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  • Long wins big in York County

    Republican Deborah Long took more than two-thirds of the York County vote in the S.C. House District 45 race against Democratic challenger Fred Thomas.

    Long is the first woman from Lancaster County to be elected to the House District 45 seat, which covers territory from the city of Lancaster to Indian Land and the northern portion of York County, including Fort Mill. She had 11,051 votes overall between York and Lancaster counties, or almost 57 percent of the vote. Thomas, a Lancaster County councilman, had 8,422 votes, or 43 percent.

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  • State passes age of consent amendment

    An amendment to the South Carolina constitution to remove a provision for the age at which a girl can have consensual sex was approved by South Carolina voters Tuesday.

    It passed with 52 percent of 1.7 million people voting in favor of the amendment.

    The consent amendment deletes an item in the 113-year-old state constitution that set the age of consent for sex for unmarried women at 14.

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  • State passes age of consent amendment

    An amendment to the South Carolina constitution to remove a provision for the age at which a girl can have consensual sex was approved by South Carolina voters Tuesday.

    It passed with 52 percent of 1.7 million people voting in favor of the amendment.

    The consent amendment deletes an item in the 113-year-old state constitution that set the age of consent for sex for unmarried women at 14.

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  • A quick look at the Lancaster County vote totals

    Here's a look at the unofficial Lancaster County vote totals for candidates on Tuesday's ballot.

    President

    Barack Obama and Joe Biden, Democrat: 12,089

    John McCain and Sarah Palin, Republican: 16,385

    Cynthia McKinney and Rosa Clemente, Green Party: 79

    Bob Barr and Wayne A. Root, Libertarian Party: 108

    Ralph Nader and Matt Gonzalez, petition candidates: 82

    Chuck Baldwin and Darrell Castle, Constitution Party: 72

    U.S. Senate

    Bob Conley, D: 11,537

    Lindsey Graham, R, (i): 16,241

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  • Pedestrians safer on Roddey Bridge

    After years of dodging cars on Roddey Drive, pedestrians now have a safer alternative.

    Lancaster city officials dedicated a new pedestrian bridge on Roddey Drive near Lancaster High School that will carry people safely across the road, connecting the school to nearby ball fields and homes.

    "This is not the bridge to nowhere, this is the bridge to safety," said City Administrator Helen Sowell at the Oct. 29 ceremony.

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  • Cleveland wins conservation board seat

    Phil Cleveland bested Michael Windhorn in the election for the one open seat on the Lancaster County Soil and Water Conservation Board in Tuesday's election.

    Cleveland won with 9,743 votes. Windhorn received 7,571 votes.

    The soil and water conservation district aims to increase awareness of local natural resources by talking about conservation and environmental issues to schools, community leaders and other residents.

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  • Residents brave rain, long lines to cast ballots

    Judy Arioli drove past her voting precinct four times Tuesday before deciding to park her car and get out.

    Arioli votes at the main branch of the Lancaster County Library in downtown Lancaster. Each time she drove past the library, the lines were wrapped around the back of the building.

    When she returned for a fifth time at 12:45 p.m., the crowd was much smaller. Despite the rain, Arioli chose to get in line and wait.

    She said the election was too important to miss.

    I said Ill go ahead and do it (get in line), Arioli said. I always vote.

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  • Residents brave rain, long lines to cast ballots

    Judy Arioli drove past her voting precinct four times Tuesday before deciding to park her car and get out.

    Arioli votes at the main branch of the Lancaster County Library in downtown Lancaster. Each time she drove past the library, the lines were wrapped around the back of the building.

    When she returned for a fifth time at 12:45 p.m., the crowd was much smaller. Despite the rain, Arioli chose to get in line and wait.

    She said the election was too important to miss.

    "I said I'll go ahead and do it (get in line)," Arioli said. "I always vote."

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  • 2 incumbents lose seats on City Council

    Linda Blackmon-Brace has once again taken a seat on City Council.

    Blackmon-Brace beat longtime District 3 incumbent Audrey Curry 348 to 208 votes. Blackmon-Brace served on City Council in District 2 in the past. She also made an unsuccessful run for mayor after serving on City Council.

    "I just have such a passion," Blackmon-Brace said after the results were final. "I want to do some wonderful things for this city as a whole, and for the county as a whole."

    Blackmon-Brace praised Curry's 17 years of service with the city.

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  • Mulvaney wins District 16 Senate seat

    Republican Mick Mulvaney has won the state S.C. Senate District 16 race over Democratic opponent Mandy Powers Norrell.

    According to unofficial results from the S.C. State Election Commission, Mulvaney won with 53.7 percent of the vote, which was 25,125 votes. Norrell trailed with 21,626 votes, or 46.22 percent of the vote. This includes votes from Lancaster and York counties.

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