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Today's News

  • Are feds 'pimping' mussel?

    Lancaster County Council members likened proposed regulations on how to deal with an endangered mussel to living in a police state and extortion.

    Council debated a resolution concerning the Carolina heelsplitter during its first meeting of the year Monday night.

    The county is considering establishing a special zoning district called an overlay to protect the heelsplitter in the booming Indian Land area. About 7,800 acres of property is proposed for rezoning in the district.

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  • Demand high for aid from charities

    Local charities are not sure what to expect in terms of donations and need levels in 2008, but they are feeling some apprehension from high unemployment.

    Kershaw Area Resource Exchange (KARE) appears to be in the most precarious position.

    KARE Administrator Mike Hilton said monetary donations continue to fall at his agency while need continues to increase.

    "Unfortunately, that has just coincided with the loss of jobs," Hilton said. "There's definitely more need right now than we're used to having."

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  • Man kills raccoon he thought was rabid

    INDIAN LAND - Ravenwood resident Joe Patterson knew there was something wrong with a raccoon on his property last week.

    Patterson said he heard one of his dogs "barking his head off" and went to investigate. He saw an obviously sick raccoon jerking around his yard.

    "One – you don't see a raccoon during the day, and, two, he was staggering," Patterson said.

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  • Town halts plans to remove towering trees - for now

    KERSHAW - The town of Kershaw will look more carefully at a proposal to cut down 17 trees on Matson Street to repair sidewalks in what some consider the most beautiful area of town.

    Town Council voted unanimously Monday to table a resolution to remove the towering trees and their roots, which are causing the sidewalks along the street to crack.

    The estimated cost to remove the trees, rebuild the sidewalks and plant new trees is $75,000.

    Town Administrator Tony Starnes said the sidewalks are dangerous, as some are raised six to eight inches.

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  • Lancaster man faces cocaine trafficking, other charges

    A complaint about a Lancaster man waving a gun in a parking lot Tuesday evening led to the seizure of about three ounces of cocaine, nearly $1,000 in drug money and a stolen firearm.

    James Edward Hayden, 49, of 3085 North Apartments, was charged Tuesday with trafficking powder cocaine 28 to 100 grams, second offense.

    Deputies came to the apartment complex between 6 and 6:30 p.m. after receiving a call about a man in a yellow jacket in the parking lot with a gun, according to a Lancaster County Sheriff's Office incident report.

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  • Resolve to help abused child in 2008

    It’s the time of year that many of us make resolutions about changes we will make in the upcoming year.

    Some popular resolutions are losing weight, exercising more and paying off debt, just to name a few. These are all worthwhile, but maybe this year we could consider a goal that empowers us to help children in need – becoming a volunteer Guardian ad Litem for an abused or neglected child.

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  • Community journalism remains focus

    Several years ago, I participated in a job fair for graduating journalists at the University of South Carolina in Columbia. Representatives from media outlets across the nation – newspapers, broadcast, television and public relation firms – also were there.

    We were there interviewing and touting our businesses to the future graduates. I was there representing The Lancaster News and our parent company, Landmark Community Newspapers Inc. (LCNI.) As the day wore on, folks from the different businesses began to wander around the concourse talking to reps at their booths.

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  • A lot of ‘good-hearted people’ in Lancaster

    I would to thank all the wonderful people who live in Lancaster County. We are always hearing about the bad things people do. Well, I want to tell about some good things people do.

    Again this year, the Lancaster County Council on Aging (COA) sponsored the “shoe boxes for seniors,” a project that was started about six years ago.

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  • Football officials hall to induct Melton

    The way Lancaster area high school football official Max Melton figures, had he not switched field positions, he might not be in line for the state's highest honor in working prep games.

    Melton, who entered high school football officiating as an umpire before becoming a referee, will be inducted into the S.C. High School Football Officials Association Hall of Fame on Saturday night.

    The induction will be at Seawell's Restaurant in Columbia.

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  • Home no more safe haven because of thieves

    My heart was truly warmed this Christmas season as I witnessed a tremendous outpouring of love in and around Lancaster County. Donations of food, toys, money and clothing were overwhelming and renewed my faith in humankind.

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