Ledger photo / JOE L. HUGHES II BRADFORD PEARS AND GAFFNEY PEACHES - Bradford pear trees in the shadow of the Gaffney Peachoid show signs that a new season is here as the trees' once-bare branches show flashes of white and green. Spring officially arrived Thursday. More...
By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com
The Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System (SRHS), the parent company of Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, will continue its 5-year court fight to place a linear accelerator in Gaffney. SRHS and Cancer Center of the Carolinas (CCC) are involved in a dispute over the placement of a linear accel... More...
Students become a junior scholar by scoring above 50 on the PSAT in verbal, math or writing
A new junior scholar initiative can be classified as a moderate success for Cherokee County middle school students. This is no April Fool's joke for the 40 students who will be honored at an April 1 awards banquet in Cherokee Technology Center. In comparison, the district had 34 junior scholars i... More...
Dear Annie: My boyfriend and I have been going out since I was 14. We are now both 17 and still virgins. "Jack" thinks it's time we take our relationship a little further, if you know what I mean. I love Jack a lot, but to tell you the truth, I'm scared to have sex. What happens if I get pregnan... More...
Former Cup champ Dale Jarrett bound for the broadcast booth
After 668 points-paying races in NASCAR's top series - a journey that ended with a 37th-place finish behind winner Jeff Burton at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sunday - Dale Jarrett is moving on to the next phase of his life. He plans to stay busy with his broadcasting schedule with ESPN and spend ... More...
James Hester McDaniel, 82, of 503 Marietta St., went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 19, 2008, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born in Gaffney, he was the husband of Margaret Pierce McDaniel and son of the late James Columbus McDaniel and Ola Blanton McDaniel. Mr. More...
Andy, Rainee, Zach, and Drew Clary took The Gaffney Ledger on a recent snowmobiling trip to Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. They enjoyed The Ledger while waiting for Old Faithful to erupt. On your next trip out of town, take a copy of The Ledger along and send a picture of yourself or your group... More...
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Gaffney High JROTC cadets will attend aerospace honors camp