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June 30, 2010 RSS feed / Local News

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Patriotic cart parade back on schedule

By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com
An Army tank and a golf cart decked out in the colors of the American flag sat empty when last summer’s serial killings put the damper on a neighborhood Fourth of July celebration in Sheraton Loop. More...

Phillips’ attorney asks judge to reconsider order

By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com

A lawyer for murder suspect Julia Phillips is asking Cherokee County Probate Court Judge Josh Queen to reconsider his recent decision to evict Phillips from her home. More...

Sealy accepts principal’s post at Gaffney Middle

By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com

Shirley Sealy surprised some residents when she decided in mid- June to take a new principal job at Gaffney Middle. More...

School district furloughs start July 1

By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com

The Cherokee County School District will be closed July 1-12 while school administrators take several unpaid days off. More...

Company planning to double business

By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer gaffneyledger.com

In the current economic downturn, here’s something you haven’t heard very often — a company is planning to double its volume of business. More...

CORRECTION

A blood drive honoring local business owner Marion Patton will take place Thursday, July 1, not Wednesday, June 30, as was listed in Monday’s edition of The Gaffney Ledger. The event will take place from 2 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. More...

BIKING FOR DOLLARS

BIKING FOR DOLLARS — More than 200 bikers made their way into Cherokee County on Saturday for a good cause — helping to raise funds for area cancer patients. More...

Jail fees not expected to increase significantly

By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer gaffneyledger.com

The rate the county will charge the city to incarcerate its prisoners at the detention center likely won’t cause sticker shock this time. A year ago, the county raised the daily jail fee rate from $44.32 to $50.16 per inmate. More...

Stranded motorist claims he was robbed

The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the reported robbery of a stranded motorist on Twin Bridge Road. According to a report, a 49-year-old Mooresboro, N.C., man ran out of gas on June 22 at about 5 p.m. More...

PEACHY IN THE IRON CITY

PEACHY IN THE IRON CITY — A thunderstorm that rolled through the Blacksburg area of Cherokee County early Friday evening may have impacted attendance at the Peach Festival's Street Dance, but it More...

Stipend cut

The 10 members of the county’s election commission and voter registration board are a little lighter in the wallet after Gov. Mark Sanford’s busy veto pen. And that’s unlikely to change. More...