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April 16, 2008
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6 TAKEN DOWN, 2 TO GO
Police round up suspects in brutal home invasion
By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com
Nearly a dozen detectives, special agents and other police officers gathered outside the Gaffney Police Department on Tuesday afternoon as they returned from another successful mission. No one was patting each other on the back yet, though. Their mission was not yet over. More...
Limestone College will break ground Friday on Winnie Davis Hall project
By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com

Limestone College officials will take another step Friday towards completing a multimillion dollar renovation project at Winnie Davis Hall of History. The college will hold a groundbreaking ceremony at 2 p.m. for the project. The event will be held as part of a Limestone alumni reunion weekend an... More...

Two schools burglarized
By TIM GULLA and SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writers

Two more Cherokee County School District buildings were targeted by burglars this past weekend, marking the second weekend in a row that maintenance personnel have found themselves repairing broken glass while others take inventories. More...

 Local News
•Spratt says Garment Technologies workers can apply for aid
WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. John Spratt (D-SC) announced Tuesday that workers laid off from Garment Technologies, Inc., of Gaffney, including onsite leased workers from Signum, LLC, are eligible to apply for federal assistance. All workers at the plant who were totally or partially separated from emp... More...
•City department heads present budget requests
•Melton makes Dean's List
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 LifeStyles
•Jesse's childhood
T he age of four is a little young to know one's life ambition, but Jesse Brooks knew hers and told anyone who would listen that when she grew up she would be a missionary. Jesse was living her dream with a rare passion when she journeyed with her parents from their home in Albertville, Ala., in ... More...
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 Sports
•More options for boys of summer
American Legion to field a junior team for age 17 and under
There's another attractive option for the proverbial boys of summer. American Legion Post 109 will field a junior team for players 17 and under (born on or after Jan. 1, 1991), longtime Post 109 Athletic Director Jerry Wallace announced on Tuesday. More...
•Indians rally for pair of key wins
•Hopper, Gaffney golfers remain on roll
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 Obituaries
•Caroline Smith
Retired from Springs Ind.
Virginia Caroline Lewis Smith, 75, a resident of Peachtree Centre, formerly of Anthony Street, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 13, 2008 at Peachtree Centre. Born in Greenwood, she was the widow of the late Dan L. Smith and daughter of the late George L. Lewis and Mary Watkins Lewis... More...
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 Inside Report
•Hillary's strategist
WASHINGTON - Immediately after Mark Penn resigned as Hillary Clinton's chief strategist a week ago, he was on the phone with at least two prominent Democrats to assure them that nothing had changed. He said that - though lacking a title now - he still was polling and crafting her message, addin... More...
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 Columns
•Officials should stand firm on quality-of-life issues
LEDGER COLUMNIST
"Ugliness is so grim. A little beauty, something that is lovely, I think, can help create harmony which will lessen tensions." - Lady Bird Johnson With that thought in mind the late First Lady of the United States sought to make the United States a more beautiful place. More...
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