By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer larry@gaffneyledger.com
When Waste Management officials laid out plans for their 3Cycle Environmental Management Center to Cherokee County Council Tuesday, they spelled out what they already told various other local organizations: They plan to be a good neighbor, pump mil More...
Meetings Tuesday Woman's Club will meet Dec. 10 at 6 p.m. in the Crescent Room at The Piedmont Club. Members are reminded to bring bread for Meals on Wheels and a Christmas ornament. More...
Trevor Aiden Smith David, Jennifer and Turner Smith of Gaffney announce the birth of their son and brother, Trevor Aiden, on Sept. 2, 2008, in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center weighing 8 lbs. 5 oz. More...
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Home remedies often can reduce problematic sinus symptoms, according to the October issue of Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource. Symptoms, including nasal congestion, facial pain, headache and fatigue, are common. More...
MT. HOLLY, N.C. - Lunnie Inez Hopper, 80, of 125 Ben Harkey Lane, passed away Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008, at her home. Born in Cherokee County, Mrs. Hopper was the widow of J.R. Hopper and daughter of the late Robert E. More...
SPAR- TANBURG - James Thomas Guyton, 64, of 134 Norris Court, died Friday, Nov. 28, 2008, at his home. Husband of Brigitte Rainey Guy-ton, he was born in Cherokee County, a son of Rosa Lee Smith Guyton of Gaffney and the late J.T. More...
A memorial service for Cindy Bernice Byers, 38, of 81 Withrow Road, Forest City, N.C., wife of Warren Byers, will be held Friday, Dec. 5, at 2 p.m. at Foster Funeral Home with the Rev. C. A. Wallace officiating. More...
By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com
Waste Management Inc. officials set out Tuesday night to impress Cherokee County Council with their plans for a state of the art recycling center and landfill in McKowns Mountain. More...
Here is the list of donors to Christmas Is For Kids, sponsored by this newspaper. Mail contributions to: Christmas Is For Kids The Gaffney Ledger PO Box 670 Gaffney, SC 29342 or bring them by The Gaffney Ledger, 1604 W. Floyd Baker Blvd. More...
By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com
While details of the early Saturday morning tragedy on Pleasant School Road are still being sorted out, Cherokee County Sheriff Bill Blanton was sure about several things. More...
By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Sports Editor larry@gaffneyledger.com
The question swirled around the Gaffney High football team this season: "Was the move to the nohuddle offense the right one? Gaffney coach Phil Strickland gave the answer this week. More...
Wildcats open season with big win Nick Hames scored 20 points and Treyvon Parker added 10 to lead the Blacksburg Middle School boys basketball team to a seasonopening 52-12 victory over Landrum on Monday. More...
By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Sports Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com
Blacksburg players were apparently satisfied with keeping the game close in their season opener against Chesnee. Unfortunately, Chesnee players had a much different idea in a 76-50 victory over Blacksburg. More...
They finally did it. They got me and got me good. For years I've written columns detailing the antics of my wife and friends. It was all in good fun, of course, but occasionally the subjects of these columns didn't quite see the humor. More...
Lambda Rho Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. took the Gaffney Ledger along when they met for their national convention in Washington, D.C. in July. More...
Myths in politics take on a life of their own, and the Obama campaign has been quick to cloak its incredible electoral success with a new coat of mythology. More...