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August 26, 2009 / Local News

Spartanburg Community College names new president

By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.co m

Spartanburg Community College has chosen veteran Ohio college administrator Dr. Para Jones to become its new president. More...

SAT scores up and down

By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com

Cherokee County high school seniors continued to take the SAT admissions exam with mixed success. A year after a 64- point drop, Blacksburg High seniors saw a 46- point increase in their average SAT scores in 2009. More...

2009 district, state ACT scores show slight decreases

By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com

ACT college exam scores for Cherokee County graduating seniors varied widely in data released last Wednesday. The average score for the school district's Class of 2009 was 19 on a 36- point scale, down from 19.3 in 2008. More...

Rock Doctors at 'Shindig'

The "Shindig at the Gaffney Cabin" Free Concert Series will continue its fall season with a second free concert on Thursday, August 27. This second concert will also be from 6-8:30p.m., and will feature a performance by The Rock Doctors. More...

Woman found after lengthy search

By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com

One by one, area firefighters and Cherokee County sheriff's deputies emerged from the thick woods along Little Hope Road on Monday afternoon, most covered with leaves, pollen or the occasional cobweb, many of them bleeding from cuts and scrapes, an More...