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Sprucing up Kershaw’s golf course is paying off

KERSHAW – Officials are breathing a little easier over the Kershaw Golf Course after learning that revenue was $8,000 ahead of projections for the month of May.
Most of that is coming from green fees, which means course improvements are attracting significantly more golfers.  
“We are getting lots of compliments about the recent remodel,” said Town Administrator Mitch Lucas, and improvements in the irrigation system are still under way.
“It really looks first class.”

Piranhas prevail over Sharks

The Lancaster County Piranhas swim team evened its record at 1-1 with a 326.5 to 259.5 road win over the River Hills Sharks on Tuesday.

The Lancaster County swimmers were boosted by the Piranhas girls who downed River Hills, 195-98.

The River Hills boys topped the Piranhas, posting 161.5-131.5 win.

Lancaster was led by Isabella Thorpe, Tamara Tipton, Makenzy Mills, Brayden Russell, Nathan Reid and Fletcher Armbrust who each posted three wins in the meet.

Double winners include Mallory McDow, Will Wilson and Taylor Teague.

City council votes for $33.9M budget

Lancaster City Council passed first reading of its $33.9 million fiscal 2017-18 budget Tuesday.
The vote was 6-0, with council member Tamara Green Garris absent due to an out-of-state family commitment.
As written, the proposed budget raises the property tax millage rate to 178.5 from 176.4 in the current budget. The millage increase means an $8.40 property tax increase on a home in the city valued at $100,000 and assessed at 4 percent.

Norman squeaks out win

Ralph Norman is going to Congress, but his margin of victory in Tuesday’s special election was unexpectedly narrow.

Norman, a Republican and Rock Hill real estate developer, topped Democratic candidate Archie Parnell by just a 3-point margin. Norman tallied 44,889 votes to Parnell’s 42,035.
Norman takes the 5th District seat vacated when Mick Mulvaney became White House budget director. Mulvaney beat his Democratic opponent by 20 points last November.

Column: County GOP looks ahead to ’18 cycle of elections

With 2018 coming quickly, Lancaster County Republicans are gearing up for another successful year, following a number of historic wins in 2016 – including seating our first Republican auditor and coroner, and seeing Sheriff Barry Faile win by the largest-ever general election margin in a local sheriff’s race.

Column: A cure in a pouch packs a punch

Editor’s note: Kershaw resident Wilma Faile enthralled us last year with tales of the skunk army in her crawlspace. To our delight, Wilma is back.

A few weeks ago, I got out of bed and my mouth felt funny. I looked into the mirror. I was cotton-mouthed.
My tongue was coated. I used everything – salt water, mouthwash, cleaned with a toothbrush. Next day, I had blisters on it.

Last chance at the lilies for this year

A breeze blows across the Catawba River and the rocky shoals spider lilies begin to dance, their paper-thin blossoms dipping and swaying atop sturdy green stalks.
Acre upon acre of white blooms stretch improbably across the rushing water, the largest known stand of the rare lilies in the world.
A magical garden

See Lancaster announces summer events

From release

There’s a summer full of budget-friendly entertainment scheduled in Lancaster, including theater performances for kids and downtown concerts for everyone.
Lancaster Performing Arts’ secondary series “See Lancaster Live” includes live theatre shows for children at USC Lancaster’s Bundy Auditorium. The first was Thursday – Bright Star Touring Theatre’s “Happily Ever After”, featuring some of the Grimm Brothers’ iconic works.

Lancers garner diamond honors

The University of South Carolina Lancaster’s 2017 baseball season has been over for nearly a month, but the Lancers are still reaping postseason diamond honors.
The Lancers, who finished 41-17 and won the NJCAA Region X regular-season championship, had two players – shortstop-center fielder Jared Williams and first baseman Evan Edwards – garner third team All-American honors.
Two other players – redshirt freshman pitcher David Dunlavey and freshman outfielder Cross Holfert – were NJCAA honorable mention All-Americans.

Kershaw budget approved at $4 million

KERSHAW – For the first time ever, the budget for the town of Kershaw will top $4 million next fiscal year.
The current budget, which runs through June 30, is $3.9 million.
As unanimously passed by town council Wednesday night, the 2017-18 budget raises the property tax millage rate to 82 mills from 77 mills in the current budget.