U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham spoke in glowing terms about local leaders’ ability to get federal grants. More...

The Cherokee County Coalition is sponsoring a public forum for Cherokee County Council District 1 candidates.  The forum will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 31, in the Pastor J.W. Sanders Sr. More...

Following some disagreement, Cherokee County Council on Monday rejected its Public Works Committee’s recommendation on the purchase of trash carts and voted to throw out all bids.  The committee passed a motion to buy nearly 500 carts from More...

Gaffney football coach and athletic director Dan Jones sees positives from the latest South Carolina High School League realignment plan. More...

Up to a point, the defensive improvements shown by his unit encouraged Gaffney co-defensive coordinator Randy Birch.  His usual enthusiasm, though, remains tempered by the reality that Union County didn’t possess the offensive firepower of More...

The Gaffney High volleyball team is beginning life without 2-time all-state performer and George Washington University signee Marianna Warren.  The Lady Indians are off to a sputtering start after losses to Fort Mill, Riverside and Westside and More...

The recent gunshot death of a 2-year-old Lancaster child should cause us all to consider our stance on guns, gun laws and gun violence.  More...

Dear Gaffney Ledger Readers:  I am a resident of Cherokee County, born and raised in the Great Macedonia community.  I had the pleasure to be in Mary Black Health System — Gaffney hospital for four days and the stay was a wonderful ex More...

I love to watch football.  Pro, college and high school, but especially college.  My interest in the pro game has increased since the Carolina Panthers entered the league. More...

President Donald Trump is promising billions to help Texas rebuild from Harvey-caused epic flooding, but his Republican allies in the House are looking at cutting almost $1 billion from disaster accounts to help finance the president's border wall. More...

A good roasting hasn't caused a meltdown at Boston's new wax museum. More...

Colonial Pipeline says it plans to shut down a key line that supplies gasoline to the South due to storm-related refinery shutdowns and Harvey's effect on its facilities west of Lake Charles, Louisiana. More...