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Today's News

  • Fund started for retired officer who was shot

    The Lancaster Police Department has established a bank account to help retired officer Ray Knight and his family.

    Knight remains hospitalized after being shot in the head last week on Lynwood Circle.

    Police Chief Hugh White said the department encourages everyone to contribute to the BB&T account, which was opened earlier this week.

    On June 27, Knight had gone over to help two people who wrecked a vehicle and one of the occupants shot him in the right eye. Knight has since had that eye removed, and it is uncertain whether he will regain full sight in his left eye.

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  • Gregory receives highest state honor

    State Sen. Greg Gregory is among the latest state residents to be honored with the Order of the Palmetto award, South Carolina's highest civilian honor.

    Senate President Pro Tem Glenn McConnell of Charleston presented Gregory, R-Lancaster, the award, recognizing him for his 16 years of service in the Senate.

    Gregory said he's proud to receive the honor.

    "It means a great deal to me," he said. "I have always taken great pride in this state."

    The Order of the Palmetto was created in 1971 by Gov. John West to recognize lifetime achievement and service.

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  • Turkey vultures, cardinals top list of birds spotted here

    It's official. The numbers are in, and the winners are - the turkey vulture and northern cardinal.

    The Katawba Valley Land Trust held its Catawba River spring bird count on April 26, in Lancaster and Chester counties.

    The turkey vulture and cardinal had the highest totals at 33 for each species for Chester and Lancaster counties.

    Blue-gray gnatcatchers, American crows, eastern bluebirds and northern mockingbirds were also common species spotted in the Lancaster County area during the bird count.

    A total of 93 species were identified during the count.

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  • Hawks on Main Street perform a captivating drama - Reporter's Notebook column

    We were driving down Main Street last Friday night when I saw some familiar figures perched on the steeple at First Presbyterian Church.

    The steeple served as a perch last July for a juvenile red-tailed hawk and its mother, who occasionally stopped by to check on her baby and feed it. The baby apparently wasn't quite ready to leave home.

    Two months before, I had watched as two hawks spiraled higher and higher into the air above White Street, the mating flight of red-tails in love.

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  • Charlesboro, Heath Springs to host July 4 parades today

    Do you love a parade?

    Well, you're in luck today, as there will be two Fourth of July parades in the county – one in the Charlesboro community on Taxahaw Road and the other in downtown Heath Springs.

    The Charlesboro parade starts at 10:30 a.m. in front of New Haven Baptist Church and runs one mile to the Charlesboro Fire Station.

    The only requirement to participate in the parade is to display an American flag for entry.

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  • Program gives Heath Springs seniors something to do in the afternoons

    HEATH SPRINGS – Senior Hilda Phillips is thankful that GoldenCare Adult Day Care is now coordinating an afternoon program at the Heath Springs Senior Center.

    If it didn't have it, Phillips said she'd be at home napping or would be bored during the afternoons.

    "I just like all the activities here and the friendliness," she said.

    Margaret Robinson is also pleased that GoldenCare is offering the program. She said last week she plans to start attending it because she "wants to be sociable with people."

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  • Taylor receives Navy's commendation medal

    Lt. Cmdr. Corey Taylor, an Indian Land High School graduate and 20-year veteran of the U.S. Navy, was recently awarded the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps’ Commendation Medal for his meritorious service while serving as the USS Shiloh’s engineering officer.The ship’s commanding officer, Capt. A.J.

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  • Sharks win, cap unbeaten season

    The Lancaster County Sharks put the final touches on a unbeaten regular season, taking a 459-77 win over the Kershaw Stingrays on Monday at the Kershaw Pool.The Sharks had plenty of help in taking the swim win as Gracie Scott, Pagan Glenn, Jonah Faile, Kaylen Thorne and Cody Brown each posted four firsts in the individual competition.Tyler Digh and Elizabeth Catoe each registered three wins.

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  • Belles win district crown

    The Lancaster Southern Belles softball stars are headed back to the state tournament to defend their state crown.Lancaster, rebounding from a first-round 6-5 loss to Union, earned its revenge and the District II championship with a 12-0 win over the Union all-stars on Monday night in Chester.Lancaster scored at least one run in every inning but one on the way to the shutout victory.Right-hander Jena Hallman, who worked five innings, hurled a four-hitter and fanned six. She walked two. Hallman, for the tournament, was 2-0 with 12 strikeouts.

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  • AAA stars earn district berth

    The Lancaster Dixie Baseball AAA all-stars, on the heels of a thrilling win, are bound for the Dixie Youth district tournament.The AAA stars, who went 3-0 in the double-elimination sub-district tournament, captured the championship with a 5-4 win over Union National at the Chester County Complex.The AAA stars’ crown sends them to the Dixie Youth district tournament in Union where play opens Monday at 8 p.m.

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