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Today's News

  • Mitchum organized JROTC program at Lancaster High

    B.W. Mitchum is being remembered as someone who instilled discipline and motivated the people he was around.

    Mitchum, a retired U.S. Army colonel and JROTC instructor at Lancaster High School, died Monday. He was 80.

    Mitchum organized Lancaster High's JROTC program after he retired from the active Army, and served as the program's senior Army instructor for 18 years.

    Ernie Clyburn, a former Lancaster High principal, said Mitchum always pushed to make the JROTC program stronger.

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  • Locals share thoughts about historic presidential election

    Barack Obama's win Tuesday night made a lot of people scream and shout, and some were brought to tears.

    Then there were others who watched the TV in amazement, pondering what this moment means for the United States.

    How did you react?

    Several locals chimed in on their thoughts about Obama's historic win and what they think his presidency will mean.

    Kenyell Harris said he believed Obama was going to win all along and felt proud when he was elected president.

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  • AJ, IL battling to survive

    Indian Land and Andrew Jackson are battling through the losers’ brackets in their respective softball playoff runs.

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  • Man gets 30 years for slaying

    A nearly three-year-old murder case involving the stabbing death of a 90-year-old Heath Springs woman was concluded Tuesday with the sole suspect pleading guilty to her murder.

    Donald Cleveland Brevard, 20, pleaded guilty to five charges relating to the death of Sara Faulkenberry on June 14, 2005. Brevard was 17 at the time of the killing.

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  • Country ham is country gentleman of Southern cooking

    When given the opportunity to do a little country cooking, I head straight for the kitchen. It’s no secret to anyone that my idea of a great recipe is keeping things as simple as possible by using basic ingredients found in most cupboards and refrigerators.

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  • Officer: Four people tried to take law into their own hands

    Four people are behind bars after authorities say they kidnapped a Lancaster County man and then broke into a Woodcreek apartment home at gunpoint.

    Terrance Jaleel Frames, 21, of 802 Hampton Road; Calvin Webster Gladden, 29, of 1787 W. Meeting St.; Brandon Theodis McIlwain, 23, of 802 Hampton Road; and Sherie Jenita Myers, 25, of 706 Chesterfield Ave. were each charged Friday with first-degree burglary and kidnapping charges.

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  • Third Herd thunder on display

    The S.C.

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  • Smart car turns heads

    Although gas has dropped below $2 a gallon again in some places, the Zarrellis are still in love with their little yellow car.

    It's not a hybrid, and it requires premium gasoline, but Lois and Neal Zarrelli love the gas mileage their Smart car gets – 33 miles per gallon in the city, and 41 on the highway, according to www.smartusa.com.

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  • Lancaster teen dies in wreck

    GREAT FALLS – A 16-year-old Lancaster resident died in a two-vehicle accident Thursday afternoon on S.C. 97 near Great Falls.

    Lakendra Renee Dye, of 411 Glenwood Ave., was pronounced dead at the scene. She died from body trauma related to the crash, said Chester County Coroner Terry Tinker.

    Dye was pinned inside the vehicle. She was not wearing a seat belt, according to the S.C. Highway Patrol.

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  • Soccer teams open playoffs

    County soccer teams launch their state title hopes this week as postseason play opens in all classes. The girls begin playoff action Monday, with the boys’ teams slated to open play Tuesday. Andrew Jackson and Indian Land will have girls’ teams involved in the Class AA playoffs. The IL girls host Greenville Tech in the opening round Monday at 6 p.m.

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