New home starts dropped here last month. The county issued 14 new single-family home starts in June, that’s down from 18 in June, 2024. The average value of the homes rose, though, from $237,034 to ...

County Council soon will officially make it official for a referendum to allow Sunday alcohol sales in the county. Council will consider third reading at its Monday, Aug. 11 meeting of the ordinance ...

The Gaffney High ninth-grade football traded footballs for shovels and rakes earlier this month. The Gaffney 9th-grade football skills team and coaches Garrett Shelton, Jeff Osment, and Aaron Warren c ...

When the Cherokee Historical and Preservation Society (CHAPS) obtained the Fort Thicketty property 11 years ago, the historic log cabin was surrounded by trees and overgrowth, so much so that the road ...

Mack Lee Davis, 83, of Gaffney, passed away on Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Mack was born on January 8, 1942 to Fred X. Davis and Jessie Blackwell Davis in Mooresboro, NC.

Hot enough for you? HECK YA!! An extended heat wave had temperatures approaching 100° over the weekend — and the heat will stay for through mid-week, high temperatures combined with humidity are ...

In a response to The Ledger’s question about the work on the Hwy. 11/Old Pots Road interchange, the SCDOT said, “crews have been actively completing signal work for the project including wiring, ...

Rodger Painter’s new book on the Gaffney flying saucer invasion is available at the Cherokee County Public Library for checkout and for sale. Painter is an award-winning photographer who worked for ...

Rebecca “Becky” Mahala Sova, 66, of 356 Whelchel Road, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, July 25, 2025. Born in Potsdam, NY, she was the daughter of Carl Sova of New York and the late Judith ...

Larry Eugene Sharpe, 87, passed away on Friday, July 25, 2025 Upstate Community Hospice House. Born in Burlington, NC, he was the husband of Bonnie Ring Sharpe and the son of the late Dean Sharpe and ...

Raymond “Ray” Lee Mullinax, 74, of 3619 Cowpens-Pacolet Road, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 26, 2025 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born in Gaffney, he was the husband of ...

The Gaffney Kappa Foundation, in partnership with the Gaffney High School Football Program, announces the first annual Gaffney Football and Fall Sports Fan Fest. The fan fest will take place on Aug. 8 ...