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Today's Features

  • Sims-Sinclair Wedding

    Dustee Funderburk Sims and Benjamin Elliott Sinclair, both of Lancaster, were married Oct. 20, 2012, at Andrew Jackson State Park.
    The bride is the daughter of Micheal Funderburk and Joy Funderburk, both of Lancaster. She is the granddaughter of Joyce Funderburk, Becky Jenkins, both of Lancaster, and Debra Funderburk of Wesley Chapple, N.C.
    She is a 1999 graduate of Lancaster High School and works for T.D. Bank in Camden.

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  • Stogners celebrate 60 years

    Wayne and Mildred Stogner celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Dec. 18, 2012.
    The couple was married Dec. 18, 1952.
    The Stogners have two children, six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

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  • Hudsons celebrate 60 years

    Rev. Jack and Shirley Taylor Hudson celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Dec. 24, 2012.
    A luncheon was given in their honor by their family at their daughter’s house.
    They were married Dec. 24, 1952, in Lancaster.
    The Hudsons have two children, Jackie Hudson and his wife Darlene and Becky Padgett and her husband Marvin, two grandchildren and two great-granchildren.
    Jack is a retired Baptist preacher and Shirley is a housewife.

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  • Jenkins-Driggers Engagement

    Tommy and Beth Jenkins announce the engagement of their daughter, Kayla Hope Jenkins, to Jarvis Lee Driggers, all of Lancaster.
    The wedding is planned for 3:00 p.m. April 24, 2013, at Second Baptist Church.
    Miss Jenkins is the granddaughter of Tommy and Vicki Jenkins, Ronnie and Brenda Jackson, Richard Hinson, and Dora and Ronald Hensley. She is a 2006 high school graduate and works as a sales consultant at Red Ventures.

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  • Morgan-Melton Engagement

    Sherri and Wayne Brady and Eric Morgan announce the engagement of their daughter, Samantha Morgan, to David Melton, all of Lancaster.
    The wedding is planned for 6:00 p.m. April 27, 2013, at Rosewood on Country Club Drive in Lancaster.
    Miss Morgan is the granddaughter of Larry and Jan Honeycutt of Lancaster. She is a 2006 graduate of Buford High School and earned an associate of arts degree. She works for the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office.

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  • Massey-Hendrix Engagement

    Mr. William Massey and Mrs. Barbara Barrett of Lancaster announce the engagement of their daughter, Christy Massey of Lancaster, to Davey Hendrix of Kershaw.
    The wedding is planned for 2:00 p.m. Feb. 23, 2013, at Kershaw Second Baptist Church.
    Miss Massey is the granddaughter of the late Carl and Roxie Ghent and the late Roscoe and Blanche Massey. She is a 1996 graduate of Lancaster High School and a 2004 graduate of the University of South Carolina with a degree in nursing. She is a registered nurse at Palmetto Health Richland.

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  • Evans-Proctor Wedding

    Karen C. Evans and Gregory Lawrence Proctor were married Sept. 22, 2012, at North Corner AME Zion Church.
    The bride is the daughter of the late Robert and Elizabeth Coffey. She is a graduate of Lancaster High School and has an associate’s degree in business management and a degree in communications. She is an accredited business license specialist for the city of Lancaster.
    The groom is the son of the late John and Mable Russ. He is a graduate of St. Augustine High School in Florida. He is an equipment operator for the city of Lancaster.

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  • The history of Valentine's Day

    “Valentine’s Day is a sham created by card companies to reinforce and exploit gender stereotypes,” Liz Lemon, Tina Fey’s cynical character on NBC’s sitcom “30 Rock,” tells her co-worker, Pete.

    Lemon’s view on the commercialization of Valentine’s Day has become one commonly shared by those who feel the holiday is just another way greeting card companies and retailers get customers to spend money and put a monetary value on love.

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  • Birthday checker sets: always in style

    Feb. 9, 1940, was about to be a glorious day, or so I hoped.

    Anything would beat the cold spell we had just come through. The winter was colder than usual and after parts of the Catawba River iced over, they turned out Lancaster High School, and several others. It was just too hard to heat most of the school houses. There was a lot of stuff going on around town the week before my seventh birthday.

    Seems this Jones fella broke into the Fox Hall Cafe stole $17 and hightailed out of tour. He was arrested at the bus station in Winston Salem.

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  • Remember When: Skate guilt had me staring at my shoes

    I was feelin’ a bit guilty about it. The war effort was picking up steam since the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor.

    We were all lendin’ a hand for the land.

    I was  forced to give up my J.C. Higgins Roadmaster Deluxe bicycle, I just couldn’t bear to part with some of the old roller skates I collected for the weekly scrap metal drive.

    I guess you could say I had thrown out the rules, but the temptation was just too much.

    It’s been said we covet what we see.

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