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Today's News

  • Drive for the Dream race Saturday night at LMS

     

       

    The Drive for the Dream race is set for Saturday night at Lancaster Motor Speedway.

    The special race will be helping raise funds for the Lancaster Dream Team Foundation.

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  • Hinkle starts strong in junior golfers' opener

     

       

    Brady Hinkle started strong and led in the 18th opener for the Lancaster chapter of the S.C. Junior Golf Association at White Plains Golf Club on Monday.

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  • P-31 seniors keep rolling

    The Lancaster Post 31 senior team continued to shine on the American Legion baseball diamond with a 12-6 League V win over Clover Post 38 on Tuesday night.

    The Lancaster seniors improved to 3-0 with the three-run league win.

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  • Public forum looks for solutions

    Jesef Williams
    jwilliams@thelancasternews.com
     When somebody is murdered in Lancaster, who’s responsible?
    If a child repeatedly skips school and ultimately drops out, who’s to blame?
    Given that the answers aren’t cut and dry, community leaders recently assembled to talk about ways to find solutions to such problems, and to hear from residents on ways to prevent them in the first place.

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  • Tuesday’s GOP primary may decide council seats

    Reece Murphy
    rmurphy@thelancasternews.com
    As a result of the S.C. Supreme Court’s controversial “Bloody Wednesday” ruling May 2 that removed primary candidates from ballots statewide, residents in only two areas of Lancaster County will be eligible to vote in the 2012 primary elections Tuesday, June 12.
    Both of this year’s local primary battles feature Republicans vying for County Council seats: Council District 3 comprising the northeastern portion of the county and the newly created District 7 at the tip of the Panhandle.

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  • Need to clean your criminal record?

    Jesef Williams
    jwilliams@thelancasternews.com
    The ability to clean up a criminal record through expungement will be discussed Saturday, June 9, during a function of Lancaster Alternative Policing Strategy (LAPS).
    Sixth Circuit Solicitor Doug Barfield will discuss the expungement process at the multi-purpose event, which is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Old Barr Street High School on East Meeting Street.

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  • District 3, 7 Democrats can vote in Republican primary

    Reece Murphy
    rmurphy@thelancasternews.com
    In Lancaster County, the only races contested in the Tuesday, June 12, Republican Party primary are the District 3 and District 7 County Council seats.
    Voters who live in those two County Council districts will be the only ones casting ballots.
    Under state law, Democrats and voters of other political persuasions may still vote the Republican County Council ballot since there are no Democratic ballots.

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  • Bob Bundy

    u Age: 54 (birth date: Aug. 3, 1957)
    u Family info: Wife: Fran Bundy
    u Education: Bachelor’s degree in biology from University of South Carolina; master’s degree in education from Southern Wesleyan University
    u Occupation: Instructor/lab manager University of South Carolina Lancaster
    u Political experience: Commissioner of Lancaster County Soil and Water Conservation District
    u Address: 5449 Tabernacle Road, Lancaster, SC 29720
    u Phone: (803) 287-8693 (cell)
    u E-mail address: rbundy@comporium.net

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  • Wayne Kersey

    u Age: 64 (birth date: June 28, 1947)
    u Family info: Wife: Faye Kersey; one daughter, Laura Beckham; two sons, the late Mike Kersey and Clayton Kersey; and five grandchildren
    u Education: Jefferson High School
    u Occupation: Small-business owner/auto mechanic
    u Political experience: Lancaster County Council, 2005-08
    u Address: 2169 Flat Creek Road, Lancaster, SC 29720
    u Phone: (803) 285-9711
    u E-mail address: waynekersey38@yahoo.com
    u Website: Facebook.com/pages/Kersey-For-Lancaster-County-Council-District 3

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  • Brian Carnes

    u Age: 53 (birth date: May 21, 1959)
    u Family info: Wife, Pam; three sons, Matt, Jeremy and Brandon; and three grandchildren
    u Education: Indian Land schools
    u Occupation: Small business owner – Carolina Innovations, C&C Senior Care Consulting and Seniors Helping Seniors
    u Political experience: Served two terms on the Lancaster County school board and currently serve as chairman of the Pleasant Valley VFD Fee Board
    u Address: 128 Wade Carnes Lane, Indian Land, SC 29707
    u Phone: (803) 230-4852

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