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11 Successful people share their secrets

What happens when 11 over-achievers get together to write and publish a book? Chronicle Editor Emeritus, co-author and editor of Maverick Entrapreneurs’ Million Dollar Strategies, Jerry Bel-lune … more

Protect yourself from ransomware

TECH TALK Last week I got a call from a worried Chronicle columnist. Claudette Holli-day, the author of our Lexington Yesterday column, got a threatening call. Scammers … more

Haley sells Lexington home

Nikki Haley will not be coming home to Lexington any time soon. When she leaves her post as US Ambassador to the United Nations this month, she and her husband Michael will stay in New York. … more
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American Legion honors veterans

AROUND LEXINGTON COUNTY Veterans were recognized with a Veteran’s Day dinner November 10 at the Legion Hut, American Legion Auxiliary Unit 7 hosted the patriotic occasion. … more
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A community loss

the editor talks with you The loss of a business is a sad occasion. People lose their jobs. The owners lose a lifetime’s investment. The community loses the services … more
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Scam Alert

A reader and resident of Lexington reported she had gotten a call from a scam-mer. The scammer claimed to be able to reduce her Medicare premium and asked for her personal information. Medicare … more

WEEK 0 H.S. FOOTBALL IN CHRONICLE COUNTRY

2 victims in 2 fatal DUIs

A special education teacher and a drugged driver received 7 years in prison for fatal DUIs. According to 11th Circuit Solicitor Rick Hubbard, the two are Nicole Marie Wilson, 30, and Marshall … more
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‘Buy a Brick’ for B-C High

aROUND cayce, west cOlUmbia & spRiNgDale Brookland-Cayce High School is offering a “Buy-A-Brick” campaign for the new sports arena on Knox Abbott Drive. … more
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Have Sunday brunch on the Riverwalk

aROUND cayce, west cOlUmbia & spRiNgDale Looking for a nice place to get a  Sunday brunch? Soda City and West Columbia’s Brookland development present a brunch … more
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Soccer players prominent on All-State list

RECOGNITION Chronicle Country athletes enjoyed a high presence in this year’s S.C. High School Soccer Coaches Association All-State teams. A total of 29 players … more
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All-Star Weekend for High School Football Seniors

The 2021 high school football season will close out with a bevy of All-Star games. Kicking things off is the Palmetto I-20 Classic. Formerly the Metro Bowl, it’s set for Friday at Zemp Stadium … more
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The State Fair Was Back in a Big Way

T he State Fair has come to a close after a 10- day run. Back from last year’s pandemic drivethru variation, it enjoyed a successful year, with new and familiar rides, french fries, art and … more
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Fico Kondla back for “unfinished business”

It was a marriage made on the Lexington County Baseball Stadium diamond. Ending last season a game away from a Petitt Cup playoff berth was more than enough incentive for Fico Kondla to return … more
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Local cities impose facemask mandates

Columbia and West Columbia joined Cayce last week in mandating facemasks. The emergency ordinances in the three cities began at 6 am Sept. 10 and will last for 30 days. Lexington School … more
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Joyce Marlene Baker Gantt

Joyce Marlene Baker Gantt, 71, of Leesville died Aug. 22, 2021. Blizzard Funeral Home was in charge. more

Bryan Daniel Somerville

Bryan Daniel Somerville, 55, of West Columbia died June 25, 2021. Thompson Funeral Home was in charge. more

A beautiful key lime pie

T his iconic pie is a delicious as it is beautiful. It requires few ingredients. We always had this pie in the refrigerator in the summer. I grew up in a time when people dropped by to see each … more
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Mark Edward Cook

LEXINGTON– Mark Edward Cook, 58, went home to be with the Lord May 15, 2021. Born February 22, 1963 in Greenville, SC, he was the son of Edna Huff Cook and the late John A. Cook. Mark enjoyed … more

My adopted mother

I’m one of those lucky guys who was blessed with 3 mothers. Shirley Ruth Fantl came into my life when I was a young man fresh out of the US Army, working at the Greenville News and taking … more
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Can Bill Gates save us from ourselves?

Microsoft founder Bill Gates has decided he can solve global warming by introducing an aerosol into the Earth’s upper atmosphere. It would cover the earth to reflect the sun’s rays and allow the … more

Justice

Have you been watching the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s losing arguments in court? I’ll admit I’ve lost faith in the NCAA’s leadership. The NCAA has lost lower court … more

Kevin Emily returns to lead White Knoll program

White Knoll did not look far to find its new wrestling coach. In fact, it went back to the past and found the replacement already working on the bench this past season for the Timberwolves. … more
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DEATH NOTICES

Claude “Bud” Frank Bedenbaugh Jr., 93, of Irmo died Jan. 29, 2021. Thompson Funeral Home was in charge. Gerrald Olon “Jerry” Branton, 80, of West Columbia died Jan. 31, 2021. Thompson … more

County overdose deaths up 50%

Lexington County’s biggest killer isn’t the virus that has caused a global pandemic. It’s something you may have in your own medicine cabinet: prescription painkillers known as opioids. … more
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