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August 25, 2010 RSS feed / Local News

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10 DAYS IN ROME, ITALY

EDITOR’S NOTE: Ledger Publisher Cody Sossamon recently returned from a 10 day trip through Italy — from Venice to Rome — along with 13 family members and friends. This is the seventh and final article in a series. More...

Blacksburg police mum about details of break-ins

By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com

The Blacksburg Police Department is investigating a rash of business breakins that has so far resulted in thousands of dollars worth of damage. Four of the five incidents being probed occurred during consecutive nights. More...

Man who drowned in motel pool identified

Cherokee County Coroner Dennis Fowler says he has identified a migrant worker who accidentally drowned in a Gaffney motel pool in July. Fowler identified the victim as 29 year old Jose’ Roberto “Beto” Rivera of Wauchula, Fla. More...

County council prepared to move forward with construction project

By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer larry@gaffneyledger.com

For more than 90 minutes Monday, a no-nonsense bonding attorney presented Cherokee County Council with financing options for its proposed county administration complex. More...

Piedmont Community Actions plans health fair and fun day

SPARTANBURG – Piedmont Community Actions Inc. will have a Community Health Fair and Family Fun Day on Saturday, Aug. 28, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the ZL Madden Learning Center, 459 W. Centennial St. More...

POLICE REPORTS

 The Gaffney Police Department is on the lookout for two shoplifters who tried to leave the Walmart on Aug. 21 with more than $400 in merchandise. More...