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February 4, 2009  RSS feed

Attorney asks judge to toss suit against sheriff's office
The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office on Monday argued a state inmate's civil lawsuit against its investigators should not have to go to trial. State Department of Corrections inmate Ricky Brannon sued the sheriff's office last year seeking more than $820,000 in damages for what he claims was an improper seizure of a vial of his blood by investigators. More...
Tougher DUI law will go into effect Feb. 10; local cops preparing for change
By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com

Beginning Feb. 10, getting caught for drinking and driving will become a lot more costly. New DUI laws will go into effect that day and police and advocates for the victims of drunk driving are hoping new penalties will have positive impacts in stopping people from driving drunk. More...

Peeler asks council for opportunity to negotiate landfill project deal
By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer larry@gaffneyledger.com

Waste Management returned to Cherokee County Council on Monday, saying it wants its proposed landfill and recycling center project to be treated like any other economic development proposal. More...

 Local News
• Groundwater contamination still present at Medley site
It's not a perfect success story yet for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, but an official said the Medley Farms superfund site has come a long way from the environmental mess discovered in 1983. More...
• Students show progress
• POLICE REPORTS
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 LifeStyles
• article has image ANNIE'S MAILBOX
Yesterday was the time for her to move on
Dear Annie: I have been seeing "Rob" for over a year. We have loads of fun together and genuinely love each other. The problem is, Rob doesn't seem overly interested in moving in together, getting married or having kids, and he knows that's a deal breaker for me. I can understand his hesitation about marriage. More...
• article has image Diabetes tests faith to the limit
• Limestone College sponsoring Red Cross blood drive Feb. 6
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 Sports
• article has image Local products make college choice today
Gaffney's Denzelle Good knew exactly where he wanted to spend the next four years. Despite interest from other schools and a scholarship offer from Maryland, Good, one of the top five players in the state according to a recruiting service, signed today with North Carolina State. More...
• article has image Indians overcome stall ball
• article has image Indians ousted by South Pointe
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 Obituaries
• Julia S. Campbell
Retired accountant and registered nurse
Julia Frances Shokes Campbell, 82, of 510 Thompson St., passed away Sunday, Feb. 1, 2009, at her home. Born in Charleston, Mrs. Campbell was the daughter of the late Harold Loftis Shokes Sr. and the late Julia Brockington Speer. She was a lifelong Episcopalian and a member of the Church of Incarnation. Mrs. More...
• Dorothy Junghans
• article has image Harold (Hal) Dalton Sr.
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