Business
Capture Columbia Program Returns to Connect Students with Local Opportunities
Columbia Opportunity Resource (COR) is once again offering college students and interns a chance to build meaningful connections in the Midlands through its Capture Columbia program. The free initiative, designed for students working or interning in the greater Columbia area, will run from May 27 through June 24. Registration is
Education
Students named Junior Scholars
95 Lexington-Richland School District Five students have been named South Carolina Junior Scholars for the 2025-2026 school year. Developed by the South Carolina Department of Education during the 1985-1986 school year, the SC Junior Scholars program is designed to identify eighth grade students with exceptional academic talent based on PSAT
Sports
Chapin looks to ‘run it back’ in soccer finals
By Thomas Grant Jr. It was “Super Saturday” 10 years ago for Lexington County soccer. On that hot, humid day at W.C. Hawkins Stadium, two girls’ and two boys’ teams claimed state titles. Sweeping the Class 3A classification was Chapin High School with the girls defeating Hilton Head Island
Departments
Public Safety
International crime and terrorism-combating organizationmeets with DHS officials in Washington
Crime Stoppers Global Solutions thwarting Serbian-crime organizations posing threat toAmerican highways – and the Richland County Sheriff’s Department connection By Chris Carter Crime Stoppers Global Solutions (CSGS), the international iteration
Community News
From school year to summer
By Radley West There’s something about the end of the school year that feels like a deep exhale. Schedules loosen, mornings slow down, and suddenly the structure that held everything
Entertainment
Dido and Aeneas performances start May 14
Midlands Light Opera Society sails to ancient Carthage for Dido and Aeneas May 14-17. Performances will be held May 14 and 15 at 7:30 p.m., and May 16 and 17
Civic
Lake Murray-Irmo Rotary Names February Student of the Month
The Lake Murray-Irmo Rotary Club has named Seven Oaks Elementary Global Magnet fifth grader Allison Reyes Andres as its February Student of the Month. Seven Oaks Principal Dr. Angie Slatton

































