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  • A true public servant passes

    Everybody in Chester and Fairfield Counties seemed to know Keith Hudson and everyone seemed to like him. When you help as many people as Hudson did, you tend to make a lot of friends.
    Unfortunately, it was obvious on Monday how many lives Hudson touched. All the mourners that attended his funeral wouldn't fit in Parkway Baptist Church. Cars overflowed the parking lot and stretched a half-mile down two separate streets.

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  • BREAKING NEWS: Chester School District to mediate with Fairfield School District

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    In a special meeting on Friday, the Chester County Board of School Trustees met for nearly 90 minutes in executive session for a legal briefing related to the controversy involving the education of Mitford students. In a prepared statement read immediately after the closed session, Chair Maggie James made the following announcement:

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  • Aultman ending career as publisher

    News & Reporter Publisher Buddy Aultman has announced his retirement, effective May 31.
    Aultman moved to Chester County in 1992 and has been at The News & Reporter since 1995.    
    Aultman has published newspapers in Kentucky, Georgia, Delaware and Virginia. Prior to moving to South Carolina, he was president of a group of suburban papers in the Washington, D.C. area.
    He has mostly worked for other companies but also started a couple of publications which he sold.

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  • BREAKING NEWS UPDATE VI: All local challengers off the ballot, primary may not be held

    None of the announced challengers for local political offices will have their names on the ballots for June's primaries.

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  • Ruling may remove challengers from ballot

    A decision made by the State Supreme Court on Wednesday could remove the names of hundreds of challengers from the ballots of June's political primaries, including some in Chester County.
    Some Lexington County voters brought the suit, which sought to remove candidates from the ballot that did not file their required statements of economic interest with the State Ethics Commission on time. The deadline for filing those forms was March 30, the same date that filing for the primaries ended.

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  • First candidate forum is Tuesday

    The first in a series of candidate forums/debates is coming on Tuesday.
    On May 1, the Greater Richburg Association and ChesterWhistle.net will sponsor a candidate forum at the Lewisville Elementary School Auditorium. The doors will open to the public at 6 p.m. with the debate running from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m.

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  • Ernandez passes

    John "Buddy" Ernandez had been in failing health for some time, but nothing keeps a soldier from carrying out an assignment.
    Last month, Ernandez attended a ceremony which honored his service in World War II. He was presented the Legion of Honor, France's highest civilian honor, by a French dignitary. He didn't say much that day and was in a wheelchair, but after the medal was pinned to his shirt, he gave a long salute.
    Ernandez, a soldier, businessman and proud son of Lando passed away on Saturday after a battle with cancer. He was 86.

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  • Debates, candidate forums, on tap

    With primary elections coming up in the county in June, a series of debates and candidate forums have been scheduled to introduce candidates to the public and let voters know where those seeking office stand on the issues.
    The first event is being co-sponsored by the Greater Richburg Association and ChesterWhistle.net on May 1 from 7-9 p.m. at the Lewisville Elementary School Auditorium. The doors will open to the public at 6 p.m.

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  • BREAKING NEWS: East Chester to hold community forum about violence

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    There will be a community forum for East Chester at the S.L. Finley Center on Saturday, April 14 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. This meeting, to address community violence, will be held by City of Chester Police Chief Andre' Williams, Mayor Wanda Stringfellow and members of the Chester City Council. The community is invited to attend.

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  • BREAKING NEWS: Great Falls man airlifted after tanker accident on U.S. 21

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    The driver of a water tanker traveling on U.S. Highway 21 on Wednesday morning lost control of the vehicle, overturned and was airlifted to a Charlotte, N.C. hospital. The driver has been identified as Freeman Boulware, 61, of 5522 Old Winnsboro Road in Great Falls, said S.C. Highway Patrol Lance Cpl. Billy Elder. The accident occurred at 9:23 a.m. about 3.4 miles north of Fort Lawn, Elder said. Boulware, who was driving a 1993 International water tanker, was traveling south on U.S 21, the trooper said.

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