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University of South Carolina holds 1st track meet at refurbished complex

A groundbreaking weekend came to a close for the University of South Carolina Track & Field program this past Saturday. The Gamecocks notched seven more victories at the Gamecock Inaugural. Five … more

Could SC be next to legalize marijuana?

Tom Davis would break the law if his child needed marijuana to ease her pain. The Beaufort state senator admitted this to reporters during a SC Press Association legislative briefing last week. … more

the editor talks with you

IA Christmas gift n looking for a small Christmas gift for you, all I found was a summer memory. On cold winter days, it will warm you to recall your own summer days, especially those from … more

Hope for families and children with disabilities

Our oldest daughter, Reagan, 14, has been diagnosed with Autism and severe ADHD. She struggles with sensory problems and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), an anxiety disorder that can disrupt … more

Be a winner in the homework games

Around ChApin & irmo We know about The Hunger Games movie and books. Have you heard about the new, 10-month prime time nightly series, seen in homes all across the … more

Carolina’s educators abuse our taxpayers

our readers write Your recent article regarding USC President Harris Pastides’ costly use of a university plane for short trips around the state “to save time” was very revealing … more

SCANA investors OK sale to out-of-state utility

Faced with billions in debt, SCANA investors agreed this week to sell the company. According to a SCANA announcement, owners of at least two-thirds of common stock voted to sell to Dominion … more

Hackers now target towns

TECH TALK Public-sector organization attacks are rising. In April the town of Rockport, Maine, was the victim of ransomware. The hacker got in and locked the computers down … more

Learn how reading ‘rocks’ at the library

AROUND PELION Chad Crews will present “Reading ROCKS” on June 29 at 10:30 a.m. at the Pelion Branch Library. With a hilarious combination of magic, music, storytelling, … more

AG Wilson asks court to block federal land grab

Attorney General Alan Wilson is worried about your farmland. Wilson recently asked a federal court to block a rule he says will hurt states and their landowners. He and attorneys general … more

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Have protesters taken grievances too far?

OUR READERS WRITE In my English class we have been talking about how students like us can help make a difference. I have been wondering over the past few weeks if protests go too … more

Time to ‘Play More Golf’

Golf is truly special and the Lexington County Recreation and Aging Commission Family Junior Fall season ended on a strong note with a nice and simple quote. “I think I surprised myself, … more

Time for a prostate screening and check

Men’s Health Network Prostate cancer will strike almost 250,000 men this year and kill more than 34,000. It has become only 2nd to lung cancer as the deadliest cancer for men. If caught … more

4 players named to All-Coastal Plain League team

The Lexington County Blowfish had 4 players named to the All-Coastal Plain League teams released Aug. 25. Pitchers Dalton Mims of Airport High School and Garrett Houston and Clemson outfielder … more

Nominations underway for Airport Hall of Fame

Nominations are being accepted through Aug. 16 for the Airport High School Athletic Hall of Fame. The Airport High School Eagle Club established the Athletic Hall of Fame in 2004 to recognize … more

Our early trading partners

A lthough the Cherokees would become the main trading partner of settlers in what would become Lexington County for most of the colonial period, they did not live in this area. The tribes that … more

Family sees the real you

Things are not always as they appear. This is true of people as well. Hypocrisy is defined as “the practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one’s own behavior … more

Mary Elsie Mosley Pickens

Mary Elsie Mosley Pickens, 83, of Leesville died May 7, 2021. Butler and Sons Funeral Home was in charge. more

It’s a Dog’s Life

With Mother’s Day on May 9, here’s a couple of knee slappers for Mom. • A little girl is serving her father tea while her mother is out shopping. The mother comes home and the father says, … more

Noah attempts to build a modern ark

A Chronicle subscriber passed this along to share with other readers. The Lord came to Noah who was now living in America and said: “Once again, the earth has become wicked and over-populated, … more

2 die in Leesville collision

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individuals who died as a result of a motor vehicle collision that occurred in the 6100 block of Augusta Highway, Leesville on Jan. 7. … more

SC regulators turn down Dominion plan

Are once docile state regulators getting tough with Dominion Energy? Their rejection of the Lexington County-based utility’s 15-year plan suggests that. Dominion submitted its Integrated … more
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