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CHESTER -- For the few months he stayed at Chester Regional Nursing Center, Fred Gaddy did what he'd always done.

The fate of the Indian Land and McBee varsity boys basketball teams rests in the hands of the South Carolina High School League.

President-elect Barack Obama said Thursday the recession could "linger for years" unless Congress pumps unprecedented sums from Washington into the economy.

Editor's Note: The York County Roundup is a weekly look at highlights from The Herald's sister weekly newspapers, the Lake Wylie Pilot, Fort Mill Times and Enquirer-Herald. The publications come out Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, respectively, and are available across the county.

COLUMBIA -- Like James Brown, Aretha Franklin and Sam Cooke, Tommy Ellison got his start as a singer in church. But unlike them, he stayed there.

Wells Fargo Chief Executive John Stumpf, whose company officially bought Wachovia last week, said in an interview Wednesday that minimizing job losses in the acquisition will be a priority, but cuts will begin this year.

COLUMBIA -- South Carolina businesses that want to stay out of trouble under the state's immigration laws should register to use a federal database to check employees' legal work status.

COLUMBIA -- Conservationists who oppose a mega-coal plant near Florence brought in reinforcements Wednesday to fight the $2.2 billion Santee Cooper project.

COLUMBIA -- A state trooper seen on video hitting a fleeing suspect on foot with his patrol car at a Columbia apartment complex in 2007 has been charged with a federal civil rights violation.

More than 350 people attended a rally at a church in Greer to protest a federal judge's order banning South Carolina from producing a religious license plate that carries the words "I Believe."