By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com
In many ways, the timing for Sarratt Farms' firstever auction of purebread Angus bulls wasn't particularly great. Those who earn their livings raising livestock and cultivating the earth always find themselves at the mercy of nature's vagaries. More...
By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com
A brazen daylight shooting incident outside a Wilkinsville Highway shopping plaza on Friday afternoon sent Gaffney police and Cherokee County Sheriff's Office in search of a gunman and put two Cherokee County schools in a precautionary lock down. More...
By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com
Cherokee County School Board candidates can start filing May 30 to run for office. The 2-week filing period for the school board will end June 13. The general election will be held Tuesday, Aug. 12. If runoff elections are necessary, they would be held Aug. 26. More...
Gaffney's version of restaurant row soon will be adding another popular fast food option. Chick fil-A, which popularized the chicken sandwich, is in the process of purchasing property on Floyd Baker Boulevard and Maple Street, More...
Small camera enclosed in pill offers painless way for doctors to diagnose gastrointestinal disorders
A pill-sized camera swallowed by patients is providing two Gaffney surgeons with a new way of finding problems within the small intestine. General surgeons Drs. Timothy Nelson and Maureen Burdett started using the Pill Cam with patients last week. Several patients have already swallowed the pill ... More...
Gaffney's Johnny Woods finished his basketball career in a big way on Friday. Woods scored 24 points to lead the East to a 106-95 win over the West and earn the MVP award at the Spartanburg Tip-Off Boys All-Star Game Friday at USC Upstate. More...
Helen Horn Morgan, 85, a resident of Peachtree Centre, formerly of 867 Pleasant School Road, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 6, 2008, at Peachtree Centre. Born in Fort Green, Fla., she was the daughter of the late Henry Horn and Freddie Devereaux Horn and widow of Edward Aaron (P... More...
Mark Penn, Sen. Hillary Clinton's embattled chief strategist, angered his critics by taking credit for her comeback in Tuesday's primaries. Penn said the "3 a.m." television ad that he conceived was the "tipping point." In fact, it never was shown in Ohio, where Clinton defeated Sen. Barack Obama ... More...
KA-WHOP! That's the sound of me slugging Annoying Sports Guy. OK, I would never really slug anyone, even Annoying Sports Guy, even though Annoying Sports Guy gets on my last nerve. More...
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