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October 23, 2009  RSS feed


Victim’s roommate faces murder charge
A 46-year-old Blacksburg man was booked on a murder charge early Wednesday following a shooting incident that left his brother-in-law dead. Blacksburg police were dispatched to 416 E. Lime St. at 2:46 a.m. and immediately made contact with Johnny Ray Mueller, who called 9-1-1 to report the incident, outside the residence. More...
Mother pleads guilty to unlawful neglect; sentenced to nine years
By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com

A Circuit Court judge said he would need evidence from a medical expert to positively link a mother’s drug use during pregnancy to the medical problems her twin sons continue to suffer from today, more than two years after their births. More...

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PUMPKIN PAINTING — Blacksburg High School student Lauren Roberts paints one of many pumpkins delivered this month by Food Lion. More...

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LOOK AT THIS — Mary Michaels and Jean Byars were presented with $645 from the Friends of the Library on Tuesday in recognition of their efforts to help establish a used book store at the Caldwel More...
• POLICE REPORT
• Unemployment rate unchanged
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 LifeStyles
• article has image A taste of Southern Hospitality
Old habits die hard. Growing up in Cherokee County, Tom Wheeler learned to make the most of the land, using trees and other parts of nature for recreation and work, believing it was his duty to preserve it as a gift to later generations. More...
• article has image Making Halloween fun ... and safe
• WHAT’S UP
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 Sports
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“(Landrum) has a very good football team.” – Mickey Moss Blacksburg head coach More...
• article has image Lanier’s credo: Thou shalt not run my way
• article has image Wildcats want to keep mojo with region win
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 Obituaries
• article has image Willie Jean Pearson
Willie Jean 'Phony" Pearson, 62, of 107 Lincoln St., passed on Wednesday morning, October 21, 2009, at 7:30 a.m. at his residence. More...
• article has image Bishop Philip Williford
• Gloria S. Peahuff
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 Letters
• We just wanted him to participate like all the others in the 11th grade
Dear Editor: We live in Blacksburg and transport our child to Gaffney every day. He is in a Special Education Class most of the day except for P.E., which is two to three days a week. He has at least one teacher with him all day long, even at P.E. More...
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 Columns
• article has image I’m not a big fan of this football points system
LEDGER COLUMNIST
Without a doubt, those who constructed the web called the Bowl Championship Series knew exactly what they were doing. More...
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