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Man, 76 dies in collision with broken down truck
A Lancaster man was killed after he crashed into the back of a broken down Comporium Communications truck on West Doc Garris Road on Thursday.
John Curry, 76, of 3452 Oakridge Road, was pronounced dead at the scene of the 5:57 p.m. crash, according to the S.C. Highway Patrol.
Lance Cpl. Kathy Hiles said the Comporium truck and a utility trailer behind it were partially in the road. A tow truck had arrived to pick up the Comporium truck.
Curry was headed westbound in a 1968 pickup truck on West Doc Garris when he crashed into the back of the utility trailer.
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AJ student’s play to be staged this week
KERSHAW – There may be a playwright in the making, and you will have a chance to see his work before he makes it to the big stage.
Ethan Wells, a senior at Andrew Jackson High School, has written a play called “Drifter.”
His work placed in the top three in this year’s Palmetto Dramatic Association competition. Nearly 150 students statewide submitted entries.
Wells is shocked that he won. His eyes open wide and his jaw drops when you ask him about it.
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Eye & Laser Center receiving many calls for exam program
The Eye & Laser Center in Lancaster is seeing a huge response in people looking to take advantage of a special discount.
Last week, the center started its Sight Saver Eye Exams initiative, which allows the uninsured to receive a complete dilated eye exam for as low as $1.
Each of the Eye & Laser Center’s four ophthalmologists will give three exams a week for as long as the center sees a need, said Dr. Malcolm Edwards.
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Task force may help determine fate of See Lancaster
A recently developed committee will play a role in determining the focus and fate of See Lancaster, the group that promotes tourism throughout the county.
A 10-member task force has been discussing See Lancaster’s aim and ways to make the group more effective and valuable.
The idea of the task force was suggested by Jay Rainey and Eric Rowell, who both serve on See Lancaster’s board of directors. The task force held its first meeting last month.
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Police reports " February 8, 2009
According to Lancaster Police Department reports:
– A Kershaw man was charged with child endangerment and driving under the influence after a traffic stop on Feb. 2.
Theodore Billy Humphries Jr., 38, 5169 Bethune Road, was charged with second offense DUI, child endangerment and open container.
According to the report, an officer saw a car weaving in and out of lanes on S.C. 9 Bypass. The officer stopped the car just south of the S.C. 9 overpass. The officer saw a backseat passenger put on her seat belt as he approached the car, the report said.
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Council tables rezoning request
An ordinance that would have rezoned a small portion of Indian Land was tabled by Lancaster County Council on Monday.
The proposed ordinance would have rezoned the property at 4172 Doby’s Bridge Road from a residential to a general commercial district.
Councilman Larry McCullough, who represents Indian Land, motioned to table final reading of the ordinance until he could conduct more research on the neighborhood.
“We had folks with opposing viewpoints who brought up, in my honest opinion, some good points,” McCullough said.
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More than 4,000 jobless in county
Lancaster County’s unemployment rate increased by more than 1 percent in December.
The unemployment rate for the county rose to 13.9 percent, up from 12.5 percent in November, according to the S.C. Employment Security Commission.
Lynda Burke, area director for the S.C. Employment Security Commission, said this translates to more than 4,000 unemployed workers in the county, out of a labor force of almost 30,000 workers.
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More car break-ins reported in Panhandle
INDIAN LAND – More car break-ins in Panhandle neighborhoods have been reported.
Four car break-ins were reported in several neighborhoods between Jan. 27 and early Jan. 28.
According to Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office incident reports, two residents reported break-ins on Tintinhull Drive in the Clairemont neighborhood.
At one home, the back driver’s side window of a car was broken, causing $250 damage. A laptop computer valued at $1,000 was stolen from the backseat.
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City OKs annexation where ALDI plans to build store
The city of Lancaster is moving forward on annexing land that a major grocery store is eyeing for its first Lancaster County location.
City Council unanimously approved first reading of an ordinance last week to annex land east of Bojangles’ at the intersection of Old Charlotte Road and North Park Drive.
ALDI grocery store is looking to build on that parcel, about 2.48 acres owned by Eugene Melton.
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From Bruins quarterback to Highway Patrol’s top cop
Kenny Lancaster quarterbacked for the Lancaster High School Bruins football team from his sophomore to senior seasons.
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