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Shooting victim airlifted

By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com
A 56-year-old city man had to be flown for medical treatment Saturday afternoon after he was shot in the stomach during a dispute inside a Calton Drive home. More...

Prep Football Scores

A.C. Flora 33, Columbia 32 Abbeville 24, Lincoln County 21 Aiken 28, Silver Bluff 13 Airport 33, Brookland-Cayce 0 Allendale-Fairfax 21, Wade Hampton 20 Andrews 15, Mullins 0 Ashley Ridge 14, Cane Bay 0 Aynor 28, Creek Bridge 14 Baptist Hill 14, R.B. More...

Local News

JROTC cadets get a preview of The Citadel

By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com

Gaffney High JROTC cadet Jessie Melton got a close look at his future military home while spending a week at The Citadel. More...

City boss researching ordinance to regulate horse & carriage rides

By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer larry@gaffneyledger.com

City of Gaffney leaders aren’t horsing around about bringing horse and carriage rides here. More...

Doors here, but not open yet

By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer larry@gaffneyledger.com The much-anticipated exterior doors for the city’s visitors and visual arts center have arrived, but they won’t be opening wide for visitors just yet. More...

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Obituaries

Rev. Dr. T.D. Mauney

COWPENS – The Rev. Dr. T.D. Mauney, 58, known as “Duke,” of 110 Gore Drive, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010, at 8:24 a.m. at his residence. More...

Edith Morgan

Edith Neal Morgan, 91, of 211 Cleveland Ave., Grover, N.C., went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010, at her residence. Born in Cherokee County on Jan. More...

Robert J. Oglesby

Services for Robert Junior Oglesby, 65, known as “Crusher,” of 125 Beltline Road, Apt. 34, will be held Monday, Aug. 30, at 3 p.m. at Shalom Christian Fellowship Church with the Revs. Stanley Watson, Kenneth Martin Sr. More...

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Columns

READERS ON THE ROAD

Wesley Parker of Blacksburg recently visited Clemson to meet the football players. More...

It isn’t a system at all

Tuition is going through the roof, and yet colleges are forging ahead with ambitious building plans. More...

The oil is still out there

When something sounds too good to be true, it probably isn’t true. More...

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FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS

Downtown bike races getting favorable reviews
By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com

This story contains a video The praise was nearly unanimous Friday evening as bike racers cooled down in a Gaffney parking lot. More...

Community hit by rash of burglaries

By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com

The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office reported a rash of burglaries in the Goucher community over the weekend. More...

LifeStyles

Shuford-Hatcher returns home to its roots in downtown Gaffney

Renovation restores life to historic building
STORY AND PHOTOS BY JOE L. HUGHES II / LEDGER STAFF WRITER

“For many people, rooms in this building were the last place they were able to spend time with a loved one; they will forever remember that moment and this place because of it.” – PRESTON PETERSON, Shuford-Hatcher Funeral Home More...

Converse, USC Upstate, Wofford sponsoring exhibition showcasing work of Mac Boggs

'40-Year Retrospective Exhibition' features more than 100 pieces of art

SPARTANBURG – In celebration of his 40-year teaching career and contributions to the visual arts community in Spartanburg, Converse College, University of South Carolina Upstate and Wofford College are collaborating to showcase the work of May More...

WHAT’S UP

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Sports

Fumblin’, stumblin’

By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Sports Editor larry@gaffneyledger.com

They could have played the game at Carowinds because one of the most fundamental aspects of football — holding onto the football — became a thrill ride for the Gaffney Indians. More...

‘No time to panic’

By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Sports Editor larry@gaffneyledger.com

On the positive side, Gaffney piled up a respectable 365 yards of total offense against nationally ranked Dorman. On the down side, the Indians committed three turnovers, which Dorman turned into 14 points. More...

Dorman throws defense a curve with return of starting QB

By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Sports Editor larry@gaffneyledger.com

Last week when the Gaffney High defense coaches got down to the serious business of developing a game plan to contain Dorman’s explosive weapons, they weren’t envisioning Nelson Hughes being one of them. More...

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