A North Carolina man paroled on a murder charge was shot by a Cherokee County Sheriff's Department deputy after he opened fire on the Sheriff's Department Bloodhound Tracking Unit early Saturday, authorities said. More...
By JOE L. HUGHES II Ledger Staff Writer joe@gaffneyledger.com
An Alabama man was killed in an early morning accident Sunday after losing control of his vehicle. Lucas Nathaniel Horn, 24, of Alabaster, was thrown from his 2003 Ford Mustang around 6:35 a.m. on Whelchel Road, approximately two miles outside the Gaffney city limits. He was pronounced dead at the scene by Cherokee County Coroner Dennis Fowler. More...
Landrum team scores upset in festival barbecue contest
By JOE L. HUGHES II Ledger Staff Writer joe@gaffneyledger.com
For South Carolina Peach Festival Vice-Chairman Dennis Stroup, this year's festival really didn't need a barbecue competition to be considered a success. One thing is for sure, however. The stomachs of the folks who sampled tasty pieces of chicken and ribs are certainly satisfied that festival organizers decided to include the event. More...
Hard economic times have forced the Cherokee County School District to leave some children out when it opens 4-year-old kindergarten classes this fall. The school district informed parents in a letter mailed June 29 it is unable to serve 37 children enrolled in last year's 3-year-old kindergarten program. More...
Michael Vassey will serve as president for 2009-2010 year
District Governor Joe Lark of Inman installed new officers of the Gaffney Lions Club at a special banquet June 23 at Kelly's Steakhouse. The banquet also celebrated the club's 80th anniversary, having been chartered by Lions International on April 2, 1929. More...
Cothrell Bonner Sr., 80, of 514 Kelly St., died Friday, July 17, 2009, in Brookview Healthcare Center. Husband of Gladys Roberts Bonner, he was born in Cherokee County, a son of the late Kenneth and Creola Mack Bonner. He was a member of Mikes Creek Baptist Church and a retired employee of Duke Power Co. More...
I have struggled with how best to convey my regret in letting so many down, and in that regard I realize this op-ed does not do justice to the process of saying "I am sorry. More...
Parade takes festival spotlight