The Gaffney Ledger

All humans are imperfect. We make mistakes, we lose our tempers, and we get caught off guard. We stumble, we slip, and we spin out of control sometimes. Yes, sometimes the confident lose confidence, the patient misplace their patience, the generous act selfish, and the knowledgeable second guess what they know. But that’s honestly the worst of it — we

Last week, legislators, law enforcement, and prosecutors gathered at the South Carolina Statehouse with Governor Henry McMaster for a ceremonial bill signing of Senate Bill 405 that revised and expanded South Carolina’s Homicide by Child Abuse law. On March 9, 2026, Governor McMaster signed into law Senate Bill 405 that expands South Carolina’s Homicide by Child Abuse sta...

Blacksburg – Victoria Jean Moss Hyder, 72, passed away at her residence on Wednesday, October 28, 2026. Born in Spartanburg, she was the wife of Terry Gene Hyder and the daughter of the late Roy Dean and Lois Claudette Mabry Moss. No services are planned at the present time. The Book of Memories is available at www.gordonmortuary.com The Blacksburg location is serving the Hyd...

Cleveland Elester Smith, 70, affectionately known as “Salty,” of 415 W. Carlisle Street, passed away on October 27, 2026 at Spartanburg Medical Center in Spartanburg, SC. Salty was born on April 29, 1956 in Gaffney, SC to the late Daisy Leach and Cleveland Smith. A memorial service for Salty will be held on Monday, November 2nd, 2026 at 3:00 pm, in the Gordon Mortuary of Gaff...

Blacksburg — Donna Renee Moses was 60 years old and lived in Blacksburg, SC. She passed away on Friday, October 23, 2026, at Lake Emory Post Acute Care

A longtime resident of Blacksburg, Donna was the daughter of the late JD and Doris Tucker Moses. She spent much of her life as a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith.

Donna was a kindhearted and giving woman wh...