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Police are searching for leads in the case of a man who reportedly stole another man’s wallet April 13, and then drove off while the victim hanging on to his car.

Officers were called to the 1200 block of North Main Street after a report of a robbery just after 1 a.m. that day, according to a Lancaster Police Department incident report.

A 35-year-old man told officers he was giving an unknown man money for a CD when the man drove away with his wallet.

Members of Lancaster High School’s Symphonic Winds are gearing up for a trip to New York City next week, where they’re scheduled to take part in a national performance aboard the aircraft carrier USS Intrepid.

The ensemble’s 40 students will represent South Carolina on Friday, April 26, during The American Musical Salute, a national concert series featuring music programs from across the county.

LHS band director John Rhodes said the students and chaperones will board buses and leave for the Big Apple late Wednesday.

Prison time is coming for the Kershaw man who admittedly killed his wife in February.  

Joseph Daniel Hilton, 62, 8992 Old Jefferson Highway, was sentenced to 25 years in the S.C. Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter during a General Session court hearing Wednesday, April 17. 

Circuit Court Judge Ernest Kinard Jr. gave the sentence. 

Hilton had been charged in the Feb. 11 shooting death of his wife, Deborah Faile Hilton, 59. 

A contentious battle over “no parking” signs hit a speed bump earlier this month when county officials decided not to move forward with a proposed parking ticket ordinance. 

After listening to a months-long debate about “no parking” signs and who has authority to ticket or tow on county roads, Lancaster County Council discussed and ultimately rejected a possible solution to the problem during its April 8 meeting.