Lancaster County News

A religious broadcaster is building a $4 million home in a gated, lakefront community in western South Carolina at the same time that the ministry has cut jobs and reset thermostats to save money in its new headquarters.

Fireworks stands hawk their wares By KATY HOPKINS 2009-07-02 10:06:00 Intelligencer Journal Lancaster New Era Chances are, if you've driven anywhere in Lancaster County in the past six days, you've passed a major addition to shopping center parking lots.

Even cell phone signals are dead in swaths of Lancaster County. Forbes Magazine ranked the town of Lancaster the most vulnerable town in America last October, and that was when the area unemployment rate was 12 percent.

A Lancaster County mother and her 18-year-old special needs son sued a Springdale Borough-based special needs home operator and Butler County Children and Youth Services over allegations of sexual assault at the home.

Today's opening marks the start of efforts to operate a successful facility and pay down tens of millions of dollars in debt.

Lancaster County schools stand to benefit in a big way from the decision by South Carolina to deny tax-exempt status to the Inspiration Ministries Network.

A serious blow to a local Christian television network could bring hundreds of thousands of dollars to a struggling county.

Some sleep-interrupting thunderstorms in South Carolina have moved away, and now it's time for a little heat wave.

Inspiration Networks, led by David Cerullo, sought a tax break on its S.C. campus.

The good news is that the Alice Drive widening is moving forward. The bad news is that county officials and legislators still don't know why they didn't get stimulus money to fund it.

Editor's note: As York, Chester and Lancaster county high schools graduate, The Herald has been publishing a profile of each area school, spotlighting a graduating senior and taking a look at the school and its year.

Mrs. Mildred Caskey McWaters, age 100, died Wednesday, June 3, 2009, at White Oak Manor where she was a resident.

The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch through late tonight for much of the Charlotte metro region -- including York and Chester Counties -- saying up to 3 inches of rain could fall today and Friday -- and probably into Saturday.

The Lancaster County Sheriff's Office and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division arrested more than 200 people as part of a 5-month crime suppression initiative called Operation New Year's Resolution.

An Indian Land Middle School teacher has been arrested and charged with a sex crime against a student.

Editor's note: As York, Chester and Lancaster county high schools prepare for graduation, The Herald will publish a profile of each area school, spotlighting a graduating senior and taking a look at the school and its year.

Steve Hucks isn't used to looking for a job. In fact, he only recently put together a resume.

Editor's note: As York, Chester and Lancaster county high schools prepare for graduation, The Herald will publish a profile of each area school, spotlighting a graduating senior and taking a look at the school and its year.

Heavy showers and thunderstorms are forming repeatedly this evening in steamy tropical air across the Charlotte metro region, raising the possibility of flooding problems.

INDIAN LAND, S.C. _ Condos. Shops. Outdoor concerts. Internships to prepare students for careers in broadcasting.