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Today's News

  • Community reacts to Newtown shooting

    On Friday, Dec. 14, the nation reeled in horror at news of the tragedy that struck Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., when a mentally ill man forced his way inside and murdered 20 children and six adults trying to protect them.

    A week later, the loss is still incomprehensible; the sense that if it could happen in Newtown it could happen anywhere.

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  • Outgoing County Council members look back

    The memories of meetings long since past swirled about the historic courthouse earlier this month as three Lancaster County Council members said their goodbyes.

    Sharing food, laughs, hugs and remembrances with a large group of family and friends, outgoing council members Kathy Sistare, Rudy Carter and Cotton Cole were all recognized during a drop-in event Dec. 10.

    After saying a few words about each member, Councilman Larry Honeycutt presented each with a plaque, some adorned with ceremonial gavels, to thank them for their service.

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  • Friends recall Reecie Pate as a people person

    A former Lancaster County probate judge died Tuesday after he collapsed while moving a bookshelf at his home.

    M.O. “Reecie” Pate, 84, held the office of probate judge in Lancaster County for two terms before retiring in 1994. 

    He was a U.S. Coast Guard veteran and was retired from the U.S. Postal Service as well. Current Probate Judge Sandra Estridge, who was hired by Pate as a legal clerk in 1989, ran for office after his retirement.

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  • Faulkenberry Christmas basket total now at $6,030

    For many in Lancaster County, supporting the annual Ward Faulkenberry Memorial Christmas Basket fund has become a custom each holiday season.

    “What’s so special is those who, year after year, step up to help and honor and remember their loved ones for a great cause,” said Elaine Adkins, executive director of HOPE (Helping Other People Effectively), which oversees the effort.

    Adkins cited a recent donation to the fund that provides food for hurting families each Christmas season as an example. The drive is in its 53rd year.

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  • Bruins wrestlers upbeat heading to May Plant tourney

    The Lancaster High School wrestling team heads to Lugoff-Elgin High School this weekend to compete in the annual May Plant Credit Union Wrestling Tournament.

    The 36-team field is set to battle Friday and Saturday.

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  • Clover sweeps LHS; Buford tops Whitmire

     

       

    Lancaster High’s first region road trip of the season was a long ride home as the Bruins dropped a pair of league losses.

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  • Lady Vols rebound, roll

     

       

    KERSHAW – The Andrew Jackson girls got back on track in a big way, but the AJ boys stumbled on the hardwood in the nightcap.

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  • Two kids safe after police chase

    A suspect wanted in connection to two missing children in Chesterfield County early Thursday, Dec. 20, was arrested here about 11:45 a.m. near the North Carolina state line after a police chase. 

    Authorities had issued an statewide Amber Alert for two children – Dennis Matthew Penny III, 5, and Grace Elizabeth Penny, 2.

    The two were taken from their home in the Mount Croghan community about 7:30 a.m., Thursday and were believed to be with 37-year old Dennis Matthew Penny II.

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  • City police investigate possible armed robbery

    Investigators are sorting out the details of a possible armed robbery of a pedestrian that happened Wednesday night, Dec. 19. 

    Lancaster Police Department Capt. Scott Grant said the robbery happened between 7 and 8 p.m. near the intersection of Wylie and Barr streets. No one was injured in the incident. 

    On Thursday morning several people were being interviewed in the case, he said.

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  • Address evil through intelligent conversation

    Not every mentally-ill person is violent. Not every gun is used to kill first-graders, principals and teachers. Evil is, has always been and will always be with us. Our hearts were broken, our breath sucked away and we were left completely helpless when mental illness, weapons and evil combined at 9:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 14, at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.

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