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LOCAL NEWS

Electrical wiring stolen from State Line Road home

POLICE REPORTS

June 1, 2025

• A home security system and a shop vacuum were reported stolen after a Gaffney home was burglarized last weekend. The homeowner stated someone entered through the bathroom window May...

No tax increase anticipated, city finance committee chair says

By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer [email protected] | June 1, 2025

City property owners apparently won’t be seeing a tax hike this year. Gaffney City Council Finance Committee Chair Kasey Carnley said she doesn’t anticipate a property tax increase when City...

On the other hand, county’s first reading had 16.7 mill increase

By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer [email protected]

June 1, 2025

County officials are moving closer to hauling in another economic development project. Cherokee County Council will consider second reading at today’s meeting for a project that goes by the code...

MOVING DAY

June 1, 2025

Gaffney High football players help with the move of equipment and the installation of fixtures at B.D. Lee Elementary School. The help is part of a community effort by the...

Indians build bonds through community involvement projects

STAFF REPORTS | June 1, 2025

Cherokee County School District students kicked off their summer vacations this week, but for Gaffney High School’s football program, off-season training is well underway. And it’s not just on the...

SPORTS

Clemson faces must win; USC-Upstate eliminated

ASSOCIATED PRESS | June 1, 2025

Sam White went 3 for 5 with two RBIs, Armani Guzman also drove in two runs and West Virginia beat No. 11 national seed Clemson 9-6 on Saturday night in...

Passing it along

Passing it along

Gaffney opens passing league June 3 at Dorman

By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Sports Editor [email protected] | May 30, 2025

Less than three weeks after the team’s spring game, the Gaffney Indians will open their passing league season on Tuesday, June 3 at Dorman. The Indians will host two passing...

ACC releases new basketball schedule model

ASSOCIATED PRESS | May 30, 2025

Instate foes North Carolina and N.C. State will meet just once next year while Duke won't play the Miami team now coached by former Blue Devils assistant Jai Lucas in...

SCHOLARSHIP WINNER

SCHOLARSHIP WINNER

May 30, 2025

Blacksburg High’s Jansen Ham received a 2025 Cherokee Recreation District Athletics Scholarship. The scholarship is based on academic achievements, extra-curricular activities and determination. Ham plays baseball for the Wildcats.

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