was born in Gaffney, a son of the late Willie Sarratt and Janie Dawkins Sarratt. He was a member of Concord Baptist Church. More...
Dear Editor: Mrs. Joyce M. Beason retired recently as executive director of the Senior Centers of Cherokee County after 35 years of dedicated service to the agency. The board of directors of the agency recently voted to employ Mrs. Joan Wood, the previous senior centers manager, as the new exec... More...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Two days before his decisive victory in New Hampshire, John McCain was asked by Tim Russert on NBC's "Meet the Press": "Do you believe that voting against the Bush tax cuts was a mistake?" Sen. McCain replied quickly, "Of course not." He next said I was wrong when I wrote, "McC... More...
I did something Saturday night I haven't done in 40 years. I went to the L'Etoile dance. And I danced. Me and about 350 high school students plus 30 or so parents. Prior to the DJ cranking up the dance (? More...
Several cases of Influenza A H1virus have been confirmed
COLUMBIA - Influenza, or "the flu," has officially arrived in South Carolina, according to the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control. "DHEC's Bureau of Laboratories has confirmed the Influenza A H1virus in three people in Beaufort County," said Jennifer Meredith, Ph.D., of DHEC's D... More...
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