Local

If your lawn is covered in a layer of snow or frozen rain this morning, weather forecasters were  wrong about that 10 percent chance of precipitation.
However, they were dead-on about the cold temperatures.
Though this week’s weather isn’t expected to be as frigid as earlier this month when local temperatures plunged into single digits, meteorologists still predict an “arctic blast” that’s going to be nippy today, Jan. 22, through Sunday, Jan. 26.

The importance of education during a child’s formative years, and the funding to get the job done, was a hot topic for a panel of state legislators last week. 

The panel discussion, part of the S.C. Press Association’s annual Legislative Workshop for the Media, was held in Columbia on Jan. 9. One of the topics discussed that was the current push by some legislators for more 4K education programs within the state, as well as adult education and workforce training. 

T-ball is retuning to Buckelew Park on Chester Street after members of Lancaster City Council granted a request to allow it from the Lancaster County Recreation Commission.

City of Lancaster administrator Helen Sowell discussed the request at the Tuesday, Jan. 14, city council meeting.

In the past when the park was used for scheduled games, Sowell said neighbors complained to police about noise and roadside parking.

The details surrounding a possible armed robbery of a man outside a Lancaster motel on Jan. 4 are still murky, though the investigation is ongoing. 

Just after midnight on Saturday, Jan. 4, officers responded to the area near the Carriage Inn, 1100 N. Main St., about a potential armed robbery, according to a Lancaster Police Department incident report. 

Officers arrived at the scene and searched the area, but could not find anyone needing help or any signs of a robbery.