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Remember when...

Reader Ann Watkins remembers when the 1940s courthouse was across the street from where the “old courthouse” is now. Email your “Remember When” to rose.lexchron@gmail.com more

West Columbia Fire Protection Improves to Superior Rating Available by Insurance Services Office, Inc. (ISO)

The fire-protection services of the City of West Columbia, as rated by Insurance Services Office, Inc. (ISO), has improved to Class 1 from a Class 3, Fire Chief Chris Smith announced at the July 2019 … more

The Gilbert Varsity Winter Guard

The Gilbert Varsity Winter Guard finished first in Scholastic AA Round 2. Members include Gilbert High’s Nicole Aguirre, Noelle Black, Skylar Blosch, Madison Bray, Megan Cook, Morgan Cook, Laiken … more

S.C. HIGH SCHOOL TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS GOLD MEDALISTS

TOP FINISHERS GIRLS (Class 2A) Pole Vault - 1. Lauren Caughman (Batesburg-Leesville) Discus Throw - 1. Ty-Layshia West (Batesburg-Leesville), 5. Ashanti Gilliam (Batesburg-Leesville) … more

To finish, you must stay in the race

Senior Living Iwas on the track team for 1 year at Brookland Cayce High School back in the early 70s. Why? I don’t really know. I knew that I was not good enough … more
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SPRING SUCCESSES

Chapin girls’ lacrosse team members Paige Maylath, Abigail Walsh, Angel Tisdale, Jordan Green, Regan Finn, Sadie Salazar and Riley Floyd following the 28-0 win over Chapin to wrap up an undefeated … more

Differences divide local Methodists

leave the church. The other pledges to remain and fight for their views. Pastor Jody Flowers of Chapin UMC wrote, “Embracing the Word of God as our ‘true rule and guide for faith and … more
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Chronicle Country schools send 50 to state finals

HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING A total of 50 Chronicle Country wrestlers qualified for the S.C. High School League state wrestling championships. The championships will take place … more
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Get involved with our community

AROUND LEXINGTON COUNTY Want to make an impact on your community? There are ways that you can help. Emily Wright spoke of a way at the Lexington Network of Female … more
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County buys 47 acres for future water plant

Lexington County is planning for future water needs of Lake Murray’s fast-growing southern shore. The Joint Municipal Water and Sewer Commission took a significant step last week in buying 47 … more
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Did you have a good 2018?

What are you afraid of?

The Chronicle’s Business blog How to overcome self-limiting beliefs Even fearless entrepreneurs run into many fences in life. They block our path, deny us entry, … more

SCE&G told to give up secrets

SC Electric & Gas will have to give up critical, long-hidden documents. The Office of Regulatory Staff revealed that the Public Service Commission’s hearing officer issued a directive to … more
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Beware of price gouging

With Hurricane Florence comes price gougers. That’s the warning from SC Attorney General Alan Wilson. The state law against price gouging went into effect when Gov. Henry Mc-Master … more

Stop annoying robo calls

TECH TALK Remember the good old days when telephone calls primarily came from people you knew? At this point, most of us would settle for phone calls from real people. … more

Former attorney general to head Santee Cooper

A tough, often controversial former attorney general will take over as chair of Santee Cooper. Gov. Henry McMaster appointed Charlie Condon to lead the board at a critical time for the … more
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8 hours of pain to conquer a mountain

Hey, did you hear the story about the Baptist, three Methodists and a Mennonite who hiked to the top of Table Rock Mountain? No? Let me tell you about it. It all started with my grandson … more
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Home blues

At about 1,501 a game, the Lexington County Blowfish attract more fans than some rivals. What would make the experience more enjoyable would be more home victories. Since the dramatic 8-7 … more
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Governor seeks investigation for spending abuse

Gov. Henry McMaster is questioning how state officials spend tax money. The governor told Lexington Chamber of Commerce members last week that he has asked Inspector General Brian Lamkin to look … more
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Report reveals Lexington death stats and more

The Lexington County Coroner’s office released their 2017 annual report this week. The report includes information about the coroner’s office, Coroner Margaret Fisher, and the deputies who work … more
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!-26 to be widened locally

If you’ve been on I-26 at peak times you know how congested it can become. Its traffic has increased almost 30% in the last 10 years.. More than 22 million vehicles a year take I-26 … more

EVENTS

20TH ANNIVERSARY 9/11 TRIBUTE: Sept. 11, 4 pm, Midland Gospel Singing Center, 795 Martin Smith Rd., Gilbert. Guests are Firever Change, Isaac’s Well, The Brown Brothers and Master’s 3. Love … more

Ex-Blowfish selected in draft

The “GameFish” connection once again provided Major League Baseball a plethera of future talent. A total of 6 players from the University of South Carolina, 4 of whom played for the … more
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DID YOU KNOW?

In 2006, a Coca-Cola employee offered to sell Coca-Cola secrets to Pepsi. Pepsi responded by notifying Coca-Cola. There were two AI chatbots created by Facebook to talk to each other, but they … more

Tough times

One of my more humiliating experiences was applying for unemployment. It was at a seedy government building in a part of Camden, NJ, you would not want to visit after dark. The newspaper where I … more
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