GHS students exceed state average
57.5 percent pass Advanced Placement exams
By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com
      Nearly 60 percent of Gaffney High students taking Advanced Placement (AP) classes passed exams for college credit in 2007. Gaffney High had an average passing rate of 57.5 percent on the 11 AP exams offered this past school year. The state average was 57.1 percent.
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     WHAT IS IT ? - That round thing in the bottom right of this photo is the old Dogwood swimming pool. The once-popular hangout is now covered with kudzu. This picture was taken by Dever Lemmons in 1958.
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16-year-old bike rider hit by car Sunday
      A 16-year-old juvenile suffered a head injury Sunday at noon when he was hit by a car while riding a moped on Railroad Avenue. Jarrett Blanton, of 207 Walnut Street, was traveling east on Railroad Avenue when he attempted to make a left turn onto Third Street.
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Una man using 9-year-old's Social Security number, complaint states
      The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office has been asked to investigate a claim that a 35-year-old man living in Una has been using a nineyear old child's Social Security number. The complaint was filed March 10. The person who filed the complaint claims the Gaffney child's Social Security number was ...
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City begins working on '08 -'09 budget
By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer larry@gaffneyledger.com
      Call it the local government officials' version of March Madness. Gaffney Administrator James Taylor unveiled his 2008-'09 budget calendar at this month's Gaffney City Council meeting. City department heads will have until April 14 to analyze their wish lists and return their budget requests to ...
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Jury selected to hear sex assault trial
By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com
      A jury of seven men and five women was selected Tuesday afternoon in Cherokee County General Sessions Court to hear allegations a Texas man sexually assaulted two young girls while he lived in Blacksburg from 1999 to 2003.
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Resident makes plea to county council
By JOE L. HUGHES II Ledger Staff Writer joe@gaffneyledger.com
      In an effort to make known the failing conditions at the county's consolidated animal shelter, Saving Gaffney Pets Director Mary Carpenter made a plea for help to members of Cherokee County Council during the governing body's meeting Monday.
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     CHOW DOWN Gaffney residents dig into a buffet at a Palm Sunday fundraiser for Meals on Wheels at Daddy Joe's Beach House BBQ and Grill. The event raised $3,700.
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Colon cancer to be subject of health talk
By JOE L. HUGHES II Ledger Staff Writer joe@gaffneyledger.com
      Each day, millions of people are diagnosed with some type of cancer, marking the beginning of an unpredictable journey. In the vast majority of these cases, patients did not know the disease had taken up residence in their body, putting them and their physician behind the eight ball.
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GHS Quiz Bowl team participates in tourney
      The Gaffney High School Quiz Bowl team participated in the Viking Invitational tournament on Saturday, March 8 at Spartanburg High School. Gaffney High seniors Brandi Crowe and Breeann Weaver, junior Will Spires, and sophomore Robin LeCroy competed against 23 high school academic teams from upstat...
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     WHO'S THE CAT IN THE HAT? Dr. Ron Radcliff and his staff recently visited the children in Mrs. Millwood's and Mrs. Byars' kindergarten class at Blacksburg Primary School. Dr. Radcliff, dressed as "The Cat in the Hat," read to the children in observation of Dr. Seuss' birthday.
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     CLEAN UP TIME - Janesky Construction Co. recently adopted North Shelby Street in Blacksburg as a part of the state's Adopt-A- Highway program. Despite the rainy start Saturday, 10 volunteers showed up early and picked up almost 30 bags of trash along with about 25 old tires, a mattress and a few hu...
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     JUNIOR BETA CLUB Limestone-Central Elementary inducted 17 junior beta club members at an installation ceremony on Feb. 21. Officers are (left to right): Caroline Bradley, president; Kaeley Swofford; vice-president;and Blake Bishop, secretary-treasurer.
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Dr. Phillips attends meeting
      Dr. Frank Phillips recently attended the 75th anniversary meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons in San Francisco, Calif. The annual event is the largest orthopaedic meeting in the world, with over 25,000 attending from a variety of countries.
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Creating new opportunities is campaign's goal
      With a proclamation declaring March as Disabilities Awareness Month, Governor Mark Sanford has underscored South Carolina's commitment to new and expanded opportunities for people with disabilities.
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