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PREVATTE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTFree Access

May 29, 2023

Matthew Horchler was named the recipient of the 2023 Bob Prevatte Foundation Scholarship. The $10,000 scholarship is awarded each year to a senior football or baseball player at Gaffney High...

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Shoplifting suspect eludes police after escaping on bicycle

May 29, 2023

When confronted about shoplifting, an unknown male subject turned over merchandise and fled from the store on a bicycle. City of Gaffney police were dispatched to Walmart May 11 at...

Scholars Academy graduates move past perfection to embrace high expectationsFree Access

By SCOTT POWELL
Ledger Staff Writer
[email protected] | May 29, 2023

A perfectionist at heart, Emma Womack still remembers the rude awakening about college expectations when her class received their first chemistry test results. She was among the first students to...

CCA director named Rookie of the YearFree Access

May 29, 2023

The School Director at Cherokee Charter Academy, Jason Byrd, received the Rookie of the Year award at the 2023 Charter Institute at Erskine Awards Banquet Thursday, May 18. This award...

Virginia resident named CCSD finance directorFree Access

By SCOTT POWELL
Ledger Staff Writer
[email protected] | May 29, 2023

The Cherokee County School District has hired a new finance director and started its search for a middle school principal. Virginia resident Sandy Isom has been named the district’s executive...

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Four Saints earn All-American honors

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...

Capps, Earls selected All-State baseballFree Access

By SCOTT POWELL
Ledger Staff Writer
[email protected] | May 29, 2023

Blacksburg High pitcher Lucas Earls and power hitter Kolby Capps were named to the Class 2A All-State team Friday by the South Carolina Baseball Coaches Association. Earls was the Region...

Limestone sees six earn All-America status in 2023 NCAA outdoor track and field finalsFree Access

STAFF REPORT | May 29, 2023

PUEBLO, Colo.- The Limestone University men's track and field team left its mark on the 2023 NCAA DII Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Pueblo, Colo. on May 25-27. The...

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