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February 3, 2012 RSS feed / Local News

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UnitedWay celebrates 75 years

United Way of the Piedmont celebrated 75 years of service on Saturday, Jan. 28 with a gala. More than 350 people attended. “It was a wonderful event for the Spartanburg community. More...

POLICE REPORT

Parked car damaged by hit-and-run accident

An estimated $1,000 in damage was reported following a hit-and-run accident on West Floyd Baker Boulevard. According to the Gaffney Police Department, someone struck a 2004 Pontiac while it was parked at Walgreen’s between 10 p.m. Jan. More...

School trustees respond to charges of racism

By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com

The Cherokee County School Board objected Wednesday morning to suggestions at a NAACP rally Monday that “good old boy politics” and racism played a role in the selection of four finalists for the superintendent job. More...

Former Gaffney star arrested, dismissed from Clemson team

PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Former Clemson receiver Joe Craig was arrested on a criminal domestic violence charge hours before being dismissed from the football team. More...

FCA sponsors National Girls and Women’s Sports Day observance

By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com

Converse College basketball player Ashlee Tate sensed the excitement in the air on national signing day Wednesday as she returned to her alma mater. Tate signed her own letter of intent last year to play basketball for Converse College. More...

WHAT’S UP

Gospel singing ffi There will be a gospel singing Saturday, Feb. 4, at 6 p.m. at Freedom, 820 Bill Lattimore Road, Chesnee. Featured singers will be the Orchard Street Choir fromOrchard Street Baptist Church in Chesnee. More...

SLED asked to investigate blackmail, removal of distict personnel files

By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com

The school board has asked the State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) to investigate the possibility of criminal misconduct in its superintendent search. More...

Gaffney native named president of association

Larry Rochelle Sarratt, son of Gerutha Littlejohn Sarratt and the late Albert Lewis Sarratt, has been named interim president of the Daniel A.P. Murray African American Cultural Association of the Library of Congress. More...

City delays purchase of ‘Big Mill’ acreage

By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer larry@gaffneyledger.com

This past March, Cherokee County Council instructed its administrative staff to move forward with the sale of a portion of the former Milliken “Big Mill” site to the city. Nearly a year later, the deal has yet to be closed. More...