The South Carolina Sheriffs’ Association is proud to announce Sheriff Bryan “Jay” Koon of Lexington County has been selected as the Association’s 2023 Sheriff of the Year. To be eligible for the award, a sheriff must be nominated by a fellow sheriff. Berkeley County Sheriff Duane Lewis proudly nominated SheriffContinue Reading
On May 11 the Greater Chapin Chamber of Commerce hosted Happy Hour at Lazy Creek Taphouse. Lazy Creek Taphouse is a craft beer and wine bar where you can purchase growlers of your favorite craft beer or wine bottles. Everyone enjoyed drinks while networking and visiting.Continue Reading
The Chapin Police Department and the Town of Chapin, South Carolina were honored to be apart of the Lexington County Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Ceremony this morning in the Town of Lexington, SC.This service was held to honor all fallen Law Enforcement Officers of Lexington County, and to show gratitudeContinue Reading
Lexington-Richland School District Five has named longtime administrator Dr. Thomas Turner the new principal at Harbison West Elementary School. He will replace Randy Norman who is retiring at the end of the school year. Turner has served as assistant principal at Caughman Road Elementary School since 2019. Prior to thatContinue Reading
Ten Lexington-Richland School District Five students have been awarded the prestigious South Carolina Teaching Fellowship. The 10 students who were selected will receive up to $24,000 in fellowship funds from the program while they complete a degree leading to initial teacher certification. The students include: Joshua Dean (Dutch Fork High,Continue Reading
FBI director’s award recognizes “outstanding contributions to our nation’s communities” By W. Thomas Smith Jr. BUILDING BETTER COMMUNTIES (BBC), a Columbia-based nonprofit which helps support marginalized and struggling communities across the Midlands, received the FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award during ceremonies at FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C., Friday, MayContinue Reading
Chapin Bands welcomes Mr. Alex Clark. He is going to bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the Chapin Bands as you can see in his bio. Mr. Clark is a native of Lexington, South Carolina and has lived in the midlands of South Carolina for most of hisContinue Reading
92 Lexington-Richland School District Five students have been named South Carolina Junior Scholars for the 2022-2023 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 PSATContinue Reading
The flock at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden has announced its first-ever hatchings of two rare blue-billed curassows. The milestone comes on the heels of Riverbanks receiving the Plume Award from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) Avian Scientific Advisory Group. Riverbanks has long served as a leader in avicultureContinue Reading
Broadway in Columbia, presented by Bank of America, has announced Broadway’s biggest hits will be coming to Columbia’s Koger Center for the Arts as part of the 2022-2023 Season. The Series will move from two performances per show to a minimum of three performances of each Broadway Base package show.Continue Reading
American Legion Auxiliary Unit 193, Chapin selected 9 delegates to attend the 76th annual session of Palmetto Girls State to be held at Presbyterian College, June 11 – 17. The delegates are: Cora Diimmler, Morgan Kinder, Destany Doby, Taylor Bulwinkle, McEwen Gore, Katelyn Hill, Laura Perla, Abby Edwards, and KatelynContinue Reading
Major Mark Craddock from Salvation Army spoke at the April 27th meeting. Under Ron Saxton’s leadership, The Chapin Sunrise Rotary has participated in the Salvation Army’s bell-ringing program for a number of years, and 2022 was a record year for our club’s bell-ringing program. Ron also received a personalized RotaryContinue Reading
Fun was had by all at the 125th Convention of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs of South Carolina with these ladies in Mt. Pleasant. Stand tall and wear your crown at Luau Night!Continue Reading
”Spirit of the Lake”, is the newest public art installation and addition to the Chapin Arts Trail. Artist Olga Yukhno created this six-foot tall sculpture that’s now home on the corner of Springhill Construction. This was made possible through Crooked Creek Art League, Central Carolina Community Foundation, and South CarolinaContinue Reading