Two arrested in Lancaster County hit-and-run

The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office has charged two men with attempted murder in connection with an alleged hit and run in which two other men were struck by a vehicle. 18-year-old Brett Daniel Wright of Lancaster and 19-year-old Joshua Neal Barton of Lancaster were arrested Tuesday. A news release from Sheriff Barry Faile says the [...] Read More

Cooley Group announces $10M expansion in Lancaster

A New England Company with a production facility in Lancaster County announced plans Monday to triple its investment in the Palmetto State. Rhode Island-based Cooley Group has operated in Lancaster for the past decade, but said it plans to spend another 10-million dollars to add new equipment at its site in the Lancaster Business Park. [...] Read More

Lancaster Deputy earns national award after surviving gunshot wound

A Lancaster County Deputy who survived a gunshot wound late last year was the first recipient of a national award of officers who survive life-threatening incidents. Undercover Drug Task Force Deputy Brandon Rollins took a bullet in the stomach from 19-year-old Rodrick Caskey while Rollins was intervening in an armed robbery at the Shrimp Boat seafood [...] Read More

Miscommunication leads to late filing of ethics paperwork for some first-time candidates

It appears a breakdown in communication between prospective candidates for state office may lead some to losing out on the opportunity to run for a seat in the General Assembly this coming fall. State Representative Deborah Long, who serves an eastern portion of York County and the panhandle of Lancaster County, says a number of [...] Read More

Lancaster County Sheriff re-elected to state assocation

Lancaster County Sheriff Barry Faile has been re-elected to serve another year on the board of the South Carolina Sheriff’s Association. Faile said Wednesday that his one-year term will represent the Midlands and Pee Dee. Faile says that he’s learned that being so close to a large metropolitan area has shown him the value in [...] Read More