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Proposed school budgets for 2013-14 set at $95.4 million
Lancaster County School Board members got their first look at the district’s proposed 2013-14 budgets during their meeting Tuesday night, May 21.
The proposed financial plans for the upcoming fiscal year include an $80.5 million general fund budget and a $14.9 million debt services budget, and calls for a slight increase in total millage for county taxpayers.
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South Middle, Indian Land Middle schools now on national honors list
A sense of purpose
Those who live here know what good jobs most Lancaster County schools do, but the entire country now knows how good at least two of them are doing.
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Kids step up for 4-H program
Holding her father Kevin’s hand, Kaitlyn Hudson hopped onto the seat of a chair, leaned close to the microphone and told Lancaster County Council what the county’s 4-H program means to her.
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Not enough members show to have quorum
Heath Springs Council fails to meet
HEATH SPRINGS – The Heath Springs Town Council meeting Tuesday, May 21, was rather uneventful and brief. No formal motions. No action. Not even any debate.
That’s because the meeting never happened.
Only one council member – Mark Bridges – was at Town Hall on time for the 7 p.m. meeting. Councilwoman Iva Drakeford appeared a few minutes afterward.
Five people serve on Heath Springs Town Council, so at least three members must be present to have a quorum.
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Lancaster’s Ronald Taylor just wants to be like everyone else
– Editor’s note: In the next two issues, The Lancaster News will profile students who have overcome the odds to earn a high school diploma in 2013.
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1,500 customers without electricity for about four hours
Downed tree causes Thursday power outage
A fallen tree caused more than 1,500 Duke Energy customers in Lancaster to lose power early Thursday, May 23.
Rick Jiran, the utility company’s district manager, said a “big tree” fell on a power line about 6 a.m., knocking down two spans of lines. A span is the distance between two utility poles.
Jiran said 1,556 Duke Energy customers lost electricity. The outages were along the eastern end of the Lancaster city limits, as well as areas outside the city limits, such as Greenbriar Drive.
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State rate now at lowest level since 2008
County jobless rate at 9.6 percent
The local unemployment trend mirrors that of the state, which has seen its lowest rate in nearly five years.
Lancaster County had a 9.6 unemployment rate for April – a substantial drop from the 10.2 percent posted for March, according to recent figures released by the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW).
In comparison, the rate for April 2012 was 11.2 percent.
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Kershaw Town Council passes first reading of 2013-14 fiscal budget
KERSHAW – Across-the-board salary increases account for the bulk of the change in the proposed budget for the town of Kershaw.
At its Monday, May 20, meeting, Kershaw Town Council unanimously approved first reading of the $3.5 million budget for 2013-14.
The vote was 6-0. Kershaw Mayor Wayne Rhodes was absent.
Town Administrator Bryan Pettit said all town employees are scheduled to receive a 3 percent pay raise beginning with the upcoming fiscal year, which begins July 1.
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Indian Land High School Warriors soccer team falls short in state title bid
Oh, so close!
GILBERT – The finality of a gut-wrenching sudden- death 4-3 loss in the Class AA state championship soccer match couldn’t tarnish a brilliant Indian Land High School soccer season Saturday afternoon, May 18.
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Sunrise Summer Camp starts June 3
KERSHAW – Here’s something to get your children away from the TV, computer and video games.
Organizers are getting the word out about Kershaw’s Sunrise Summer Camp, which offers a variety of activities for children ages 5 through 13.
The camp, which has run about 10 years now, will be held at the Kershaw Recreation Center off Close Circle.
It begins June 3 and ends Aug. 16.
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