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Unauthorized opening of fire hydrants causes loss of water pressure and boil water notice - The Gaffney Ledger (opens the original)
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The Gaffney Board of Public Works (BPW) is advising customers that the unauthorized opening of multiple fire hydrants within the BPW water system resulted in a significant loss of water and system pressure in the affected area, requiring BPW to issue a precautionary boil water notice. BPW personnel determined that multiple fire hydrants had been opened without authorization, allowing a substantial amount of water to discharge from the distribution system. The resulting water loss depleted the af
Bomb threat at a Blacksburg RV park thwarted - The Gaffney Ledger (opens the original)
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An attempt to blow up a camper in Blacksburg, potentially injuring or killing numerous people, was thwarted after a concerned mother called 911. Shortly after 10:30 p.m. Monday, Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to a bomb threat at 1506 Shelby Highway in Blacksburg. Hunter McKay Canipe, 26, of Blacksburg, told his mother he set a timer on a propane tank bomb to explode inside his camper. The mother immediately contacted 911. Deputies arrived on scene and shut down Highway
High school student shot, killed while boarding bus - The Gaffney Ledger (opens the original)
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A 17-year-old Gaffney High School student was shot and killed while waiting to board a school bus Wednesday morning. The shooting was witnessed by 15 students who were aboard the bus as well as the bus driver. Cherokee County Coroner Dennis Fowler identified the victim as Jomiltron Sentell Fair of West Rutledge Avenue. Fair lived in the nearby apartments and walked to the bus stop around 6:49 a.m. As he was about to walk onto the bus, a male subject approached him, and a physical altercation ens
Murder suspect still on the loose - The Gaffney Ledger (opens the original)
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A 20-year-old wanted for a July 22 murder is still on the run, according to online jail records. Israel Quan’Ye Currence of Hetty Hill Street is accused of the murder of 40-year-old Prentiss Deshun Hollaway of Union. According to Cherokee County Sheriff Steve Mueller, Currence and Hollaway were engaged in a verbal argument, allegedly over a female, when Currence shot […] To continue reading this article, log in or click here to subscribe.
Mueller reflects on 14 years of mentoring kids during Sheriff’s Camp - The Gaffney Ledger (opens the original)
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For 14 years, staff of the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office and detention center have been mentoring campers at the Kids Club through the annual Sheriff’s Camp. After talks with Kids Club Director Vance Hammond, Sheriff Steve Mueller felt led to host the three-day camp to show kids the softer side of law enforcement. “We like to tell these kids that […] To continue reading this article, log in or click here to subscribe.
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