State budget cuts will force the Blacksburg area Welcome Center to close two days a week in 2009. South Carolina's Welcome Centers provide travel information and assistance to more than 1.6 million visitors annually. Welcome Center staff generates an estimated $1.8 million in lodging and attraction revenue annually. More...
By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com
A 56-year-old Blacksburg man was taken into custody Monday evening on a charge of assault and battery with intent to kill following a shooting incident in the eastern portion of Cherokee County that sent another man to the hospital. More...
By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com
The third time was not a charm for Shawn and Wendy Rawleigh. Two accidents had already found their front yard in the past decade, one damaging Shawn's truck and the other stopping just short of their home. On Monday afternoon, however, a third accident didn't just happen near their doorstep, it nearly took it out. More...
There are some who don't like the assortment of delicacies on their dinner plate to touch or mix. In the case of state Rep. James E. Smith of Columbia, he simply can't help the fact that his steak sits in close proximity to his mashed potatoes, beans and broccoli. More...
T he L'Etoile Club will hold its 55th winter formal dance on Saturday, Jan. 10. A highlight of the club's year, the dance will be at Broad River Electric Corporation. Festivities begin at 8 p.m. and continue until midnight. The organization's 24 members will be introduced at 8:15 p.m. by Dennis Fowler, Cherokee County Coroner, who will serve as Master of Ceremonies. More...
The Gaffney High football offices should be busy places over the next few weeks. That's when college recruiters are expected to ratchet up their efforts to lure some players to their schools. Gaffney High football coach Phil Strickland said the activity level will increase since college coaches were allowed to begin recruiting again on Jan. 2. More...
SPARTANBURG - Mae Ella "Mary" Goforth Cannady, 95, of 400 Webber Road, died Monday, Jan. 5, 2009, at White Oak Estates Assisted Living. Born July 13, 1913, in Cherokee County, she was the daughter of the late Moses Wilkes and Dora Clementine Whelchel Goforth and widow of Walter K. Cannady Sr. More...
It is beyond me how Cherokee County Council dismissed Waste Management's proposal to build a $150 million recycling/landfill facility here without so much as a howdy-do. Don't get me wrong now folks. I don't want all you CLOUT members camped out on my front lawn. More...
Guard commander wears many hats