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  • Middle school students may have to pay for summer school

    The Lancaster County School District may soon charge some students a fee to attend summer school as a way to make up for budget shortfalls.

    The matter was discussed at the school board’s Feb. 17 meeting.

    Carolyn Jordan, the district’s executive director of instructional services, said her office is looking at assessing a $25 fee for middle school students who need instruction during the summer.

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  • Snow blankets county one day; most melts the next

    Missy Hinson said some of the pastures at Larkspur Ranch were under 4 feet of water Monday.

    Hinson, equine manager at the ranch, said she and husband, ranch owner Joe Hinson, had to open pasture gates late Sunday afternoon so horses could reach higher ground. Older horses were put up in stalls to shelter them from the wet, heavy snow and wind.

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  • Teen gets 15 years for manslaughter

    Lancaster County Public Defender Mark Grier told Judge Brooks Goldsmith that the case of a 17-year-old charged with murder after the teen’s brother was hit by a car last year has been one of the most difficult cases he’s been associated with.

    Grier represented Alphonzo Markee Robinson, who was charged last July with murder, assault and battery with intent to kill and possession of a pistol by a person under 18.

    Robinson pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of voluntary manslaughter in general sessions court on Friday.

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  • State may ax $1.55M in funding

    Lancaster County could see a cut of more than $1.55 million in its state funding, if a proposed budget becomes reality.

    Recommended by the state House Ways and Means Committee on Feb. 19, the proposed state budget would decrease money allocated to local governments by $122 million. This translates to a near 50 percent funding cut for governments throughout the state.

    If approved, the cuts would affect the next fiscal year budget, which begins July 1.

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  • Indian Land finally has a post office of its own

    INDIAN LAND – A new post office in Indian Land is making life a little easier for Panhandle residents.

    Located inside the Panhandle Food Store and Citgo gas station at 9775 Charlotte Highway, the contract post office officially opened Feb. 10.

    The post office, which is fully operational, features almost everything a full-service post office offers, allowing customers to mail parcels and buy stamps and money orders. The only feature it will not have are post office boxes.

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  • Downtown businesses may be listed on National Trust site

    See Lancaster, the nonprofit organization responsible for marketing and promoting Lancaster County, has started an initiative that allows businesses in downtown Lancaster, Heath Springs and Kershaw to be listed on a Web site hosted by the National Trust Main Street Center.

    The site, www.shopmainstreet.org, encourages shoppers to support independent businesses and local economies by offering a single directory of “Mom and Pop” businesses throughout the nation.

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  • Foundation awards $873,580 in grants

    The J. Marion Sims Foundation has made awards to nine different community organizations in its responsive grants program, totaling $873,580.

    “In the midst of a deepening recession, our communities face high unemployment and a number of related challenges,” said Jim Morton, president of the foundation. “We applaud the staff and volunteers of the many organizations that are working diligently to help people through these difficult times and are pleased to make these grants to assist them in their efforts.”

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  • Forecast calls for rain to turn to snow Sunday night

    Although daffodils are pushing up in Lancaster County, the area is under a winter storm watch Sunday.

    According to the National Weather Service, a winter storm watch has been issued for Sunday night through Monday morning.

    The weather service says colder air will begin to filter into the area from the north and will cause the rain in the area to change to snow Sunday night. Sleet is also possible. By Monday, the storm will begin to move away from the area and the precipitation will end.

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  • USCL kicks off 50th year celebration

    Sketches of future buildings and other structures highlighted Thursday’s breakfast that kicked off the 50th anniversary celebration at the University of South Carolina at Lancaster.

    USCL officials and various community leaders gathered in the Bradley Arts and Sciences Building multipurpose room to look back at the past, reflect on the present and ponder the future.

    Dean Dr. John Catalano discussed USCL’s increasing enrollment numbers over recent years and the quality of the faculty aboard.

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  • Driver fled scene after hitting salon

    The S.C. Highway Patrol is asking the public for information about a crash that damaged Four Seasons Tanning Salon on Kershaw-Camden Highway (U.S. 521 Business) on Sunday.

    A 1996 Buick sedan crashed into the salon about 11:30 p.m. The car spun around after hitting the building and the rear of the car crashed through the corner of the building.

    Highway Patrol Lance Cpl. Jeff Gaskin said the estimated speed of the car before the crash was 70 mph. The speed limit there is 45 mph.

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