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Today's Features

  • ‘Stoney’ may get second chance

    Nancy Parsons
    Landmark News Service
    GREAT FALLS – Two years ago, a piece of history was uncovered in Great Falls.
    “Stoney Lonesome,” the old town jail, was unearthed. But now the brick building sits abandoned with weeds and bushes growing up around it.
    Great Falls Mayor Don Camp says he has not abandoned the historical project. He said the weather has prevented plans to spruce up the area and make the piece of history a place people would want to visit.

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  • Trees can bring comfort

    Trees can be source of comfort

    Recently my dear friend Lindsay Pettus of Lancaster sent me an article from americanforests.org’s magazine titled, “Finding Strength and Solace in a Tree.”

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  • Community garden brings people together

    The onset of warmer weather causes many people to think about gardening, and the Lancaster Community Garden offers gardening opportunities to local residents free of charge.

    From beginner to master gardener, everyone is welcome to take advantage of the garden’s 10-by-20-foot plots, said Elaine McKinney, project manager and garden coordinator.

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  • Start Mother's Day right with a special brunch

    Looking to pay tribute to the wonderful women in your life?  Well, how about starting with brunch? I’ve yet to meet anyone, especially a woman, who doesn’t just love it. There’s something so very special about the warmth and togetherness that comes with a well made mid-morning meal. You get all the homeyness of breakfast fare with the zip and panache of a cocktail party. Heck, if you want you can even have the cocktails, too.

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  • Royal empress tree at center of controversy

    While driving through a Chester County neighborhood recently I was surprised to see a tall tree, perhaps 30 feet high, covered in lavender bell-shaped blossoms.

    I stopped, backed up and sat for several minutes gazing at the unusual sight.

    The person with me offered to ask the property owner, his neighbor, what kind of tree it was.

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  • Take a walk back in time

    Walking through the gardens of Terry and Genie Graham is like a stroll back in time. Their home and property located at 8603 Van Wyck Road date back to over 135 years ago.

    Though it has experienced changes over the decades, the yard is still filled with many of the original plants.  By blending  a little of yesterday and today, they have created a beautiful homeplace filled with blooms throughout the year.

    This year they also added a huge bulb garden filled with thousands of tulips, daffodils and hyacinths as well as their first crop of strawberries.

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  • Henwood-Harris Wedding

    Lisa Henwood of Concord, N.C., and Derik Harris of Charlotte were married Feb. 23, 2013, at The Park Church in Charlotte by the Rev. Dr. Major McGuire.
    The bride is the daughter of Gordon Henwood Sr. of New Jersey and Lystra Funderburk of Charlotte. She is a graduate of North Brunswick High School in New Jersey and attended North Carolina Central University in Durham, N.C. She is a salon co-owner and stylist.

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  • Sinclair-Griffin Wedding

    Stephanie Lauren Sinclair and Michael Kevin Griffin were married Oct. 13, 2012, at the Baker Conference Center in Kershaw,
    The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Moss and Larry Sinclair, all of Lancaster. She is the granddaughter of Austine Moss of Henderson, N.C., and the late Harvey Moss, the late Mr. and Mrs. Odell Player and the late Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Sinclair. She is a 2000 graduate of Lancaster High School and works for Barnett-Honeycutt Pharmacy in Lancaster as a pharmacy technician.

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  • Porter-Ford Wedding

    Victoria Lynn Porter and William Glenn Ford, both of Surfside Beach, were married March 23, 2013, at The Coker Ranch by the Rev. Jim Elder.
    The bride is the daughter of Jack Blankenship of Ohio and Marcia Rogers of Waxhaw, N.C. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Rogers of Charleston and Mr. and Mrs. Merrell Blankenship of Ohio. She is a 2012 graduate of Midlands Technical College with an associate’s degree in public service (paralegal) and health science. She is the bookkeeper/legal assistant for the Neill Law Firm.

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  • Faulkenberrys celebrate 75 years

    Jones Allen and Evelyn Bailey Faulkenberry celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary on April 7, 2013.
    A reception in their honor was given by their children at the home of Haskell and Sandi Faulkenberry.
    The Faulkenberrys were married April 2, 1938, in Camden.

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