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A woman out on bond in a December armed robbery has been arrested in two similar holdups at Lancaster businesses and is suspected in a third – all committed within minutes of each other Monday night.

Four months after being diagnosed with lung cancer, Lancaster Mayor John Howard died Tuesday night at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte.

A Lancaster man faces multiple charges in the armed robbery of a convenience store last month.

Andrew Jackson State Park celebrated the 251st birthday of its namesake March 24.

The city’s Performing Arts Department has come under fire on budget issues over the past month, with city council just one vote short of eliminating the Performing Arts Series of concerts at its March 13 meeting.
Council member Hazel Taylor, who voted to kill the concerts, commented in an interview after the meeting that the money should be used for other things like hiring police officers and firefighters.

County officials might put a $10.8 million bond referendum before voters in November to fund recreation upgrades across the county.
Officials are in the initial stages of a plan that would get the measure on the general election ballot Nov. 13.
If approved, the bond would be used for five projects:
◆ Upgrade and expand the Indian Land Recreation Center on U.S. 521, at a cost of $4.5 million.
◆ Develop the planned Harrisburg Road Soccer Complex for $2.5 million.  
◆ Partly fund the Lindsay Pettus Greenway with $2.5 million.