As they say with sausage, we like that council is pushing the museum to be more inclusive, but it’s often been hard to watch how it’s gotten there. more

COVID-19 is still here, and the surging Omicron variant is still gaining steam. This reality is unpleasant, but as the numbers coming out of Lexington County right now show, it’s very much our … more

We all have room to improve, and there’s something about a new, blank calendar that motivates us to do so. That’s why many of us recently made resolutions to better ourselves in some way — … more

Physical violence. Yelling loudly in public. Disparaging each other’s character in the press. A legal verdict has yet to be reached as to whether Angus Godwin — an executive committeeman for his … more

Retired Lexington County Chronicle and Dispatch News editor Jerry Bellune and publisher MacLeod Bellune, the married couple that founded this paper in 1992, served Lexington County for decades, … more

We applaud Lexington Medical Center’s approach to the now halted federally mandated requirement that all medical facility workers receive at least their first COVID-19 vaccine by Dec. 6.   In … more

I remember being accepted to the University of South Carolina. The pride that came with the acceptance letter was born out of the sacrifices my family made to afford me this life-changing … more

Cayce City Council made it two for two when it came to tumultuous November meetings with its session last week. Following a Nov. 9 meeting that featured a tense argument over whether to dismiss … more

Nephron Pharmaceuticals CEO Lou Kennedy oversees a multi-million-dollar company right here in Lexington County.  Nephron, according to company-supplied statistics from a recent … more

“By kicking the can down the road, you are tolerating it.” — Cayce Mayor Elise Partin at the City Council meeting on Nov. 9 Partin said this as part of discussion before a vote to dismiss … more