2017-11-10

WHAT’S UP



Lake Whelchel Permits In an effort to protect and support the wildlife and fish population at beautiful Lake Whelchel, as well as concern for the safety of boaters and fishermen, the board will restrict boat permits for 2018 to residents of Cherokee County only. No out-of-county or out-of-state boat permits will be issued for the new season which begins Jan. […]

LEDGER STAFF PREDICTS THIS WEEKEND’S GRIDIRON MATCHUPS



Great defenses will square off in Blacksburg playoff game





Cheraw defensive back Kristian McClary scored on a 1-yard interception return off a tipped ball by a defensive lineman for a 7-0 lead in their playoff opener. The defensive score by McClary proved to be the difference in a 28-18 win over Gray Collegiate. Big plays by a disruptive front seven are one reason Cheraw (8-3) is averaging 39 points […]

ACC FOOTBALL



Things to watch in the Atlantic Coast Conference in Week 11: GAME OF THE WEEK: No. 3 Notre Dame at No. 7 Miami. A pair of College Football Playoff hopefuls meet in Miami to renew the rivalry that was a must-see matchup in the late 1980s with Jimmy Johnson and Lou Holtz on the sidelines. The Hurricanes (8-0) have their […]

SEC FOOTBALL



Here are a few things to watch in Week 11 of the Southeastern Conference football season: GAME OF THE WEEK: No. 2 Georgia (No. 1 College Football Playoff) at No. 10 Auburn (No. 10): Alabama and Georgia might not be the SEC’s only playoff contenders. Even though Auburn already has lost two games, the Tigers are high enough in the […]

ATHLON SPORTS INSIDE NASCAR



Police investigate shooting death in Gaffney



Gaffney police are investigating the shooting death of a 30-year-old woman Thursday evening.Cherokee County Coroner Dennis Fowler identified the victim as Sametra Achelle Dawkins, 30, of 213 Overbrook Drive.Officers responding to a call of shots fired located a single victim in a vehicle about 9 p.m. outside the residence. Gaffney Police Chief Rick Turner said paramedics and other first responders […]

Two arrested after dismembered body found

Sheriff: “This is one of the most gruesome crime scenes I have seen"


Two people have been charged with murder after a man’s dismembered body was found underneath a mobile home Thursday on Harris Trail in Cherokee County.Charles Jacob Bridges, 18, of 295 River Drive, Spartanburg; and Dawn Michelle Wilkins, 40, of 216 Harris Trail, have been charged with murder in the death of 51-year-old Gary James Stone, also of 216 Harris Trail. […]

2017-11-10 E-Edition

LIBERTY BELLE

Dems’ tax demagoguery

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and the Democratic Party are trying to torpedo the biggest tax cut since 1986. Schumer accuses GOP tax cutters of “messing up the good economy the president inherited from President Obama and hurting the middle class.” The senator must think we’re stupid. The Obama economy wasn’t “good.” It was lousy, sputtering along at a pathetic […]