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College, school district will swap facility use for land and building By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com Limestone College will benefit from a land swap with the Cherokee County School District for the 50- year-old Limestone Learning Center. The district will move into a new $7 million Limestone Learning Center building for its adult education and alternative schools this summer. More ... Limestone graduation Thursday About 340 students will receive diplomas By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com Limestone College assistant English professor Alex Richardson will speak to college graduates Thursday shortly after receiving a scholarship to teach in Portugal. Richardson was recently awarded a Fulbright Scholar Award. He will travel to the Island of Maderia next spring to teach two courses on... More ...
SHOOTING GALLERY - Gaffney Police Department Capt. of Detectives Chris Skinner walks away from a Sarratt Avenue home Monday afternoon with a seized .22 caliber rifle. A call regarding shots being fired in the neighborhood sent approximately a dozen officers and detectives racing to the scene, where... More ...
4-F MEETING THURSDAY - Red Spencer holds an empty 'nana pudding pan at a past meeting of the club at Draytonville Baptist Church. The next meeting of the group will be Thursday at noon in the church's Family Life Center. Red passed away this yaer on April 17r. He was one of the original members of ... More ...
"Let Me Win, But If I Cannot Win, Let Me Be Brave in the Attempt." By JOE L. HUGHES II Ledger Staff Writer joe@gaffneyledger.com Fans of athletic competition were given a break Tuesday from the lack of sportsmanship sometimes found in today's events, instead enjoying the opportunity to witness an event that was truly "special." Approximately 180 athletes from eight schools in Cherokee County migrated to Gaffney Middle Sch... More ...
By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com Gaffney High senior Brittney McCraw got a good start Tuesday evening on a future NASCAR racing career when she was named the recipient of this year's Dickens scholarship. McCraw will receive a full 4-year-scholarship to attend the University of South Carolina from the Dickens Family Foundation. T... More ... Police need your help in finding second suspect in burglaries By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com Ongoing investigations following the recent arrest of a 30-year-old Spartanburg man accused in a string of Cherokee County burglaries have led police to identify a second suspect. The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office is seeking the public's help in locating 30- year-old Jamie Jerome Hall, who had... More ...
By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com Gaffney Firefighters put out at least 12 separate fires at a West Buford Street home Monday morning, but ultimately left the 13th alone. Soaked in sweat from working in the hot sun next to searing temperatures, the firefighters coiled their hoses Monday afternoon after the home at 912 West Buford... More ... Relay for Life Bank Day Thursday; schedule of events announced American Cancer Society of Cherokee County is reminding teams participating in the Relay for Life this Friday and Saturday to turn in any monies already collected on Thursday, May 8, at Palmetto Bank near the T-bridge in Gaffney. More ...
By JOE L. HUGHES II Ledger Staff Writer joe@gaffneyledger.com In an effort to celebrate the lives and accomplishments of residents who are 65 and older, Gaffney Mayor Henry Jolly on Monday proclaimed May "Older Americans Month." Jolly, who himself is a "baby boomer," was joined by other local champions in helping older residents better enjoy their golden ye... More ... Shots fired during scuffle outside bar The Gaffney Police Department is investigating a Sunday morning incident during which someone fired about 21 rounds from an assault rifle during a scuffle outside an East Birnie Street bar. According to a police report, an officer was called to Smitty's Sports Bar, 114 E. Birnie St., at about 2:3... More ... Sheriff's duputy pushed by North Carolina 'biker' A North Carolina man was booked on a resisting arrest charge Monday evening. According to an incident report, a Cherokee County Sheriff's Office deputy stopped Edward Dean Turner, 47, of Mooresboro, N.C., while Turner was riding a bicycle on Oak Ridge Road. More ...
A brush truck from Grassy Pond Volunteer Fire Department was called in to assist the Gaffney Fire Department with a small brush fire that erupted Friday afternoon behind the Lowe's Home Improvement shopping plaza. More ...
"The Near Misses", from Charlotte, N.C. will be gracing the stage at the Michael Gaffney Log Home Friday, May 9 at 6 p.m. The City of Gaffney's Shindig at the Gaffney Cabin 'free' concert series will be continuing with this dynamic group. More ... |
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