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Is your family safe from rabies?

Foaming at the mouth, bloodshot eyes, vicious snarling. Those may be the images we imagine when we hear that an animal is infected with rabies. But how often do we see an actual case of … more
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SCE&G wants $399 million more

Nuke Fiasco aftermath SC Electric & Gas will ask state regulators for another $399 million. The money is for transmission lines to send cheaper, cleaner power to … more
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A mystery story

the editor talks with you One of our eagle-eyed reporters rushed into our office, breathless with exciting news: A catastrophe was at hand What catastrophe? his jaded editor … more

Seniors honor officers with gift from the heart

A Lexington senior living facility has begun a new program for its residents: woodworking. The program was designed for residents in memory support at Carolina Gardens – Lexington to help them … more
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DEATH NOTICES

Bonnie Jean Northcutt Blanks, 67, of Lexington died June 20, 2018. Moseley Funeral Service was in charge. Christopher John Bradstreet, 39, of Lexington died June 16, 2018. Kornegay & … more

Cayce mayor to help monarch butterflies

Cayce Mayor Elise Partin has taken the National Wildlife Federation’s Mayors’ Monarch Pledge. Cayce is the first city in South Carolina to sign the pledge to help save Monarchs. The … more
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Lexington Councilwoman Finishes Term as SC’s First National League of Cities President

For Kathy Maness, joining the National League of Cities extended a family tradition. Her father, who served on the Lancaster City Council, was part of the national advocacy organization … more
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The forgotten first fatality

Mary Ward did a lot of remarkable things. She was highly learned at a time when women were denied a formal education. She was a bold pioneer in a field dominated almost entirely by men. And she was … more

Dominion hikes efficiency incentives

Small business owners’ most cost-effective way to cut energy costs is by making their buildings more energy efficient. I am a good example. I have used the lighting efficiency program of … more
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$700M in unclaimed money

State Treasurer Curtis Loftis’s office has returned $35.3 million in unclaimed property to state residents in the last fiscal year. The office has more than $700 million for SC individuals, … more
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Irmo Boy Scouts help seniors

Irmo Troop 95 Boy Scouts have donated a musical gift to a retirement home. The Scouts gave 20 MP3 players to Colonial Gardens Assisted Living Center residents in West Columbia. MP3 players … more
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Memories of summer days

The heat of the summer sun takes me back to a certain summer years ago that feels as if it were yesterday. The acrid smell of damp earth, infused with many more tides than I have years, lingers … more
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Monica Pinckney Richardson

Monica Pinckney Richardson, 48, of Swansea died May 15, 2021. W.B. Crumel Funeral Home was in charge. more

Golf children ‘get it right’

The 2021 PGA Championship is on Kiawah Island this week just outside of Charleston. It will be the second of 3 events attracting the world’s best male golfers. Harbor Town was the first, … more
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Bad weather is bad politics

Few things can shove political aspirations into the deep freeze faster than a bad winter storm. Just ask Sen. Ted Cruz. The Texas Republican is shoveling his way out of a serious gaffe. … more
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A country boy makes good

Did you notice the fashions at last week’s inaugural Kamala Harris and Michelle Obama wore? They were designed by Sergio Hudson, a native of my hometown Ridgeway, SC. His is a story of “fame … more
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LMC welcomes 1st baby of 2021

Lexington Medical Center welcomed the 1st baby of the new year, early Friday morning. Finley Cunningham was born to Amy Johnson and Erik Cunningham. Johnson’s labor began on New Year’s Eve. They … more

Quail’s New Year Resolutions

Another year has come and gone. It has flown by (excuse the pun). The Quail was blessed with several memories and challenges but has made it through the year. Several of the best memories have … more
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Thankful through the chaos

This year never played out how I imagined. 2020 has been one for the books, and not in the best way. But we’ve come together as a community to support one another during a very difficult … more
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A time for remembering

November 11, use to be called Armistice Day. On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, a cessation of hostilities was signed between the Allied nations and Germany in World War I. … more
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Opioid fighters make impact

The Lexington County Fire Service has delivered the lifesaving NARCAN antidote 53 times. They and other SC firefighters are administering opioid overdose antidotes. This is having a … more

Crying out to God

R emember how Americans flocked to church for several weeks after September 11, 2001? 4 passenger jets were hijacked and used to kill 3,000 Americans and bring down the Twin Towers in New York. … more
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The media has sown today’s seeds of fear

There are ominous signs that the Earth’s weather patterns have begun to change dramatically and that these changes may portend a drastic decline in food production – with serious political … more
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Prove ‘em wrong

Even if you have heard this story it’s worth retelling. When South Carolina football coach Marvin Bass hired skinny little Lou Holtz as an assistant, Lou didn’t look much like the 300-pound … more

LOCAL HEROES LEND A HAND

Lexington County firefighters mobilized Monday in response to the Carolina Poly Plant Fire in Chester County. Firefighters worked alongside crews from other departments across the state during the … more
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