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Guest Column: Recognizing...

WASHINGTON – World War II correspondent Ernie Pyle died during the invasion of Okinawa in 1945. 
In his pocket was a draft of his last column, “On Victory in Europe.” He wrote, “...the companionship of two and a half years of death and misery is a spouse that tolerates no divorce. Such companionship finally becomes a part of one’s soul, and it cannot be obliterated.”

Sports Talk: ‘Mrs. Mac’ was...

Buford High School is blessed to have its share of fans.
The bad news is the Jackets have lost one of their staunchest followers.
The good new is that still have one left from that ardent maroon and gold couple.
Just over a week ago, longtime BHS backer Anne McManus, known as “Mrs. Mac,” died. Her husband, Ken, who along with Anne dearly loved Buford High, survives her.

Documentary on Civil War sub...

From release

The unfolding history of the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley will be explained in Monday night’s episode of the National Geographic Channel’s “Drain the Oceans” series.
The show’s production team was recently onsite at Clemson University’s Warren Lasch Conservation Center in North Charleston interviewing experts about the latest discoveries emerging from their research on the 19th-century sub.

Letter: Oust Norman over 1st-...

Congressman Ralph Norman represents neither me nor my values.
He voted last week against the First Responders’ Healthcare Extension, which would have continued health-care benefits for those disabled by their work at Ground Zero after the 9/11 terror attacks.
This is not what 5th District residents support. Norman’s vote, one of only 12 nays in the U.S. House, is a clear indication that he is out of touch with the national will. We count on our first responders. We respect them and support them.

Guest Column: Power to select S....

The S.C. Senate’s quiet move at the end of last month’s special legislative session to confirm Mike Pitts as a Laurens County magistrate surprised even some senators when the former state House member’s name was quickly read across the desk.

Hunter to head Warriors athletics

INDIAN LAND – Vernon Hunter is the new Indian Land High School athletics chief.
Hunter, who has been approved by the Lancaster County School District Board of Trustees as the ILHS athletics director, comes to the Lancaster County Class AAA high school from West Mecklenburg High School in Charlotte.
Hunter, 38, has spent the past five years as the Hawks athletics director.

P-31 Juniors trip M-C, earn...

The American Legion Post 31 Junior Baseball team played small ball under a big full moon at Harvey Eggleton Field on Tuesday night to top Mid-Carolina 2-1 and advance to the 2019 state tournament in Inman.
Manufacturing runs in the close pitching duel between Lancaster’s Chas DeBruhl and Post 24’s Johnny Waites wasn’t by design.
“Some games, you take it where you can get it,” said Post 31 baseball coach Dickie Howard. “Our defense was solid and we got a couple of hits when we needed them.”

Dixie Boys 13U stars launch...

The Lancaster Dixie Boys 13U all-stars launch their state title hopes today in Bluffton where they will face District 4 champion Lexington.
The Lancaster stars, which attended opening ceremonies Friday night, will face Lexington at 9 a.m. at Oscar Frazier Park in Bluffton.
The Lancaster Dixie Boys stars, age 13 and under, earned their way to the double-elimination state tournament, winning the Dixie Boys District 10 tournament title at the Rodman Complex in Chester County earlier this month.

Sumter finishes Ponytails’ stars...

UNION – The Lancaster Dixie Softball Ponytails 12U all-stars fell shy in their quest to capture diamond glory in the state tournament at the Timken Complex on Tuesday night.
The Ponytails stars, who won the District 2 championship to earn a bid to the state field, saw their postseason hopes end with a 4-2 loss to Sumter on Tuesday night.

Speedway demolition derby July 27

For the first time in more than 10 years, Lancaster Motor Speedway will host a demolition derby July 27.
The Carolina Derby Promotions will be hosting the event, a front wheel drive class demolition derby.
This is a cheap way to get involved in the demolition derby through the Front Wheel Drive Class.
The demolition derby will be taking place on the track’s front straightaway, so all the fans in the grandstands will have a front row seat to the intense beating and banging and ultimate destruction.