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  • Developer pulls TreeTops rezoning request

    Mattamy Homes has withdrawn its request to the county to rezone a 622-acre tract along Van Wyck Road for a residential development after opponents challenged its cluster subdivision overlay district proposal.

    Nearby property owners received notice of the zoning withdrawal late last week.

    “They want to make sure the text amendment will be approved and supported by the County Council,” said Penelope G. Karagounis, the county’s planning director. “For the time being, they would like to pull the rezoning application.”

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  • Wanted man found hiding in closet

    A Lancaster man wanted on an attempted murder charge was found hiding inside a closet Tuesday, July 2. 

    Lancaster Police Capt. Scott Grant announced Wednesday that a large group of authorities arrested Markevious Demond Samuel, 21, 1344 Locustwood Ave., on the charges of attempted murder and armed robbery. 

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  • Sharing Old Glory with all

    INDIAN LAND – Joe Malinowski is doing his part to make Independence Day  as red, white and blue as possible.

    Known as “The Flag Man” back home in Austintown, Ohio, the 79-year-old retired Marine and Vietnam veteran believes everyone should have a flag on July 4.

    That’s why you’ll see him sitting at the end of his Pine Bluff Way driveway in the Legacy Park subdivision in Indian Land handing out free flags to any passing motorist who wants one. 

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  • DEA busts IL smoke shop

    INDIAN LAND – Amidst the signs for hookahs and electronic cigarettes, a small, handwritten note was the only sign anything was amiss at a Panhandle smoke shop Friday, June 28.

    Taped to the front door of High Life Smoke Shop, located in the Palmetto Commons shopping center off Charlotte Highway (U.S. 521), the note read “Closed due to inventory check. Will open later. Sorry for inconvenience.”

    But according to Lancaster County Sheriff Barry Faile, there was a lot more going on at the store than a routine inventory check.

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  • July 1 means changes in law

    While July 1 signals the start of a new fiscal year for state and local government, it also marks new laws and codes take effect.

    From tampering with power meters to updating codes on abandoned buildings, the state General Assembly  changed or modified 28 statutes during  the last legislative session.

    Here are a few that most residents need to be aware of:

    H 3180 

    Allows record expungement for a person with a first-offense crime that carries a fine of $1,000 instead of $500. 

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  • Fireworks safety makes Independence Day a blast

    To say the week of July 4 is the busiest time of year for area fireworks retailers is an understatement. It is THE time of year.

    According to Phantom Fireworks manager David Smith, the Fourth of July brings in  nearly four times the amount of business than the next busiest time of year, New Year’s.

    From sparklers to 500 gram mortars, the strongest legal firework available without a license, South Carolina fireworks draw customers from as far as Virginia and beyond, Smith said. 

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  • County deputy chases shoplifter in Rock Hill

    An off-duty Lancaster County deputy sheriff got more than he bargained for after a recent trip to a Rock Hill home improvement store turned into a chase for a shoplifter. 

    Deputy John Hicks was speaking with a store employee at the Lowe’s Home Improvement store, at 1350 Springdale Road, just after 2 p.m. June 6, when the chase began, according to a Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office incident report. 

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  • Teenagers report island assault

    A kayaking trip down the Catawba River turned into a scary assault for a trio of teens June 22. 

    Deputies first spoke with a 17-year-old Fort Mill boy who reported he was assaulted by an unknown man during a quick break from a kayaking trip with two friends from Indian Land, according to a Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office incident report. 

    The teen told deputies he and the two friends, both 18, had traveled down the river and were approaching the Sun City Carolina Lakes boat landing about 8:15 p.m. 

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  • Flood watch issued for Lancaster County until Monday evening

    The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for 18 central South Carolina counties including Lancaster until 8 p.m. Monday, July 1.

    A flood watch means there is a potential for flooding, based on current forecasts. 

    According to the weather service, numerous showers and thunderstorms in the upcoming hours will produce periods of heavy rain.

    At 2 p.m. Monday, a band of strong thundersstorms extended from Tennesee through Atlanta and Montgomery, Ala., and southward into the Gulf of Mexico.  

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  • Deputies find gaming machines in store

    The Lancaster County Sheriff's Office, along with State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) Gaming Task Force agents, seized 22 illegal gaming devices, as well as computer servers, monitors, computer equipment and components from an internet cafe (sweepstakes) operation that were being stored in an closed-down convenience store on Friday, June 28.

     See the Sunday, June 30, edition of The Lancaster News for more details.  

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