Former longtime Cherokee County school board member Joe Dean Spencer died Thursday following a lengthy illness.Spencer, 87, served on the school board for more than 20 years, including two terms as chairman. More...
By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com
Cherokee County is seeing results from efforts aimed at lowering high school dropout numbers, according to a state report released Wednesday. There were 218 dropouts from Blacksburg and Gaffney high schools during the 2006-2007 school year. More...
By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com
The blue Rose's department store sign was a familiar landmark when county residents made shopping trips along Floyd Baker Boulevard in the 1970s and 1980s. More...
ROCK HILL (AP) — Melvin "Snow" Roseboro worships and prays at the same two churches every Sunday: one just steps from the Emmett Scott Recreation Center and the other one "right around the corner" in southern Rock Hill. More...
Kevin Dennis Sullivan, known as “Sub,” 46, of 408 Sarratt School Road, Gaffney, passed on Wednesday, July 24, 2013, at Mary Black Hospital, Spartanburg. More...
Jerry Michael Sparks, 72, of Spindale, N.C., passed away peacefully July 18, 2013, after a brave fight with Alzheimer’s disease. His family will receive friends Monday, July 29, at 10 a.m. More...
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina spokesman says the school found no impermissible contact between All-American defensive end Jadeveon Clowney and Jay-Z, the rap mogul turned sports agency head. More...
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Tight Greg Olsen says the Carolina Panthers need to have a sense of urgency this summer at training camp after the team's sluggish starts the past two seasons. Five-time Pro Bowl receiver Steve Smith couldn't agree more. More...
NEW YORK — Already in trouble with Major League Baseball, Alex Rodriguez now faces a penalty from his own team. The New York Yankees intend to discipline A-Rod for seeking a second medical opinion on his injured leg without their permissi More...
By JOE L. HUGHES II Ledger Staff Writer joe@gaffneyledger.com
A rate hike is likely on the way for Duke Energy customers in the Palmetto State, though not as great as initially proposed by the Charlotte based energy provider. More...
Carolina Panthers mascot Sir Purr returns a football to Ryder Campfield on Thursday during an autograph session at the Cherokee County YMCA summer camp. More...
By JOE L. HUGHES II Ledger Staff Writer joe@gaffneyledger.com
Through the years, wrestlers with Carolina Christian Championship Wrestling (3CW) have become accustomed to giving local residents a reprieve to the worries of their day. On Saturday, they hope to do more than provide inring entertainment, addi More...
South Carolina parents spent time on Capitol Hill from July 14 through July 16 to update legislators on the status of public school choice in the Palmetto State. More...
Jones: Plenty to be done between now and Week Zero
By JOE L. HUGHES II Ledger Staff Writer joe@gaffneyledger.com
Having decades of experience in the coaching ranks, Gaffney head coach Dan Jones knows each season brings with it its own share of questions. This year is no different. More...
By JOE L. HUGHES II Ledger Staff Writer joe@gaffneyledger.com
Following quite the run en route to the program’s 17th state title, this year’s edition of the Gaffney Indians will have quite the chip on their shoulder courtesy of the High School Sports Report’s early preseason poll. More...
Dear Editor: I would like to take this opportunity to thank the citizens of Cherokee County for enjoying our nation’s Independence Day celebrations without experiencing a highway fatality within our county. More...
Bless The New York Times for, yet again, selflessly exposing the political fault lines of the GOP and encouraging it to become more like the Democratic Party so it can start winning presidential elections again. I’m trying not to laugh. More...
Elected officials should limit closed-door sessions
There are instances in which school districts and other government agencies are open and accessible about what is being discussed. One of the best examples occurred when the Cherokee County School Board conducted its superintendent search in 20 More...
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled last month that police can take a DNA swab from anyone they arrest for a serious crime, upholding a practice already followed by more than half the states in the country. More...