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So, how's the housing market in Cherokee County? By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com When asked recently by a reporter from Charlotte how business was going, local Realtor Bob Shelton responded with an insider joke. "It's great," he said he replied. "All two of my prospects showed up last week. More ...
By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com After 70 years, the show is temporarily over at the Capri Theater in Gaffney. Owners Clyde and Mary Hudson closed the theater doors Aug. 24. The Hudsons had run the place since 1969 while facing stiffer competition from multiplex theaters. More ... Hard work by teachers and students credited for schools' success By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com Corinth Elementary Principal Brenda Sharts and Draytonville Elementary principal Janice Ford were pleasantly surprised last week when their schools met this year's No Child Left Behind goals. Corinth and Draytonville were among four of the county's 15 elementary and middle schools that made adequ... More ... Residents receiving tax notices By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Sports Editor larry@gaffneyledger.com Soon there will be something even more irritating than junk mail in the mailboxes of Cherokee County property owners — annual tax notices. The county is expected to mail 33,038 tax notices today or early next week to businesses and individual real estate owners, Cherokee County Treasurer Ja... More ... Area artists invited to participate in Myersart and Friends Art Fair HICKORY GROVE - The Myersart and Friends Art Fair is looking for more artists to participate in the second annual art fair in Hickory Grove. The fair is a high-quality show with 20 exhibiting artists and craftsmen from the surrounding area. Show dates are Nov. 28-29. The event is held inside the... More ... Riverbanks plans annual ZOOfari Oct. 11 COLUMBIA - The wildest party in town will take place at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden on Saturday, Oct. 11. Guests will be immersed in some of the world's most fascinating habitats as they engage in an exotic adventure at Riverbanks ZOOfari - the zoo's premier fundraiser. More ... S.C. congressmen supported $700 billion bailout By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com All but one of South Carolina's Congressional members ultimately decided to back a $700 billion bailout of the U.S. Financial markets that blossomed from a threepage bill into a 400-plus page behemoth that included a plethora of other provisions and tax breaks. More ... Eat some bar-be-cue and help someone learn how to read By JOE L. HUGHES II Ledger Staff Writer joe@gaffneyledger.com In today's society, the ability to read and write is of the utmost importance. For close to 25 percent of adults in Cherokee County, dreams of a job inside the cozy confines of an office is a fantasy due to their lack of proficiency in these key areas. More ...
By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com Calvary Baptist Church youth members already know what they want for Christmas. The youth group has spent the past three years dreaming of ways to afford to take a mission trip to help students in a rural school district in Kentucky. About 49 church youth and adults will take a mission trip to Vi... More ...
Ewing Middle seventh grader Jessica Manning holds a giant mushroom found while studying fungi with science teacher Caitlin Kolodzy. More ... |
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