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LOCAL NEWS

THREE-PEAT: Corinth Elementary wins First Tee Championship for third year in a row

April 23, 2025

Just a week before the world descended upon Augusta for the Masters, thirty-two fourth grade golf phenoms— two girls and two boys from each Cherokee County School District elementary school—engaged...

County makes no decision on public works project, despite having true cost

By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer [email protected] | April 23, 2025

After finally learning the new $5.7 million cost to renovate the former Broad River Electric Coop headquarters into the county’s public works facility, Cherokee County Council was finally ready at...

What’s Up

April 23, 2025

Community Wellness Event A Community Wellness and Mental Health Event will be held at First Baptist Church Gaffney on Saturday, May 17 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. The event...

AKA celebrates Founders’ Day

April 23, 2025

Lambda Rho Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. recently celebrated its Founders’ Day. The first Black sorority in the nation was founded in 1908 on the campus of...

Two honored for military service

April 23, 2025

Moses Wood Chapter #469 UDC of Gaffney recently honored two Gaffney natives for their service. Janice Dianne Hunter Thomas, the first female to be honored by the Chapter, graduated from...

SPORTS

A LIMESTONE SPRING

A LIMESTONE SPRING

April 23, 2025

A Limestone running back takes a toss and runs around the corner for a big gain during the football team’s recent spring game.

More relationships that made Limestone special for me

More relationships that made Limestone special for me

BY LARRY HILLIARD
Ledger Sports Editor
[email protected] | April 23, 2025

This is a followup to the column that appeared in Monday’s paper. Some readers seemed to enjoy it, but in a not so friendly way I’ve been reminded of other...

Lady Indians top rival Boiling Springs

STAFF REPORTS | April 23, 2025

Korbyn Lydia drove in four runs on three hits Monday to lead the Gaffney softball team to a 9-6 win over region rival Boiling Springs. Gaffney rallied from a 6-0...

Gaffney boys and girls track teams dominant over York

STAFF REPORTS | April 23, 2025

The Gaffney High School boys track team delivered a dominant performance at Thursday’s meet hosted by York High School, securing a commanding first-place finish with a season-high 140 points. The...

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