• CN2 – Public Health: Former SC DHEC Director On What Needs To Be Done To Stop COVID-19

    Published On: July 29, 2020Categories: Article/NewsTags:

    By CN2 https://www.cn2.com/public-health-former-sc-dhec-director-on-what-needs-to-be-done-to-stop-covid-19/ LANCASTER, S.C. — The former director of DHEC spoke in Lancaster earlier this week on how a history of...

  • The Lancaster News – Expert: Avoid long exposure to unmasked, close crowds

    Published On: July 23, 2020Categories: Article/NewsTags:

    Expert: Avoid long exposure to unmasked, close crowds By Greg Summers Wednesday, July 22, 2020 at 2:00 am (Updated: July 22, 2:00 am) https://www.thelancasternews.com/content/expert-avoid-long-exposure-unmasked-close-crowds...

  • The Lancaster News – Editor’s Column: A choice about what we venerate

    Published On: July 15, 2020Categories: Article/NewsTags:

    I am old enough to remember racially segregated water fountains side-by-side on Lancaster’s Main Street. The movie theater had a separate entrance that took black patrons up a narrow staircase to the balcony. Our doctor’s office had two waiting rooms – one with upholstered chairs and magazines for white families, one with flat wooden benches for black families.

  • The search for a logo

    Published On: July 10, 2020Categories: Article/NewsTags:

    The Arras logo isn’t a random green doodle on a piece of paper. Yaxi Xiao, a Chinese student at New York City’s School of Visual Arts, designed the logo last spring after the Arras Foundation’s branding project was selected for the school’s free marketing program in a worldwide competition.

  • The Lancaster News – New name rebrands an anchor institution

    Published On: July 10, 2020Categories: Article/NewsTags:

    Lancaster’s leading philanthropy changed its name Friday, separating itself from a years-old controversy that has become more intense in the current national debate over memorials linked to slavery. The J. Marion Sims Foundation will now be the Arras Foundation. Arras (AIR-us), a Middle English word meaning diverse tapestry, pays homage to the area’s textile-weaving roots, said foundation President Susan DeVenny.