By Robin All This new player has made a great start with the order of movement in his backswing. Notice the good rotation of the big muscles of the body, which helps transfer weight to the back foot while turning the back toward the target. The extended front (left) armContinue Reading
Photo: Army Chaplain (Capt.) Emil Kapaun (right) and Army Capt. Jerome A. Dolan, 1st Cavalry Division, carry an exhausted soldier off the battlefield in Korea, early in the war. Credit:Army VIRIN:500712-O-D0439-001 By Dennis H. Klein and Wade Thompson The Korean War lasted for 3 years (1950-1953) and was a warContinue Reading
Shannon Bobertz helping guide one of America’s most complex conservation agencies By Thomas S. Mullikin Every agency needs a rock who is not always the loudest voice in the room or the person chasing the spotlight or searching for the next headline. It needs someone who remains standing when theContinue Reading
SAVATREE ARBORISTS COMPLETE SURGICAL RESCUE OF 300-YEAR-OLD REVOLUTIONARY WAR “WITNESS TREE” A 300-year-old live oak that stood witness to one of the final major battles of the Revolutionary War’s Southern Campaign is receiving specialized care to ensure it survives for generations to come. Master arborists from SavATree recently began aContinue Reading
School District Five of Lexington and Richland Counties Student Nutrition Director Shana Catoe has been featured in the School Nutrition Association’s magazine and newsletter. The feature provides a behind-the-scenes look at Catoe’s journey into K-12 school nutrition, the people who have influenced and inspired her career, and whether she enjoyedContinue Reading
By Radley West August is a fascinating month. Children are mourning the end of summer. Teachers are mentally preparing for a brand-new school year. Meanwhile, parents are standing in the school supply aisle trying very hard not to look too excited. It’s one of the greatest examples of mixed emotionsContinue Reading
Dominion Energy South Carolina has completed restoration work on the Saluda Shoals dam intake towers, marking the completion of a two-year project that began in 2024. The five-tower array was refitted with new headgates that control the flow of water into the hydroelectric plant on the Lower Saluda River. TheContinue Reading
Chapin Presbyterian Church will host a free community seminar, Planning for Tomorrow . . . Today: Retiring and Dying Successfully, August 23 from 5 – 7 pm at the church, 600 Old Lexington Highway, Chapin. Life is full of transitions, difficult decisions and unexpected events. Planning ahead can reduce uncertaintyContinue Reading
The South Carolina State Museum will host Lunar Eclipse Night at the Museum from 8:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. Thursday, August 27, giving guests an opportunity to experience a rare celestial event from the Museum’s Observatory terrace overlooking Columbia’s Vista. “Lunar eclipses are one of those rare opportunities where youContinue Reading
Lincoln Spain represents Irmo on the international stage Lincoln Spain, a sixth-grade student at Spring Hill Middle School, recently had the opportunity to represent Team USA as a member of the 2014 Boys U.S. Youth Futsal National Team, competing against the top young futsal players in South America. Spain earnedContinue Reading
A Pittsburgh entrepreneur has expanded his locally founded shipping and printing business into South Carolina, bringing the company’s first location outside Pennsylvania to the Columbia area through a partnership that began as a workplace mentorship. iShip&Pack Columbia opened in May, marking the first out-of-state expansion of the business founded byContinue Reading
The Courage Center has been selected as the recipient of the 2025 FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award (DCLA). The organization was honored in a ceremony recently at the FBI Columbia Field Office in Lexington. Special Agent in Charge Anish Shukla presented the award on behalf of FBI Director Kash Patel.Continue Reading
Bottled in Meridian, Mississippi — A long-distance winner. By Tom Poland, A Southern WriterTomPoland.net I didn’t call them pop. I didn’t call them sodas. I called them Cokes. Cokes could be Pepsis, Fantas (remember those?), Orange Crush, or RC Colas. Tossed out windows, Coke bottles waited along dirt roads, gravelContinue Reading
New Hope Church recently collected 161 stuffed animals for the Richland County Sheriff’s Department’s Victim Assistance Program. The stuffed animals are given to children who have experienced a traumatic event requiring a law enforcement response. Sergeant Radford expressed her appreciation for the church’s generous donation and said she wished communityContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. A ‘grand slam’ or a ‘boondoggle’? The answer would depend upon the side taken in regards to the proposed $77 million Lexington County sports complex. Last Tuesday, a public hearing was held by county council on the project. For close to two hours, speakers ranging fromContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. There’s a reason for optimism for Chapin High School football. It’s a new season and the Eagle players have spent the summer under new head coach Corey Helms looking to put last year’s winless campaign behind them. They get an opportunity to snap the 11-game losingContinue Reading