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April 7, 2010 RSS feed / Front Page

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WRECK SENDS TWO WOMEN TO HOSPITAL

Two women were taken to the hospital following a serious traffic accident on North Logan Street on Tuesday morning. More...

Arrest made in shooting

By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com

Gunshots rang out on Beech Street late Sunday evening with one bullet striking a man in the thigh as he was sitting on his front porch and another bullet going through a neighboring home’s porch window. More...

Local News

Company gets its exemption

By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer larry@gaffneyledger.com

A Concord, N.C., motorsports development company received its much sought-after noise ordinance exemption from Cherokee County Council on Monday. More...

HOUSE BURNS

Fire gutted a home on Horse Creek Road in the northwestern corner of Cherokee County on Tuesday evening. Cherokee Creek Fire Capt. More...

Chief: Fire was obviously set

By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com

Firefighters dispatched to a woods fire off Quarter Round Road in the Goucher-White Plains area Monday afternoon quickly learned they weren’t dealing with a woods fire but a burning home. More...

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Obituaries

J.Y. Hamrick

BLACKSBURG – J.Y. Hamrick, 76, of Blacksburg, passed away Tuesday, March 30, 2010, at his home. Born June 5, 1933, in Cleveland County, N.C., he was a farmer. Mr. More...

Clem Pruitt

Clemeth Verdell Pruitt, 76, of 196 Ruth Drive, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, April 5, 2010, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. More...

Ruth C. Parker

Ruth Cantrell Parker, 94, of 1434 N. Limestone St., formerly of Blacksburg, passed away Monday, April 5, 2010, at Upstate Carolina Medical Center. Born in Boiling Springs, S.C., Mrs. Parker was the widow of J.Q. More...

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Columns

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‘I didn’t get to see it; who won?’

LEDGER COLUMNIST
CODY SOSSAMON PUBLISHER

When a loved one or friend comes home for a visit, we all want everything to be perfect. We cut the grass, clean the house and plan nice meals. More...

READERS ON THE ROAD

Janice and Dave Petty (top photo) visited a frosty Niagara Falls (above) in late January, tracing the footsteps of Dave's parents on their honeymoon almost 70 years ago. More...

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Peeler takes matters into his own hands

INTERSTATE 85 WIDENING
By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer larry@gaffneyledger.com

Maybe taking a cue from a rambunctious Tea Party crowd, State Sen. Harvey Peeler is taking matters into his own hands. More...

Worker seriously burned

By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com

A man working on the grounds of Milliken & Company’s Magnolia plant in Blacksburg was flown to Augusta Burn Center around press time Tuesday following an accident. More...

Pollen onslaught worse than usual; residents hoping for rain

By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com

If you look at it under a microscope, Dr. Jaime Lagos says the pollen from a pine tree looks very similar to the iconic shape of a Mickey Mouse head. More...

LifeStyles

For search and rescue dogs, training never stops

STORY AND PHOTOS BY TIM GULLA / LEDGER STAFF WRITER

O ne dog works for cooked chicken livers, another works for peanut butter, while another works for some play time with a tennis ball. More...

WHAT’S UP

Meeting  Tuesday Woman's Club will meet April 13 at 4 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Sydney Gosnell. Co-hostesses are Mrs. Gene Cooper and Mrs. David Thompson. Members are reminded to bring their yearbooks. Red Cross classes More...

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Sports

Landrum holds down Blacksburg, 4-2

By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Sports Editor larry@gaffneyledger.com

The Blacksburg Wildcats could have put some distance between themselves and the rest of the region on Tuesday. But Landrum had other ideas. More...

Gaffney splits pair of games

By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Sports Editor larry@gaffneyledger.com

Despite splitting two non-region games this week, Gaffney High baseball coach Jeff Osment believes his inexperienced team is making strides in the right direction. More...

Six-run second lifts Cavs over jayvees

By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Sports Editor larry@gaffneyledger.com

The Gaffney jayvee baseball team is known for its strong starts. The team’s late-inning performances are another story. More...

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National News

Better rush if you want $8,000 tax credit

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — There is a potential to save thousands of dollars but time is running out. More...

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