Lancaster County, SC | featured news

The new income tax credit to offset the gas tax increase isn’t the only change to impact South Carolinians this year.
Three more provisions tied to the new legislation also went into effect Monday, Jan. 1.
It now costs more to register cars and trucks with the S.C. Department of Motor Vehicles.
Car and truck owners in the state will pay $16 more in registration fees every two years.

Lancaster zeros in on infrastructure, finances
With the close of another year, the City of Lancaster is still facing major issues that will transition in to the coming 2018-year, and possibly further.
Problems regarding infrastructure, the budget, public safety and economic development are at the forefront of city concerns.
One of the priorities the continued focus on wastewater infrastructure and sewer lines.

A fire that broke out in an 11th Street home Monday afternoon is still under investigation.

Mark Manicone
mmanicone@thelancasternews.com

I sit in the newsroom and reflect on the 200-something stories I’ve written this year.
Christmas songs play on the radio, which only picks up one station.
I hear the clicks on keyboards from reporters typing holiday stories about recycled Christmas decorations, a food drive, a Santa truck, embroidered ornaments.