HOW MUCH DO THEY MAKE?
By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer [email protected] | August 15, 2025
Fourteen Cherokee County School District employees will earn a 6-figure...
Ollie’s is coming to town
By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer [email protected] | August 15, 2025
The former Big Lots space in the Cherokee Plaza wasn’t...
Going to a game this year? Read this first
August 15, 2025
Cherokee County School District Athletic Director Malcolm Long has released...
School year off to ‘a great start’
By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer [email protected] | August 13, 2025
Thousands of Cherokee County students returned to school Tuesday to...

What’s next for Limestone University: What others are saying
By JESSICA HOLDMAN scdailygazette.com | August 15, 2025
GAFFNEY — A month after the final class of Limestone University walked across the graduation stage, rocking chairs sit unmoving on the porch of the administrative building, overlooking the grassy...
WHAT’S UP
August 13, 2025
Please note that What’s Up notices will be published on a ‘space available’ basis. We will do our best to publish them at least one time prior to the event,...
TODAY IN HISTORY
August 13, 2025
Today is Wednesday, Aug. 13, the 225th day of 2025. There are 140 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 13, 1961, on what would become known...
IT’S OFFICIAL Voters to decide on Sunday alcohol sales in the county
By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer [email protected] | August 13, 2025
County voters may soon be able to purchase wine and beer along with food items on Sunday. Cherokee County Council on Monday approved third reading of an ordinance that clears...
Randolph Trucking building is ‘exactly’ what county needs
By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer [email protected] | August 13, 2025
At least one county resident would like county officials to reconsider their decision to locate the county public works facility on Concord Road. Speaking at the public hearing, the resident...

A Marquee Matchup
By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Sports Editor [email protected] | August 15, 2025
To borrow a phrase from Proverbs: “Iron sharpens iron.” That’s how Gaffney coach Donnie Littlejohn summarized today’s McDonald’s Classic matchup when the 18-time state champion Gaffney Indians host 9-time state...
Mother Nature hampers Wildcats’ preseason preparation
By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Sports Writer [email protected] | August 15, 2025
Lightning strikes have limited Blacksburg players time on the practice field ahead of their final scrimmage Friday in the McDonald’s Classic. The Wildcats were just three practice periods into their...

A work in progress
GHS offensive line continues to shine in scrimmagesBy LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Sports Editor [email protected] | August 13, 2025
As expected, the Gaffney Indians are doing some good things but work remains before they are a finished product. Remember, it’s only mid-August. After Monday’s scrimmage at Greenwood, Gaffney coach...
AP Top 25 preseason rankings put Texas on top with Penn State right behind
Associated PressAugust 13, 2025
The AP Top 25 college football poll preseason rankings are out now. Texas took the No. 1 spot for the first time in an opening poll, narrowly edging out Penn...