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  • Tyree inspires audience to continue MLK’s dream

    Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. not only dreamed about what he could do but he did it, said keynote speaker Omar Tyree at the eighth annual Community Scholarship Breakfast held Monday to honor the late civil rights leader.

    Tyree, a New York Times best-selling author, spoke to an exuberant crowd of more than 200 people gathered at the University of South Carolina at Lancaster Bradley Arts and Sciences Building. He emphasized the importance of visualizing where you want to be in life and applying all that you’ve learned to get there.

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  • Be wary of requests for water tests in mailboxes

    Neither the city nor county water district are testing your water.

    Residents in the Elgin community of the county, and the Forest Hills neighborhood in the city of Lancaster say someone is leaving small water bottles at their mailboxes, asking residents to fill them with water from their homes and leave them for collection at the mailbox.

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  • Winterland ‘to land of black ice’?

    Kathy Blackmon and her children, Madison, 11, and Hunter, 8, rode down the snowy banks of their yard on a sled on Dean Lane in the Rich Hill community.

    With rosy cheeks, the three shook out their gloves and stomped their boots clean of snow before going into the house for breakfast, complete with hot cocoa.

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  • Breaking News Weather service issues winter storm warning

    Lancaster County is under a winter storm warning from 9 p.m. tonight to 3 p.m. Tuesday.

    The National Weather Service is predicting 3 inches of snow to fall across the region between tonight and Tuesday morning.

    Bryan Vaughn, director of safety and transportation for the Lancaster County School District, said he’ll be checking roads after midnight, when the snow is expected to start falling.

    He said school officials will make a decision whether to hold school, delay it or cancel school by 5:30 a.m. Tuesday.

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  • Police reports – January 16, 2009

    According to Lancaster Police Department reports:

    – A large capacity gas-powered concrete saw was reported stolen from a Gonzales Concrete Finishing truck at a West Barr Street home about 9:25 a.m. Jan. 11. The saw is valued at $1,000.

    According to Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office reports:

    – Fire destroyed a recreational vehicle parked at a storage unit on Old Bailes Road on Jan. 9.

    The report said the owner was cleaning the RV and turning on the appliances when he noticed heavy smoke coming from the refrigerator area.

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  • Frigid temps on way

    Lancaster County will be in the deep freezer by Friday morning.

    A cold front will pass through Thursday, allowing colder air to rush into area. Overnight on Thursday, the temperature is expected to drop to 16 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. Friday night will be even colder, with a low of 11 degrees.

    Highs will be in the 40s on Wednesday and Thursday, but Friday’s high will only reach 33. Saturday’s high will be 38, according to the weather service.

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  • Breaking News Tanker explodes; driver pulled from truck

    Employees from a nearby business rescued a man from an overturned gasoline tanker just before it exploded on Tuesday afternoon.

    J.B. Burns, who works at Fastenal, a construction and industrial supply company, heard a crash outside the business and looked out to see the tanker flipped on its side. The crash happened at U.S. 521 and Twilight Road at 1:54 p.m., according to the S.C. Highway Patrol.

    Burns told a coworker, Stephen Cudd, to call 911.

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  • New IL library a crowd-pleaser

    INDIAN LAND – “The Johnstown Flood.” “The Phantom Stallion” series. “Larry and the Meaning of Life.”

    Book lovers can’t wait to get their hands on these shiny, new books at the Del Webb Library at Indian Land.

    The library had an unpublicized opening on Jan. 5, but residents and county officials gathered Sunday for a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

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  • Group starts critical needs fund here

    A local foundation has stepped up to the plate to help those in need in Lancaster County.

    The Lancaster County Community Foundation, an endowment established 20 years ago, has organized a special fund to award grants to agencies in the county that provide aid to residents.

    Foundation board members plan to award grants through its new critical needs response fund until March.

    Board chairwoman Jodie Plyler said the foundation has raised $10,000, but is asking the community for more donations.

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  • Work to start on court building

    Lancaster County Clerk of Court Jeff Hammond has chosen a builder to do renovations at the former Springs Industries’ Wamsutta store building, which will serve as a temporary courthouse.

    Lancaster County bought the 27,100-square-foot building on S.C. 9, across from Springs Global’s Grace Complex, for $825,000 late last year. The money came from funds reserved for temporary court expenses.

    The county needs a temporary courthouse after an arsonist set fire to the historic Lancaster County Courthouse on Main Street last August.

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