.....Advertisement.....
.....Advertisement.....

Local

  • Norman decries ‘vile’ behavior that pervades national politics

    INDIAN LAND – Campaigning Thursday with Sen. Lindsey Graham at Sun City Carolina Lakes, Rep. Ralph Norman railed against the lack of civility that is destroying American political discourse.
    Norman, a Rock Hill Republican seeking his second term in the U.S. House, reached inside his coat pocket to illustrate his point while speaking to an audience of 250-plus constituents.
    But first, the congressman asked the audience to shield youngsters from what he was about to show them.

    Click here to read more...
  • Parnell: Justices on Supreme Court should be limited to 20-year terms

    Reacting to the brawl over Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination, Democratic congressional hopeful Archie Parnell proposed Tuesday night that U.S. Supreme Court justices’ lifetime appointments be reduced to 20-year terms.
    “That would take a lot of pressure off of… these generational changes that are being debated,” Parnell said during a debate sponsored by the Lancaster County Chamber of Commerce, Duke Energy and The Lancaster News.

    Click here to read more...
  • Crash with 18-wheeler kills suspect in robberies

    Two suspects in three early morning robberies, heading south from Charlotte through Lancaster County on S.C. 522, blew through the stop sign at Primus Crossroads about 5 a.m. Thursday and were T-boned by an 18-wheeler.
    One of the men died at the scene. The other was severely injured.
    The Lancaster County Coroner’s Office identified the deceased driver of the 2004 Lexus SUV as Rontavious Shawn Clark, 25, of Kershaw.

    Click here to read more...
  • Nutramax upping local jobs by 60%

    Eight years after arriving in Lancaster, Nutramax Laboratories is expanding for the third time, announcing Wednesday that it will invest another $20 million in facilities and hire 225 employees – a 60 percent increase in its local workforce.
    From the governor’s office to Lancaster County, officials hailed the move.

    Click here to read more...
  • 3 entertainment venues will keep toes a-tappin’

    Expanding with a third stage and a second day of shows, the bigger/better Indian Land Fall Festival offers lots of opportunities for good music and entertaining performances Nov. 3 and 4.
    On Saturday, Nashville recording artist Kasey Tyndall will take the Comporium Main Stage in the afternoon, singing her hits such as “Bar That’s Open” and “Everything is Texas.” Tyndall got her start several years ago after winning a radio contest to sing a song with Keith Urban.

    Click here to read more...
  • Get set for fun at the Indian Land Fall Festival

    We are excited as the Indian Land Fall Festival continues to grow each year. This year we are seeing many changes, most notably the addition of a second day as we transition into a multi-day event.
    The Fall Festival showcases Indian Land and Lancaster County – its people, businesses, schools, churches and civic organizations. It takes all of us working together to put on an event of this size, and it is exciting to see the new faces standing side by side with folks who have been here from the start over 13 years ago.

    Click here to read more...
  • Baroque concert Sunday features harpsichordist Charles Sherman

    Do you know what “Baroque music” is? To find out, come to the concert this Sunday at the Lancaster Cultural Arts Center at 2:30 p.m.
    The North Carolina Baroque Orchestra Chamber Players will be performing “The Virtuoso Baroque,” featuring music by composers from the zenith of the Baroque musical period, around 1685. The program includes familiar names such as Bach, Vivaldi and Handel, as well as not-so-familiar composers Scarlatti and Stradella.
    Nationally-known harpsichordist Charles Sherman organized the concert.

    Click here to read more...
  • Hundreds of smoke detectors up in Lancaster County homes

    Since April 2016, five people have died as a result of Lancaster County house fires. In the five years before that, there were only two fatalities.
    That’s why Lancaster County Fire Rescue and the Lancaster Fire Department have been working to get smoke detectors into as many homes as possible.
    Now, Lancaster Promise Neighborhood community volunteers have joined the grassroots collaboration with two one-day blitzes that resulted in 110 smoke detectors getting installed at homes in the Clinton Elementary School attendance zone.

    Click here to read more...
  • Lancaster City Council District 5: Don Geraghty

    ◆ Age: 45.
    ◆ Family: Wife, Brandy; four children ages 19, 15, 13 and 10.
    ◆ Occupation: Owner of The Craft Stand on Main Street, which sells craft beer. Spent 20 years at a Harris Teeter supermarket in the Charlotte area, 12 years as its manager.
    ◆ Education: High school diploma.
    ◆ Political experience: Accommodations Tax Advisory Board; Lancaster County Historical Preservation Society board member, chairman of the Downtown Revitalization Committee. Finished fourth in July’s special election for Lancaster mayor.
    ◆ Top issues:

    Click here to read more...
  • Lancaster City Council District 2: Jimmy Sweatt

    ◆ Age: 66.
    ◆ Family: Single, divorced.
    ◆ Education: Some college.
    ◆ Occupation: Bus driver, Lancaster County Parks and Recreation.
    ◆ Political experience: None.
    ◆ Top issues:
    Drugs, jobs, more police officers and keeping our kids in school.
    ◆ How do you intend to deal with those issues?
    Let’s see what’s out there for the betterment of Lancaster.

    Click here to read more...