Linemen take part in a blocking drill as the 2-time defending state champion Gaffney High Indians opened preseason practice Monday. The Indians will practice twice daily through Thursday before traveling to Greer for a scrimmage Friday. More...
Dear Annie: What happens when it's the husband who has no interest in sex? I am 38. "Marty" is 45. Both of us are attractive and in shape, and we've been married for five years. More...
Retired from J. Frank Blakely Co. COWPENS - John Gardner ("Jack") Pettit Jr., 79, of 155 Maple St., died Sunday, July 29, 2007, at his home. Mr. Pettit was the widower of Elsie Jolly Pettit and son of the late John Gardner Pettit Sr. More...
Enjoyed growing flowers and working in her yard SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. - Mary Edith Brewer Sanborn, 92, died Friday, July 27, 2007, in St. Joseph of the Pines in Southern Pines. Born in Moore County to Cleveland and Etta Richardson Dunn, Mrs. More...
Owner and operator of Eskew Appliances Marshall (Ed) Eskew, 72, of 313 Gregory Road, went home to be with the Lord on July 31, 2007 at his residence. Born in Kings Mountain, N.C. More...
COLUMBIA - The first cases of West Nile virus of the 2007 season have been confirmed this week by the state's Bureau of Laboratories, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control has reported. More...
By TARA JENNINGS Ledger Staff Writer tara@gaffneyledger.com
Superintendent Dr. Bill James and school trustee Sandra Greene have been dismissed as defendants from a wrongful termination lawsuit filed on behalf of former district employee Fred Knowles. More...
By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com
Spartanburg Community College (SCC) will hold registration Aug. 8 for classes to be held this fall on its Cherokee County branch campus. The college will offer some transitional courses Aug. More...
By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer larry@gaffneyledger.com
It's brutal. It's criminal. And it's gained widespread notoriety with the indictment of Atlanta Falcon quarterback Michael Vick on felony dogfighting charges. And, it's more common here than you think, law enforcement officials said. More...
By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer larry@gaffneyledger.com
A large industrial property is apparently off the market here. A Florida-based ammunition manufacturer is expected to purchase the former National Textiles manufacturing plant on Hwy. 329, sources have said. More...
Booster Club seeks new members The deadline for renewals of Gaffney High Football Booster Club memberships has expired. A limited number of applications is being accepted for new memberships. More...
2-time champion Indians open drills with spirited effort
By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Sports Editor larry@gaffneyledger.com
The 2-time defending state champions sure looked like it on Monday. The Gaffney Indians hit the ground running - literally - as head coach Phil Strickland put his team through two spirited practice sessions. The first practice began at 8 a.m. More...
WASHINGTON - The morass in Iraq and deepening difficulties in Afghanistan have not deterred the Bush administration from taking on a dangerous and questionable new secret operation. At a high level, U.S. More...
That's me with some of the staff at our hotel in Venice. All of the Italians we met couldn't have been be nicer! When I tell people I lost 10 pounds on our family vacation trip to Italy, they find it hard to believe. Well, believe it. More...
Whether state lawmakers were simply following the Boy Scout motto or had inside knowledge, they closed the session prepared to reconvene to name a new state treasurer. Thomas Ravenel was suspended from the post by Gov. More...