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November 23, 2009  RSS feed


Bonds set for suspects in murder cases
Two local people facing murder charges in connection with two recent incidents will have to stay at home and wear electronic monitoring devices if they post bond for their release from the Cherokee County Detention Center, a Circuit Court judge ruled Friday. More...
Students learn, practice ’tis better to give than to receive
By JOE L. HUGHES II Ledger Staff Writer joe@gaffneyledger.com

Excellence in academics earned a select group of B.D. Lee Elementary School students a place in Project G.O.A.L., a talented and gifted program at the school. Though earning high marks on their report cards is something to be proud of, program instructor Karen Henderson wanted to make sure students were given all the tools necessary to do their part to help out in the community. More...

District 7 voters head back to polls
By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer larry@gaffneyledger.com

You can understand if the candidates facing off in Tuesday’s Cherokee County Council District 7 runoff elections don’t want to hear any “knock, knock” jokes for a while. You see, the candidates have spent the past 14 days doing nothing but knocking on voters’ doors. More...

 Local News
• POLICE REPORTS
 A 27-year-old Cherokee Ford Road woman is charged with assault and battery with intent to kill for allegedly stabbing her own mother. According to the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office, police were called to the 100 block of Cherokee Ford Road, near Blacksburg, on Nov. 17 at about 9:45 p.m. More...
• Developed land projected to increase 975 percent
• County’s unemployment rate increases to 16.7 percent
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 LifeStyles
• article has image Quick breads made with apples, pumpkin are seasonal favorites
Easy to bake loaves get you out of the kitchen fast
Delicious fall produce is filling up market shelves signaling the start of seasonal and holiday baking. As calendars fill with busy activities and gatherings, quick bread loaf recipes take minimal time in the kitchen, giving you more time with family and friends. More...
• Incredible shows highlight holiday season in Newberry
• MARRIAGES
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 Obituaries
• Britnie Hadden
Britnie Marie Hadden, infant, of 3629 Union Hwy., went home to be with Jesus on Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, at Upstate Carolina Medical Center. She was the daughter of Michael Hadden and Ashley Mode Hadden of the home. More...
• Beulah Richardson
• article has image Celina Lindsay
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 National News
• 9/11 defendants plan to criticize U.S during trial
NEW YORK (AP) — The five men facing trial in the Sept. 11 attacks will plead not guilty so that they can air their criticisms of U.S. foreign policy, the lawyer for one of the defendants said Sunday. More...
• Senate Dems at odds over health care bill
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