A plaza has been completed beside city hall and includes a refurbished fountain and extensive landscaping. Highlights to the upgrade of the city's park system include a skatepark, two passive parks, and several children's playgrounds.
The city has recently hired an architectural firm to renovate the old Gaffney Post Office located at the intersection of Frederick and Granard Streets into a Visitor's Center and Art Gallery.
There are also plans for a large cultural center to be placed in the downtown area.
and has worked closely with city officials in revitalizing the Historic Downtown area which consists of about 6 blocks. There are also plans to create a more permanent site for the farmer's market at that site.
The City of Gaffney plans to build a partial replica of the old train depot that was once located there. Concerts are held on Thursdays during Fall Sessions so as not to conflict with Gaffney Indian football games on Friday nights.
The City will hold more of those concerts in 2009, this time from April to June 2009, and again from August to October of the same year.
Two serial killers have at different times attacked residents of Gaffney. In 2009, a series of shootings led to five deaths.
Geography
Gaffney is located at 35°4′18″N 81°39′00″W / 35.07167°N 81.65°W / 35.07167; -81.65 (35.071667, -81.650000).
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Studies are also determining where the airport, if built, should be built.
Gaffney is located on the Interstate 85 corridor, linking it to Atlanta and Charlotte, and Interstate 26, which is in nearby Spartanburg, linking Gaffney to Asheville and the Mid-Atlantic.
The Peachoid
Public transit is available through the Gaffney Cab Company for a relatively low fare.
Travellers know Gaffney from the Peachoid Peach water tower located along Interstate 85. The Peachoid is a water tower shaped like a peach which some think as an erotic scuplture upon first view.
It serves both artistic and practical functions.
Schools
Gaffney is served by the Cherokee County School District, which is one unified school district.
Colleges & universities
Limestone College
Spartanburg Community College- Cherokee County Campus, including a training building and Freightliner facility
Private elementary & secondary schools
Heritage Christian School
Village School of Gaffney
Gaffney Christian Academy
Public high schools
Gaffney High School
The Gaffney High School football team is also well-known regionally. The program boasts 16 State Championships and alumni such as the Washington Redskins' Rocky McIntosh and University of South Carolina All-American and Minnesota Vikings' Sidney Rice.
The school has succeeded greatly in increasing test scores across the board and increasing the graduation rate.
The 1940 census stated that there were 9327 people in Gaffney.
Notable people from Gaffney
Notable figures who were born in, lived in, or are otherwise associated with Gaffney.
Robert E. The two were found bound and shot to death in the elder woman's home near Gaffney.
On July 2, 46-year-old Stephen Tyler was shot and killed in his appliance and furniture store; his teenage daughter, Abby, was critically wounded; she died of her injuries two days later.
The news spread quickly from the local newspaper to national and international media outlets including CNN, ABC News, The Wall Street Journal, and the BBC.
On July 6, police responding to an emergency call of a burglary in progress in Gaston County, North Carolina shot and killed a suspect who drew a gun on them, injuring one officer.