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When Derrick Watts applied for a job at the Lancaster Walmart, he didn’t expect to get a response so soon.

In February, the former U.S. Air Force dispatcher submitted his application and decided to do a little shopping since he was in the store. When his cell phone rang a few moments afterward, he was shocked to hear a Walmart representative on the other end asking to schedule an interview.

That same day Watts was interviewed, completed the required screenings and was hired as a cashier.

Expecting a quiet day at work, Dr. John Catalano was surprised to hear a commotion outside his office Friday morning.

Catalano, dean of the University of South Carolina at Lancaster, was one of only a handful of staff at the school on the day after Thanksgiving. As he was finishing up some paperwork about 10 a.m., Catalano was startled to hear a loud crash near his office in Hubbard Hall. The building houses the office of the dean and other offices.

From rock music to symphony sounds, music lovers will eventually discover them all at The Hot Box, Lancaster’s newest music venue.

Located at 106 Elm St. in downtown Lancaster, The Hot Box will serve as a music venue at For Amusement Only, with a second building on the property that may eventually feature performances.

For Amusement Only is a partnership between Dennis and Lorrie Brewer and Robin and Sal Estrada.

The Estradas ran another business, Estrada Extreme Sports, at the location.

A crowd is gathered at a gate at Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C.

Cub Scouts are holding handmade posterboard signs with pictures colored in markers that read, “Thank you, veterans.”

Men and woman in fluorescent green Honor Guard Ground Crew T-shirts make sure a pathway from the gate is open to let the special guests through.

Finally, the first veteran enters the airport from flight 9090 from Columbia in a wheelchair. A cheer rips through the crowd and everyone starts waving American flags.