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Two people shot, one fatally Thursday night
Another horrific scene played out Thursday night in Gaffney as two more people have been shot and at least one killed. A throng of police officers responded in full force to Tyler Home Center on East Frederick Street just after 7 p.m. upon reports of two people shot, one fatally. More...
UPDATE: FBI joins investigation into slayings
Authorities believe same person killed all three victims
By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com

A team of more than 30 investigators from multiple agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, has been assembled in the wake of three murders in less than a week in the northwest corner of Cherokee County. During a press conference Thursday morning, Cherokee County Sheriff Bill Blanton confirmed investigators believe all three killings were committed by the same person. More...

Mother, daughter found shot to death
By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com

Police tape stretched for hundreds of feet around a Buck Shoals Road property Wednesday afternoon as investigators searched for clues in the deaths of two women who apparently died by gunshots. Outside the home, Cherokee County Sheriff Bill Blanton and county coroner Dennis Fowler declined to release the names of the victims or say what they thought happened inside, as the investigation was in the very early stages. More...

 Local News
• 40 students named junior scholars
A junior scholar initiative continues to pay dividends, though not in the way originally envisioned by the Cherokee County School District. There was no change this year in the number of junior scholars selected by the state from county middle schools. More...
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• Man charged with inappropriate conduct
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 LifeStyles
• article has image Miss McMurry, Mr. Phillips wed June 18
Briana Jade McMurry and Jon Matthew Phillips were united in marriage on Thursday, June 18, 2009, at Temple Baptist Church. The Rev. Billy Boone, father of the groom, officiated the 7 p.m. double ring ceremony. Kim Bagwell was pianist and played a prelude of classical selections and "Canon in D" for the processional. More...
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• S.C. Genealogical Society plans workshop July 10-11
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 Sports
• article has image Michaels powers Post 109 to win
Post 109 clinches tie for league crown with victory over Union
Post 109 manager Jeff Osment summed up John Michaels' home run show the best. "He saw some good pitches and he hit them." Did he ever. Michaels slugged a pair of 2-run homers and drove in six runs to help Post 109 clinch a tie for the League VI championship with a 16- 5 victory at Union on Tuesday. The game was shortened to seven innings because of the 10-run rule. More...
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 Obituaries
• Kline Cash
COWPENS - Kline Wilson Cash, 63, of 2019 Battleground Road, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 27, 2009, at his residence. Born in Cherokee County, he was the husband of Vickie Oglesby Cash for 39 years and son of Marie Cash Belue of Cowpens and the late Woodrow Crawford Cash. More...
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• Louise D. Long
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 Columns
• article has image This just in ... surprise musician takes the stage
LEDGER COLUMNIST
NEWS FLASH: Jimbo Martin is planning to run for the Cherokee County Council seat now held by Bailey Humphries. The district covers the northwestern section of the county including the Macedonia, Cherokee Creek and Grassy Pond communities. More...
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 State News
• Gov. Sanford 'crossed lines' with handful of other women
COLUMBIA, (AP) - South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford said Tuesday that he "crossed lines" with a handful of women other than his mistress - but never had sex with them. The governor said he "never crossed the ultimate line" with anyone but Maria Belen Chapur, the Argentine at the center of a scandal that has derailed his once-promising political career. More...
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