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Today's News

  • Crawford deserves medal for fair play

    Van Wyck native and former Indian Land High School state track champion Shawn Crawford has displayed a flamboyant style during his highly successful track and field career.

    The day he signed with Clemson University to run track for the Tigers in the media center at the old Indian Land High School, Crawford donned a University of North Carolina basketball jersey.

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  • Santa Train great gift to county

    For many years, Santa Claus has traveled by his much touted sleigh and reindeer, led by Rudolph, “the red nosed” one. But through the generosity of the Lancaster and Chester Railway, headquartered in Lancaster, this year Santa arrived in Heath Springs by a unique method, one he enjoyed along with lots of other folks. Santa Clans arrived on an L&C train.

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  • Always tell your loved ones how much they mean to you

    The hardest part of life is losing your child. Our hearts go out to anyone who has ever lost a child.

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  • We need to find solution to economic problems

    Lancaster County used to have it all. Now everything is slowly going away. For example, there used to be a skating rink, now there isn’t. The same can be said for jobs, companies and entertainment. It all is dulling out and going away. Lancaster is nothing now, compared to what it used to be 15-20 years ago. More and more of the younger people aren’t going to have much to stay here for in the job, business and entertainment area. For many young people, the only ties here are family and friends.

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  • BHS students donate to local humane society

    The Humane Society of Lancaster got an early Christmas gift from a few area youth last week.

    About 15 students at Buford High School make up the newly formed Animal Rights Club. The group met throughout the semester and facilitated two projects – both of which benefit the local humane society.

    The first project was called Beauty or the Beast.

    In this project, BHS faculty members competed against their dogs or cats, and students gave $2 to sponsor and vote for their favorite pet.

    Those donations generated $186.

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  • Bailey named county’s Employee of Quarter

    Though his father and grandfather were law enforcement officers, Craig Bailey never saw himself following in their footsteps.

    Bailey’s father, T.J. Bailey, worked for the Lancaster and Rock Hill police departments, and his grandfather, the late Harvey Coates, worked for the State Law Enforcement Division.

    “I never wanted to get into law enforcement,” Bailey said.

    Bailey, 41, went to work at a company manufacturing high-voltage transformers. It was good money, but Bailey said it was mind-numbingly boring.

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  • New supermarket plans hit snag

    Plans for a new supermarket in Lancaster stalled last week.

    ALDI, a discount supermarket chain, had been eyeing a location at the property near Old Charlotte Road and Northpark Drive, but those plans hit a temporary setback at a special Lancaster City Council meeting Tuesday.

    The meeting, called to finish old business before the departure of three outgoing council members, was supposed to have a final reading of a resolution to annex the property.

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  • Check out IL library on Jan. 11

    INDIAN LAND – The long-awaited day is almost here – opening day for the Del Webb Library at Indian Land.

    Lancaster County Library Director Richard Band said the library is shooting for a Jan. 11 open house, which is a Sunday. Books will be checked out for the first time on Jan. 12.

    “The critical issue is staff training, and we don’t have a lot of (interior) signage yet,” Band said.

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  • County not yet out of drought

    Easing drought conditions may be a Christmas gift come early to the Catawba-Wateree River basin.

    The Catawba-Wateree Basin is continuing to see drought conditions, the Catawba-Wateree Drought Management Advisory Group announced last week.

    But recent widespread rains, Duke Energy’s voluntary limited releases along the river and continued water conservation by customers are holding the region’s water supply at a steady level.  

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  • Kershaw man gets 15 years for gun charges

    COLUMBIA – A Kershaw man with an extensive criminal history has been sentenced to more than 15 years in federal prison.

    Laurkeda Montrell “Magoo” Montgomery, 26, was sentenced by Senior U.S. District Judge Matthew J. Perry Jr. to 188 months in prison, followed by three years of probation. Montgomery was charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.

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