York man killed when truck goes off road

June 19, 2015 / Front Page

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York man killed when truck goes off road - Free Access

A York man died in a single vehicle crash Saturday after his pickup truck went off the road and landed nose-first in this 20-foot ravine on S.C. Highway 105 just past Skull Shoals Baptist Church. More...

Families of Charleston 9 forgive shooting suspect in court - Free Access

By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press More...

Summer Robot Fun - Free Access

Cherokee County students were involved in a robotics camp June 15-18 at Spartanburg Community College. See audio slide show More...

Inmate sues county jail, claims he contracted MRSA

STAFF REPORT

The Cherokee County Detention Center and its health care provider have been named in a lawsuit by an inmate who claimed he contracted a severe MRSA infection in the jail and that he wasn’t treated properly despite requests for help. More...

‘THE NATURE OF THE BEAST’

Work outdoors continues as usual despite scorching heat

By TIM GULLA
Ledger Staff Writer
tim@gaffneyledger.com

Despite temperatures nearing triple digits, a lot of outdoor work has been continuing this week in Cherokee County. More...

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CITY SALUTES OLD GLORY

The City of Gaffney held its fifth annual Flag Day program last Friday evening to celebrate the history of the United States flag. Members of the Fort Jackson-based 282nd U.S. More...

ANNIVERSARIES

Campbells married 45 years

John and June Hughey Campbell celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary at Cherokee National Golf Club on Saturday, June 13, 2015. The couple was originally wed on Saturday, June 13, 1970, at Clemson Baptist Church in downtown Clemson. A More...

Jay Thompson receives Humanitarian Award at recent Shady Grove missionary program

Jay Thompson, a Trustee at Shady Grove Baptist Church, was recently presented the 2015 Humanitarian Award by the Senior Missionary Ministry president, Dorothy Manning. More...

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Obituaries - Free Access

Thelma McDaniel, worked in textiles

BLACKSBURG – Thelma Martin McDaniel, 87, of 715 Seven Springs Road, died Thursday, June 18, 2015, at Peachtree Centre in Gaffney. More...

James N. Edwards, a native of Gaffney

James Nathaniel (“Jimmy”) Edwards, 68, of Birmingham, Ala., answered the Master’s call on Monday, June 15, 2015. More...

Howard L. Jefferies Jr., Cherokee County native

Howard Lee Jefferies Jr., 57, of 203 Short Peeler St., husband of Partheana Conley Jefferies, departed this life on Wednesday, June 15, 2015, at his residence. Son of the late Howard Jefferies and the late Mattie Sue Dershaw Jefferies, he was More...

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Rec Distict to decide Tuesday to raise fees

By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Sports Editor larry@gaffneyledger.com It will likely cost more to play youth sports here. Just how much is still in question, though. More...

US report finds Iran threat undiminished as nuke deal nears - Free Access

By MATTHEW LEE and BRADLEY KLAPPER Associated Press More...

WikiLeaks says it's leaking over 500,000 Saudi documents - Free Access

By RAPHAEL SATTER and MAGGIE MICHAEL Associated Press More...

Charleston shockwaves - Free Access

By JOE L. HUGHES II
Ledger Staff Writer
joe@gaffneyledger.com

Long known as a place of refuge, a different question is being asked in the aftermath of Wednesday’s shooting at a downtown Charleston church. More...

No bond for teen murder suspect

By TIM GULLA
Ledger Staff Writer
tim@gaffneyledger.com

A teenage murder suspect was denied bond in Cherokee County General Sessions Court following a Wednesday afternoon hearing during which prosecutors released new details on an allegedly deliberate attack. More...