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Housing Authority Board to meet Oct. 18

The Housing Authority of Lancaster Board of Commissioners will meet at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 18 in the Dr. James A. Boykin Boardroom, 3502 Caroline Courts. For details, call (803) 285-7214.

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Mental health board to meet

The Catawba Community Mental Health Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 18 in the Catawba CMHC Lancaster Clinic, 1906 Highway 521 Bypass South.

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Free community meal Oct. 18

$7.2 million worth of fire trucks

A $7.2 million photo was taken Sept. 30 in the county administration parking lot.
It’s a group shot of the 18 new fire trucks now in station houses across Lancaster County.
“It’s an awesome thing to stand there and see all that apparatus side by side like that,” said Darren Player, Lancaster County Fire Rescue director. “You realize a huge cooperative effort made the photo possible. From our elected leaders to volunteers who do the lion’s share of the work and a career staff…. That’s quite a coalition at work.”

YMCA coming to Lancaster

Lancaster County is getting its first YMCA.
Officials announced Tuesday that the Upper Palmetto YMCA will be taking over the operations of USC Lancaster’s C.D. Gregory Health and Wellness Center.
The Upper Palmetto YMCA will start managing the 36-year-old center Dec. 1 and plans to “increase programming and to enhance the fitness offerings of the center,” said Shana Dry, USCL’s spokeswoman.
The name will change to the Gregory Family YMCA.

Walters shoots 62, ties course...

Drew Walters has etched his name with the elite in Lancaster Golf Club history.

The 29-year-old avid Lancaster golfer tied the course record, shooting a 10-under 62 to tie the mark held by former Buford High School star golfer Trevor Banks, a prep state champion at BHS.

Walters, over 18 holes from the white tees, posted 10 birdies and eight pars. He had five birdies on the front nine and five on the back.

Prior to Walters and Banks, the late Doc Catoe held the old LGC record of 63.

Man dies in Buford house fire

A Buford man is believed to have died early Sunday in a fire at his home on Mary Lee Lane.
The victim tentatively has been identified as 33-year-old Eric Thomas Belk, according to a statement from the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office.
Belk, a 2002 Buford High School graduate, was known as “Dank” to friends and family. He worked for Keywell Metals in Monroe and as a well-known soccer referee for Lancaster County Parks and Recreation for more than a decade.

Blackmon votes to give herself $...

Newly installed Lancaster City Council member Linda Blackmon broke a 3-3 tie Tuesday night as the council granted her request for $6,750 in back pay, compensating her for the nine months when a legal challenge kept her from taking office.
But her vote drew immediate scrutiny under South Carolina’s ethics statute, which says public officials must recuse themselves on any vote “that affects their own economic interests.”

21-year-old gymnastics teacher...

A 21-year-old woman died Wednesday night when her car ran off S.C. 9 east of Lancaster, hit a culvert and overturned, trapping her inside.
Vertrice Janet Belk, who lived in the Buford community, was traveling east near Roach Drive about 9:30 when her 2003 Honda Accord crashed, according to Highway Patrol Lance Cpl. Gary Miller. Belk was not wearing her seatbelt.
Belk died at the scene from multiple injuries in the single-car crash, according to a statement from the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office.

Blackmon seeks $6,750 in back pay

Newly sworn in Lancaster City Council member Linda Blackmon has requested back pay for the nine months she would have served on the council if Jackie Harris had not sued her over the 2016 election results.
Blackmon wants $6,750 in back pay, according to the agenda for Tuesday night’s city council meeting, which was set to begin after press time.
Blackmon’s request got mixed reviews Tuesday afternoon.