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Consumer Affairs holds credit seminar
By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com
      One woman was being weighed down by an old credit card bill that kept growing higher and higher as interest mounted up. Another said debt collectors were so persistent they've even pestered her on Sundays.
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Nudist resort in Chesnee holding open house
      Carolina Foothills Nudist Resort will hold an open house Saturday, April 26. Carolina Foothills is a family oriented nudist resort and campground located on 90 Carolina Foothills Drive in Chesnee.
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Peach Festival announces concert lineup
By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com
      The Fabulous Kays and Too Much Sylvia will be the concert lineup for this year's South Carolina Peach Festival. The Fabulous Kays will perform an evening concert Saturday, June 21, to end an all-day Family Fun Fest in downtown Gaffney. A fireworks show will follow the concert.
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City department heads begin making budget requests today
First reading of the proposed budget is scheduled for Monday, June 2.
By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer larry@gaffneyledger.com
      Last year, Gaffney City Council approved a $10,881,663 spending plan that included a 4-mill tax hike. Gaffney Administrator James Taylor said Thursday he doesn't want history to repeat itself.
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Thief drops purse while being chased by witness
      A thief who stole a purse from a car parked outside Peachtree Centre last Wednesday dropped it as he was being chased by a witness, according to Gaffney police. The unknown thief had used some type of object wrapped in a white bandanna to smash a window on a 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe parked outside th...
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Middle School students' poetry on display at Gaffney City Hall
By JOE L. HUGHES II Ledger Staff Writer joe@gaffneyledger.com
      The works of several Cherokee County middle school students have been put on display as part of the area's month-long celebration of National Poetry Month. The exhibit is one in a series of displays put on by the city. In the past few months, the upstairs area of Gaffney City Hall has been floode...
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Fashion show nets $1,500 for Children's Home
      Tymes Up Entertainment held a children's fashion show on March 29 at Gaffney High School with the proceeds of $1,550 going to the Cherokee Children's Home. "We are aware of the need you fill in the community as well as the need of the children placed in your care. It is our prayer that this donat...
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City announces spring 'Shindig' lineup for Gaffney Cabin Concert series
      City officials say dust off your lawn chairs and get ready to see the stars in May as Gaffney prepares for its spring Shindig at the Gaffney Cabin Concert Series. Each Friday night in May at 6 p.m.., the streets of downtown Gaffney will be filled with music from just about every genre, and the bes...
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$26,000 in Accommodations Tax money available
      Like a long, lost rich uncle, the city's Accommodations Tax Advisory Committee soon will be filling the wallets of several financially-strapped local organizations again this year. Organizations can apply by picking up an application at the city clerk's office.
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'Soldiers In Gray' performances to benefit Limestone's Winnie Davis Hall restoration
A Confederate "everyman," gives his first-person perspective on that historic conflict.
      Limestone College will host a benefit performance of Stan Clardy's "Soldiers in Gray, a Musical Journey" on May 3 and 4 in Fullerton Auditorium. The event will assist in raising funds for the restoration of Winnie Davis Hall of History. Saturday's performance will begin at 7 p.m. and the Sunday sh...
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S. C. EMS Association names Moss Legislator of the Year
      The South Carolina Emergency Medical Services Association named Representative Dennis Moss (Dist. 29) the 2008 Legislator of the Year on Saturday, April 19, at their Annual Emergency Care Symposium in Myrtle Beach. "It is an honor to be recognized by this distinguished organization.
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Honor Society inducts three
      Limestone College's Alpha Theta Delta chapter of Phi Alpha Theta International History Honor Society inducted three new members into the organization on Wednesday, April 2 in the Stephenson Private Dining Room.
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