PANCAKES, ANYONE?
     Trey Lemmonds (left) and Mary Randolph prepare to carry pancake breakfasts out of the Applebee's kitchen Saturday morning. Volunteers with the American Cancer Society held the fundraiser to support next month's Relay for Life. Ledger photo by SCOTT POWELL
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Appeals board denies billboard owner's request
Daisy Outdoor Advertising was seeking a variance from the minimum lot size
By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com
      Members of Cherokee County's Board of Appeals denied a request for a variance to a local outdoor advertising company that wants to subdivide land into plots that are too small under county land use regulations.
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County sends junkyard law back to planning commission
By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer larry@gaffneyledger.com
      After less than six months on the books, the county's controversial junkyard ordinance is back where it got its start - at the Cherokee County Planning Commission. The planning commission will review the impact the ordinance will have on existing junkyards and report its findings to Cherokee Cou...
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Bill proposed by Rep. Moss increases fines for speeding in school zones
By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com
      A school zone speeding bill introduced by a local lawmaker has moved a step closer to becoming law. Drivers could face fines ranging from $75 to $200 if caught speeding in a school zone under a bill pre-filed last December by state Rep. Dennis Moss (D-Gaffney.
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New bridge will cost county $200,000
By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer larry@gaffneyledger.com
      The good news is that Cherokee County Council has apparently decided to move forward with plans for a new bridge on Double Bridge Road near Highway 29. The bad news is that it will cost about $200,000 to fund the project.
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     Ledger photo by SCOTT POWELL TYING ONE ON - Limestone College students tiedye shirts Thursday during a cookout held on the lawn beside Eastwood library. The cookout was sponsored by the Student Government Association.
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     DONATION - Ruth Ann Ohlsen, representing Xi Alpha Delta chapter of Beta Sigma Phi, recently presented a check to Sheriff Bill Blanton to be used to purchase a vest for a policeman.
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14-year cancer survivor will share inspiring story at local Relay for Life Survivors Dinner
      The Survivor Dinner for the 2008 Cherokee County Relay For Life will be held on Monday, April 21. Scheduled at 6 p.m. in the Gaffney High School cafeteria, the event is open to all cancer survivors who live in Cherokee County.
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Annual Veterans Appreciation Day is set for April 28
Union County Line will provide bluegrass music throughout the day
      The fourth annual Veterans Appreciation Day on Saturday, April 28, will offer more exhibits, entertainment and antique military vehicles and weapons than in the past. Festivities begin at 9 a.m. and continue until 4 p.m. at the American Legion Hut and Veterans Museum in Irene Park, 200 S. Logan S...
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Parris issues statement on candidacy for county council
      To the Voters in District 6: Please permit me to take this means to say thank you for letting me run unopposed in the June primary election. I will continue to put people above politics and party affiliation.
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