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February 6, 2008
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County hall of fame ceremony
Rev. Means, Hoke Parris inducted
By JOE L. HUGHES II Ledger Staff Writer joe@gaffneyledger.com
Years of work by Cherokee County Council Chairman Hoke Parris and the late Rev. Fleming J. Means were recognized Tuesday as they were inducted into the Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame. "I am so thankful to be inducted into the Hall of Fame," Parris said. "It is truly an honor. More...
Gaffney council closes curtain on theater plan
By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer larry@gaffneyledger.com

There was more than a little drama Monday when Gaffney City Council considered a recommendation to acquire the former Brown Furniture property from the Gaffney Little Theater. More...

SLED investigating fire
By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com

A Tuesday morning fire on Mattie Street that gutted a home is under investigation by the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division as a possible case of arson. The renter of the home, Melvin Dillingham, 47, was awakened by the sound of breaking glass just af... More...

 Local News
•City council OKs rezoning request
Gaffney City Council approved a rezoning request Monday that clears the way for the construction of duplexes for the elderly. Paul Robinson of Vantage Development told council his company plans to build 40 affordable housing units on a parcel of land on West Buford Street. More...
•Souper Bowl
•UCMC opens wound center
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 LifeStyles
•ANNIE'S MAILBOX
He's still in the closet to friends and family
Dear Annie: I am a male in my early 40s. My mother died a few years ago, and my grandmother shortly after, so life has been difficult lately. Here is my problem: I'm gay and still in the closet to friends and family. At my age, single and never having dated, people have pretty much put two and t... More...
•National Cornbread Festival looking for nation's best cornbread recipes
•WHAT'S UP
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 Sports
•Young Wildcats look to next season
Blacksburg coach Travis Miller is already looking forward to next season. The youthful Wildcats, whose roster consisted of a freshman, four sophomores and seven juniors, fell to Chesnee 68-42 to close out the regular season on Tuesday. More...
•Hillcrest dumps Indians
•Gaffney boxer a knockout in debut
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 Obituaries
•Samuel Jackson Childers
Samuel Jackson Childers, 92, of 204 Ramseur Drive, died Tuesday, February 5, 2008, at Upstate Carolina Medical Center. A native of York, Childers was the husband of Helen Fayssoux Childers and son of the late Benjamin Franklin Childers and Della Laura Hogue White. More...
•Willie Mae Jeter
•Eva Panto
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 Letters
•Says EMS needs to take a second look at how it operates
Dear Editor: I am writing you today concerning some of the things I have read in the paper about our fire departments, specifically, the station on Overbrook Drive. I don't remember who the man was who complained about the station not being occupied at all times by firefighters. More...
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 Columns
•LEDGER READERS ON THE ROAD
Caleb Ivey, Callie Ivey, Vanna Sams and Gretta Sams are pictured here reading The Gaffney Ledger in Cozumel, Mexico. On your next trip out of town, take a copy of The Gaffney Ledger along and send a picture of yourself or your group reading the newspaper to: cody@gaffneyledger.com. More...
•Where will the money to pay for it come from?
•THE MOSS REPORT
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 State News
•Senators to consider toughening DUI law
COLUMBIA - Senators said Wednesday that legislation toughening the state's weak drunken driving laws should focus on repeat offenders instead of punishing someone who made a dumb decision once and can hopefully learn from the mistake. More...
•Senate considers bill requiring drug tests for SC candidates
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