🌱 What Lancaster County Council decided on the mosque, rezoning, and new administrator
Lancaster, South Carolina Patch AM: a 4 min readHi there, Lancaster! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- What Lancaster County Council decided on the mosque, rezoning, and new administrator
- Lancaster County remembers Master Deputy Michael Hirtle’s decades of service
- How a Lancaster startup just landed a $25,000 innovation grant
Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, with a high of 79 and low of 58 degrees.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 75, low: 45.
- Friday: Pleasant with sunshine, with a high of 78 and low of 53 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Lancaster County Council Denies Indian Land Mosque Conditional Use, Defers Charlotte Highway Rezoning Another 60 Days, and Authorizes Contract for New County Administrator (wrhi.com) — Lancaster County Council just denied a conditional use for an Indian Land mosque, delayed a major Charlotte Highway commercial rezoning another 60 days, and moved forward on hiring a new county administrator. Council also advanced multiple rezonings, backed a federal road-safety grant, and heard updates on United Way’s Meeting Street shelter project and a new Indian Land emergency department opening soon. 
• ‘An incredible man': Lancaster County Sheriff's Office honors late master deputy (wbtv.com) — Lancaster County is mourning Master Deputy Michael Hirtle, who died Sunday at his home in Lancaster after nearly 25 years serving local residents in city police and the sheriff’s office. Colleagues remember him as a warm, community-minded officer who treated everyone like family and embodied “protect and serve,” and they’re asking neighbors to keep his loved ones and law enforcement family in their thoughts and prayers.
• SCRA awards $25K grant to Vet Media Group, adds Digital Site Box as member company (upstatebusinessjournal.com) — A Lancaster-based startup called Pathly has been awarded a $25,000 startup grant from the South Carolina Research Authority, putting local innovators in the spotlight. The grant supports Pathly alongside companies in Rock Hill, Sullivans Island, Greenville, and Charleston, all working on tech-driven solutions. These firms also gain access to expert coaching and potential future investment.
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💬 Chatter
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- BRUNO is still out here LOST!!!
He’s been seen a couple of times on Tom Green Rd. I’ve been up and down the road a thousand times looking and calling for him. Everyone please… (Nextdoor Shiloh Unity Rd) - Female Ruby Throated Hummingbird.
They are here at my house now. Have been for a couple of weeks. I always look forward to their return. They are gems of the sky. With the camera… (Nextdoor Edgewater Pkwy)
- Government Jobs posted a job opening for Custodian in Lancaster. Apply here.
- Lancaster CSD posted a job opening for Assistant Boys Track Coach in Lancaster. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lancaster here.
🗞 Nearby News
Kershaw
- With Kershaw plant announcement, layoffs in SC cross the 2,000 mark (southcarolinapublicradio.org)
- Multiple agencies searching for missing fisherman on Wateree River (wltx.com)
- 3rd congressional district would host Palmetto Bowl every year in proposed SC map (myrtlebeachonline.com)
Rock Hill
- Seven Seniors Recognized for Highest GPAs at Winthrop Commencement Ceremonies (wrhi.com)
- Rock Hill Proposes Shift from Free Bus Routes to Paid Transit Model (wrhi.com)
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