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Lancaster resident Reno Rodreigus Blakely was convicted of murder this week in a Lancaster County court.

An Indian Land High School classroom assistant resigned Thursday, Jan. 26, after being reported to administration for allegedly looking at inappropriate images on a computer at the school.

Eddie “Dean” McIlwain died on Jan. 8, 2023.

LANCASTER — Ja’Nette Carter, 42, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023.

LANCASTER — Mr. Justin Case Fort, 15, died Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023.

LANCASTER — Mr. Robert Larry Snipes, 72, passed away Friday, Jan. 27, 2023.

The trial of a Lancaster man accused of murder in a 2020 shooting death began this week.

Get your leg warmers and parachute pants ready, it’s time for the Lancaster County Council of the Arts’ Totally Awesome 80s Gala.

Indian Land resident Siler Chapman helped set a new world record for world’s largest pizza party last month.

HEATH SPRINGS — Mr. Earvin Carl Player, 92, of Heath Springs passed away Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023, at his home.

Heath Springs Town Council voted at its first meeting of the year, Jan. 17, to handle water and sewer services in-house rather than use Oliver Environmental.

Lancaster City Council elections are moving to odd-numbered years, starting now.

The Andrew Jackson High School varsity basketball squads continued their solid performances in region play with a home sweep of York Prep Academy. On Friday, Jan. 27, the third-ranked Lady Vols defeated York Prep, 66-21, while the fifth-ranked Andrew Jackson…

Several new developments in the city are moving closer to reality as Lancaster City Council approved future plans, while noting that existing areas need to be maintained and improved.

The Lancaster Bruins and Indian Land Warriors qualified 15 wrestlers for the Upper State tournament later this month.

It was a tale of two very different games when the York Cougars traveled to meet the Indian Land Warriors last week.

Lancaster High School survived in another Region 3-4A hoops nail-biter, taking a 57-46 win over the Northwestern High Trojans.

On Friday, Jan. 27, the world marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day, a symbolic date to commemorate the victims of Nazism. Murderous Nazi terror targeted millions for reasons of biology, nationality or political ideology.

A teen who had been missing about two weeks was found safe this week.

More than 300 people attended the Lancaster County Chamber of Commerce’s 67th annual meeting/Winter Soiree on Thursday, Jan. 26, at The Lodge in Sun City Carolina Lakes.

LANCASTER — Mr. Lanny Brian Estridge Sr., 80, devoted husband, father and grandfather, proud South Carolinian, Navy veteran and cheeseburger and Pepsi fan, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023, in Cincinnati, Ohio.

LANCASTER — Ernest Peter Parker, 81, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023.

Landon Lamar Diago, 50, died Friday, Jan. 20, 2023.

Lula Lee W. Harris, 90, died Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023.

Mary Ann Catoe McKinney, 60, died Monday, Jan. 23, 2023.

“I, ___, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this…

Thanking those who packed holiday shoeboxes

A second man was arrested Monday, Jan. 23, in a fatal shooting in Lancaster.

William Ray Crimminger and Odelia Marlene Flowers Crimminger celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary Dec. 31, 2022, in the St. Luke United Methodist Church social hall.

A man wanted by the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office turned himself in this week.

While in middle school at age 15, Sheresa Hood was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes. At 30, due to a high-risk pregnancy, she lost a set of twins.

Are there times when you feel your faith made all the difference in overcoming obstacles in your life? It is an honor to share the following encouraging testimony.

The homestead exemption takes off the first $50,000 of your home’s assessed value each year for tax purposes. But you have to qualify for it through the Lancaster County Auditor’s Office, which will be taking applications 1-4 p.m. Feb. 22…

Happy 2023! Whether your resolutions are in full swing, trickling along or on life support, a new year seems to always spark freshness, new hope and inspiration to keep going.

The Clampetts are coming to Lancaster next week. A mountain family that struck it rich with oil, their move to Beverly Hills, Calif., and a con artist make for a perfect night of hillbilly hilarity.

Indian Land High School dropped its last two dual matches of the season to end their season without any wins in Region 3-4A matches.

John Cribb, best-selling author and South Carolina native, is the featured speaker for the February Conversation at the Lancaster Cultural Arts Center at noon Wednesday, Feb. 1. The talk will be all about Abraham Lincoln, whose birthday is Feb. 12.

The third-ranked Lancaster Bruins clawed back and scratched out a hard-fought 63-53 win over Region 3-4A and county rival Indian Land High School.

The Andrew Jackson High School varsity basketball teams completed a regular season sweep over the Chesterfield High Rams.

An Indian Land High School teacher is one of two people facing drug-trafficking and weapons charges after a search of their home early Thursday.

The Lancaster Hospital Corp., formerly known as Springs Memorial Hospital, lost its appeal in the 4th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to get nearly $1.4 million in Medicare reimbursements.

The Lancaster County director of development services is leaving his position in February for another job.

Lancaster County School District (LCSD) is looking to implement new safety features — such as new PA systems and panic buttons — across the district’s 23 schools.

The Indian Land girls wrestling team brought home a state champion from the Carolina Invitational tournament.

Before the end of 2024, Lancaster County officials project that 94-plus miles of road improvements at a cost of $35.4 million will have taken place over the previous six years.

Larry Ammons was elected Kershaw’s fire chief by a unanimous vote at Kershaw Town Counci’s meeting Monday, Jan. 23.

LANCASTER — Mrs. Pamela Timmons Ackerman, 68, of Lancaster passed away Friday, Jan. 20, 2023, at Atrium Pineville.

LANCASTER — Howard Pinkey Plyler, 84, husband of Dessie Craig Plyler, died Friday, Jan. 20, 2023, at his home.

Gail Hinson Broome of Kershaw, 77, loving wife of the late Jerry H. Broome, passed away Friday evening, Jan. 20, 2023, at the Wayne T. Patrick Hospice House in Rock Hill.

In honor of his recent birthday, here is a retrospective look over the life of the late Ernest Harold Stroud, a veteran who never stopped serving.