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An ordinance that could increase fire district fees for non-residential structures in the Panhandle has been held by county officials until later this month. 

HEATH SPRINGS – During a special called meeting on Monday, Jan. 27, members of Heath Springs Town Council voted unanimously to move forward in the application process for a $275,000 rural infrastructure grant. 

 Reece Murphy 

rmurphy@thelancasternews.com

INDIAN LAND – Homeowners along Indian Land’s Collins Road are pleading with local and state officials for repairs to their pothole-riddled road.

Far from any concrete resolution to their concerns, their issues illustrate the effects South Carolina’s perennial lack of road funding has on residents who live on the state’s crumbling secondary roads.

 Reece Murphy

rmurphy@thelancasternews

Filing for the 2014 general election won’t begin until March 16, with the election set for almost eight months after that.

However, there are a couple of important changes this year of interest to both potential candidates and voters.

The first change regards candidates’ statements of economic interest, that discloses income, donations and other financial information.