Abbie Sossamon is an Associate Publisher and News Editor at The Gaffney Ledger. She covers a range of topics with a focus on crime and justice, particularly white-collar crime, while also exploring public surveillance systems and disaster response. Abbie's work has been featured in various publications, highlighting her commitment to informing the community on critical issues.
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By: Abbie Sossamon
The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office seized nearly 500 pounds of methamphetamine, the second largest meth bust in county history, and arrested two Blacksburg residents as part of an ongoing narcotics investigation Tuesday. Shortly after 12:30 a.m., the Cherokee Sheriff’s Narcotics Team and uniform patrol officers executed a search warrant at an abandoned mobile home located off Kings Creek Ford Road […]
Gubernatorial candidate and current South Carolina Lt. Governor Pamela Evette is bringing her “Keep South Carolina Great Tour” to Cherokee County. Evette will hold a Town Hall at the Capri on Thursday, Nov. 20 from 6- 8 p.m. During the event, Evette will take questions from attendees and “share her businessminded, Trump-aligned plan for Upstate families.” Evette’s plans for governor […]
By: Abbie Sossamon
A Gaffney man who fired nearly 40 bullets into a home, injuring an 11-year-old and a 74-yearold in 2023 was sentenced Monday. Roger Sentell Littlejohn pleaded guilty to several charges, including multiple counts of attempted murder, discharging a firearm into a dwelling and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. After Littlejohn pleaded guilty to the charges, Circuit Court […]
A man classified by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as one of the “Worst of the Worst” criminal illegal immigrants was arrested in Gaffney back in October. Elvis Caceres-Hernandez, 29, originally from Honduras, was convicted of assault and rape and is affiliated with the M.S.13 gang, according to the DHS. Caceres-Hernandez is listed on the DHS’ “Worst of the […]
Video games, Hot Wheels, and new shoes are items typically found on a young boy’s Christmas list. But for 7-year-old JarQuees Thompson, his Christmas wish this year is to help the less fortunate. A few weeks ago, JarQuees told his mom, “Mama, scratch my Christmas list.” Bragging on his mom’s cooking skills, JarQuees said he wanted to feed 50 homeless […]
By: Abbie Sossamon, Cody Sossamon
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By: Abbie Sossamon
A former volunteer fire department chief is under investigation by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) after several thousand dollars were unaccounted for following an outside audit. Joshua Parker, who served as chief of the Buffalo Volunteer Fire Department for many years, was removed by the department board in late December. According to Cherokee County Sheriff Steve Mueller, the […]
All four defendants involved in the 2022 murder of 18-year-old Tony Medrano have now been sentenced. Medrano was shot in a “drive-by style shooting” outside of a Connecticut Villages apartment on East Junior High Road in August of 2022. On Tuesday, Pharrell Wilkins, who was also 18 at the time of the shooting, entered a guilty plea to murder and […]
By: Abbie Sossamon
A fourth person has been arrested in connection with a shooting outside of a Gaffney McDonald’s in December of 2025. City of Gaffney police announced David Elijah Allen Jr., 18, was arrested April 8 by the Prince William County Police Department in Virginia following an investigation into a stolen vehicle. Allen waived his extradition hearing and was taken into custody […]
By: Abbie Sossamon
Access to a community garden has been shown to dramatically increase healthy eating among children and adults by breaking financial barriers and empowering residents to make dietary changes in caring for the garden. On Thursday, Live Healthy Cherokee partnered with the Gaffney Housing Authority to plant two container gardens filled with tomatoes, peppers, yellow squash and cucumbers. Nearly a dozen […]
