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February 18, 2009 RSS feed / Local News

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STAYING FIT — Eric Jones, the current "Mr. South Carolina" bodybuilding champion, visited Limestone-Central Elementary School on Friday to speak with fourth grade boys in one of the school's single-gender classes. More...

Contributions help students learn how to manage money

By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com

A few dollars at tax time could go a long way in helping students make good financial decisions. The South Carolina Financial Literacy Trust fund is among 14 different projects supported through taxpayer contributions. More...

COURT BRIEFS

A 26-year-old Grover, N.C., man was sentenced Thursday in Cherokee County General Sessions Court to 10 years of imprisonment and ordered to pay $83,000 in restitution for malicious damage to air conditioning units at a local business. More...

Teaching staff decreasing despite more classrooms

By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com

Despite building new schools, the Cherokee County School District saw the number of teaching jobs shrink last year. The district reduced its teaching staff from 685 teachers in 2007 to 675 in 2008, according to an audit report last month. More...

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REMEMBERING OLIN — Olin Phillips wasn't just a state representative. Members of the Blacksburg Volunteer Fire Department also considered him an honorary fireman. More...

District cuts school week

SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. (AP) — A school district has decided to shrink the school week from five days to four in an effort to save cash because of the deepening recession and falling enrollment. More...

Junkyard owners accept revisions to ordinance

By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer larry@gaffneyledger.com

The county's controversial junkyard ordinance isn't on the books just yet. But that should change early next month. Cherokee County Council modified the proposed ordinance during first reading to include vacant mobile homes. More...

Dead man's home robbed

By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com

A North Carolina man claims $7,000 in guns and jewelry have been stolen from his dead father's home in Blacksburg. A 12-gauge shotgun, pistols and a diamond ring are among the items Kernersville resident Edward Williamson claims were taken Oct. More...

PINK ZONE

Limestone College women's basketball players were in the "Pink Zone" on the court Saturday to raise awareness about breast cancer. More...

Blacksburg woman publishes book

"I want the journey from the beginning of a certain piece of work to be an adventure."
By JOE L. HUGHES II Ledger Staff Writer joe@gaffneyledger.com

For many years, procrastination got in the way of success for Blacksburg resident Judy Carol Dover. More...

Limestone professors make presentation

Limestone professors Dr. Felicia Cavallini and Dr. David Woods presented an article at the Far Western Philosophy of Education Society Annual Conference in Honolulu, Hawaii which took place January 16-18. More...

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HABITAT DONATION - Rhett Hasell, right, president of the Gaffney Kiwanis Club, presents Christa Smith of Habitat for Humanity a donation at a recent meeting of the club. More...