IT’S TREE TIME

November 25, 2016 / Front Page

IT’S TREE TIME

Davidson tree lot is part of what has become a billion-dollar business

By SCOTT POWELL
Ledger Staff Writer
spowell@gaffneyledger.com

Eddie Davidson woke up Monday at 5 a.m. and drove to the North Carolina mountains for the first stop of his busy holiday season . He and his friends returned a few hours later with 327 Frasier firs from Newland. More...

Sports

Blacksburg faces mirror image in Liberty

By SCOTT POWELL
Ledger Sports Writer
spowell@gaffneyledger.com

Blacksburg High football players hope to make this a November to remember as the Wildcats are in the rare position of preparing for a playoff game over Thanksgiving holidays. Blacksburg will host Liberty tonight at 7:30 p.m. More...

ACC teams on a roll vs. SEC in state rivalry showdowns

By CHARLES ODUM, AP Sports Writer

ATLANTA (AP) — Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson wants to see the ACC continue its two-year run of dominance in state rivalry games against teams from the SEC. More...

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Columns

LEDGER COLUMNIST

Food, football and travel

Scott POWELL
STAFF WRITER

I had my first food coma of the holiday season Sunday. After walking across the church parking lot to send the Sports page, I grabbed a late lunch and settled in for what I thought was going to be a 30- minute nap. More...

THEIR VIEW

Prison staff should be paid fairly

South Carolina can’t have it both ways. It can’t get criminals off the street and into jail cells and fail to pay prison staff adequately. More...

LIBERTY BELLE

Trump’s path to repeal

On the stump, Donald Trump promised to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. Now obstacles are emerging on the left and right. Democrats are sowing panic, falsely predicting that 20 million will lose coverage. More...

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We need your help as Christmas Is For Kids campaign kicks off

By SCOTT POWELL
Ledger Staff Writer
spowell@gaffneyledger.com

The Christmas holidays isn’t always a happy time for children, especially in difficult economic times. More...

Gunman robs work crewman

By TIM GULLA
Ledger Staff Writer
tim@gaffneyledger.com

Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office deputies are investigating two armed robberies that were reported Tuesday afternoon and early Wednesday, the first of them targeting a worker on a Cherokee County road crew that was picking up brush and limbs.&n More...

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Local News

HAIL TO THE KING

HAIL TO THE KING — Jordan Clawson was crowned the Powder Bowl king Tuesday for Gaffney High. More...

EAT YOUR FRUITS AND VEGETABLES

EAT YOUR FRUITS AND VEGETABLES — Members of Gaffney High’s fit2gether wellness organization were dressed as fruits and vegetables Tuesday to remind students at the Powder Bowl game to eat More...

Recreation commissioners taking a wait-and-see approach to new facility

By LARRY HILLIARD
Ledger Staff Writer
larry@gaffneyledger.com

It may not take a miracle but it will take a change of heart on Cherokee County Council to move forward with the proposed Lake Whelchel recreational facility. More...

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