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BREAKING NEWS! Lancaster County Schools - 2 Hour Delay!
Thursday, January 17, 2008: Lancaster County Schools under 2 hour delay due to winter weather and snow.
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Heath Springs considers curfew
HEATH SPRINGS - Heath Springs Town Council is considering a curfew for anyone 16 and under.
Vincent Webb, a Lancaster County Sheriff's deputy whose duties are to police the town, spoke to Town Council on Tuesday about recent incidents where youngsters were spotted in town in the early morning hours without adult supervision.
Webb mentioned an incident where three males, all 17 and 18, and five girls, some of whom were just 13, were spotted on Clyde Street at 3 a.m. in early November.
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Officials keep close eye on winter storm
Local officials are keeping a close eye on the movements of a winter storm heading toward the state.
Lancaster County is under a winter weather advisory from 7 p.m. tonight to 11 a.m. Thursday.
Wintry precipitation is forecast to develop across the region by late tonight, according to the National Weather Service. Light snow will develop and mix with sleet and rain. There may be a period of light snow after midnight. The weather service said light accumulation is possible, but will be less than an inch.
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Former FrontDoor CEO files suit
A Charlotte businessman has opened the door to a court case in Lancaster County.
Robert M. Davis Jr., former chief executive officer of the failed FrontDoor Communications, has filed a lawsuit against Carroll Edwards and Dean Harrell.
Harrell asked County Council last year to authorize $300 million in bonds for development at Catawba Ridge, which is in western Lancaster County along the Catawba River.
Davis is suing Harrell and Edwards, Harrell's business partner, for breach of contract.
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Officials keep close eye on winter storm
Local officials are keeping a close eye on the movements of a winter storm heading toward the state.
Lancaster County is under a winter weather advisory from 7 p.m. tonight to 11 a.m. Thursday.
Wintry precipitation is forecast to develop across the region by late tonight, according to the National Weather Service. Light snow will develop and mix with sleet and rain. There may be a period of light snow after midnight. The weather service said light accumulation is possible, but will be less than an inch.
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Spratt talks about national debt, presidential race Democrat Club
The mounting national debt, congressional progress and the presidential race were front-burner topics for U.S. Rep. John Spratt, D-5th District, when he spoke Jan. 8 in Indian Land.
Spratt met with about 125 people at an event sponsored by the Democrat Club of Sun City Carolina Lakes at The Lake House.
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BHS team wins calculus coaster contest
A roller coaster ride in Ohio was the inspiration behind a winning calculus project.
Buford High School seniors T.J. Roberts and Taylor Threatt created a roller coaster display called TNT, which was voted the best of all displays presented by calculus students in Lancaster County School District.
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Laid-off Springs' workers not bitter in NPR interviews
National Public Radio "Morning Edition" host Steve Inskeep was surprised to hear that a Springs Industries job was much more than, well, a factory job to many former Springs workers.
On Monday and Tuesday, Inskeep was in Lancaster with NPR producer Emily Ochsenschlager and production assistant Nicole Beemsterboer to talk with former Springs workers about the plight of textiles and how they've coped since they lost their jobs.
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County official says land was rezoned for Rite Aid
A Charlotte developer got the initial OK at County Council's last meeting to move forward with The Village at Doby's Bridge.
The proposed development, on U.S. 521 across from the intersection of Doby's Bridge Road, will include retail and office space.
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Veteran officer retires – sort of
Tim Witherspoon has been involved with law enforcement since he was 9.
Back then, he was part of the Lancaster Police Department's youth patrol and later became a police cadet, in which he was able to ride around with officers to get a first-hand look at police life.
He knew then that law enforcement was his calling.
Nearly 30 years later and a full cop career behind him, Witherspoon has decided to retire. His last day was Jan. 3.
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