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June 9, 2010 RSS feed / Local News

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Every day devotion

VFW Post 4941 honors the cafeteria workers at Blacksburg Middle School. They were honored for their devotion to all veterans not only on Veterans Day but every day of the year. More...

GIVING BACK

GIVING BACK — Some retired and active Cherokee County teachers are volunteering their time this summer to tutor students in a continuous learning program at the Boys and Girls Club. More...

City employees will get raise

By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer gaffneyledger.com

The City of Gaffney accomplished a rarity in this time of cashstrapped local governments: Pass a budget that contains a pay raise for employees and that pays for needed capital equipment. More...

Former parole agent named judge

By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer larry@gaffneyledger.com

Former Associate Municipal Court Judge Usha Bridges and her replacement Collis Edwards Jr. both had reasons to smile on Monday. More...

HOME FROM SEA

HOME FROM SEA – DCC(SW) James D Scruggs (left photo) has returned home after a six-month deployment on the Norfolk, Va.- based Fast Frigate USS Nicholas FFG-47. More...

County plans to honor Korean War veterans

By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com

Cherokee County plans to mark the 60th anniversary of the Korean War’s end by honoring local residents who helped defend South Korea against communist aggression. More...

Lawsuit against school district claims defendants had ‘evil purposes’

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is the complete text of the lawsuit against the school district by Andy Jones. More...

Four Shelby residents arrested in connection with robbery here

By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com

Four people from Shelby, N.C., were arrested Friday following the armed robbery of a Gaffney man on Wall Street, according to the Gaffney Police Department. More...

New state law might cost city

By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer larry@gaffneyledger.com

When you are drafting something as daunting as the city’s projected operating budget, the last thing you need is a lastsecond surprise. But that’s what City Administrator James Taylor got late last week. More...

SUMMER MEAL DEAL

Ledger photo/SCOTT POWELL SUMMER MEAL DEAL — Mary Bramlett Elementary cafeteria workers prepared 603 meals Monday to be served at 12 community sites involved in the district's summer meal progra More...

Summerdaze will perform at ‘Shindig’

The fifth “Shindig” of 2010 will feature Summerdaze, a variety dance band out of Tega Cay, South Carolina. The concert will take place from 6:30 until 9 p.m. on the Hames Music stage, in front of the Michael Gaffney Cabin. More...