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July 31, 2009  RSS feed

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BIKER INJURED — A motorcyclist was transported to Upstate Carolina Medical Center following a Thursday afternoon crash on Wilcox Avenue. The name and status of the operator of the motorcycle was not immediately available at press time. The motorcycle had a North Carolina license plate. The accident occurred around 4:15 p.m. Thursday amidst a rain storm and along a sharp curve in the roadway. The motorcycle made impact with the front end of a passenger car headed south. (Ledger photo / TIM More...
Officials considering former Ruby Tuesday site
CHIEFS, WINGS AND FIREWATER
By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer larry@gaffneyledger.com

A popular Upstate dining spot has expressed an interest in locating a restaurant in Gaffney. Chiefs, Wings and Firewater, with restaurants in Greenville, Spartanburg, Easley and Anderson, are considering locating in the former Ruby Tuesdays on Floyd Baker Boulevard, according to sources familiar with the project. More...

27 school district employees are paid more than $80,000
(NOTE: A COMPLETE LIST of school district personnel salaries (in alphabetical order) appears at the end of this story.)
By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com

With few exceptions, Cherokee County school administrators will see little change in their salaries this school year. Superintendent Dr. Bill James is one of four administrators earning more than $100,000 during the 2009-2010 school year. James' salary remained at $137,704 in the $62.1 million school budget approved by the school board in June. More...

 Local News
• article has image Four graduate from nonprofit academy
It takes a special person to want to serve someone they only met moments before. For those working with nonprofit organizations, this is a way of life, with clients constantly coming to their door looking for assistance in paying a bill or finding a meal so their family will not go to sleep on an empty stomach. More...
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 LifeStyles
• article has image Jeter awarded 2009 Small Fry scholarship
Elliott R. Jeter was awarded the 2009 Small Fry Foundation scholarship at a dinner held in his honor on July 27 at the Aegean Restaurant. It was the 22nd annual award given by the group of Gaffney High School alumni who made the Small Fry Restaurant on Cherokee Avenue their "hangout" during the 1940s and 1950s. More...
• article has image John and Anna Timmerman celebrate 50th anniversary
• article has image Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins married 25 years
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 Sports
• article has image Indians must fill hole along defensive line
Longtime Gaffney High defensive coordinator Dan Jones doesn't hesitate when responding to the question about his biggest worry this season. "Defensive line is the biggest concern. I think we'll be okay in the secondary and linebacker, but I just don't know who will step up along the defensive line," said the high-energy Jones. "We just got to give them the chance. More...
• BRIEFS
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 Obituaries
• Evelyn Thomas
Evelyn Vinesett Thomas, 86, of 933 N. Granard St., went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 30, 2009, at Upstate Carolina Medical Center. Mrs. Thomas was the widow of Clyde P. Thomas Sr. She was retired from the Cherokee County School District and was a member of Cherokee Avenue Baptist Church. More...
• Betty Jo Sanlin
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 Letters
• The respect was enormous and the outpouring of love and support was tremendous
Dear Editor: During a time when it was not safe, especially in Cherokee County, to stop and help someone on the side of the road in distress, many people stopped to help. "Slow, Funeral" signs on both sides of the road at opposite ends of our home slowed people down who we have never met before. No radios were heard blaring from vehicles while our family grieved. More...
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 Columns
• article has image Conclusion: Late-night TV watchers must be lonely
LEDGER COLUMNIST
Did you ever really take notice of the commercials while you're watching television? About the only time I normally pay attention is during the Super Bowl, when companies spend millions per minute to grab your attention with some of the funniest ads of the year. More...
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