The following was written by the late Martha Kaemmerlen and published in the Ledger years ago. A reader sent us a clipping ...

The South Carolina Department of Transportation will begin preliminary work on the replacement of two bridges in Cherokee County — the span on Round Tree Road over the Thicketty Creek branch and the ...

For South Carolina inmates, Easter baskets take the form of clear bags stuffed with soap, toothbrushes, toothpaste, notebooks, pens, envelopes and hard candy. Twice a year, Baptist churches across the ...

Gaffney High softball hitters were on fire offensively, scoring 39 runs in wins over Spartanburg and Eastside this week. Kourtney Caraway drove in four runs as Gaffney collected 14 hits Tuesday in an ...

He did it for Jon. For the second straight day at Bristol Motor Speedway, Kyle Larson dominated a NASCAR race and dedicated the victory to friend and PR representative Jon Edwards, who passed away ...

I was in my friendly neighborhood convenience store this past weekend, mulling over some snack choices and taking an intentionally extended amount of time doing it because I was waiting for the missus ...

It almost feels like a death.” That’s how local Realtor John Wall described the closing of Limestone University. So how will the closing impact local small businesses? “Big. Huge,” according to Shag ...

Seven Gaffney High School student athletes signed with colleges Wednesday and are pictured with principal Dr. Eric Blanton (far left) and athletic director Malcolm Long. Pictured are (front row): ...

There are few eras of history that I do not enjoy; each time period and each place has unique stories to tell. My personal library includes things like A Review Of The Mexican American War by W.M. Jay ...

The Gaffney Ledger reached out to county leaders and Limestone students for their reaction to the news that the school is closing. James Taylor (Gaffney City Administrator) – “This is a blow to our ...

Captain H.P. Griffith once called Limestone University immortal, saying, “If anything could have killed her, she would have been dead long ago.” After 179 years educating students in person, those ...

The ball(s) will soon be in a vendor’s court…baseball field…soccer field, pickle ball court, …you get the idea. Cherokee County Council on Monday gave the go-ahead to seek RFPs (Request for Proposals) ...