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A Buford man who was supposed to be helping an ailing neighbor around the house has been charged with stealing more than $21,000 in cash, jewelry and other items over the past year and half.

Now that the S.C. Supreme Court has upheld the Lancaster City Council District 3 election results, affected parties are discussing how to prevent or shorten future such controversies.
The ideas include:
◆ Getting the S.C. legislature to change municipal election laws to mirror the statutes for county and state elections, which allow more initial time to resolve disputes.

I am beginning to think self-care is a cliché.  
I see people talk about it on TV. I see businesses try to sell it. I read magazine articles about it. John Tesh shares tips on his nightly radio show.
Self-care gets so much coverage, but it never seems to translate into actual self-care.
Know what I mean?
Last week I talked with a lady who is 36 years old and has three kids, two dogs, a spouse and a full-time job. She barely has time to breathe.
She knows she needs to take better care of herself, but she’s hesitant.

Chloe Mungo
For The Lancaster News

A transformer problem cut electricity to 7,800 Duke Energy customers across much of Lancaster on Wednesday morning.
The outages were fixed within three hours, said Rick Jiran, Duke Energy’s vice president of community affairs.
The problem disrupted numerous businesses and government offices. City Hall went dark, and the Lancaster County Economic Development Department and Lancaster County Veteran Affairs offices, both in the 1000 block of West Meeting Street, were closed.

Before giving the measure final approval Tuesday night, the Lancaster County Council reduced the new stormwater fee for Panhandle homeowners from $75 to $60 a year.
The fee will be added to upcoming tax bills and applies to the area from S.C. 5 north to the county line. That portion of the county (Indian Land) is now considered to be in Charlotte’s urban area, with more than 1,000 residents per square mile.

A suspect in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Daquan Blackmon was denied bond Wednesday during a hearing in General Session Court that revealed new details about the Aug. 18 case.