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IL Action Council sponsors cleanup 

Indian Land Action Council is sponsoring a litter cleanup, Pick Up the Panhandle, the weekend of April 21. ILAC is coordinating with all area groups who have Adopt-a-Highway programs through Palmetto Pride, as well as creating new teams to do a cleanup of highways and collector roadways in the Indian Land and Van Wyck areas and throughout the Panhandle.

For more information or to get involved, email indianlandactioncouncilsc@gmail.com or check out our website at indianlandactioncouncil.com.

Coming Events
Week Ahead
Big Six Committee Banquet April 21
The Lancaster Masonic Lodge’s 36th annual Big Six Committee Banquet is 6 p.m. April 21 at the Heath Springs Community Center, 672 Hart St., Heath Springs. The Big Six Committee makes donations and supports different organizations throughout Lancaster and Kershaw counties.
‘Sister Act’ performance
Church News
Week Ahead
Zion UMC Chinese auction
Zion United Methodist Church, 1665 Zion Road, Lancaster, will hold a Chinese auction at 6 p.m. April 21, with doors opening at 4:30 p.m. Tickets cost $5 or buy four, get one free. The event includes gift cards, collectibles, door prizes and free food. All proceeds benefit the church’s building fund. For details, call (803) 283-7195 or (803) 285-3864.
Women’s Ministry Breakfast
2 arrested in Lancaster man’s...

Two men have been arrested in connection with the Tuesday afternoon murder of Lancaster resident Mardarius Bailey.
Bailey was found shot near the intersection of S.C. 5 and Adnah Church Road in Rock Hill when he flagged down a Highway Patrol officer, seeking medical attention.
Bailey died at the scene, according to the York County Coroner’s Office.

For 40 years, Sue Heath snipped...

Sue Heath presided for 40 years over a gathering place for moms, daughters and friends – a beloved, over-the-top personality who creatively embellished everything she touched.
Heath, owner of University Hair Center, died unexpectedly in her sleep Tuesday. She was 60.

Chris Timmons named AJMS...

The Lancaster County school board Tuesday night named Chris Timmons the next principal of Andrew Jackson Middle School, which should reopen next week after extensive fire repairs.
“I’m beside myself, to be honest,” said Timmons, who will replace the retiring Daryl Hinson at the end of the school year.
Timmons is currently the assistant principal at Buford High School. He was the assistant principal at Buford Middle School for eight years, before being moved to the high school in September 2017.

Local attorney DeVenny plans run...

Lancaster lawyer Alston DeVenny on Tuesday announced his candidacy in the special election to fill the late Mayor John Howard’s term.
“I’m running to continue John’s good work and keep Lancaster moving forward,” said DeVenny, 56, a former two-term county council member. “I will be a mayor for all people. It’s time we move beyond old grievances and tired thinking….
“I believe we have a great opportunity to grow together and show folks that Lancaster is a wonderful place to live, work and play,” he said.

Town rallies around Talf

CHARLOTTE – Talf Wrenn, 23, has been a fighter since he was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy at just three-years-old. The disorder generally affects the voluntary muscles in early childhood, which ultimately placed him in a wheelchair.
On March 27, Wrenn began what his family – parents Will and Meg and siblings Caroline and Hammond – feared would be his last fight. He went to a local doctor for what was treated as a cold, but later that night he stopped breathing. His heart had stopped.

Power outages, damage follow...

Over 4,000 homes and businesses are without power following a severe thunderstorm that blew through Lancaster County around 3 p.m. Sunday.
As of 6:30 p.m. Sunday, outages included 3,541 with Duke Energy, 552 with Lynches River and 65 with York Electric Co-op.
According to Darren Player, director of Lancaster County Fire Rescue, there seems to be no tornado damage although a tornado warning was issued for the county until 3:15 p.m. Sunday.

One arrested in Lancaster man’s...

A Lancaster man was killed in a shooting Tuesday in York County.
The victim was identified as Mardarius Bailey, 23, of Lancaster, said Chris Westover, York County chief deputy coroner.
York County detectives arrested Tyler Wayne Montgomery, 19, today in connection with the shooting death.
A S.C. Highway Patrol officer discovered Bailey, who had been shot and needed medical attention, about 4:45 p.m. April 10 at the intersection of S.C. 5 and Adnah Church Road in Rock Hill.