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Today's News

  • Council to take first stab at county budget Monday

    A year after county officials and residents debated the contents of its annual budget, Lancaster County Council will begin the process again Monday, May 21.
    That’s when council will hear first reading of the county budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1 and ending June 30, 2013.
    After three meetings of council’s Finance Committee, the draft budget is $1.65 million out of balance because of several cost increases and newly added community needs.

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  • Warriors Upstate soccer champs!

    GILBERT – The wait is over – Upper State boys soccer champion Indian Land is state-bound.
    The revenge-minded IL Warriors, nearly a year to the day, avenged a tough 3-2 loss to Gilbert High School in the 2011 Class AA Upper State title match with a 3-2 double overtime win over Gilbert on Tuesday, May 15, at the GHS field.
    The Warriors’ 3-2 win over the Indians sends IL to the Class AA state title match to face Class AA Lower State champion Academic Magnet of Charleston, which edged Waccamaw, 1-0 on Tuesday, may 15.

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  • Playoff Notes: ILHS booters prepare for state soccer match

    AA state title match Saturday
    Class AA Upper State champion Indian Land will face AA Lower State champion Academic Magnet of Charleston for the Class AA state soccer title on Saturday, May 19, at 1:30 p.m. in Columbia’s Memorial Stadium.

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  • 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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  • County Council sidelines B-3 zoning issue

    The long road toward revising commercial zoning in the Panhandle took another detour Monday, May 14, as Lancaster County Council decided to remove a potential ordinance from its agenda.
    After years of debate and wrangling, as well as several starts and stops, council was scheduled to hear first reading of an ordinance designed to address problems with the B-3 zoning classification in Indian Land.
    However the proposed ordinance was immediately sidelined only minutes into Monday’s meeting, as Councilwoman Charlene McGriff motioned to remove it from the agenda.

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  • ILES dedicates new track to Kersey

    Indian Land Elementary School dedicated a new track May 7 in memory of the late coach Mike Kersey.
    Kersey, the school’s beloved physical education teacher and coach of the Indian Land High and Middle school wrestling teams, died Oct. 4, 2011, of injuries sustained in an ATV accident.
    The dedication of the Coach Mike Kersey Memorial Track took place during a short ceremony attended by Kersey’s family, along with students, faculty, wrestlers and community members.

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  • Walnut Creek EMS station opens

    The Walnut Creek EMS Station 8 is open and ready to respond after a delay following its transfer to the county in December.
    Lancaster County Emergency Medical Services Director Clayton Catoe said the station opened officially at 8:45 a.m. May 3.
    “We’re real excited to be moving in there and being able to provide better response times (in the Panhandle) down toward Lancaster and all the way up to Sun City,” Catoe said.

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  • IL firm to hire 400 by July

    from Red Ventures
    Red Ventures has announced that it plans to hire more than 400 employees by July.
    Since 2011, the technology company has added nine brand partners to its rapidly expanding portfolio and is now seeking top talent to join its growing team.
    Red Ventures, which acquires customers for some of the nation’s largest brands, will bring nearly 200 of these new jobs to its Indian Land headquarters.  

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  • ILHS graduation Friday afternoon

    As the final hours of the school year tick away this week, Indian Land High School’s 151 graduating members of the Class of 2012 are busy preparing for Friday’s big commencement ceremony.
    But, as is often the case these days, the students aren’t the only ones with obligations during graduation – the school has several things those attending the ceremony need to do as well.
    So read on for everything you need to know to have dignified celebration with your favorite graduate at this year’s graduation.

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