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February 15, 2012 / Front Page

‘SURVIVOR: ONE WORLD’

Local man’s odyssey begins tonight on CBS

By JoE L. HUGHES II Ledger Staff Writer joe@gaffneyledger.com

Local resident Jay Byars hasn’t gotten much sleep the past few weeks. More...

Caggiano city’s new fire chief

By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer larry@gaffneyledger.com

Twenty years of climbing the fire ladder, rather than the corporate ladder, has led Jamie Caggiano to be the City of Gaffney’s next fire chief. More...

The Gaffney Business Professional Women recently participated in the Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours' “Spotlight on Non-Profits." Pictured are Terry Dennis, BPWSC vice More...

Black community leaders continue protest

By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com

While the superintendent search is over, black community leaders have not given up their quest to find out why acting superintendent Dr. Carlotta Redish was not named a finalist. More...

Hospital program recognized

The American Diabetes Association (ADA) education recognition certificate for a quality diabetes selfmanagement education program was recently awarded to Upstate Carolina Medical Center’s program on Jan. 24. More...

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Sports

Hames scores 11 of 21 points in fourth quarter to lead Wildcats to playoff win overWare Shoals

By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Sports Editor larry@gaffneyledger.com

Considering Blacksburg is a program hungry for playoff success, the Wildcats’ game at Ware Shoals Tuesday was an opportunity too good to pass up. More...

Indians crush Mauldin in first-round playoff tilt

Will host Easley on Saturday

By LARRY HILLIARD
Ledger Sports Editor

There was no first-round upset this time. L.J. Peak scored 18 points to lead four Indians in double figures as Gaffney cruised to an easy 83-40 win over visiting Mauldin in the first round of the Class 4A playoffs on Wednesday. More...

Super sophs named all-state

By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Sports Editor larry@gaffneyledger.com

Gaffney’s L.J. Peak is in select company. The star sophomore joins past Gaffney greats Sidney Rice, A.Z. More...

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State News

Resurveying of state line nearly complete

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Officials in North Carolina and South Carolina will know later this year where the two states separate as they finish 18 years of work to re-establish the boundary. More...

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National News

Customers surprised by 'unlimited data' limit

NEWYORK (AP)— Mike Trang likes to use his iPhone 4 as a GPS device, helping him get around in his job. Now and then, his younger cousins get ahold of it, and play some YouTube videos and games. More...

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Muffin miscue causes Alma students to evacuate

By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com

A burned breakfast biscuit in a microwave and a discharged fire extinguisher led to the brief evacuation of a local elementary school Tuesday. Gaffney firefighters were dispatched to Alma Elementary School at 8:05 a.m. More...

NO QUESTIONS ASKED

Full-time prescription disposal box now available at sheriff’s office

By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com

Anyone who has unused, unneeded or expired prescription medications can now make sure they don’t fall into the wrong hands or pollute the environment by dropping them off at the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office for proper disposal. More...