NEW YEAR'S BABY — A Spartanburg couple celebrated New Year's Day with the arrival of Cherokee County's first baby of 2009. Bryanna Rae Ellis was born at 4:30 a.m. on New Year's Day at Upstate Carolina Medical Center. She weighed 7 pounds and 8 ounces and was delivered by certified nurse midwife Laurie Hill. Bryanna is the daughter of Bryan and Casey Ellis of Spartanburg. The couple has two sons, Jaden Ellis, 4, and Chase Hall, 5. More...
By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer larry@gaffneyledger.com
You can add Bobby Beattie to the growing list of candidates who want to fill the term of late State House member Olin Phillips. Beattie, who unsuccessfully ran against Phillips three times, including the 2008 November general election, joins Libby Swad and a pair of Cherokee County councilmen, Tim Spencer and Bailey Humphries, in the race. More...
By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com
Limestone College President Dr. Walt Griffin is in serious condition in a Spartanburg hospital after he suffered a heart attack Friday morning. Griffin was taken to Upstate Carolina Medical Center by a family member when he became ill at his College Drive residence. He had reportedly been experiencing discomfort in his side over the past two weeks. More...
The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office is investigating three separate incidents involving the theft, or attempted theft, of safes. According to one of the incident reports, someone entered a residence in the 100 block of Copper Trail in Blacksburg on Jan. 1 and attempted to break into a safe in the residence. Nothing was reported stolen. More...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - During the past several weeks, bakers have been grabbing their cookbooks and shopping lists to prepare delicious foods with which to entertain their guests. Desserts take on a mind of their own, with parties devoted completely to sweets. Now that the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season has gone, it is the perfect time to try a cookie swap. More...
The Gaffney Lady Indians beat Byrnes on Friday 53-47, avenging an earlier loss. But it may have come at a high cost. In the waning moments of the game, Gaffney forward Ashlee Tate was carried off the court after injuring her knee. She is scheduled to undergo an MRI today to determine the extent of the injury. More...
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Ronald Dean Owenby, 68, of 127 Coventry Court, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009, at Upstate Carolina Medical Center. Born in Marion, N.C., he was the husband of Sybil Jean Harris Owenby and son of the late Roy Davis Owenby and Stella Sowers Owenby. More...
Ron Owenby will be missed by thousands of Cherokeeans, many of whom might not even have known what he looked like. But what they did know is they welcomed him into their homes each day via their radios and the Carolina in the Morning show. More...
Owenby's passing leaves county shocked, saddened