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April 4, 2008
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Five men storm into residence, then rob adjacent convenience store
Gaffney police and Cherokee County Sheriff's Office tracking team members went on a manhunt Wednesday after a 32-year-old woman was robbed and beaten during a vicious home invasion. It was believed that five men, all wearing dark clothing and attire that covered their faces, broke into a Providen... More...

A student takes an eraser and rubs it furiously against his arm until the friction causes the skin to break. This is not a scene from a television show or the Internet. It's a bizarre incident that has occurred at Gaffney Middle School this school year in a disturbing trend called "cutting. More...

Cherokee County Sheriff's Office investigators are looking into an early morning shooting on East Jr. High Road in Gaffney. A man, whose name is not yet being released, was shot at least once in the chest by another man in the lower parking lot of Connecticut Village Apartments on Friday morning,... More...

The Voter Registration office is gearing up for a busy election year. Voter registration for the primary elections to be held on June 10 will close Saturday, May 10. In order to vote, one must be registered at least 30 days prior to any election, according to S.C. election law. More...
18th annual event April 18 at First Baptist Life Center
Plans are well under way for the 18th annual Cherokee Children's Home Auction and Dinner on Friday, April 18, in the Life Center at First Baptist Church. Themed "A Night Under the Big Top," festivities begin at 6 p.m. with dinner and a silent auction. A live auction starts at 7:30 p.m. with Jim S... More...
When Gaffney track coach James Davis was making this year's schedule, his team requested a return trip to Union for the McDonald's Classic. The McDonald's Classic will be held April 18 at 5 p.m. in Union. The track meet will feature Clinton, Orangeburg- Wilkisville, and several teams from the Low... More...
Retired from Duke Power and Freightliner
Robert Wayne Garvin, 59, of 341 Concord Road, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 1, 2008, at Upstate Carolina Medical Center. Born in Gaffney, he was the son of the late Robert Pinkard Garvin and Millicent Pettit Garvin. Mr. Garvin was a veteran of the United States Army and was reti... More...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Bush next week will send Congress a trade agreement forcing Democrats there to make an unpleasant choice. Will they follow the bidding of organized labor and reject a pact negotiated more than a year and a half ago with the country's strongest ally and best customer i... More...
LEDGER COLUMNIST
Inspiration often appears in mysterious ways. This time it came in a bottle. Dressed in a fancy Western suit and top hat, a carnival barker spent an entire weekend peddling his wares on a convention floor in Indianapolis. He promised a sneak view of the "Queen of Fiji" hidden carefully inside a ... More...