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U.S. Rep. John Spratt today denounced comments his campaign spokesman made, invoking the name of Osama bin Laden to make a point about conservative voters in the Fifth Congressional District.

Duke Energy said Wednesday it might close seven coal-fired units at its Carolinas power plants within five years as environmental regulations intensify.

Dr. Thomas Stall purchased Lake Wylie Family Dentistry, then a satellite office of Dr. George Hook in Rock Hill, in August 1990. The three-room practice with four employees since grew into an office with three dentists, 15 treatment rooms and 25 full-time employees, and now celebrates 20 years of service.

Republican Mick Mulvaney of Indian Land debuted his first television ad this week, marking a new phase in his campaign to unseat U.S. Rep. John Spratt. The 30-second spot shows Mulvaney with his family and then shifts to his opposition to the health care bill.

Hearing drastic differences of opinions, the Lake Wylie Marine Commission did not take a stance this month on perhaps the most controversial environmental issue impacting the lake, one coming to a head Sept. 14. On that date, the Environmental Protection Agency hosts a daylong public hearing about possible new regulations for coal ash, the residual byproduct of coal combustion. The Charlotte meeting is one of seven locations nationally to host such a meeting.

Riverkeeper David Merryman will lead an examination of leaf packs placed in area streams and creeks during the past month at the Sept. 8 Lake Wylie Covekeepers meeting.

Hello to the residents of the Clover School District, and welcome to the new informational column written for you by a Clover School Board member.

A clerk at a Rock Hill gas station was beaten in the head with a handgun before being robbed Monday night, police say.

In dueling campaign appearances last week at River Hills Country Club, U.S. Rep. John Spratt called his Republican challenger "another Mark Sanford," while Mick Mulvaney faulted Spratt for selling out constituents in favor of the national Democratic agenda.

The U.S. Supreme Court case pitting South Carolina against North Carolina for control of Catawba River water could be settled by the end of the year, and possibly not by the justices.