On the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington, the South Carolina Department of Education is holding a student writing contest highlighting the importance of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech and encouraging high school students to put their own dreams for the future into words. TheContinue Reading
The Inaugural Follywood Fan Fest kicks off this Friday, September 22 at Steel Hands Brewing in Cayce. Fan Fest is a collaborative event for alumni and fans of both the University of South Carolina and Mississippi State University the night before the Gamecocks host the visiting Bulldogs from Starkville. HeadliningContinue Reading
Capital City/Lake Murray Country Regional Tourism Board (CCLMC) announced the official date of the Southeastern BBQ Showdown (SEBBQSD) August 31. The inaugural Southeastern BBQ Showdown will be held June 14 and 15, 2024 at Segra Park. “This inaugural event will be the first ‘Food Sport Competition Event’ ever to beContinue Reading
LEXINGTON, S.C – A 15-year-old Lexington One student has been charged in connection with threats made Tuesday to White Knoll High School, River Bluff High School and the North Lake Community Learning Center. The student, whose name will not be released because he is under age 18, communicated electronically aboutContinue Reading
Another week, another old rival visiting Cecil Woolbright Field. The Chapin High football team play host at 7:30 p.m. Friday to A.C. Flora looking to extend its longest winning streak in two years. The Eagles are coming off a 38-31 victory over Brookland-Cayce. Quarterback Brady Albro continued his strong playContinue Reading
The Symphonic Wind Ensemble at Dutch Fork High School has been invited to perform as a featured ensemble at the South Carolina Music Educators Association’s (SCMEA) Professional Development Conference in Columbia on February 9, 2024. “I am incredibly proud that these students were chosen to perform at SCMEA this schoolContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. For Chapin resident and retired nurse Heather Burkhart, seeing timely and efficient emergency service is a top priority. It all started in 2022 when she heard concerns expressed about the unavailability of a timely ambulance in her community to respond to calls for people with life-threateningContinue Reading
Lexington-Richland School District Five principal Dr. Erin Doty has been selected to participate in leadership training. Doty is the principal at CrossRoads Intermediate School and is part of the South Carolina School Leadership Executive Institute (SLEI) cohort 51. SLEI has a unique partnership with Truist Leadership Institute designed to equipContinue Reading
Appointment announced day before his appointment to S.C. Conservation Bank By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Dr. Tom Mullikin, founding chair of the gubernatorially established S.C. Floodwater Commission, was elected chairman of the Board of the Carolina Cup Racing Association, Sept. 14, 2023. The following day, Mullikin received a letter fromContinue Reading
With the cooler weather comes fall fun, and plenty of it is taking place at Enoree River Winery! Join Richard and Laura LaBarre, owners, and winemakers, along with the winery staff for the 10th Annual Harvest Festival. Gates open at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 14th for a full dayContinue Reading
Girls’ high school golf is getting into the full swing of their season. Mid Carolina Club in Prosperity hosted the Palmetto Preview on Tuesday, September 5th. The Lady Eagles of Chapin took the Team Championship with a team total of sixteen over par over Dorman High School at twenty-one overContinue Reading
If you’re using a personal Box, Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive or other consumer-grade file sync and sharing cloud applications, listen up! These applications pose a huge threat to your company because company data can be spread far and wide without central oversight of what information is being shared with whom.Continue Reading
Lexington-Richland School District Five’s Coordinator of Youth and Family Services, Davida Price, has been selected to participate in two leadership institutes. Price has been selected to participate in the Fred Sheheen Non-profit Leadership Institute and SC Education Policy Fellows Program. “It is truly an honor to be recognized by theContinue Reading
Aaron Sincere Hood, age 20, was convicted last week Thursday, September 14, 2023, by a Saluda County jury for the Murder of Xavier Cancer, age 29. Chief Administrative Judge Walton J. McLeod, IV, presided over the trial and sentenced Hood to thirty-four (34) years in the South Carolina Department ofContinue Reading
A Leesville man is accused of trying to kill a man after an argument prompted a shooting early Sunday morning. Daryll Jamar Thompson, 58, is charged with attempted murder and possession of a firearm during a violent crime, according to arrest warrants. “Based on the information detectives have confirmed duringContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. This month’s Midlands Striper Club fishing tournament was all about the female anglers. The annual Ladies Tournament took place this past Saturday on Lake Murray. A total of 20 lady anglers participated and hauled in a total of 23 striped bass weighing 124.37 pounds. There wereContinue Reading