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Thieves make off with several items from Whelchel Road construction site The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office is investigating two incidents of grand larceny at a Whelchel Road construction site. Sometime between March 29 and April 4, according to a police report, someone stole numerous items of electrical equipment, light bulbs and lighting fixtures from a storage un... More ...
REST AND RELAXATION- Massage chairs were a popular resting stop for Limestone College students who attended a health fair Wednesday in Stephenson Dining Hall. More ... County waives mobile home disposal fee By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer larry@gaffneyledger.com If you ever wondered why there seems to be so many dilapidated mobile homes - apparently so has the county. In a move to reduce the eyesores, the county has waived the $25-a-ton tipping fee for mobile homes disposed of at the county landfill. An average mobile home weighs about five tons, which ... More ...
"Without their research, time, efforts, technology and money, little Leah may not be here with us today." By JOE L. HUGHES II Ledger Staff Writer joe@gaffneyledger.com Things were going rather smoothly in the lives of Gaffney residents T.J. and Beth Huggin as the couple anxiously awaited the arrival of their first daughter. During the first eight months of the pregnancy, the couple encountered few bumps in the road, expecting nothing but the same for Beth's fi... More ... School district optimistic about grant to provide students fresh fruit and vegetables By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com The Cherokee County School District hopes a couple of schools will soon be able to participate in a federal $250,000 grant to provide students with fresh fruits and vegetables. The state Department of Education's food service office and the Department of Agriculture plan to work with farmers to p... More ... Junkyard fence issue taken before county council By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer larry@gaffneyledger.com A group of junkyard operators urged county officials on Thursday to scrap its controversial ordinance that requires them to erect an 8- foot fence around their property. The operators cited a lack of knowledge of the ordinance on the part of Cherokee County Council members and the unfairness of ... More ... Iron City Festival will honor town's roots By JOE L. HUGHES II Ledger Staff Writer joe@gaffneyledger.com From its infancy, the town of Blacksburg has been a place of opportunity as settlers hoped to capitalize by working on the territory's railroad system or mining its rich soil for the precious mineral iron ore. Though the days of the railroad and the miner are gone, residents of the town still fin... More ...
Limestone Associate Professor of Physical Education Dr. Felicia Cavallini has been invited to make a presentation on obesity in England. Cavallini's abstract on research she and colleagues have done earned them an invitation to the 4th National Conference on Obesity and Health at Aston University ... More ...
Chamber's Leadership Cherokee Leadership Cherokee participants for 2008 visited the South Carolina State House and South Carolina Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, March 26th, 2008. The group departed the Chamber by chartered bus early that morning, arriving at the State House at 10 a.m. More ... "Take a Loved One to the Doctor Day" celebrated by health center ReGenesis Community Health Center will hold its first annual event to encourage individuals to take control of their health. This event is part of the national campaign, "Take a Loved One to the Doctor Day." The event will be held at ReGenesis Community Health Center on Monday, April 14 from 8:30... More ... |
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