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Letters

  • Horton has opened my eyes to landfill issue

    Garbage has to be dumped somewhere, but not in my backyard, well at least not North Carolina’s. It is so easy to slumber through issues that seemingly don’t affect us. Hang on! This guy named Gary Horton opened my eyes with his article in Friday’s paper.
    My neighborhood on Charlotte Road is busy as a bee. So much so that I have long delays pulling out of my driveway. Now, our county administration is mulling over the merits of some new funds in the treasury versus about 176 dump trucks hauling garbage right down in front of my home.

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  • Let officials, unemployed change roles for one week

    Everywhere you look prices are rising – from gas to food, clothing and taxes. The only thing not increasing is jobs. How can people live with everything rising except their pay? There’s nothing being done to put folks back to work. But there’s a lot of focus on price hikes. For those of us who don’t have jobs, we can’t afford to live.

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  • Writer praises the Hornes

    I am writing this letter about one of the nicest people I have ever met. It is Sam Horne’s son, Robby Horne, who owns Springdale Pawn and Jewelry. Robby has a heart of gold, just like his dad and grandfather, Bear Horne.
    I would just like to let him know I love him and I thank him for all he has done for me.
    God has put no better men on this earth than Bear, Sam and Robby.
    God bless you, Robby.

    Carl M. Miles
    Lancaster
     

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  • Stores help Indian Land second-graders

    On behalf of the Indian Land Elementary School second-grade class, Mrs. Blum, all of the staff at Indian Land and myself, Mary Pettus, we would like to thank Food Lion, Harris Teeter and Walmart for rallying around all of the holidays to support the Indian Land second-grade class.

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  • Writer seeks info on Barr Street High

    As a graduate of the Barr Street High School Class of 1969, I am proud to see the position The Lancaster News has taken in regards to Black History Month (formerly Black History Week.)
    A few months ago a group of alumni from various classes, including myself, started a page on Facebook. It is called “Barr Street High.”

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  • Time for county to revisit dog ordinances

    By Mary Reimers

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  • As a nation we need to repent

    There was a time when America flourished, wealth beyond belief, it was the superpower of all nations. Our own government stated that there was so much money in Social Security, that it didn’t know what it was going to do with it.
    The economy was booming.
    But during the late 1960s, something went horribly wrong. The “Free Love” movement began and the morals of that generation plummeted.

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  • No need to reveal deputies' name

    A recent story appeared on the front page, above the fold, of The Lancaster News, re-telling the story of a man being shot at the car wash on Lynwood Drive, but this time you added the names of the two deputies that had answered the 911 call. 

    Now was that necessary? A deputy sheriff is part of a team acting under the orders of the sheriff and other state laws in effect. The action taken by these two deputies certainly appeared to be within their area of responsibility. 

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  • Taxahaw Road residents should demand new road

     

    We want to add our input to “County needs to fix all roads - not just Indian Land.” 

    The portion of Taxahaw Road between Antioch Baptist Church and the convenience site has been a terrible road ever since we have lived here. 

    During the 1980s, we operated Melco Cattle Co., and drew visitors from all of the United States. 

    Their first impression of Lancaster was how terrible the roads are. 

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  • Residents seek help with Taxahaw Road

    I would like to comment on Paula Laney’s letter about the bad condition of Taxahaw Road. We have lived in the Taxahaw community for 18 years. 

    There has not been any work done on the road except fill some potholes. It was real bad when I came here. 

    Now they are so bad I don’t think they can be fixed. If people did not live on this road, it should be closed. But we must have a way to get out. We now go to Monroe for doctor visits and hospital care. We also do most of our shopping there.

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