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December 2, 2009 RSS feed / Local News

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Alma Elementary student Sharonica Carson lights a candle during an installation ceremony for the school's Junior Beta Club. More...

Limestone’s ‘Christmas on Campus’ set for December 5

Limestone’s College’s annual Christmas on Campus will usher in the Yule tide cheer on December 5, 2009. More...

Learning the game of life on the baseball diamond

By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com

Between shagging fly balls and batting practice, the coaches assembled at a Blacksburg baseball diamond Saturday occasionally interrupted their teaching lessons about the fundamentals of the game with some lessons about the fundamentals of life. More...

Cherokee County residents not immune to AIDS

By JOE L. HUGHES II Ledger Staff Writer joe@gaffneyledger.com

All it takes is one mistake for a life to be altered forever. Unfortunately for untold numbers of people across the globe, that mistake resulted in them acquiring the AIDS virus. More...

Burglar targets occupied home

The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office reported that a burglar broke a window to gain access to an occupied home on Bolin Road in Blacksburg. According to a police report, the incident occurred at about 8:20 p.m. Nov. 24 in the 100 block. More...

Cherokee Tech students are building an energy efficient Habitat home

By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com

A homeowner in the Habitat for Humanity subdivision could receive a late Christmas gift this year. More...

Vandals cause damage to vehicles

The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office reported two recent acts of vandalism. According to police reports, someone threw an egg at a vehicle parked in the 500 block of Silica Springs Road between 11 p.m. Nov. 26 and 8 a.m. Nov. 27. More...