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Today's News

  • Bruins top Vikes in region opener

     

       

    The No. 2 Lancaster Bruins opened region play with a tough 79-68 win over Spartanburg in the Vikings’ gym on Tuesday.

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  • IL Warriors win for split

     

       

    INDIAN LAND – Coming off a road win over Class AAA foe Chester High School on Saturday, Indian Land was hoping the momentum would carry over and make a difference.

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  • Lancaster wrestlers seeking to rebound in senior night match

    The Lancaster High School wrestling team will host Bruins’ wrestling senior night as LHS faces Region III-AAAA rival Gaffney tonight.

    The Bruins, 9-5, are coming off a split at home on Tuesday night.

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  • Bruins top Vikes in region opener

     

       

    The No. 2 Lancaster Bruins opened region play with a tough 79-68 win over Spartanburg in the Vikings’ gym on Tuesday.

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  • Three men arrested in home invasion

    A group of men were arrested this week after they allegedly broke into a Lancaster home, demanded money and attacked a baby.
    Lancaster County sheriff's deputies were called to a home in 200 block of Clearwater Drive on Jan. 8 about a home invasion, according to a sheriff's office press release. After speaking with residents of the home, deputies quickly learned that a burglary and attempted armed robbery had just occurred.
    The residents told deputies they were sleeping when a group of men armed with handguns and wearing masks broke into their home.  

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  • Our View: Candidates should court all voters, not just older ones

    The Republican primary season is in high gear in South Carolina, evidenced both by the number of campaign signs popping up like mushrooms in area yards and the number of presidential hopefuls racing around the state.
    This week, GOP presidential hopeful Texas Gov. Rick Perry made two stops in Lancaster County – both to talk with senior voters. He stopped Tuesday morning at Sun City Carolina Lakes, where he spoke at the Lake House, then stopped to have lunch with the Retired Council of the Lancaster County Chamber of Commerce at Charley’s Cafe.

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  • Whittlesey column: It’s time for Americans to wake up to reality

    This is in response to Sheila Bickford’s column, “Why hasn’t our congressman supported American Jobs Act?”

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  • Half-staff flags in memory of fallen firefighter

    Flags are at half-staff from sunup to sundown today to mark respect for the memory of David Crenshaw of the Pendleton Fire Department, who died in the line of duty on Monday Jan. 9, 2012.

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  • Stump was a mainstay in voting office

    In more than two decades of service as the director of the Lancaster County Voter Registration and Election Commission Office, Cassie Stump has seen plenty.
    During her 20 years with the county, Stump has seen voting go from the use of paper ballots to the now easier-to-use touch screens at the various county precincts.
    “Now we have electronic voting equipment, which is so easy to us,” said Stump, who retired from her duties Dec. 30.

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  • For improvement, look in mirror, not to Washington

    Editor’s note: Portions of Greg Gregory’s guest column were omitted in the Jan. 6 edition of The Lancaster News. Here is the column in its entirety.

    “Your life isn’t changed by the man that’s elected..” – Avett Brothers
    Americans look with desperation to Washington to solve our problems. For many of us, however, our largest problem is in the mirror. For what we are doing to ourselves through lack of exercise and an atrocious diet presents a much greater threat to our well-being than an entrenched Congress.

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