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Who started this?

the editor talks with you My wife and I have a lot of sympathy for Godfrey M. “Josh” Harman. As a teenager, he tried to join the Confederate States Army. They … more
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Teachers rewarded for perfect attendance

District 5 rewarded 8 staff members for having perfect attendance last school year. 6 teachers and 3 support staff members received $100-500 for their efforts. The winners were: • … more

Support local athletes and bands

Around ChApin & irmo The fall sports season has begun, and that means marching bands and football! The band members and football players have been practicing and honing … more
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What’s the big Faceapp deal?

Senior Living The latest flash in the pan time waster is called Faceapp. This smartphone application allows you to use artificial intelligence software to show what you could … more

Can you work your way through college?

We’ve all heard it before. “Back in my day we paid our way through college on a part-time job,” many of us hear from our grandparents. That may have worked 60 years ago but will it … more
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Lots happening at library this week

Around pelion Pelion Library will host technology training July 12 at 10:30 am. Registration is required. Preschool storytime will be July 12 at 11 am for ages 1-5 … more
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THE 2019 ALL-CHRONICLE COUNTRY SOCCER TEAMS

(BOYS) 1ST TEAM - Shawn Wright, Elliott Fish, Graham Lee and Paul Jones (all of Dutch Fork), Logan Koon (B-L), Eduardo Moisa and Zack Baker (both of B-C), Angel and Jovanny Barazza and … more

Looking for the Devil Boys

Down South “Some of the time going home, I go blind and can’t find it.” That line opens James Dickey’s poem, “Looking For The Buckhead Boys,” a dirge … more
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Emotional attachment leads to fear tactics

the nuclear fiasco Last week the SC Small Business Chamber of Commerce conducted our 4th town hall on the possible sale of Santee Cooper. The taxpayer-owned utility is $7.2 … more
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A review of the Holocaust Museum

Senior Living Last week I took a group of 40 Sr. Adults to Washington D.C. We went to visit the United State Holocaust Memorial Museum and the Museum of the Bible. … more
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An alternative to Augusta

GOLF The Masters at Augusta National Golf Club is just a few weeks away, so update your calendars. In a conversation with Chapin resident and Head Pro at Patriot Golf … more

Is your child a cyberbully?

Koon's Watch Our school resource officers are on the front lines of keeping our kids safe. A large part of an SRO’s responsibility is to make sure students feel safe … more
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Fannie celebrates 102nd birthday

Rebecca “Fannie” Dawkins of West Columbia will be 102 on Thursday. On Sunday, members of Turner AME Church, where she has been a member for 85 years, celebrated with her. She is the … more
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Reasons to play golf

GOLF For many many years, I have been intrigued by why people play golf. I have asked this question to thousands of people of varying skill for over 30 years … more
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3 rivers tourism flourishes

Michael Mayo’s Palmetto Outdoor Center business is booming. He told West Columbia City Council Dec. 4, he expects the business on the Saluda, Broad and Congaree rivers to get even better. … more
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School bond, GOP get nod

We salute you! Lexington 1 voters in the Gilbert, Lexington, Pelion and White Knoll areas OK’d $365 million in bond money to build 2 new elementary schools, replace 3 … more
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WEEK 6 H.S. FOOTBALL IN CHRONICLE COUNTRY

Who owes what

According to the SC Commission on Higher Education, full-time students at these schools will be expected to pay off this much debt: S.C. State - $26,335 Clemson - $26,309 USC Columbia & 4 smaller … more

Our purpose:

To make the Lexington County Chronicle & The Dispatch-News essential to our community . more

Hot weather unsafe for pets

AROUND CHAPIN AND IRMO Pets and extreme heat are not a safe combination. One warm night this week, I had a “close encounter of the lost dog kind.” While climbing the … more
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Safety tips caution against extreme heat

Special to the Chronicle Even before summer officially begins, South Carolina temperatures and humidity are dangerously high. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), more than … more

Spring wedding on the Riverwalk

COLLEGE BASEBALL

Lexington High Student Threatens to ‘Shoot Up the School’ on Social Media

Another threat of violence has been reported at a Lexington County District 1 school. The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department announced Dec. 17 that a student at Lexington High School is charged … more
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9/11 before senior adulthood

This Saturday is the 20th anniversary of 9/11/01. Do you remember where you were that day? I was 44, serving as the Minister of Music at Lexington Baptist Church. I was pulling into … more
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