As the wind howled and bent trees all around her, Tina Teague stared in disbelief at her Brookwood Lane home Wednesday afternoon. A massive tree behind her home was uprooted by the wind and fell, practically slicing the home through the middle like a hot knife through butter. More...
By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com
The widespread damage caused by Wednesday's wind storm turned into the first real test of a fairly new system of dispatching emergency workers. While it's hoped the system isn't used often, it was deemed a success. More...
By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com
Local schools could receive more financial freedom in 2009 to deal with more than $300 million in school budget cuts that have occurred statewide. State Superintendent of Education Jim Rex has asked lawmakers to temporarily give districts more flexibility with how they use school funds. More...
Long adversaries on policy decisions, Gaffney City Councilman Wayne Ramsey and Mayor Henry Jolly found themselves in agreement over the unlikeliest of issues during Monday's council meeting - the site of this year's annual planning workshop. More...
Gaffney library will showcase hidden talent of one of its own in Music Sandwiched In concert
Sometimes the best treasures are not the ones found under the sand, it's the songs coming from the heart. For Kenny Covington of the Cherokee County Library, it was just a matter of pure luck in finding out one of his longtime friends had a hidden talent. More...
BLACKSBURG - Eula Mae Bolin Gibson, 75, of 427 Batchelor Drive, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009, at her residence. Born in Gaffney, she was the widow of James (Febo) Gibson and daughter of the late Stacy Bolin and Lula Bolin. She was retired from the textile industry and a member of Lighthouse Independent Baptist Church. More...
As any person that has jumped the broom can attest to, the first year of marriage is loaded with freshness and transition, enough to drive scholars up the wall looking for answers. In my case, so far so good. She hasn't tried to kill me yet, but I guess that's because I keep one eye open at night just in case some object comes flying in my direction. More...
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