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April 18, 2008
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OPENING MAY 17
County museum nearly ready for public review
By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com
The Cherokee County History and Arts Museum will open its doors to the public on May 17. The museum will open on the same day as the sixth annual Potters on Gaffney's Old Field fundraiser on the site of the historic mustering grounds for the S.C. Militia at 301 College Drive. The museum and potte... More...
Police preparing more warrants for eight suspects in home invasion
By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com

As Gaffney police continued their search for two of eight men suspected in an April 2 home invasion on Providence Road, the lead investigator was preparing a raft of new charges. More...

'It is the hardest thing for anyone to have to do...'
By JOE L. HUGHES II Ledger Staff Writer joe@gaffneyledger.com

A lifetime's worth of pictures flood photo albums at the home of Gaffney resident Michelle Smith, chronicling special moments with family and friends through the years. However, two of the books stick close to the local woman's heart, being part of a small collection of memories from a life taken... More...

 Local News
•County administrator hopes to include employee pay raise in budget
Cherokee County Interim Administrator Ben Clary isn't making any promises, but he will pull out all stops to provide his employees with a pay hike in the proposed budget. A year ago, county employees received a 3 percent costof living raise. More...
•Housing starts decline in March - again
•'March for Babies' to begin at Thomson Park
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 LifeStyles
•Miss Walker, Mr. Earls exchange vows April 5
Permelia Joanna Walker of Kings Creek and Matthew Tucker Earls of Blacksburg were united in marriage on Saturday, April 5, 2008, at Bethany Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church in Clover. The Rev. Alan Arthur Morrow officiated the two o'clock double ring ceremony. A reception, hosted by the brid... More...
•ANNIE'S MAILBOX
•Earth Day activities kick off National Park Week
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 Sports
•No passing trend
David Reutimann defies fads; he's just an experienced driver with 'a lot to offer'
David Reutimann is an up-and-coming driver, but he doesn't really fit any of the latest trends in NASCAR. He's not a fresh-faced youngster or an established openwheel racing star, as are most of the drivers getting rides in NASCAR these days. But at age 38 and a product of the regional NASCAR tou... More...
•Rick Minter's OBSERVATIONS
•Marlin enjoying life in the (not so) fast lane
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 Obituaries
•Lucille Teague
Homemaker and member of Calvary Baptist Church.
Hattie Lucille Allison Teague, 83, of 3012 Cherokee Ave., went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 17, 2008, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born in Cherokee County, she was widow of Loy (Shorty) Teague and daughter of the late Andrew Allison and Ethel Bailey Allison. She was a home... More...
•Gary Smiley
•Thomas Smith
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 Columns
•You can't say I can't hit the broad side of a barn
LEDGER COLUMNIST
To this day, my friends call it the "Luke Skywalker shot." A legend in my own mind when it comes to my golfing abilities, it was just a few years ago that I faced a particularly challenging but all too frequent shot on the golf course. More...
•LEDGER READERS ON THE ROAD
•THE MOSS REPORT
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