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June 21, 2010 RSS feed / Local News

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DOWN AND OUT

DOWN AND OUT — A Chestnut Street home sustained about $300 in damage June 15 after a passing truck caught low-hanging power and television cables. More...

Library funding will continue

By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer larry@gaffneyledger.com

Cherokee County Library Director Lana Gardner is breathing a little easier these days. By a 110-5 vote on Wednesday, State House members overturned a gubernatorial veto that stripped funding for local libraries. The Senate followed suit Thursday. More...

City to hold hearing on $11,041,412 budget

By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer larry@gaffneyledger.com

If history is any indication, there will be a lot of silence during today’s public hearing for the city’s 2010-‘11 fiscal year budget. More...

District will ‘borrow’ $13.5 million

By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com

The Cherokee County School District will borrow $13.5 million from its future tax revenues to operate schools this fall. More...

School district moves forward with plans to hire food service company

By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com

The Cherokee County School District took the first step this week towards hiring an outside company to manage its multi-million dollar food service program. More...

No changes expected in school budget

By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com

After verifying revenue figures Thursday, Cherokee County interim superintendent Kim Bagwell said she does not anticipate any changes in the $56.1 million budget approved by the school board last week. More...

Alma Elementary School selected to participate in teacher training program

By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com

Alma Elementary has been selected as one of 16 partner schools in a $7.5 million federal teacher training grant awarded to Winthrop University last fall. More...

Renovation nears completion

By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer larry@gaffneyledger.com

It appears on virtually every project estimate as furniture, fixtures and equipment — and it comes with a price tag. More...