Today's Features

Lena Allen Clark of Lancaster announces the engagement of her daughter, Sharlene Clark of Charlotte, to Eric Demetrius Harmon of Columbia.
The wedding is planned for 6 p.m. May 26, 2013, in Rock Hill.
Miss Clark is the daughter of Lena Allen Clark and the late L.C. Clark. She is the granddaughter of the late Robert and Arbutus Allen, the late King David Clark, the late Eva Mae Clark and the late Bleaker Hammond Clark.

Tara H. Cooke of Indian Land and Ronno Cooke of Morganton, N.C., announce the engagement of their daughter, Hannah Cooke of Indian Land, to Matthew Honeycutt of Lancaster.
The wedding is planned for 6 p.m. May 18, 2013, at Rosewood on Country Club in Lancaster.
Miss Cooke is a 2008 graduate of Indian Land High School and works as a pharmacy technician.
Mr. Honeycutt is the son of Karen Honeycutt of Lancaster and the late Mike Honeycutt. He is a 2010 high school graduate and works as a welder.

Donald and Donna McCowan of Lancaster announce the engagement of their daughter, Casey Bree McCowan, to Nickolas Hutchinson Pardue, both of Heath Springs.
The wedding is planned for 4 p.m. May 18, 2013 at Lakeside Pavillion in Lake Wateree.
Miss McCowan is the granddaughter of Evelyn McCowan Hunter and the late Thomas Wilton McCowan and of the late Julian Edward and Inez Carolyn Mills. She is a 2003 graduate of Lancaster High School and works as a stylist at Smartstyle.

The extreme heat and drought last year was hard on lawns and gardens. 

“Many gardeners are facing a blank slate of bare soil, masses of dead patches that were once lawn or a bit of grass interspersed in a sea of weeds,” gardening expert Melinda Myers said.
Myers recommends following a few simple steps to improve lawns this season: