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July 26, 2010 / Local News

SUMMER OUTING

SUMMER OUTING — Local Boys and Girls Club members are pictured on a recent summer outing to the Kings Mountain National Battlefield, one of two Revolutionary War sites in Cherokee County. More...

District eliminates director positions

By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com

The Cherokee County School District said it will save nearly $20,000 by hiring a maintenance supervisor. More...

A lawn mower was reported stolen from the 300 block of 16th Street. According to the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office, someone took a green-colored MTD mower valued at $200 between July 4 and July 5. More...

WHAT’S UP

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Riddle graduates AF basic training

Air Force Reserve Airman 1st Class Elliott S. Riddle graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. More...

Julia Phillips’ attorney files countersuit in eviction ruling case

By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com

A lawyer for Julia Phillips, the Gaffney woman recently charged with murdering her longtime boyfriend in York, is claiming in recently filed Probate Court documents that an effort to have her evicted from an Overbrook Drive home boils down to &ldquo More...

Local sales tax saving property owners big bucks

By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer larry@gaffneyledger.com

Forget Fido, the local option sales tax just might have become a county property owner’s best friend here. The penny sales tax is projected to generate $1.25 million for the county in fiscal year 2010-2011. More...

Draytonville reunion set

Those who attended Draytonville school in the 6th grade in 1983 are having a reunion on August 28, at the school, beginning with a tour at 3 p.m. Following the tour, classmates and teachers will meet at Central Baptist Church Life Center at 5 p.m. More...

Gaffney student recognized for academic achievements

The United States Achievement Academy has announced that LeeAnna Webb of Gaffney has been named a United States National Leadership and Service Award Winner. More...

CONTEST PARTICIPANT

CONTEST PARTICIPANT – Jerry "Shad" McDaniel was master of ceremonies for the S.C. Peach Festival New Talent Night in which retired municipal court judge Jack Allison was a contestant. More...