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October 9, 2009 RSS feed / Local News

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BUCKET BRIGADE — Members of the Buffalo Volunteer Fire Department hurry to fill buckets with water during the final event of Saturday's annual Firefighters Games. More...

Event organizers keeping their fingers crossed

Rainy weather has forced several postponements
By JOE L. HUGHES II Ledger Staff Writer joe@gaffneyledger.com

No one ever truly knows what Mother Nature is thinking, but local Habitat for Humanity and Cherokee Historical and Preservation Society (CHAPS) officials hope she has something good in mind weather-wise this weekend. More...

Inmate walks away from work release job

By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com

A South Carolina Department of Corrections prison inmate serving a sentence out of Cherokee County walked away from a work release job on Wednesday and now is considered a fugitive. More...

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DEDICATED -- Rock Springs Baptist Church in Blacksburg held dedication services for a new Family Life Center on Sunday, Oct. 4. More...

Timken donates $75,000

United Way of the Piedmont received $75,000 from The Timken Foundation of Canton, Ohio, for technology grants to benefit Cherokee and Union County agencies. More...

Defensive driving course to begin

By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com

High school students can start taking a new defensive driving program this month aimed at keeping them safer behind the wheel. More...

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$5 SALE DONATION — Tammy Hoilo of Déjà Vu Consignments (left) presents a check for $300 to Diane Quinn, Client Services Director for Options Medical Clinic. More...

Holocaust survivor to speak here Oct. 12

By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com

In the shadow of a life marked with violence, Holocaust survivor Nesse Godin has found comfort in helping educate others about moving on from tragedy. More...

Nursing homes face funding shortfall

HARTFORD, Conn. More...

POLICE REPORT

 A man and woman from Spartanburg were arrested Oct. 5 following a Gaffney Police Department investigation into a reported shoplifting at the Walgreen’s on West Floyd Baker Boulevard. More...

Internet service provider would bring 60 jobs, $30 million investment

By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer larry@gaffneyledger.com

Are you ready to upgrade? To broadband Internet service, that is. More...

Applications for Christmas help can be made Oct. 12-16

The Department of Social Services and the Salvation Army will take applications for Christmas assistance Oct. 12-16 from 9 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m. This is for children ages 12 and under only. More...

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NEW COMPANY — The Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony for their newest member, “B&W Housing Development”. More...

Trustees wants more specifics on new program

By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com

While a $1 million preschool investment sounds tempting, the Cherokee County School Board wants more information from Head Start before buying into the program. More...