Committee recommends 9 mill tax hike; 10% pay raise for cops
By LARRY HILLIARD
Ledger Staff Writer
[email protected] | May 31, 2023
Saying his love for the city’s police officers outweighs his...
Investors file lawsuit against local businessman and his companies
By CODY SOSSAMON
Ledger Publisher
[email protected] | May 31, 2023
A lawsuit has been filed against a Cherokee County businessman...
Woman heartbroken after her puppy found shot dead
By ABBIE SOSSAMON
Ledger News Editor
[email protected] | May 31, 2023
A Gaffney woman is mourning the loss of her 7-month-old...


Phillips celebrating 70th anniversary
May 31, 2023
Mary Whelchel Phillips and C. Jackson Phillips are celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary today. The former Mary Lewis Whelchel, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Homer H. Whelchel, and...
Woman killed in head-on collision Sunday
STAFF REPORT | May 31, 2023
A Gaffney woman was killed Sunday afternoon in a head-on collision on South Carolina Highway 18. Cherokee County Coroner Dennis Fowler identified the victim as 49-year-old Crystal McSwain Nance. Nance...
Food Truck Friday kicks off on — you guessed it — Friday
By ABBIE SOSSAMON
Ledger News Editor
[email protected] | May 31, 2023
The City of Gaffney’s latest event hopes to draw crowds downtown to dine, drink and shop with new and longtime businesses. On Friday, June 2 from 4-8 p.m., five food...
Story Patrol in Blacksburg
May 31, 2023
The Blacksburg Police Department will begin its weekly summer Story Patrol Thursday, June 1. At 1 p.m., children are invited to join officers at the Blacksburg Museum for story time,...


Pass it on: passing leagues to begin
Indians to participate in 7 passing leaguesBy LARRY HILLIARD
Ledger Sports Editor
[email protected] | May 31, 2023
So much for a summer vacation. Just days after the end of school, the Gaffney Indians football team began summer workouts on Monday. The Indians will be busy in June...


Wildcats have stacked passing league schedule
By SCOTT POWELL
Ledger Sports Writer
[email protected] | May 31, 2023
After a week off, Blacksburg High football players will hit the weight room and begin a summer working on the passing game. Blacksburg skill players travel June 6 to Berea...


Four Saints earn All-American honorsFree Access
STAFF REPORT | May 29, 2023
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Limestone University sophomore midfielder Michael McGarry (Wilmington, Del.) highlighted the team's selections to the 2023 USILA Division II All-American Team as announced by the United States Intercollegiate...
Hansen, Jennings homers lift Oklahoma past Clemson for record 48th straight winFree Access
ASSOCIATED PRESS | May 29, 2023
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Kinzie Hansen hit a dramatic, tying three-run home run in the seventh inning, Tiare Jennings led off the ninth inning with a solo blast and Oklahoma...