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  • U.S. 521 to get another stoplight

    INDIAN LAND – A new traffic light will soon be installed at an Indian Land intersection.

    Residents have clamored for a light at the intersection of U.S. 521 and Jim Wilson Road ever since construction began there on several commercial properties.

    The area now features a CVS drug store, BB&T bank, Wendy’s and the new library, with a Harris Teeter grocery store expected to open this spring.

    And as traffic has increased, so have the number of car accidents, as residents have been forced to dart across several lanes of traffic.

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  • Lancaster County receives $81,327 for emergency food, shelter programs

    Lancaster County has been awarded federal funds under the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program.

    The county will receive $81,327 to supplement emergency food and shelter programs.

    The selection was made by a national board that is chaired by the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency and consists of representatives from the Salvation Army, American Red Cross, United Jewish Communities, Catholic Charities USA, National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA and United Way of America.  

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  • Florists feel the pinch this Valentine’s Day

    For the last few years, Frances Baker has seen a good deal of business at her flower shop. But the declining economy has presented her with a thorny problem – fewer customers.

    Baker, owner of The Lily Pad Florist on S.C. 9 Bypass, said she has seen a significant drop in customers as Valentine’s Day edges closer.

    Through Wednesday night, she said orders for Valentine’s Day flowers were only about 25 percent of the total ordered during the same time last year. She also said she’s seen far fewer pre-orders compared to last year.

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  • Billboard campaign seeks to educate motorists about distracted driving

    CHARLOTTE  – AAA Carolinas is expanding its ad campaign to billboards in North and South Carolina to warn drivers of the dangers of distracted driving, particularly the use of a cell phone and texting while driving.

    “Last year, we started a campaign with ads above gas pumps in gas stations in different counties in the Carolinas to warn drivers of the possible consequences of using a cell phone or texting while driving,” said Tom Crosby, president of AAA Carolinas’ Traffic Safety Foundation.

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  • Early warm spell doesn’t concern local peach farmer

    The recent stretch of warm weather has Lancaster County plants a little confused.

    Van Wyck resident Janie Straight said daffodils are blooming where she lives.

    And in Rich Hill, some of the peach trees at Don Gowan’s farm are budding.

    Gowan, a longtime peach farmer, is accustomed to the ups and downs of growing the delectable, fuzzy fruit. He has about 25 acres of peaches, 1 acre of plums and about 2 acres of Asian pears.

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  • Photos signed by DiMaggio, Mantle to be auctioned at gala

    A baseball signed by major league stars, a puppy and art are just some of the items that will be auctioned off during the Lancaster County Council of the Arts’ annual gala on Saturday.

    The gala, the arts council’s biggest fundraiser, begins at 7 p.m. Saturday at The Fairway Room at the Lancaster Golf Club. The theme is Mardi Gras Mystique.

    A jazz band, fortune teller, magician, food and open bar will be part of the fun. The band, Troy Conn, will be performing New Orleans-style jazz.

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  • Lancaster man gets 16 years in federal prison on gun charge

    A Lancaster man was sentenced to almost 16 years in federal prison on a gun charge last week.

    Larry Ingram Jr., 24, was charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm or ammunition, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

    The federal case against Ingram began with an incident in the city of Lancaster on April 11, 2008.

    According to a Lancaster Police Department report, officers were investigating a disturbance at a store on Chesterfield Avenue.

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  • Police reports ee" February 13, 2009

    According to Lancaster Police Department reports:

    – A man went into Westgate Exxon about 6:15 p.m. Saturday and pointed a gun at the clerk in an apparent robbery attempt.

    According to the report, a man in his early 20s came into the store, pointed a black .22-caliber revolver at the clerk and handed the clerk a note that demanded money.

    As the clerk was getting the money, the robber asked the clerk if he was going to call the police. When the clerk said yes, the robber left without taking any money.

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  • Seek help early on to avoid losing your home

    Help is just a phone call or mouse click away for those looking to avoid home foreclosure.

    Wilson Consulting Associates is offering free counseling and consultation to residents who fear they may lose their homes.

    The group is providing the services through its partnership with Family Services Inc., which last year received federal grant money to assist homeowners.

    Jeff Wilson is the senior project manager for Wilson Consulting Associates, which serves residents in Lancaster, York, Chester and Mecklenburg counties on behalf on Family Services.

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  • Christian Services director needs liver transplant

    A woman who has worked countless hours to make sure local families have food, clothing and other basic needs now needs some help of her own.

    Jody Miles, who has served as director of Christian Services for 17 years, needs a liver transplant.

    She contracted hepatitis C in the 1980s from a blood transfusion, and the disease has damaged her liver.

    In 1991, she was told she would probably need a liver transplant.

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