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June 22, 2009  RSS feed

Jobless rate here now at 17.3%
At the Employment Security Commission office in Gaffney, workers are starting to see people who have reached the end of a long road without getting to a destination. Unemployment benefits typically run for up to 26 weeks, while extension programs can sometimes give those who qualify up to 39 more weeks. More...
Crowd gathers for Plow Day fun

Plow Day, sponsored by the Broad River Antique Power Association, was held Saturday on Twin Lakes Road. The event is dedicated to the preservation of old farm equipment. More...

Humane Society says it's no longer welcome at shelter
By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer larry@gaffneyledger.com

Before the local Humane Society began its adoption services for strays, the Cherokee County consolidated animal shelter had been described as an "all-kill" shelter. That description apparently applies again. Cherokee County Humane Society officials have been absent from the facility since Wednesday, June 10. More...

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• Students can be suspended under new cell phone policy
County students will be suspended for repeated violations of new rules on using cell phones, iPods and other electronic gadgets in schools. Students have been allowed to bring their cell phones to school since 2005 but were required to keep the phones deactivated inside school buildings. More...
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 LifeStyles
• article has image VanDoren the Magician will give fun and colorful shows June 25 at libraries
VanDoren the Magician will present a magic show Thursday, June 25, at 10:30 a.m. at the Blacksburg Library and at 2:30 p.m. at the Cherokee County Public Library in Gaffney. This year's summer reading theme, "Be Creative," brings a new twist to VanDoren's library stage show. His magic is not an illusion, it is entertainment. More...
• C AVA Gallery will hold 'Everything Peachy' sale
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 Sports
• article has image Post 109 thumps Greer, 19-6
The balls screamed off the Post 109's bats - culminating with 21 hits and a 19-6 victory over at Greer Saturday in a game that was as loud as it was long. Bryan Parsons was 5 for 6 with three RBIs and Ryan Westbrook doubled and homered and knocked in four runs as Post 109 improved to 6-0. More...
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 Obituaries
• article has image Arthur Martin
BLACKSBURG- Arthur Martin, 84, of 111 Leagan Drive, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 20, 2009, at Upstate Carolina Medical Center. Born in Valier, Ill., he was the husband of Margaret Catherine Wylie Martin and son of the late Octave Martin and Hermina Brault Martin. More...
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 Columns
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LEDGER COLUMNIST
For the next few minutes we are going to discuss something that's very important, something your momma tried to stress to you from the time you were old enough to walk, something you need to keep in the forefront of your mind as you go forth in this complex and uncertain world we live in, More...
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