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Reece Murphy

rmurphy@thelancasternews.com

Patrolling Lancaster police officers found a man shot to death on East Dunlap Street downtown early Wednesday.

A man was found shot to death on East Dunlap Street in Lancaster early Wednesday, and the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office has identified him as 47-year-old Terry Louis “Butch” Thompson.     

Patrolling city police officers found a gunshot victim lying on the ground early Tuesday near the intersection of East Dunlap Street and Thomas Lane.
Officers found the victim about 1:17 a.m., they went to check on the person, found the victim had suffered an apparent gunshot wound and was dead, according to a Lancaster Police Department release.

Among the car show, vendor booths, food trucks, corn hole, fun zones, chili cook off and hay bales, crowds packed the Indian Land Fall Festival on Saturday.

Two Lancaster County women reported separate jewelry thefts totaling more than $27,000 from their homes in the past month.
A Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office incident report said one victim reported that $21,800 in jewelry was stolen from her home in the 2700 block of Dusty Trail Lane on Oct. 21. She told investigators she believed someone she knew stole the jewelry earlier in the month.

Indian Land and Andrew Jackson high schools both placed in the top 10 at Saturday’s 2017 state marching band championship at Spring Valley High in Columbia.

Competing against 52 other cities, Lancaster has received a $25,000 Hometown Economic Development Grant from the S.C. Municipal Association, scoring highest among all the applicants.
The grant was awarded to 10 cities this year, up from eight last year. Lancaster ranked No. 1 on its eligibility rating among the winning cities.
“I think it speaks well for the city and what we’re trying to do with our central business district,” Mayor John Howard said.

A 58-year-old woman’s body was found by her daughters Sunday morning at her Lancaster home, apparently beaten to death with a hammer, and her husband has been charged with murder.

A 58-year-old woman was found dead by her daughter Sunday morning at a South York Street home and her husband has been charged with allegedly killing her with a hammer.
Mildred Burris Arnold has been identified as the victim, according to the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office.