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Today's Features

  • Piedmont peacocks: Rocky shoals spider lilies spread their plumage for Lilyfest

    CHESTER – The noise of a passenger jet engine soaring overhead seems out of place amid the melodies of songbirds singing in the trees and the gentle rustle of fast-moving water as it flows over and around the rocks that dot the Catawba River at Landsford Canal State Park.
    There is tranquility along the nature path that meanders down the west creek bank for almost three-quarters of a mile, which is why Barbara Cramer of Rock Hill was there Wednesday morning.

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  • Third annual Lancaster Red Rose Festival this weekend

    Frank Palazzolo didn't know anything about the festivities on tap today and Saturday in downtown Lancaster.
    The Lancaster resident had been thinking about a possible retreat out of town. But news of the third annual Red Rose Festival caused him to reconsider his plans.
    The festival, billed as the city of Lancaster's signature event, is expected to bring droves of patrons – locals and visitors alike – to the downtown area, where they can experience live music, an assortment of food and several activities.

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  • Churches invited to help with potato drop

    The congregations of a dozen area churches will join hands and hearts Thursday, May 17, and bag sweet potatoes to feed local families.
    And if your church wants to help, there’s plenty of room, plenty of potatoes to bag and box and plenty of blessings to enjoy, said volunteer Jack Carnes.
    After all, he said the people of the church have the spirit of Jesus, and what good is it if you can’t pass it along? Besides, Carnes said Scripture teaches the church to feed the hungry.

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  • See Lancaster SC Update: Join us for Red Rose Festival this weekend

    Downtown Lancaster is celebrating the arrival of spring on May 18 and 19 with the Red Rose Festival. Now in its third year, the rain-or-shine festival offers a chance to come to relax with great music, food and activities.
    Events include outdoor concerts, arts, crafts, a kids zone, car show, karate showcase and Radio Disney fun, along with roaming entertainment and more.
    Join us from 5 to 10 p.m. on Friday, May 18, and 9  a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday, May 19, in beautiful historic downtown Lancaster.

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  • Local author to sign books at library Tuesday

    The Friends of the Del Webb Library will host a book-signing with author Rick Kremer at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 22, at the Indian Land library, 7641 Charlotte Highway.
    Kremer, a Sun City city Carolina Lakes resident, will sign copies of his debut novel, “SmartTime,” which was published in 2010.
    Prior to writing and publishing his first novel, Kremer contributed a number of essays to local newspapers on his native Long Island, N.Y. He is now exploring ideas for a second novel.  

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  • Church Notes 5-16-12

    Pleasant Hill UMC announces events
    Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church, 238 Fort Mill Highway (S.C. 160), offers the following upcoming event:
    • The M&Ms (Mature Members) Choir will travel to Brookdale on Thursday, May 17, to visit Eleanor Cummingham. Meet at the church at 9:30 a.m. to rehearse before the trip begins.  

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  • Have a ball at arts gala Saturday

    Break out your dancing shoes, it’s time to celebrate a great cause at the annual arts gala for the Lancaster County Council of the Arts (LCCA).
    As it has for the past 17 years, LCCA is going all out again on its premiere fundraiser – this year with a Black and White Ball theme featuring ballroom dancing.
    The popular annual event is set for 7 p.m. Saturday, May 12, at the University of South Carolina Lancaster’s Bradley Multipurpose Room in the James A. Bradley Arts and Sciences Building.

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  • Church Notes 5-9-12

    Pleasant Hill UMC announces events
    Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church, 238 Fort Mill Highway (S.C. 160), offers the following upcoming events:
    • Church members will meet at Indian Land’s Chick-fil-A on Charlotte Highway at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 10, for Family Fun Night.   
    • The M&Ms (Mature Members) Choir will travel to Brookdale on May 17 to visit Eleanor Cummingham. Meet at the church at 9:30 a.m. to rehearse before the trip begins.  

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  • Van Wyck festival this Saturday celebrates spring

    VAN WYCK – Two bluegrass bands are the featured entertainment for Van Wyck’s annual festival celebrating spring Saturday, May 5.
    The Hinson Girls and Trinity Bluegrass are scheduled to play during the community’s Spring Fling from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Van Wyck Community Center, 5036 Old Hickory Road. Festival-goers are asked to bring lawn chairs and enjoy the tunes of two top local music acts under the shade of the trees.

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  • ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’ to sizzle USCL stage

    “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” is hitting the Lancaster stage with plenty of sizzle and family drama beginning May 4.
    Elaine Roberts of Sun City Carolina Lakes is directing the Community Playhouse of Lancaster County production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Tennessee Williams. Roberts owned a production company before moving to South Carolina. This is her directorial debut in Lancaster.

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