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OUT WITH THE OLD

June 7, 2023

Dumpsters have been placed on the construction site at the former Buford Street Ace Hardware and Drug Store. Contractor Sossamon Construction was awarded a $2.5 million contract in March by...

Council passes second reading of budget with $1.4 million deficit

By LARRY HILLIARD
Ledger Staff Writer
[email protected] | June 7, 2023

County residents will have to wait until third reading of the county’s new fiscal year budget to learn if they will pay for their residential garbage collection or more in...

Man sentenced to 16 years in DOC

By ABBIE SOSSAMON
Ledger News Editor
[email protected] | June 7, 2023

A man who spent more than a year on the run following a 2018 Blacksburg shooting was sentenced Monday to 16 years in the state Department of Corrections. Timothy Paul...

Building owner provides update

June 7, 2023

Darren Mason provided the following information on the roof collapse to a downtown building he owns: We’ve already started this morning securing the damaged part of the roof. This project...

NAACP to meet

June 7, 2023

The Cherokee County Branch of the NAACP will hold its Monthly Meeting on Tuesday, June 13 at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Gaffney Campus of Spartanburg...

Indians set to fly at passing league

Starting QB out with injury for start of passing league

By LARRY HILLIARD
Ledger Sports Editor
[email protected] | June 7, 2023

The Gaffney Indians will begin their passing league schedule without their passer. Gaffney will travel to Crest on Thursday for a 9 a.m. start. Chase, Chapman, Mann, Laurens and York...

Lady Wildcats host Zaxby’s shootout

By SCOTT POWELL
Ledger Sports Writer
[email protected] | June 7, 2023

Blacksburg girls basketball players have never been chicken about testing their skills against top level talent. The Lady Wildcats invited some of the Carolinas best teams to its fifth annual...

Post 109 hopes to strong arm foes

Post 109 opens season Tuesday against Spartanburg

By LARRY HILLIARD
Ledger Sports Editor
[email protected] | June 5, 2023

Bottom line: American Legion Post 109 should be pitching rich this season. The local AL team opens the season on Tuesday at The Jug against rival Spartanburg. And manager Brandon...

New Post 109 softball team debuts this week

By SCOTT POWELL
Ledger Sports Writer
[email protected] | June 5, 2023

There is a new game in town for Gaffney and Blacksburg softball players this summer. Cherokee County Post 109 will start its first ever American Legion Lady Fast Pitch Softball...