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Blacksburg police seize $1.6 million in meth, fentanylA Pennsylvania man faces charges of drug trafficking after Blacksburg police seized approximately 10 kilograms of fentanyl and methamphetamine early Monday following a traffic stop on Interstate 85. Miguel Antonio Mercedes, 22, of Reading, Penn., is charged by the Blacksburg Police Department with driving left of center and trafficking ice crank crack cocaine 400 grams or more. The Blacksburg Police […]
Caggiano will continue as city’s assistant administrator
Winning an apparent power struggle with new Mayor Dr. Randy Moss, Gaffney Administrator James Taylor said Gaffney Fire Chief Jamie Caggiano will remain as the city’s fire chief and assistant administrator for public safety. The assistant administrator for public safety oversees both the fire and police departments. Taylor’s announcement ends a month-long drama that began when Moss, wrote in a […]
Long-range planning survey results presented to officials
The public has spoken… And the public wants… l A unified vision and leadership. l An airport. l Broadband. l Recreation Center. l Redevelopment of blighted areas. l County control of the recreation district. Those were the most frequent responses of steering committee members and the 200 online and paper surveys in the public input phase of the county’s long-range […]
Perfect picker picks up $100
Ryan Mullinax was the winner of the Week 5 Ledger football contest. He was one of four entrants who had a perfect entry, picking all eight games correctly. The Gaffney game was not played. Ryan won based on his tiebreaker guess. Congratulations, Ryan, on your $100 win! A new contest is in every Monday’s Ledger.
Another Burns gets the keys to dealership
Gaffney’s longstanding, family-owned and operated Chevrolet dealership has a new dealer. Sam Burns, dealer of Burns Chevrolet for 30 years, handed the reins over to his son, Charlie Burns on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020. Started by Sam’s father, Weldon Burns, the Burns dealership opened in 1984 on North Limestone Street. In 2013, the business opened in its current location at […]
