Things to do on the 4th of July Weekend
      Friday, July 3 Cowpens National Battlefield will celebrate our nation's independence with fireworks, music, a soldiers' camp and family activities. The free event begins at 9:30 a.m. with a guided battlefield walk and will end with a 650-shell professional fireworks display around 9 p.m.
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Fire destroys home
Thursday morning
By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com
      Fire destroyed a Morgan Circle home in the Grassy Pond area Thursday morning. Neighbors reported smoke coming from the one-story brick home owned by the Nguyen family at about 10:50 a.m. The fire apparently originated in the garage area.
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Drunk drivers beware
By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com
      Another holiday is upon us and once again the South Carolina Highway Patrol will be out in full force to protect motorists on the roadways by clamping down on traffic violations. This year, however, the Highway Patrol is planning something a little extra.
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Photo
     MURDER SCENE — Shown above is an aerial view of the home of murder victim Hazel Linder, located just off Hwy. 11 on Buck Shoals Road, a few miles northwest of Gaffney. See Page 1A in today's paper for more extensive coverage and log on to www.gaffneyledger.com for updates to this story.
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POLICE BRIEFS
      The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office is investigating the robbery of a Battleground Road man. According to a police report, a subject came into the Battleground Road residence of a 56- year-old man at about 4:50 a.m. June 25.
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God Bless America
     PHOTOS BY LEDGER LIFESTYLES EDITOR LAURA PARKER
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'LOOK WHAT THE LORD HAS DONE'
Restoration Church of Gaffney to dedicate new 1,000 seat auditorium Sunday
By JOE L. HUGHES II Ledger Staff Writer joe@gaffneyledger.com
      Each Sunday from pulpits across America, preachers often tell their congregations to build their lives upon the Word of God and use it as a weapon against the enemy. Restoration Church of Gaffney, however, took it a step further.
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Five Gaffney students on a trip of a lifetime
By JOE L. HUGHES II Ledger Staff Writer joe@gaffneyledger.com
      Tanya Walters has known for a long time that faith can move mountains. Passed from home to home at a young age following her mother's death, the youth also had to deal with cruel jokes and jabs from other students, making her feel worthless and without hope.
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