Linsie Pritchard has joined the Chronicle as an advertising account executive.

She is a South Carolinian raised in Elgin. She says she has a small town heart with the spunk of the great big yonder.

She moved her family of 7 to Lexington in 2014 and has built a career in real estate and marketing.

She enjoys inspiring people to achieve their goals and is humbled by the fantastic people she meets every day. She is known by friends and colleagues for her passionate heart and bubbly spirit.

Juliet Smith will cover local news, art and music for the Lexington County Chronicle and The Lake Murray Fish Wrapper.

A Gilbert resident, she is a veteran TV and newspaper journalist who has covered news in Lexington County.