Today's News

Jesef Williams
jwilliams@thelancasternews.com
KERSHAW – Can it now be called a gold rush?
Well, not exactly, though curiosity about the resource in southern Lancaster County continues to grow.
Strongbow Exploration Inc., a company based in the Canadian city of Vancouver, is the second group in recent years to perform exploratory drilling for gold near the town of Kershaw.

Gregory A. Summers
gsummers@thelancasternews.com
For many, the two most under-used phrases are “I was wrong” and “I’m sorry.”
However, that’s not the case for 68-year-old Sally Deese.
Deese’s personal list of not-used-enough phrases also includes, “thank you,” and each spring since 1989, she has tried to say that for senior citizens through the Golden Age of Merit Dinner.

Christopher Sardelli
csardelli@thelancasternews.com
A York County woman was recently arrested by city police officers after her car collided with a motorcycle at a stoplight.
Amy Lynn Wood, 30, of Rock Hill, was arrested Saturday, May 5, and charged with first offense driving under the influence, according to a Lancaster Police Department incident report.
The accident happened at the intersection of S.C. 9 Bypass and Canterbury Drive, near Murphy’s gas station.

Jesef Williams
jwilliams@thelancasternews.com
A section of Catawba Street behind the courthouse was blocked off to traffic. The area was filled with law enforcement, as officers huddled in circles to discuss their findings.
That setting describes a typical emergency-response scene for local law enforcement. Patrol lights, sirens and crime-scene tape are all part of the experience.
But an emergency was not the reason local officers convened on Catawba Street on Friday afternoon, May 11. The purpose was to simply celebrate and fellowship.