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The stress of today’s fast-paced work place is enough to drive many of us nuts.

Lexington business coach Alysia Kehoe has solutions to help you navigate stormy waters.

Her 3-hour seminar will start at 10 am Wednesday, June 19, the Midlands Tech Airport Campus Center for Entrepreneurial Success, Room AMSC 212.

The $75 admission includes lunch. This early bird special is till June 11. After that admission $ 85.

To register https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-crazy-cycle-in-the-workplace-tickets-62059165635?aff=ebdssbdestsearch .

62,000 lbs of beef recalled

Aurora Packing Company, Inc., is recalling approximately 62,112 pounds of raw beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli, the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced last week.

The raw beef products were packaged April 19, 2019.

The products subject to recall bear establishment number “EST. 788” inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped nationwide for further distribution and processing.

The problem was discovered during random sample testing by FSIS.

There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products.

Find a full list of recalled products at https://www.fsis.usda.gov/ .

No food = no booze

Lexington County restaurants, lounges and others that serve alcoholic drinks must serve food to obtain or keep a liquor license.

The Department of Revenue announced the new rule last week.

The state had not required food in approving licenses before although the state Constitution requires them to serve food to be able to sell drinks for on-premise consumption.

Earmarks never more

Our Washington spies tell us Congress isn’t doing much lately and that’s a good thing. No one’s life, liberty or property is safe while they are in session.

Nevertheless, Senate Republicans have adopted a permanent ban on earmarks, the hidden handouts to special interests that senators used to sneak into bills.

11 appropriations in 2006 included $29 billion in earmarked spending on 9,963 projects, according to Citizens Against Government Waste. A Congressman and a lobbyist went to prison. The classic was Alaska’s “Bridge to Nowhere.”

Who’s new

• Wendy Jeffcoat is the new Emergency Manager for Lexington County.

She is responsible for managing the all-hazard disaster preparedness, response, mitigation and recovery programs for the county.

Responsibilities also include conducting training, drills and exercises in coordination with emergency services, law enforcement, non-profits, private industry and governmental agencies to include municipal, county, state and federal entities.

Jeffcoat, a native of Lexington County, has been with the Department of Emergency Services for 6 years.

Her previous position remains vacant as the county seeks a replacement.

• Lexington-Richland School District 5 has named veteran administrator Ed Davis the new principal of Chapin Intermediate School.

Davis has served as principal of Harbison West Elementary School since 2016 and was named the 2018-2019 South Carolina Council for Exceptional Children Principal of the Year.

He replaces Denise Barth, who is retiring at the end of the school year.

• Veteran educator Stephanie Huckabee has been named the new assistant principal of instruction at Chapin Middle School.

Huckabee currently teaches AP Language and composition as well as public speaking and language arts at Chapin High School, where she’s served since 2012. She earned her master’s degree in educational administration this month from the University of South Carolina and also has a master’s degree in teaching English and a Bachelor’s of Arts degree from USC.

• Lexington-Richland School District 5 has named seasoned educator and human resources professional Tamara Turner its new director of personnel.

Turner has served as the district’s coordinator of teacher evaluation since 2017. She replaces Winnie Brown, who will retire at the end of the school year after nearly 20 years in the district.

New restaurant on Main St.

Nicky’s Pizzeria has opened in downtown Lexington.

The restaurant is located at 102 E. Main St., across the street from the Icehouse Amphitheater.

Owner Steve Cassano also has a location in Five Points in Columbia.

Scholarship winner

Lexington Town and Country City Council of Beta Sigma Phi has awarded its annual Educational Scholarship to Gabrielle Jun Rabon, granddaughter of Bonnie Rabon and Leslie Rabon, Jr.. She resides in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with her parents, Darryl and Connie Rabon.

She is a rising sophomore at Northwestern University majoring in marketing Communications.

They still have donuts

Dunkin’ – once known as Dunkin’ Donuts – has opened at 5225 Sunset Blvd. in the former One Taco Two Taco location.

Store manager Cass Keith said the new store offers teas, coffees, cold-brews on tap, a new “nitro” energy drink, breakfast wraps, croissants, sandwiches, hash browns and, yes, donuts.

He said they open at 5 am and he is still hiring for their grand opening June 14.

Welcome, Lexington Sun

Hal Millard has started The Lexington Sun online newspaper.

Millard is a Spartanburg native with almost 10 years experience in journalism, according to his website.

Visit his site at www.lexingtonsunnews.com .