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March 26, 2008
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School budget
Attrition would help balance spending plan; taxes would not increase
By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com
The Cherokee County School District could leave 61 positions unfilled in order to produce a balanced $59.5 million budget with no tax increase. Retirements and normal employee turnover would allow the district to save $2 million in expenses, said Dr. Linda Sellars, assistant superintendent for in... More...
CD featuring local phenom flying off the shelves
By JOE L. HUGHES II Ledger Staff Writer joe@gaffneyledger.com

Last August, Gaffney residents celebrated as native son Michael McCluney was chosen by Bad Boy Entertainment president and CEO Sean "Diddy" Combs as one of five men to be part of the label's next all-male R&B group. More...

City of Gaffney officials off to Greenville for three-day workshop
By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer larry@gaffneyledger.com

Instead of squabbling, Gaffney Mayor Henry Jolly hopes Gaffney City Council members can come together in a spirit of cooperation at a 3-day workshop in Greenville. "I'm looking forward to this with great anticipation," Jolly said. "I'm going with a positive attitude. More...

 Local News
•Filing period for county, state offices ends Sunday
Cherokee County Republican Party Chairman Brenda Earls will know by the end of the week if longtime Democrat lawmakers Olin Phillips and John Spratt will face a GOP challenger. "We might have a candidate," Earls said. The 2-week filing period ends Sunday at noon. More...
•House damaged by smoke, heat
•Craig plans to seek seat on school board; Greene says she probably won't run again
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 LifeStyles
•Overseas soldiers get Girl Scouts cookies
GREENVILLE - Girl Scouts of South Carolina- Mountains to Midlands is partnering with Blue Star Mothers to send Girl Scout cookies overseas to soldiers. During their annual cookie sale, Girl Scouts offered the opportunity to purchase cookies that would be sent to soldiers currently serving abroa... More...
•McKissick Museum showcases BBQ joints
•Jesus scholar to give three talks at USC March 27-28
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 Sports
•Gaffney assistant to become a Tiger
Gaffney assistant coach Marcus Bradley knows he's been in good company during his brief coaching career. Bradley will become a football graduate assistant at Clemson University either in the fall or next spring. He'll be serving as a weight and conditioning coach. More...
•Gaffney golfers lead pack
•Gaffney track teams make strides in region
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 Obituaries
•Thomas E. Dawkins
Former employee of Brookview HealthCare
Thomas Edward Dawkins, 56, of 1021 N. Granard St., died Sunday, March 23, 2008, at his home. Born in Gaffney, he was a son of Quincy Wilkins Dawkins of Gaffney and the late Jack Butler Dawkins. He was a member of White Plains Baptist Church, a 1969 graduate of Gaffney High School and a former emp... More...
•Johnny Logan
•Cubie Lee Mitcham
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 Inside Report
•The deepening Democrat dilemma
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Barack Obama's speech last week, hastily prepared to extinguish the firestorm over the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, won critical praise for style and substance but failed politically. More...
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 Columns
•LEDGER COLUMNIST
The savings turned out to be 50 percent EXTRA
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me three times and I guess that makes me a COMPLETE idiot. Several months or maybe a year or more ago, representatives from a certain telecommunications company came by the office for what they described as a "courtesy" call to inqui... More...
•LEDGER READERS ON THE ROAD
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