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Airport bosses face troubling questions

Lexington County Chronicle & The Dispatch-News Our Airport Commission may not be operating exactly like a banana republic. That’s only how Sen. Dick Harpootlian … more
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School events really kicking in

Around pelion Forts Pond Elementary will host All Pro Dads September 27 at 7 a.. All families new to Forts Pond Elementary are invited to an orientation September 27 at 8 am. … more
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Ex-roads official faces months in federal prison

Frustrated federal officials want more than a slap on the wrist for John Hardee. They want the ex-Lexington County transportation commissioner to serve up to 16 months in prison for soliciting … more
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Listen to the youth

GOLF I learn much from new young players in golf. This past Saturday I watched a 5-year-old named Cade get started by getting his putter and ball out of his … more
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Did South Carolina pick the right president?

It should be apparent that the University of South Carolina picked a strong leader. With no lack of respect for the other finalists, strength at the top with a dose of humility is what all … more
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Double Standard

The Sports Grouch I played after school soccer as a kid and loved it. All that running burned off energy pent up during class. But something is going on in soccer that makes … more

Irmo H.S. hires Aaron Brand as head football coach

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL It’s a “Brand” new era for football at Irmo High School. On May 20, Lexington-Richland School District Five named Aaron Brand the … more
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Summer water quality testing beings

The Midlands Rivers Coalition began its water quality monitoring last week. The coalition samples 11 locations on the Lower Saluda, Broad, and Congaree Rivers. Rivers can be negatively … more

Co-op gambles with $8M nuke deal

A Georgia utility will pay $8 million for failed nuclear reactor parts. The sale could help pay off part of Santee Cooper’s $4 billion nuclear debt. Electric cooperative members such as … more
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School site twice as big as needed?

A Lexington 1 board member said the district is buying more land than it needs. The reason is because a large pond sits on the site. The district likes to buy 30 to 50 acres for a middle school, said … more
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3 dictators hung out in one city

HOLY COW! HISTORY If you had lived in Vienna in 1913, you would have enjoyed a cultural treat. Capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, it was the crown jewel of … more
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New middle school to change attendance zones

District 1 parents may be driving their kids to a different school in the fall. The district’s new Beechwood Middle School will shake up the attendance lines. Beechwood Middle will be … more

Extreme mission adventures

Church Buzz Have you ever wondered how people spread the gospel in remote areas of the world 100 years ago? It wasn’t easy. Only the toughest could do it. Chuck … more

Did the lawyers sell out the ratepayers?

As some might have us believe, Christmas didn’t come early this year for 727,000 SC Electric & Gas ratepayers. The so called $2 billion lawsuit settlement is at best a sham and a shame. … more

Does your advertising make money?

The Chronicle’s Business blog The secret of advertising that works Brand marketing is pushed on business owners and professionals by many marketing and … more

DEATH NOTICES

Oscar Burlie “O. B.” Baker Jr., 84, of Lexington has died. Thompson Funeral Home was in charge. Irene Barron Scarborough Brinkley, 72, of West Columbia died Sept. 19, 2018. … more

Thieves steal church’s sound equipment, supplies

Sunday worship services at 12 Springs Community Church typically sound like other Lexington County houses of worship. But where there were once amps, drums, sound boards, basses, tables and … more
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Swansea coach fights for his reputation

Gregory Wright arrived at Swansea High School three years ago with enthusiastic support. The head football coach and athletics director now finds himself removed from both positions. A … more
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Spring wedding on the Riverwalk

Congratulations to Dawn Cisneros of Lexington, SC and Roderick Fluellen of Palm Bay, FL., on their marriage Friday, June 1. The couple held an intimate ceremony at Riverfront Park in Columbia. Dawn … more

National Police Week a tribute to the fallen

Koon's watch National Police week is underway across the country. This special week includes May 15, which is known as National Peace Officers Memorial Day. In 1962, … more

52 new homes for West Columbia

Brookland developer Estates and Companies is to break ground in October on 4West, a 52 new residence complex with 15,000 squar feet of commercial space. Brookland is a mixed-use community at … more
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Cross Safely

R ail Safety Week begins next week. The goal of this campaign is to raise awareness and promote education surrounding railroad rights-of-ways and grade crossings. The Lexington County … more
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2 Sheriff’s department employees die from covid-19

The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department is mourning the death of two employees. Both Gwen Morris, 50, and Blaine Newman, 60, died of covid-19, according to the sheriff’s department. … more

AUN AND MCKAY KICKOFF CLASSIC AWARD WINNERS

(All photos courtesy of www.goflashwin.com) Chapin running back Bennett Galloway with the Game Most Valuable Player plaque. Gray Collegiate running back Bennett Galloway with the Game Most … more

Curtis Gerald Condra Jr.

Curtis Gerald Condra Jr. 83, of Irmo died July 21, 2021. Whitaker Funeral Home was in charg.e more
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