Richland County Council has approved a revised version of the County’s Land Development Code (LDC) zoning map. The zoning map passed a third reading during the regularly scheduled Council meeting on October 3. Text amendments to the LDC passed a first reading. State law required Council to first adopt aContinue Reading
This month, Make-A-Wish South Carolina elected Meredith Dial, marketing manager for Dial Grimm and Rupert, to the chapter’s board of directors. “We are overjoyed to add Meredith Dial as a director to our board. We are honored to have another director who understands our mission so well. Meredith embodies aContinue Reading
Get Ready for Paaloween! Come be a part of a Halloween weekend event for adults in the Midlands, all while helping Palmetto Animal Assisted Life Services (PAALS) raise money to provide service dogs to those with physical, intellectual, and emotional disabilities.Paaloween is a costume party scheduled for 7 – 11Continue Reading
Columbia is set to come alive with 12 days of pure excitement as the 154th South Carolina State Fair makes its return October 11 – 22. The event will offer fair classics and 13 new foods and drinks and two traveling exhibits. “From the blue-ribbon home-grown produce to the outstandingContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Is timing everything? Chapin football could find out at 7 p.m. Thursday night at Cecil Woolbright Field. Fresh off a bye, the Eagles (5-2, 0-1) play host to a Dutch Fork team coming off its first region loss in eight years. Head coach Justin Gentry believesContinue Reading
As a small vineyard in SC, Enoree River Winery has been producing real wines made with real fruit juices for 15 years. Their handcrafted wines are made the old-fashioned way, without artificial flavorings or enhancements which are part of kit wine processing. A true SC Certified producer, they support otherContinue Reading
In honor of International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day, the Columbia VAHCS is hosting a remembrance ceremony and candle lighting on October 13, at 6:30 pm on the Dorn VAMC campus at the Healing Garden outside of Building 106. Anyone in the community who has experienced the loss ofContinue Reading
By Terry Ward The annual Gervais Street Bridge Dinner hosted more than 1,500 people, Sunday afternoon, into the evening on the bridge that connects West Columbia and Columbia. The Bridge Dinner, which began in 2015, is a production of the nonprofit Carolina Together. “We are many towns in the MidlandsContinue Reading
Capital City/Lake Murray Country Regional Tourism Board (CCLMC) is proud to announce that Lake Murray will be one of six stops on the Bassmaster College Series Tournament Trail. The series will set up shop on Lake Murray, January 26-27, 2024. “We know Lake Murray will deliver a challenging event toContinue Reading
The Town of Chapin will hold it’s annual Fall Night Out at the Town Hall complex on Thursday, October 26 from 6 pm until 8 pm. According to the town’s newsletter, there will be officers of the Chapin Police Department, Lexington County Sheriff’s Department, Richland County Sheriff’s Department and moreContinue Reading
The next Crooked Creek Art League meeting will be on Monday, October 16, at Crooked Creek Park. Michael Story, an award-winning Columbia artist, will be the speaker discussing and demonstrating “Mastering Color Fundamentals and How to Apply Them to Your Paintings.” For more information about the League and Michael’s presentation,Continue Reading
BAMA-Q TV’s Grilling on the Lake steak cookoff took place at the Lexington Lake Murray Dam Public Park, September 29-30. The event was hosted by Capital City/Lake Murray Country Regional Tourism Board (CCLMC) and is a sanctioned Steak Cookoff Association’s World Championship Qualifying event. The two-day grilling event brought togetherContinue Reading
Aubrie Suber has been crowned Chapin High School’s Homecoming Queen.Continue Reading
Brooke a third-grade student at Chapin Elementary School (CES) with autism got a chance to go surfing at Folly Beach recently. She’s participated in Surfers Healing for the past two years. Surfers Healing’s mission is to enrich the lives of people living with autism by exposing them to the experienceContinue Reading
Ahead of its 35th anniversary this November, the South Carolina State Museum has announced its first-ever podcast: Our State, Our Stories. The series first season, premiering weekly Tuesdays from October 10 – November 21, will highlight how a historic textile mill became South Carolina’s largest museum, explore the true storyContinue Reading
Ebonee Davis, a 2023 graduate of Dutch Fork High School and daughter of Angelia Davis, is the recipient of PAGE Five’s 2023 Tami Richardson Gifted & Talented Scholarship. This is a $1,000 merit-based scholarship. She will be attending the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) where she will major in ElectricalContinue Reading