Business
Chapin Chamber names Teacher and Student of the Month
Chapin High School teacher Brent Riley and student Emma Easterling have been named the Teacher and Student of the Month for the Chapin Chamber of Commerce. “Mr. Riley is an English teacher at our school is the 2025-2026 Teacher of the Year,” Principal Ed Davis said. “He is a punk
Education
Students earn college certificates
School District Five has recognized students who earned academic certificates from Midlands Technical College (MTC) through the district’s Dual Enrollment program during the 2025–2026 school year. The students successfully completed an 18-credit-hour sequence of college coursework while still in high school, earning credentials that carry full academic credit and are
Sports
Blowfish off to 3-1 start, hold softball game for USO-South Carolina
(Photo by Lexington County Blowfish) Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott, Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon and Lexington County Blowfish co-owner Bill Shanahan By Thomas Grant Jr. This weekend will see the Lexington County Blowfish take up another team moniker for a worthy cause. Add the Cowfish to the latest jersey promotion
Departments
Public Safety
Cleaning up South Carolina’s coast
SCDNR Director Tom Mullikin is aggressively going after environmentally dangerousabandoned watercraft and their former owners By W Thomas Smith Jr. Earlier this month, the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR)
Community News
Ryan Rawl Memorial Workout slated for morning of Independence Day on State House grounds
The July 4 event honors fallen Soldier and RCSD Deputy Ryan Rawl By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Registration is open for the 14th-annual RYAN RAWL MEMORIAL WORKOUT to be held
Entertainment
Reggaetronic’s Lake Murray Palooza Returns July 11 with Music, Boating and Community Impact
Popular flotilla festival blends live entertainment and lake culture while supporting local youth programs LAKE MURRAY, S.C. — Reggaetronic is bringing its signature mix of music and lake culture back
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
































