Serial killer made fatal mistake of shooting at police officers
Nine days of fear in Cherokee County technically ended at about 3 a.m. Monday with a hail of gunfire in a small home on Dallas-Spencer Mountain Road in Gaston County, N.C., even though the realization wouldn't set in until hours later. More...
By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com
Patrick Tracy Burris literally had a criminal record the length of an arm. His rap sheet consists of 25 pages, it covered multiple states and he had just been paroled not long ago from a multi-year prison sentence in North Carolina. More...
Finally, a sigh of relief. Local residents were able to rest a little easier Monday night after learning the man who terrorized Cherokee County for the past nine days had committed his last crime. Patrick Burris, 41, was shot to death Monday morning by Gaston County (N.C.) police officers investigating a report about suspicious activity at a Dallas, N.C., residence. More...
July 13 performances part of library's Summer Reading Program
Porkchop Productions will present Little Red Riding Hood on Monday, July 13, at 10:30 a.m. at the Blacksburg Library and at 2:30 p.m. at the Cherokee County Public Library in Gaffney. Children of all ages will enjoy Porkchop Productions' fanciful adaptation of this classic fairy tale. All of the favorite characters (and a few new ones) are brought to life. More...
Post 109 American Junior Legion held off Lancaster Tuesday for a 8-7 victory in extra innings. Alex Trammell scored the winning run in the ninth inning when Jonathan Smith walked with the bases loaded to force in the decisive run. Trammell led off the ninth with a walk. Jared Mills was hit by a pitch. More...
Abby Leigh Tyler, 15, of 189 Farm Wind Road, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 4, 2009. Born in Spartanburg and a lifelong resident of Gaffney, she was the daughter of Kim Barnhill Tyler and the late Stephen Hyland Tyler. More...
What words can describe the emotional roller coaster the residents of Cherokee County — and especially the families of the victims — have been on for the past week. When the news of the murder of Kline Cash on June 27 spread, little did anyone realize it was the beginning of a terror-filled week for most Cherokeeans and even some who live in surrounding areas. More...
As news that the serial killer had been shot dead spread, a collective sigh of relief resounded across the county