Abbie Sossamon is an Associate Publisher and News Editor at The Gaffney Ledger. She focuses on health and wellness, as well as security and law enforcement, covering topics such as law enforcement technology, police, diet and nutrition, and wellness programs. Abbie’s work has been featured in various publications, showcasing her commitment to delivering insightful and impactful journalism.
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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 […]
It’s not Mayberry, but there is an ‘Opie’ in the sheriff’s office. Brian ‘Opie’ Blanton, that is. Blanton defeated William ‘Billy’ Anthony in the race for Cherokee County Sheriff Tuesday night, receiving 4,657 votes, or 58.77%, to Anthony’s 3,267 or 41.23% Blanton is a veteran law enforcement officer, having served for 29 years with the City of Gaffney Police Department. […]
By: Abbie Sossamon Ledger
The outcome of the sheriff’s election is still sinking in for primary winner Brian ‘Opie’ Blanton.
By: Abbie Sossamon
Through rain or shine, summer heat and winter storms, Steven Spencer has made his way through Gaffney delivering birthday cards, holiday packages, junk mail and even dreaded bills. Now, after 30 years with the United States Postal Service, Spencer will set out on his route one last time today. For those along Spencer’s route, he has become more than just […]
Three people have been sentenced in connection with a Gaffney man’s murder that occurred nearly four years ago outside of a Spartanburg bar. Georgio Littlejohn, 29, of Gaffney was shot multiple times in a drive-by shooting October 16, 2022, in the parking lot of Twerkerz, located on South Church Street in Spartanburg. When Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded, Littlejohn […]
Today is the deadline for city residents and businesses to have address numbers displayed or face a hefty fine. Although a city municipal code has been in place for more than a decade, first responders have found it difficult recently to find homes due to missing or not visible numbers. According to the code, address numbers must be clearly displayed […]
By: Abbie Sossamon
One of three individuals involved in a 2024 shooting at an apartment complex was sentenced to 10 years in prison Monday. Derico Tyrik Daytaziman Smith, 28, pleaded guilty to attempted murder, possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, malicious injury to personal property $10,000 or more, malicious injury to personal property $2,000- $10,000, and two counts […]
