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Today's News

  • Jury convicts two in Jones’ murder

    csardelli@thelancasternews.com 

    After considering hours of forensic evidence testimony in a joint trial this week, a jury found  Martinez Green, 21, 813 ½ East Dunlap St., and  Devatee Clinton, 26, 1911 Rose Anna Lane, guilty in the 2012 shooting death of Jenika Jones, said Sixth Circuit Solicitor Doug Barfield. 

    Circuit Court Judge R. Knox McMahon immediately sentenced the two to life in prison. 

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  • Unanimous vote

    csardelli@thelancasternews.com 

    As the glass front doors parted in front of him, Keith Tunnell stepped inside the sunlit lobby of 1033 W. Meeting St. and smiled. 

    Looking around at the spacious building, complete with offices and a conference room, Tunnell perused the Lancaster County Economic Development Corp.’s new home. 

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  • Candidate filing opens Monday

    rmurphy@thelancasternews.com

    The 2014 General Election year begins officially Monday, March 17 with the start of candidate filing for partisan races.

    The Nov. 4 ballot will include candidates for 21 partisan races raging from County Council to the governor’s office and Congress, all of whom must file now regardless of whether they face a primary challenger June 10 or not. 

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  • Comprehensive plan meetings set

     Catawba Regional Council of Governments

    Lancaster County will kick off the first phase of its comprehensive planning process – Outreach and Visioning – on Tuesday, March 18, and will conclude the 2014-2024 Lancaster County Comprehensive Plan at the end of the year.    

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  • Fight continues for sunshine on an open government

    It is Sunshine Week. No, don’t break out the SPF 70 sunscreen...this week is about shining light on government activities.

    Lest we forget, letting the sun shine on government actions and records is vital to our free democratic system of government.

    While efforts to improve government transparency in our Legislature have stalled for the last two years, there are those in the Palmetto State still fighting the good fight for more sunshine.

    First let’s recognize the journalists.

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  • Citizen’s guide to S.C. Freedom of Information

    S.C. Press Association

    The S.C. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) makes records and meetings of public bodies open and available to citizens and their representatives in the press.

    As a citizen of South Carolina, you have the right to attend meetings of commissions, councils, boards and other public bodies. You have a right to see and copy records of public bodies. The FOIA – also known as the Sunshine Law because it shines light on government meetings and records – is essential to our democratic form of government.

    Who, what is covered?

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  • LHS duo in elite games

     

    A pair of Lancaster High School senior basketball stars – center Phoebe Johnson and guard Kyia Hough – will be in the state spotlight in upcoming prep all-star basketball games Saturday, March 22.

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  • Jackets swarm Vols in region opener

     

    Buford, in impressive fashion, opened Region IV-AA baseball play with a 14-2 win over county rival Andrew Jackson at the Vols’ field on Friday, March 14.

    The Yellow Jackets, 3-3, 1-0, drilled 15 hits on the way to the 12-run road win over the Volunteers in five innings.

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  • Citizens deserve officials’ respect

    It happens in every county, every small town and every school district. It happens at the state level and at the federal level.

    “Watchdogs” monitor the actions of government. They attend meetings. They write letters. They ask the tough questions. They request public records under the Freedom of Information Act. Sometimes, they sound the alarm when they believe tax dollars have been wasted or politicians have misused their power.

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  • Task force to count homeless in county

    You may have seen them sleeping in abandoned homes or warehouses. Some have been spotted in tents in Lancaster County’s woods or fields. But no one is sure how many are living out there.

    A group that calls themselves the Lancaster County Homelessness Task Force hopes to shed some light on the population with a count in Lancaster County.

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