Home safety tips and precautions By Dee Griffin As people age, senior citizens may experience mobility and balance issues, making them more prone to falls and other accidents. One of the easiest things you can do to ensure safety at home is to remove tripping hazards. Keep floors clear andContinue Reading
By Matt BelyusValet Technologies For many years (decades), we have heard that machines will take over jobs for repetitive tasks, and I have seen robots for assembly lines that do what a human can do, but much faster. Is the machine better than a human? Yes, but just for thatContinue Reading
Come help the Friends of the Irmo Branch Library solve at the annual Murder Mystery Dinner Theater on July 29, at the River Center at Saluda Shoals Park. Tickets are on sale now. Artemus Ward, head of the lucrative family publishing business, falls face-first into his mashed potatoes, revealing aContinue Reading
Chapin Garden Club travelled to Spartanburg for their May 25 meeting. The group enjoyed a personalized tour of the Spartanburg Community College Arboretum located on the Giles Campus. Dr. Kevin Parris guided the tour pointing out several horticulture gardens including an Asian Garden, the Cabeanna Gardena, the George and SissyContinue Reading
John Tudor’s Magic and Mysteries show will be returning to The Venue on Main Street, June 27 at 8 pm. Tickets are $15 in advance, and $20 at the door. John Tudor has been a professional magician and teacher of magic for more than thirty years. The Magic and MysteriesContinue Reading
Do you have a fishing rod in your garage? Or maybe even a cane pole? If so, the South Carolina Wildlife Federation (SCWF) invites you to join our Plishing Challenge this summer. Plishing is a combination of the Swedish phrase “plocka upp”, meaning litter pick up, and fishing. The PlishingContinue Reading
With a career spanning three decades, pop artis Taylor Dayne will headline the LRADAC Foundation’s fourth annual Rock 4 Recovery concert September 29 from 6 – 10 pm. The event will be presented by Dominion Energy at the Icehouse Amphitheater located at 107 W Main Street, Lexington. Proceeds from theContinue Reading
Tyler Sherrill, MBA, has been named the new Chief Operating Officer of MUSC Health’s Midlands Division, effective later summer of 2023. The Midlands Division encompasses MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown, MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast, MUSC Health Fairfield Emergency and Imaging, MUSC Health Kershaw Medical Center in Camden,Continue Reading
The Alzheimer’s Association – South Carolina Chapter is hosting a Rally for Alzheimer’s Treatments June 17 at Martin Luther King, Jr. Park in Columbia. This is one of 50 state rallies taking place during Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month, urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to reverseContinue Reading
Capital City/Lake Murray Country Regional Tourism Board is partnering up with the Columbia Fireflies for a competitive food event like no other. The Southeastern BBQ Showdown will pit the best of the best in the national competitive BBQ scene. Teams will compete during the 2-day ticketed event which will culminateContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The Dutch Fork High School graduate and former Chapin/Newberry infielder is playing his first season for the Lexington County Blowfish. The summer college baseball team competes in the Coastal Plain League and has called Lexington County Baseball Stadium home since 2015. Martin’s first two weeks withContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. League III in South Carolina American Legion baseball now includes three of its last six state champions. Falling behind early in the standings is something the teams in that league want to avoid. As of this past Tuesday, Chapin/Newberry Post 193/24 was still seeking its firstContinue Reading
AgFirst Farm Credit Bank was selected to receive the Spirit of the Midlands Award for Corporate Leadership by United Way of the Midlands. The Spirit of the Midlands Award for Corporate Leadership is presented to a partner that embodies an overall spirit of giving through contributions of time, leadership, andContinue Reading
The 10th annual Reggaetronic Lake Murray Music Festival is returning to Spence Island for some fun in the sun on Lake Murray on June 17. The lineup this year includes Artikal Sound System from South Florida, DJ Madds who recently played Lollapalooza in Chile and Brazil, Of Good Nature fromContinue Reading
The South Carolina State Museum has announced the return of the Friday Night Laser Lights summer series, kicking off June 16. Guests are invited to enjoy the special themed shows featuring displays of lasers set to music inside the museum’s 55-foot digital dome planetarium. On June 16, Friday Night LaserContinue Reading
The inaugural Black Eats Week 803 will be held June 19 – 25 as part of Juneteenth celebration week, celebrating the rich culinary heritage of Black-owned restaurants, food trucks, bakeries, creameries, and more in the Midlands area. Black Eats Week 803 aims to highlight and support Black entrepreneurs in theContinue Reading