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Commemoration of Battle of the Waxhaws May 25

The National Society, the South Carolina Society and the General Francis Marion Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution will host the 239th Commemoration of the Battle of the Waxhaws, better known as Buford Massacre, May 25, at the battle site, near Buford Crossroads, about 9 miles east of Lancaster. 

A Lancaster County man was hit and killed by a moving train early Sunday morning at the intersection of U.S. 521 and Waxhaw Highway (S.C. 75).
Lancaster County Fire Marshal Russell Rogers said the train conductor called 911 shortly after the incident, which did not involve any vehicles.
Based on witness statements, Rogers said the death was an apparent suicide.
Lancaster County Coroner Karla Deese said she had no plans to release the victim’s name, out of respect for his family.

Mowing the grass at his church Friday afternoon, an 86-year-old Lancaster man died when the mower tumbled down a steep slope, trapping him beneath it and catching fire.
According to the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office, the victim was James McIntyre.
Lancaster County Fire Marshal Russell Rogers said it seemed as if the lawn mower had turned over on top of McIntyre on Delancey Street, spilling gas and sparking the fire.

Hours before the Red Rose Festival’s kickoff, a bomb scare scrambled Lancaster emergency responders and diverted lunchtime traffic downtown, triggering a three-car wreck on the edge of the cordoned-off area.
Lancaster police and firefighters shut down North Main Street from Covenant Place to Woodland Drive – blocks filled with large churches and major financial institutions – while waiting for SLED’s bomb squad to arrive.