2018-03-05

RASMUSSEN

Cultural nuances of the gun debate

A recent Politico headline shouted a message that liberal Democrats were longing to hear: “Gun control support surges in polls.” Given the fact that Republicans are generally opposed to strict gun controls, that seems like it should be a boost for the Democrats in the midterm election. Despite that, many Democratic strategists worry that the gun control issue could backfire. […]

IT’S JUST ME

Really? An Israeli salad?


We were in Florida last week where Dottie was attending some work-related meetings and I went along to protect her by making sure she didn’t get eaten by an alligator and reminding her to spray on sunscreen because, as we all know, the Florida sun is way more powerful than the sun we get here. She’d be getting ready to […]

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Week of March 5-11, 2018

Monday Cherokee County Council – Admin. Building, 5 p.m. l Gaffney City Council – City Hall, 6 p.m. Tuesday Board of Public Works – BPW Office, 9 a.m. l Gaffney Rotary Club – Stephenson Dining Hall, 12 p.m. l Julia Fowler Book Signing – Hartzog’s, 5-7 p.m. Wednesday No meetings or events Thursday FCA Adult Chapter Meeting – 12 p.m., House of Pizza l […]

Church youth will be encouraged to put social media on ‘Pause’





Nearly 1,000 church youth will explore their faith on a deeper level during this weekend’s “Impact” youth retreat in Cherokee County. Impact is a 3-day spiritual renewal retreat scheduled for March 9-11 at the Broad River Electric Co-Op Auditorium. The retreat has been held annually since 1998 by Standing Rock Solid Youth Ministers Association and is made possible through 20 […]

She’ll be ‘Talkin’ Southern to You’

Julia Fowler’s book of Southernisms launches Tuesday

“Talk Southern to Me” is a love letter to the South written by Gaffney native Julia Fowler, creator of YouTube’s Southern Women Channel. It includes essays ’bout life, ’bout chewin’ the fat, ’bout parenting, and more— full of yes ma’ams and no sirs, casseroles and cheese balls, taffeta and pom-poms . . . plus more Southern phrases than you can […]

PeachCenter Ministries fundraiser



Fire House Subs will join the community to help raise funds for PeachCenter Ministries on Tuesday March 6, 2018 from 4 – 8 p.m. Everyone is invited to come by and receive even more generous servings. Fifteen percent of proceeds will benefit PeachCenter Ministries.

Motorcyclist dies from accident injuries



Cherokee County Coroner Dennis Fowler says a Blacksburg motorcyclist injured in a two-vehicle crash last week in Gaffney has died. Fowler says George Hackthorne of 514 Holly Ridge Road died Thursday at 11:19 a.m. at Spartanburg Medical Center where he had been hospitalized since the collision. “Hackthorne was driver and lone occupant of a 3 wheel motorcycle that was headed […]

HALF STAFF



EMS: How does it work in other counties?





If Cherokee County is ultimately forced to take over emergency medical services here, the experiences of other South Carolina counties show it definitely won’t be a money-making proposition. All of the counties that responded to recent queries by The Gaffney Ledger about their county-run EMS services supplement their services with tax revenues of some sort, for instance, as revenues from […]