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March 7, 2008
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Hospital trims workforce
Referrals to out-of-county facilities primarily to blame for cutback
By KLONIE JORDAN Executive Editor editor@gaffneyledger.com
Citing a continuing trend of patients being referred to out-ofcounty medical facilities and a reduction of in-state Medicaid reimbursements, Upstate Carolina Medical Center on Thursday announced it will cut back its workforce by 16 employees. More...
Queen and 'Clint' headed to Grand Hunt
By JOE L. HUGHES II Ledger Staff Writer joe@gaffneyledger.com

Following the death of his champion black labrador retriever, C.J. (short for Comfort & Joy) in 2004, Terry "Stick" Queen often thought he would never train another dog of her caliber- or another one at all. "I was asked by a fellow trainer why I had quit training and all I could tell him was th... More...

Public invited to tour BHS addition
By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com

Blacksburg High School will hold an open house Sunday, March 16, to showcase its new ninth grade wing. The community is invited to tour the ninth grade addition from 2 until 4 p.m. Student council members will show people around the 2- story facility. More...

 Local News
•Local physician to appear on national TV show tonight
Dr. Randall Moss of Gaffney will join a panel of other medical professionals on the set of the CNN Headline News channel's "Nancy Grace Show." "Without a doubt, this is a big honor. I've spoken in front of 3,000 people in New York, but never in front of millions," Moss said. More...
•'Ray Bedford 100' set for Saturday, April 12
•Lawsuits filed in Cherokee County
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 LifeStyles
•ANNIE'S MAILBOX
Pedophiles usually seem normal, but often prefer the company of children
Dear Annie: What do you think of an adult man - over 40 - playing hide and seek with small children? I have repeatedly told this man to stop, but he continues. He is a member of the family, so there is a lot of contact. Last week at a family gathering, I found him in a bedroom with the door sh... More...
•'Gold' can be gained at State Museum's 'Leprechaun Search'
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 Sports
•Getting up to speed
New teammate, car giving Gordon a fresh perspective
As the 2008 Sprint Cup season hits its stride, Jeff Gordon is still learning about a new car and a new teammate. The Car of Tomorrow still throws him a curve, occasionally. So far, the teammate, Dale Earnhardt Jr., hasn't. More...
•Rick Minter's OBSERVATIONS
•NUMERICALLY SPEAKING
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 Obituaries
•Elvert H. Burgess
Retired U.S. Army veteran who served on D-Day
ELLENBORO, N.C. - Elvert Harding Burgess, 87, of 536 Pilgrim Road, passed away Wednesday, March 5, 2008, at Autumn Care of Forest City, N.C. Mr. Burgess was born Nov. 4, 1920, in Rutherford County to Lloyd Burgess and Osee Lewis Burgess. More...
•Robert (Robbie) Bolin
•Leland C. Moss
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 Columns
•The Sunday School Lesson
God's Covenant With David
I CHRON. 17:1 Now it came to pass, as Da'vid sat in his house, that Da'vid said to Na'than the prophet, Lo, I dwell in an house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the LORD remaineth under curtains. More...
•Stories Behind The Hymns
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