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  • County Council votes 6-1 to suspend blue laws

    With little discussion, Lancaster County Council voted Tuesday night to repeal the county’s blue laws for the next four years.

    Three residents spoke before council voted 6-1 to repeal the laws.  Councilman Jack Estridge dissented, as he had on first and second reading of the ordinance.

    This was final reading of the ordinance to suspend the blue laws through June 30, 2013.

    Estridge spoke once more before the vote. He said he realized, despite his objections, council would most likely repeal the laws.

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  • ZF Lemforder lays off almost 50

    A company that produces automotive suspension systems in Lancaster has laid off almost 50 of its employees.

    ZF Lemforder, located in the Lancaster Business Park, has laid off 47 employees. Those employees were not laid off all at once, but were phased out over the last two weeks.

    “We are, in fact, having a reduction in workforce,” confirmed Ranny Adams, regional human resources manager for ZF Industries.

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  • YouthBuild students build HOPE

    After just a month on the job, Byron Stevens has already assembled baseboards, laid brick, painted walls and installed crown molding. But he’s not your typical construction worker.

    Stevens is an 18-year-old student from Lancaster who is mastering skills for his future career.

    Stevens was hard at work recently backfilling, the process of shoveling and replacing dirt around recently laid brick to prevent moisture from seeping in.

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  • See Lancaster now on Facebook, Twitter

    See Lancaster, the nonprofit group responsible for marketing and promoting Lancaster County, has embraced the social media phenomenon by establishing itself on the popular Web sites, Facebook.com and Twitter.com.

    The Web sites allow users to communicate with each other using status updates, a quick sentence explaining what the user is doing at any given moment. The sites have become extremely successful in the past few years, particularly with the increased speed of the Internet and the capability of downloading information onto cell phones.

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  • How will repeal of blue laws affect businesses?

    Now that the blue laws that restricted retailers from selling many goods until after 1:30 p.m. on Sunday have been repealed here, businesses and organizations are wondering how it will affect them.

    Ann Curtsinger, co-manager of Wal-Mart in Lancaster, said she’s not sure how the repeal will affect sales at her location.

    “I don’t know how quickly it will create more jobs, it’s really hard to gauge,” she said.

    In terms of increased sales, she expects there to be a delayed reaction as residents become adjusted to the new hours.

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  • Sylvia Knight Catoe, 63, died Saturday, March 7, 2009.

    Born June 1, 1945, in Lancaster, she was a daughter of the late Cletus Britton Knight and Martha Gay Knight. She was a member of the First ARP Church and was employed by Lancaster County.

    Survivors include two daughters, Kelly Dawn Catoe and Paula Catoe Bunton, both of Lancaster; two sisters, Sandra K. Snipes and Beverly K. Knox, both of Lancaster; two grandchildren, Brittany Bunton and Hunter Bunton; and a great granddaughter, Savannah Bunton.

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  • Cost of school lunch going up?

    Local students and their families could see a hike in the cost of school-provided food starting next year.

    Lancaster County School District officials are looking at increasing the prices of its meals for the 2009-10 school year.

    This would be the first increase since 1996.

    Full-priced student lunches now cost $1.25 and full-prices student breakfast costs 75 cents, said Lydia Quinn, the district’s director of planning and accountability.

    Her office is considering raising full-priced lunches to $1.75 and breakfast to $1.

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  • State honors county for job creation

    The S.C. Department of Commerce recently recognized Lancaster County for its efforts to bring more than 800 jobs to the area.

    Lancaster County is one of seven counties receiving attention from the DOC for efforts in attracting new businesses and creating new jobs.

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  • County sees rise in flu cases

    Flu season is in full swing in Lancaster County, and public health officials have seen a surge in reported cases this month.

    Clair Boatwright, spokeswoman for the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control, said Lancaster County has reported 57 cases of flu between Feb. 15 and Feb. 21, up from 31 reported cases the week before.

    The results are based on quick nasal swabs taken at doctor’s offices.

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  • HS plant fire ‘suspicious’

    HEATH SPRINGS – Firefighters were able to contain a suspicious fire at the American Wax plant to one room of the main office building Sunday.

    Heath Springs Volunteer Fire Department Chief Patrick Helms said the fire began about 1:30 p.m. His department, along with Kershaw, Rich Hill and Pleasant Hill, was called to fight the fire.

    Helms said it took less than 250 gallons of water to put out the fire in the office. The blaze also ignited the grass outside the building.

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