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Suspect in bank incident taken into custody
Police say Brandon Martin charged with entering a bank while armed with intent to steal monies
A Gaffney man has been arrested and charged with entering a bank while armed with intent to steal monies. More...
FATAL FIRE
Community shocked, saddened by death of beloved school district employee
By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com

Neighbors in the tightly knit Canterbury neighborhood stood watch in simultaneous hope and shock late Monday as Gaffney firefighters raced to pull a woman from her burning home. Within minutes, however, the hope would fade as the realization set in that the fire had claimed a life. More...

Accident takes life of educator
By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com

An aspiring pro wrestler, former Cherokee County educator Brian Linder was a big kid at heart with a passion for helping underprivileged kids in the community. Linder, 35, was killed in a truck accident on Aug. 23 at 2:45 a.m. on Highway 74 West in Kings Mountain, N.C. More...

 Local News
• article has image Spartanburg Community College names new president
Spartanburg Community College has chosen veteran Ohio college administrator Dr. Para Jones to become its new president. More...
• Woman found after lengthy search
• article has image Lt. Gov. Bauer says focus should be jobs, jobs, jobs
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 LifeStyles
• Central School alumni to gather October 10 for festive reunion
'Nightcrawlers' will provide music during the afternoon
Cherokee County History and Arts Museum is sponsoring a Central School Reunion on Saturday, Oct. 10, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The reunion will be at the museum, 301 College Drive, the site of the school from 1958-1998. All proceeds raised by the reunion will benefit CHAPS for the operation of the history museum. More...
• article has image Couple married Aug. 12
• Sorority holds executive session, beginning meeting on August 17
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 Sports
• article has image Strickland released by Jacksonville after injury
Andy Strickland was expecting to receive treatment on his injured back at the Jacksonville Jaguars training complex on Tuesday. Instead, he was driving down Limestone Street to a 3:30 p.m. appointment with Gaffney physical therapist Joe McKowen. More...
• article has image Talent equal to elite teams
• Gaffney athletic trainer back on the sidelines but her pockets are empty
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 Obituaries
• article has image Brian R. Linder
SHELBY, N.C. - Brian Russell Linder, 35, of Shelby, died Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009, in Kings Mountain, N.C., as the result of a motor vehicle accident. Born March 30, 1974, in Kinston, N.C., he was the son and stepson of Keith and Frances Linder of Chesnee and J.P. and Marcelle Crocker Elm of Gaffney. More...
• Jimmy Moore
• John Crafton Timmerman III
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 Columns
• article has image What's making that incessant noise?
LEDGER COLUMNIST
What little, annoying thing is it that really gets to you? For instance, there is a knocking sound in the passenger door of my wife's car. It drives me nuts every time I ride in her car. "How do you stand that noise?" I ask. More...
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