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New school = bigger budget

Lancaster County School District officials prepared school board members for an expected increase in the 2014-15 general fund due to the August opening of the new Harrisburg Elementary School.

Foreman’s buzzer-beater lifts Warriors over Raiders, 61-59

 

INDIAN LAND – Indian Land’s second option was the winning choice.

12 ideas for 12 candidates for top education post

The Mattamy Homes proposal to develop the Treetops site on Van Wyck Road passed the Lancaster County Planning Commission, 5-1, on Feb. 18 and will move to Lancaster County Council, probably on March 10. The dissenting vote was provided by Vedia Hatfield.

In the 2014 election, the post of state superintendent of education is open. Incumbent Mick Zais is not running again. By my count, as of Feb. 24, there are 12 people who are announced candidates – 10 Republicans and two Democrats.

March Madness caps racing at Cherokee Speedway

 Staff reports

The second day March Madness at Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney is slated to run today.

Track gates open at 11 a.m., with the draw from 11 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. The drivers’ meeting is at 12:30 p.m.

Following is the March 2 schedule:

Young Guns RWD – Full program

Crate Sportsman – Main event

Stock 4 – Main event

Vintage Cars – Main event

Lady Volunteers top Newberry, advance to state title

GREENVILLE - The Andrew Jackson High School Lady Volunteers topped Newberry High School 62-48 in the Class AA Upper State championship game on Saturday afternoon, March 1, to advance to the state championship.

Andrew Jackson, 23-3, was led by senior ace Dareisha Sowell, who netted 40 points in the contest. Sowell, an all state pick, was 18 of 20 at the free throw line and scored 30 points in the second half.

Check back later for details.

Contact sports editor Robert Howey at (803) 283-1157 

Uncle Harry points me in the right direction

Being a third-grader was hard enough, but with this new war, things were getting out of hand.

Our Blue Hurricane high school team members seemed to be headed for the armed forces instead of becoming college freshmen.

The president said on the radio that things would be tough before getting better.

Gosh, I just couldn’t figure out why we were studying about George Washington cutting down that cherry tree when parents way off in London were busing their children to the countryside to be cared for by unknown folks.

Second-period surge sparks IL playoff win

 

INDIAN LAND – Third-ranked Indian Land took control in the second quarter and cruised to a solid 76-44 win over Eau Claire of Columbia in the opening round of the Class AA Upper State boys basketball playoffs on Thursday, Feb. 20.

Pass first, read later strategy is not working

I had to respond to Michael Jedson’s guest column, “Additional ACA facts,” in the Feb. 7 edition of The Lancaster News. I think it’s ironic that on the same day my column, “Stop socialism in America,” was printed right next to Mr. Jedson’s.

Obviously, he is someone who left his former state probably because of the high taxes and skyrocketing cost of living. Yet, he moves to a red state and criticizes it. When he was living in a blue state, he was surrounded by people who thought just like he does.

The ongoing nightmare of meat recalls

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is still expanding the list of retailers carrying meat unfit for human consumption to Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington and 970 locations in California alone.

About 8.7 million pounds were shipped all through 2013 by Rancho Feeding 

Corporation of Petaluma, Calif.

The recall comes in the wake of USDA’s new “inspection” program that allows the meat industry to increase speed of processing lines and replace federal inspectors with plant employees.

Red Cross seeks volunteers

 Upper Palmetto Chapter American Red Cross

The American Red Cross needs people in our community to volunteer and is offering a volunteer orientation class from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27, in Lancaster. 

A new volunteer orientation and disaster services overview class will be held at the Lancaster Red Cross Office, 111 Covenant Street.