Mourners filed in one by one to Cherokee Avenue Baptist Church on Wednesday as two hearses were parked outside. The last two of the five victims of a killing spree that shook Cherokee County and Gaffney were being laid to rest. More...
By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com
A North Carolina probation and parole officer assigned to watch over Patrick Tracy Burris apparently had concerns about him since he was released from a Lincoln County prison April 29 and took action to do something about him. More...
By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com
At about the same time mourners were filing into a Gaffney church to say their goodbyes to the last two victims of a serial killer, Spartanburg County deputies and investigators were racing to yet another horrific scene not far from the Cherokee County line. More...
"He was very intimidating and very threatening from his appearance. You didn't want to mess with him."
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A peach farmer. A woman and her elderly mother. A furniture store owner and his teenage daughter. South Carolina serial killer Patrick Burris's seemingly random choice of victims is a major obstacle for authorities trying to determine his motive, according to a former FBI profiler. More...
Popular appetizer provides inspiration for prize-winning dish
Sonya Goergen of Moorhead, Minn., accepted the esteemed cast iron skillet crown as the grand prize winner of the 2009 National Cornbread Cook-Off with her Buffalo Chicken Cornbread with Blue Cheese Salad recipe. The cook-off is held in conjunction with the National Cornbread Festival® in South Pittsburg, Tenn. More...
Young golfer getting rare opportunity to walk hallowed grounds of Pinehurst Resort
Cody Transou, 9, is making his way around hallowed golf territory this summer, playing in a series of kids golf tournaments at the Pinehurst Resort. Transou recently qualified for the U.S. Kids Golf World championship for the sixth straight year. Cody's age division will play at Pinehurst #8 Aug. 6-9. More...
Joseph Edward Robison IV, 43, of 136 Joy Ave., passed away Monday, July 6, 2009, at his residence. Born in Charleston, he was the husband of Carla June Scoggins Robison and son of Joseph Edward Robison and Linda Lee Robison of Columbus, N.C. He was owner/operator of Technical Contract Services and a member of Limestone Street United Methodist Church. Mr. More...
Friends and family have likely noticed I haven't been all that chipper lately. I'm supposed to be objective, dispassionate and observational, not participatory. In all honesty, though, I have been finding myself shocked, emotional and angry, probably not unlike you. More...
Peach Festival now under way