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HEATH SPRINGS – Lone candidate Tameka Morrow won Tuesday’s special election in Heath Springs to fill the at-large town council seat vacated in January when Eddie Moore was sworn in as mayor.
Just 37 votes were cast, with Morrow getting 35 of them. She will be sworn in before the May 15 town council meeting.

City council member Sara Eddins wants to be mayor to continue the legacy o

The scene on Riverside Road early Thursday would have fit perfectly in a big-budget action movie.

Two veteran city council members on Thursday said they are candidates in the July 10 special mayoral election.

Lancaster County Council voted 5-2 April 9 to deny a conditional-use application that would let bilingual Chinese-American congregation Truth In Grace Bible Church build a sanctuary on Harrisburg Road in Indian Land.
County Councilman Larry Honeycutt, who made the motion to deny, noted that neighboring residents and property owners submitted a 103-signature petition asking county leaders to reject the application. 

The Lancaster County school board Tuesday night named Chris Timmons the next principal of Andrew Jackson Middle School, wh

Mary Beth Mize is focused on Friday with a Christmas-like excitement.
Her anticipation is centered on the first-ever Lancaster County Special Olympics, scheduled for 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday at Springdale Park in Lancaster.
“I’m excited,” said Mize, a special education teacher at Buford Middle School, who is helping coordinate the event for special-needs students ages 4 to 21 from across the county. “The response to our event has been amazing.”