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August 31, 2009  RSS feed

Suspect was on probation
Bank incident, restaurant robbery
The 23-year-old Gaffney man accused of an attempted bank robbery and the robbery of a local truck stop already was on probation at the time he allegedly set out on a crime spree last Wednesday morning in a Mitsubishi Gallant that he allegedly took from a woman without her consent. More...
READING CELEBRATION

Granard Middle School student Elizabeth Benson blows up a balloon Friday to race a handmade hovercraft as her classmate Tanner Griffin looks on. It was one of several activities organized by teachers for a summer reading celebration. See story on Page 5. (Ledger photo / SCOTT POWELL) More...

School gets bug-free bill of health
By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com

Blacksburg Elementary School received a clean bill of health Thursday from state health inspectors following a bug problem earlier this month. Summer roof repairs at Blacksburg Elementary stirred up cockroaches, water bugs and other insects nesting underneath the roof. More...

 Local News
• Sweetened soft drinks removed from school vending machines
Gaffney High students seeking a sugar high from their favorite soft drink were disappointed when they visited school vending machines after classes began this year. The Cherokee County School District has removed all soft drinks except diet sodas and juice drinks from school vending machines. More...
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• City waiting on county before beginning construction on park
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 LifeStyles
• article has image Miss Flythe, Mr. Kite exchange vows July 25
Jenna Kaye Flythe and Dustin Michael Kite, both of Gaffney, were married Saturday, July 25, 2009, at 3 p.m. at Walker Hall in Spartanburg. The Rev. Sidney Norton performed the ceremony. Mrs. Kite is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Dwayne Proctor of Gaffney and Ernest P. Flythe of Prosperity. Her grandparents are the late Mr. and Mrs. More...
• Bell's Palsy is facial paralysis that's not associated with stroke
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 Sports
• article has image Second-half explosion lifts Cavs over Gaffney
In the past two matchups between Dorman and Gaffney, the defenses allowed a combined two touchdowns. This time, the offenses matched that total midway through the second quarter. And the Dorman offense didn't stop there. The Cavaliers scored on four straight possessions in the second half to break open a close contest at halftime and beat the visiting Indians, 42-17. More...
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• Nationally-ranked Saints top Bears
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 Obituaries
• article has image James D. Batchler
BLACKSBURG - James Dewey Batchler, 85, 360 Batchler Drive, passed away Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009, at the Regional Hospice Home. Born in Blacksburg, Mr. Batchler was the husband of Lucille Pierce Batchler and son of the late Jacob Crockett (Boss) and Annie Mae Allison Batchler. Mr. More...
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