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Midair logs on Riverside

The scene on Riverside Road early Thursday would have fit perfectly in a big-budget action movie.
A fully-loaded log truck swerved to miss another vehicle, overturned and slammed into a stationary train car, trapping the truck driver and propelling the giant tree trunks into the air.
At the moment of impact, Dawn Williams and her son Devin were passing from the opposite direction in Dawn’s Honda.

Senate update: Nuke debacle and a lot more

The General Assembly is like the weather in that it rarely remains tranquil. Whether self-induced, or unrelated to our actions, something always stirs the place up.
This session it’s the cessation of construction at the Jenkinsville nuclear reactors meant to power South Carolina for the next generation. The plug was pulled due to myriad problems, including the bankruptcy of the contractor, Westinghouse. What’s left is $9 billion in debt and a lot of questions.

Coker signs Thompson for track

Lancaster High School senior track standout Frederick Thompson Jr., is moving on in his track and education career.

Thompson, a middle distance runner and sprinter for the Bruins, is headed to Coker College in Hartsville to run with the Cobras, a NCAA Division II member which competes in the South Atlantic Conference.

“Coker is a young track program and I feel I can help it grow and build the program there,” said Thompson, who signed at the LHS track on Thursday morning with family and his track coaches witnessing.

It's pickin' time!

Lancaster County residents don’t have to travel far to pick fresh strawberries, and it’s finally time to hit the fields.
The Ivy Place, at 8603 Van Wyck Road in Indian Land, and Rich Hill Farms, 3061 Rocky River Road, Heath Springs, both offer fresh-picked and pick-your-own baskets of strawberries.
Kirk Hovis said this is the first year his family-owned Rich Hill Farms has grown strawberries, and it has been a challenge.
“The weather has been horrendous,” Hovis said. “The storm last week really tore up some of the crops.”

Letter: Think about helping Cultural Arts Center

Many of you have been generous in the past in supporting the work of the Lancaster County Society for Historical Preservation.
Your donations – and your attendance and sponsorship of events – are financing restoration and improvements at the Lancaster Cultural Arts Center (formerly the Olde Presbyterian Church) and security improvements at the adjacent cemetery, which has been vandalized twice in the past 20 months.

What’s next for Van Wyck?

With the rejection of the proposed Indian Land incorporation, the pressure on the town of Van Wyck to aggressively annex has finally subsided.
But local officials say there is no plan for the town to stop its continuing annexation push.
“It definitely has relieved the pressure,” said Town Administrator Linda Vaughan. “But we still have people interested in annexing, and as long as we have anyone to petition to annex, we’ll do that.”
Councilman Xavier Kee agrees.

Yellow Jackets’ Norcia signs with Newberry

Buford High School track star Peyton Norcia will be running with the Wolves.

Norcia will take the next step in his track career at Newberry College.

The Wolves’ track program has been rejuvenated for the first time since 1940.

“Newberry is getting an outstanding person, student and athlete,” said BHS athletics director Eric Funderburk.

Norcia made his move to compete at the next level, signing with Newberry on April 6 in the BHS conference room.

IL looks to move on, unify after vote

It’s been 20 days since Indian Land voters chose overwhelmingly not to incorporate.
So, now what?
For one thing, do not expect another incorporation organizing effort any time soon, said John A. Delfausse, vice president and treasurer of pro-incorporation Voters for a Town of Indian Land.
Years down the line perhaps those who opposed incorporation will eventually seek it, he said.
“But I don’t think you’re going see that effort from the group that just completed this exercise.”

Lancers splits with Pioneers in Region X play

The University of South Carolina Lancaster split a pair of NJCAA Region X baseball games with Spartanburg Methodist College on Saturday at SMC.

The teams were slated for a pair of weekend doubleheaders, but the Saturday games were the only two played in the four-game series.

The Sunday games were canceled due to weather.

In the Saturday twin bill, USCL rallied for a 5-1 extra-inning win in the opener, but the Pioneers prevailed in game two, taking a 7-3 win over the Lancers.

5 easy, daily steps to make you healthier

We all want to be healthy. We want to eat healthy, feel healthy and have healthy relationships.
There is no lack of information on ways to achieve this. In fact, one could argue there are too many articles telling us the “secret” to feeling good.
You can find generic articles about eating whole foods, getting eight hours of sleep each night and drinking plenty of water. This is all is good advice, but it’s so general.
Today I want to share five very specific things that you can do to move the needle toward a healthier you.