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With the Indian Land incorporation vote only weeks away, much has been said about how incorporation would change Indian Land and, depending on one’s stance on the issue, the benefits or drawbacks those changes would have on its residents.

COLUMBIA – S.C. motorists began paying 2 cents more per gallon for fuel plus several fee increases July 1, the first phase in a six-year series of revenue hikes that will raise billions to fix and maintain the state’s roads and bridges.
So how much new tax money has been generated? How much has been spent? And what has this new money paid for?
State Comptroller Richard Eckstrom is providing the answers.

The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office is warning about a new phone scam in which the caller claims to be from the sheriff’s department and threatens to arrest the person if money isn’t paid.
According to a LCSO press release, several dental offices in Lancaster County have received calls from a person claiming to represent the sheriff’s office.

The ongoing dispute between Indian Land incorporation supporters and opponents flared again last week over social media posts.
Opponents called the posts attempts to misinform eligible voters and intimidate financial supporters of the No Town effort ahead of the March 27 referendum.

Miles Hoffman, a nationally known violist and popular public radio host, is returning to Lancaster this weekend.
Hoffman will perform Sunday with pianist Reiko Uchida in the Vivian Major Robinson Spring Concert, entitled “Two Virtuosos – One Vision.” The event is 2:30 p.m. at Lancaster’s Cultural Arts Center on Gay Street. Tickets cost $15.

Heath Springs is holding a town-wide volunteer cleanup day this Saturday.
Anyone interested in helping should bring their own work gloves and meet at 9 a.m. in the town hall parking lot. Palmetto Pride has provided 100 orange garbage bags, and bottled water will be provided by the town for all volunteers.
Town council heard complaints during the Feb. 20 council meeting from residents concerned about the litter along streets throughout the town and made the decision to hold the cleanup day.

Landmark News Service

Long-time S.C. House member Greg Delleney, whose district includes Chester and York counties, announced Tuesday that he would not seek re-election.
Delleney, R-43, is Chester County’s only resident legislator, a House member for nearly 27 years. He is chair of the House Judiciary Committee, a position he has held since 2012.