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Irmo group plans food and supply drive, resource fair

Irmo Neighbors Helping Neighbors will host a food drive and community resource event from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 30 at Rawls Creek Park in Irmo. Organizers say the event is about bringing … more
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HVAC program prepares students for in-demand career

Students at the Center for Advanced Technical Studies are gaining hands-on experience and industry-ready skills through the center’s HVAC program, a career-focused pathway designed to prepare … more
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Darline Graham wins GOP nomination for next US Senate term

COLUMBIA — Voters elected Darline Graham to take her late brother’s place on November ballots, as the full backing of President Donald Trump helped overcome criticism of her political … more
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Vintage Market Days return to state fairgrounds

Vintage Market Days will return to the South Carolina State Fairgrounds from Friday, Aug. 28 through Sunday, Aug. 30. Recently featured in Country Living Magazine as “One of the Top Flea … more
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Ceremony to remember fatal overdose victims

The mother of a 15-year-old Lexington High School student who died after taking a pressed pill laced with fentanyl will address attendees for the fifth annual International Overdose Awareness Day … more
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Lexington considers charging HOAs for streetlights

Should the town of Lexington pay for the operating costs of required streetlights in subdivisions within town limits? Following a work session Monday, Aug. 17, changes could be coming to the … more
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Police investigate Cayce hit-and-run death

Police are seeking witnesses to a weekend hit-and-run crash that claimed a Cayce woman’s life. The Cayce Police Department is asking anyone with information to come forward after a pedestrian … more
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LEXINGTON HAPPENINGS: Congratulations to Mission Lexington on its groundbreaking!

“Join us at the groundbreaking for Mission Lexington’s new building on Friday, Aug. 28 at 8:30 a.m.,” the organization says. “We are excited to invite you to join us for a truly historic … more
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GILBERT NEWS: Centerville Elementary now has its own spirit rock

Centerville Elementary School now has its very own spirit rock! Vulcan Materials Co. located in Batesburg-Leesville donated the large granite rock to the school. However, help was needed to move the … more
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Red Cross plans Lexington County blood drives

The American Red Cross urges people to celebrate the power of kindness by making an appointment to give lifesaving blood or platelets. Every donation is critical to helping prevent the next blood … more
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School District 5, Midlands Tech launch new dual enrollment pathway

Lexington-Richland School District Five and Midlands Technical College celebrated the launch of a new dual enrollment Associate in Arts pathway on Friday, Aug. 21 at the Midlands Tech Harbison Campus … more
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TriDAC celebrates 40 years

The Tri-District Arts Consortium summer program commissioned sculptor Bob Doster to create an art sculpture celebrating 40 years of the program. Founded in 1985, TriDAC provides elite arts … more
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Visitors can talk to Revolutionary War fighters at revamped SC historic site

CLINTON — On Aug. 19, 1780, Patriots surprised British forces in an ambush known as the  Battle of Musgrove Mill , a turning point in the Revolutionary War. Exactly 246 years later, the … more
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Trump rallies for Darline Graham ahead of US Senate runoff

MYRTLE BEACH — President Donald Trump asked thousands of supporters gathered Friday, Aug. 21 in Myrtle Beach to vote for U.S. Sen. Darline Graham as a tribute to her late brother. Graham faces … more
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Nuclear training center, ROTC building named for Lindsey Graham among USC’s 2027 budget asks

COLUMBIA — The University of South Carolina is making plans for a nuclear workforce training center within its engineering school, as well as a new, $60 million Reserve Officers’ Training Corps … more
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USC among top college users of ChatGPT, renews OpenAI contract for $2.5M

COLUMBIA — University of South Carolina students and staff gobbled up 30 million credits on ChatGPT last school year — 30 times what it was contracted for — making it one of the top college … more
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Conner breaks glass ceiling with church leadership post

Lexington County resident Gwendolyn Conner was recently elected assistant dean of the South Carolina Baptist Congress of Christian Education. Her election marks the first time a woman has served in … more
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District 1 names Wingard next College Center director

The Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees approved the recommendation of Justin B. Wingard as the new director of the College Center at the board’s Wednesday, Aug. 18 meeting. … more
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Onelife Fitness sauna catches fire

An old Charleston family recipe for shrimp and grits

This recipe is one that has been in my family for many generations. I remember it being served as far back as my memories allow. We were able to get shrimp and other seafood in season very … more
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DEVOTION: The King has one more move

Psalm 46:10 — “Be still and know that I am God.” Isaiah 55:8–9 — “My thoughts are not your thoughts… My ways are higher than your ways.” 2 Corinthians 4:8–9 — “We are … more
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2 Lexington County agencies receive litter enforcement grants

Lexington County Solid Waste Management and the Pelion Police Department will receive PalmettoPride litter law enforcement grants to increase efforts to ticket and fine litterbugs. PalmettoPride … more
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PELION NEWS: Trunk-or-treat participants, food vendors sought

The food pantry at Convent Baptist is open from 2-6 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month. The town of Pelion will host its annual Trunk-or-Treat on Saturday, Oct. 31 from 5-9 p.m. The … more
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Local artist Steve Epting plans comic book signing

Award-winning Irmo comic artist Steve Epting will greet fans at a free comic book signing event for his new release, Hammerfist, at West Columbia music store Scratch N’ Spin. Epting will sign … more
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HOLY COW! HISTORY: O Canada, that town name raises eyebrows today

What’s in a name, Shakespeare once famously asked? Plenty, when it happens to be the moniker of both the place where you live and the symbol of pure evil. However, it didn’t start out that way. … more
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