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February 1, 2008
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Former Gaffney fire chief laid to rest
'To me Donald Parris is and was a special man, a real man, a hero.'
By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com
A lifetime of service to Cherokee County was met with a funeral procession that stretched at least a mile in length Thursday as dozens of area firefighters said goodbye to one of their own. More...
Veteran's $90,000 prosthetic arm stolen
By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com

A Virginia family spending the night in a Gaffney motel lost a lot more than they bargained for to an apparent one-armed bandit. A thief broke a lock on their truck tailgate and stole two bags, one of which contained a myoelectric prosthetic arm and artificial hand valued at approximately $90,000... More...

Fire destroys Blacksburg home
By TIM GULLA, Ledger Staff Writer (tim@gaffneyledger.com)

A Blacksburg area family's home was destroyed late Wednesday afternoon by a fast-moving fire that refused to stay extinguished. Firefighters initially fought the blaze at 1134 York Highway, about two miles southeast of Blacksburg town limits on Highway 5, for about two hours. More...

 Local News
•Construction begins on Duke's new Cliffside plant
Duke Energy obtained approval this week for a coal-fired boiler at Cliffside Steam Station. Duke Energy began construction Thursday on the 800-megawatt advanced clean-coal unit planned at Cliffside Steam Station, just across the state line, according to Duke Energy spokesperson Marilyn Lineberger... More...
•Endowment fund created
•Makes Dean's List
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 LifeStyles
•Paint the town green March 14-15
Doo Dah Parade, music and fun highlight festive event
It will be Easy Being Green Friday, March 14, and Saturday, March 15, as the City of Gaffney celebrates its first Irishfest, an event that is sure to become an annual tradition honoring the Irish heritage of the city's founding father, Michael Gaffney, and the heritage of many community reside... More...
•ANNIE'S MAILBOX
•Nine debutantes to be presented at 13th Carolina Debutante Ball
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 Sports
•Saints celebrate 20 years of baseball
¦ Gaylord Perry to throw out ceremonial first pitch Saturday
Brad Keller, Terry Anton, Mike Flaskey, Mark Ford and John Hudson. Remember them? The former members of the 1988, 1989, 1990 and 1991 Limestone College baseball teams will be recognized Saturday as the college celebrates the baseball program's 20th anniversary. More...
•Armed and dangerous
•Indians to honor team's seniors
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 Obituaries
•Daniel Richardson
Construction worker
Daniel Richardson, 52, of 409 Suez St. passed away Tu e s d a y, Jan. 29, 2008, at 6:55 p.m. at Upstate Carolina Medical Center. A native of Cherokee County, he was the son of Clara Richardson Darby of the home and the late Sem D. Richardson. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by... More...
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 Letters
•Says canceling the game could end up costing Indians
Dear Editor: About a week ago, the second scheduled meeting between Gaffney and Blacksburg's varsity basketball teams was cancelled. In my opinion, this move was not in the best interest of both teams involved. Sure, the first game was completely one-sided as Gaffney defeated the Wildcats 101-3... More...
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 Inside Report
•INSIDE REPORT
Is McCain a Conservative?
WASHINGTON, D.C. - As John McCain neared his momentous primary election victory in Florida after a ferocious campaign questioning his conservative credentials, right-wingers buzzed over word that he had privately suggested that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was too conservative. In response,... More...
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 Columns
•LEDGER READERS ON THE ROAD
Darrin and Kelli Brown, Clint Harrington, Brian Spencer, Rambo and friends went on a cruise to the Western Caribbean and took The Gaffney Ledger along with them. They are shown here in Ochos Rios, Jamaica. On your next trip out of town, take a copy of The Ledger along and send a picture of yourself ... More...
•Welcome to Curmudgeonville
•Politcal Cartoon
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 State News
•STATE BRIEFS
Baby sitter gets 30 years FLORENCE - A 21-yearold man hired to baby-sit three children has been found guilty of killing a 3-month-old boy. More...
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