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REUNION DELAYED

THURSDAY MORNING QUARTERBACK Week 4 of the high school football season was slated to be “Reunion Time”. A pair of non-region games about 7.6 miles … more

Don’t let spoiled food ruin your family picnic

Thomas Caughman and his friends loved to cook out on Lake Murray. After Thomas was killed in Iraq, they continued the tradition every year. They invited his parents, Jane and Hamp Caughman, … more

Watching golf live

Francesco Molinari won the British Open championship over numerous future legends during an exciting final round. While Tiger Woods held the lead at the midway point of his final round, Jordan … more

Haiti mission team coming home

Emily Wheaton and the mission team from Chapin United Methodist are on their way home. The mission team arrived safely at the Port-au-Prince airport Tuesday. They arrived later that in that … more

It’s all about the customer’s experience

The Chronicle’s Business blog Having enjoyed Bananas Foster and other fattening fare at Brennan’s in New Orleans, we can attest to Ella Brennan’s skills. Mrs. Brennan invented … more

WKHS football camp starts next week

Around Red Bank White Knoll High School’s summer Football Camp happens next week, June 14-16, at the White Knoll High School campus on Platt Springs Road. It’s open to rising 2nd to rising … more

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Pain, Pain Go Away

To all my senior adult friends, I feel your pain. Back and hip pain can be debilitating. Two months ago, I wrote about the sciatic pain I was having, which made it excruciating to sit or … more

Mobile West Columbia Paint-and-Sip Business Opens Physical Location in Lexington

When West Columbia’s Candace Thompson started her mobile paint-and-sip operation, she didn’t own a car. Now she’s opening a brick-and-mortar location in Lexington. In 2017, the self-taught … more

Lexington County woman guilty of murder

An Oak Grove child is dead, a woman convicted in his death and the shooter is still loose. Linda Monette, 25, was sentenced to 40 years in prison for her role in the home invasion murder of … more

Why can’t DOT fix our roads, bridges?

W e are in possession of a misleading road repair report from a SC lawmaker. In it he gives misleading information and the same old excuses that state road officials have been giving us since … more

Carrying on a family tradition

Brett and McKenzie Flashnick are the 8th generation to take over their 34-acre family farm at 1127 Corley Mill Rd., Lexington. Their children, they hope, will become the 9th. They plan to … more

It’s a Dog’s Life

My editor hopes you find this fishing joke funny and not too naughty for you An avid angler had planned a fishing trip to his favorite fishing spot. He launched his boat, motored to his … more

Covid curtails Girl Scout cookie sales

It’s been tough for Girl Scouts and their cookies. It’s been equally tough on their customers who love those cookies. Due to covid-19, 15 million boxes are unsold. As the pandemic … more

It’s a Dog’s Life

With Father’s Day June coming, here are more knee slappers about them. • I asked my dad to help me with a math problem. He said: “Don’t worry; this is a piece of cake.” I … more

Open carry gun bill goes to Senate

The arms industry must be celebrating. Democrats’ gun control efforts are driving massive weapons sales. More than 20 million new guns were sold in the US last year. 8 million of … more

Linda Unger Yonce

Linda Unger Yonce, 80, of West Columbia died Feb. 28, 2021. Barr-Price Funeral Home was in charge. more

Hadley gets it right in golf

Our series on “Children Get it Right” continues. This past weekend, my granddaughter, who is 25 months old, was on her daddy’s putting green when she did what her daddy loved to do 1st. … more

Future power from offshore wind farms

Can we expect wind farms off the SC coast? Probably some time soon. Dominion Energy plans a $7.8 billion wind farm 27 miles off the Virginia coast. That’s far less expensive than the … more

How to cut your state taxes

It’s no secret that state officials are collecting millions of dollars in gas tax money. And it’s no secret that they have little to show in road repairs for the money. But there is a … more

Lobbyists paid well with your tax $$

Almost $1 million in your taxes were paid to SC agency lobbyists in the 1st 5 months of this year. What the lobbyists do was not revealed, but you can bet it included letting them spend more tax … more

DEATH NOTICES

Miriam Joyce Alewine, 91, of Lexington died Nov. 12, 2020. Caughman-Harman Funeral Home was in charge. John J. Bouknight, 93, of Chapin died Nov. 13, 2020. Caughman-Harman Funeral Home was in … more

White Knoll’s King and Queen

White Knoll had to cancel its last 2 varsity football games due to covid exposure, but the school didn’t let that stop the annual Homecoming festivities. Last Friday at the Wolf Den Caleb Freeman … more

Rev. Taylor celebrates a birthday

Rev. Kenneth Taylor of Turner Memorial AME Church celebrated his birthday Oct. 12. He wrote: “Words cannot express my level of gratitude for the outpouring of love shown to me during this birthday … more

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL IN CHRONICLE COUNTRY

The Gray Collegiate football team makes its entrance onto Midlands Sports Complex. THOMAS GRANT JR. | CHRONICLE Gray Collegiate’s Devin Johnson with the 33-yard touchdown run. THOMAS GRANT JR. … more
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