By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer larry@gaffneyledger.com
The heat is here. Turn up the air conditioners, get the fans ready and make plans for a cooling dip in a pool this weekend. The National Weather Service said the hottest weather of the year is expected today through Sunday, Temperat More...
By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com
A Gaffney man was sentenced to eight years in prison and fined $50,000 after he pleaded guilty to a meth trafficking charge and other drug offenses on Wednesday in Cherokee County General Sessions Court. More...
Area cooks created their tastiest peach desserts July 10 to help kickoff the 40th anniverary for South Carolina Peach Festival. Patrick Meyer took home the top prize for his Krispy Kreme peach bread pudding. More...
The Shady Grove Baptist Church Senior Missionary ministry will have its annual ‘Senior Missionary Day’ program on Sunday July 23, 2017 during the 11 a.m. morning worship service. More...
GAFFNEY — Gerald “Rick” Lee Brannon, Jr., 70, of Gaffney, died Tuesday, July 18, 2017, at his home. Born March 18, 1947, in Tryon, N.C., he was the son of Betty Cothran Brannon of Gaffney and the late Gerald Lee Brannon, Sr.&n More...
Funeral service for Mr. Michael Dowdle Taylor, age 61, of 310 Penry Road, Greensboro, N.C., will be held on Monday, July 24, at noon at Youngs Grove Baptist Church with Dr. Larry J. More...
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A man who drove his car into mourners at the end of a graveside service at a South Carolina cemetery held a grudge against the state agency where the woman being buried had worked, authorities said Thursday. More...
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A group of motorists was trapped after protective netting meant to catch construction debris fell onto the roadway on a South Carolina bridge. Authorities say the netting on the Don N. More...
City of Gaffney firefighters and police officers were invited to Redwood Village Apartments in Gaffney on Wednesday for a Fun Day with children. More...
By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com
A 44-year-old Gaffney man hugged his family after he was released from custody Thursday afternoon. The release came just minutes after a Cherokee County jury determined he was not guilty of distributing crack cocaine to a police informant earli More...
By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com
A Gaffney man was sentenced to 10 years in prison Thursday in Cherokee County General Sessions Court after he admitted to dealing marijuana several times to undercover police operatives. More...
By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com
Working up a sweat in the morning sun, Gaffney church youngsters installed two new metal roofs while another group repainted the outside of an Elm Street home. More...
By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com
A new climate-controlled storage facility is under construction on Chesnee Highway. Cherokee County recently issued a $450,000 building permit for AAA Mini Storage of Gaffney. More...
With teams likely pitching around the potent bat of Houston Wright, Post 109 manager Terry Wright predicted that Ashby Smith would come up in key situations at the American Legion state tournament. More...
By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Sports Editor larry@gaffneyledger.com
Post 109 manager Terry Wright’s message to his players as they prepare for the state tournament is a simple one. “Just relax and have fun.” Wright’s team opens the state tournament on Saturday at 8 p.m. More...
To celebrate the conclusion of the summer conditioning/weightlifting programs and passing leagues, the Gaffney High football players enjoyed some relief from the temperatures with a slip and slide Th More...
Perhaps I’m in the minority, but to me the whole concept of summer lost its allure once it no longer meant being out of school for three months. Somewhere along the way, likely when I graduated from college and began a career, a warm summ More...
On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong famously took “one small step for a man” and “one giant leap for mankind.” He and Buzz Aldrin stepped into the history books that day as the living embodiment of an amazing technological achiev More...