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  • Kerosene prices rise as supply decreases

    As gasoline prices continue to drop from their record highs last fall, supplies of kerosene have dwindled, causing prices to skyrocket.

    According to the Web site, www.homeheatingoilprices.com, which tracks oil, propane and kerosene prices throughout the country, the average price for a gallon of kerosene is $3.85, an increase of $1 over last year and 30 cents over the last month.  

    In comparison, AAA reports the average national price for a gallon of regular gas at $1.85. The South Carolina average for a gallon of regular is $1.70.

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  • City preps to seek a cut of stimulus package

    Lancaster City Council has identified projects that could possibly receive funding under Barack Obama’s proposed stimulus package.

    Earlier this month, Obama unveiled the multi-billion dollar American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan, which is projected to foster short- and long-term economic growth through the creation of jobs that focus on energy use and infrastructural needs.

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  • LHS teacher performing as part of pre-inaugural event

    Charisse Witherspoon has the chance to witness Barack Obama’s historic swearing in Tuesday, but has chosen to come back to Lancaster in time for the start of classes that day.

    Witherspoon, an English and drama teacher at Lancaster High School, is part of a six-member gospel group Promises that is performing during a movie screening today in Washington, D.C.

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  • Sanford honors park ranger for river rescue

    Al James. Landsford Canal State Park superintendent, was honored by Gov. Mark Sanford in last week’s State of the State address. Sanford held him up as an example for all state employees as he began the annual address.

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  • Goody’s closing down 282 stores

    KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Goody’s Family Clothing Inc., a retailer of moderately-priced family apparel with a store in Lancaster, is going out of business.

    The store has announced a going-out-of-business sale in all 282 stores across 20 states, principally in the Southeast and Midwest.

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  • Council opposes Sanford’s plans

    County Council members plan to oppose Gov. Mark Sanford’s proposed plan to close the University of South Carolina at Lancaster.

    At a special workshop Monday night, council members discussed a variety of upcoming issues, including Sanford’s recently unveiled state spending proposal. The $5.8 billion budget calls for the closing of USCL and the USC campuses at Union and Salkehatchie over a two-year period.

    Council discussed drafting a resolution asking Sanford to keep USCL open.

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  • Obama takes office

    With a crowd of millions watching, Barack Obama was sworn in Tuesday as the 44th president of the United States.

    Lancaster County Council chairman Fred Thomas was watching the inauguration unfold on his television in Lancaster, but was getting a first-hand account from his nephew in Washington, D.C.

    Adrian Mood, a senior at Howard University, was one of the millions of people standing at the National Mall. He called his uncle periodically as he watched Obama take the oath of office.

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  • Board considers consolidating schools

    GREAT FALLS – Chester County School District is making plans to handle a severe state budget cut.

    Nothing has been decided, though some people believe a decision has already been made to close the schools in Great Falls and send those students to Lewisville schools.

    School trustee Jim Stroman said the board heard a presentation about consolidation as a budget option from district staff.

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  • YouthBuild to help HOPE expand its building

    HOPE in Lancaster, a charitable organization known for helping Lancaster County’s needy, will soon receive some assistance of its own.

    YouthBuild, a youth program that helps low-income students learn job skills through construction projects, has agreed to build an addition to HOPE’s headquarters at 2008 Pageland Highway.

    The program recently received a grant from the U.S. Department of Labor that allocated $70,000 towards the construction of a new building or renovation of an existing building for a nonprofit agency in the area.  

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  • Water tower will sport ‘Indian Land’

    INDIAN LAND – The Lancaster County Water and Sewer District Commission voted Jan. 13 to allow the name “Indian Land” to be painted on the community’s newest water tower.

    The board unanimously accepted a proposal from LCWSD Director Mark Knight to amend its policy to include the name of the community in which each water tower is located, along with the water and sewer district’s logo in its paint scheme.

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