The Capital City/Lake Murray Country regional tourism office will host a Jingle & Mingle holiday drop-in event December 10 from 4 – 7:30 pm. Several local vendors including Bill Hastings Photography, the Purple Tuteur Farm, Evan Williams Creations and Jake Moore will have items for sale. The Lake Murray SouvenirContinue Reading
Lexington-Richland School District Five’s graduation rate remains one of the highest in the state, according to a new report from the South Carolina Department of Education. The new data shows the graduation rate for School District Five was 90.7 percent, that number is up from 88.4 percent in 2019. SchoolContinue Reading
Wallick Investments, LLC’s Fidelis composite received a 4-star Morningstar Rating among 447 Large-Cap Value products for 3-year, 5-year and Overall risk-adjusted performance as of September 30. Morningstar is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia (www.corporate.morningstar.com). This is the 19th out of 24Continue Reading
Senior Resources has earned Outstanding Philanthropic Large Nonprofit and Outstanding Fundraising Executive Large Nonprofit honors from the Association of Fundraising Professional Central South Carolina Chapter for the 2020 AFP Honors National Philanthropy Day Awards. Senior Resources was awarded the Outstanding Philanthropic Large Nonprofit for the commitment to meeting the nutritionalContinue Reading
By CT McDonald With a 24-0 shutout over Sumter in last week’s 5A lower state title game, Dutch Fork’s varsity football team is set to play for another consecutive state championship on Friday. The Silver Foxes (9-0) will take on T. L. Hanna (7-0) at 7:30 pm in Charlie W.Continue Reading
The South Carolina State Fair will usher in the holiday season with its second annual drive-through holiday light show, Carolina Lights, December 5 – 27, at the South Carolina State Fairgrounds. The drive-through light experience will feature more than 100 individual LED light displays along a mile-plus stretch in theContinue Reading
Columbia’s New Year’s Eve celebration is going virtual for its 10th anniversary. Famously Hot New Year is bringing communities together from near and far for a free virtual celebration this New Year’s from 10:30 pm – 12:15 am. S.C.’s virtual party of the year will be filled with fresh newContinue Reading
Columbia Baroque will hold a free online concert, Home for the Holidays, December 4. Peter Hoyt will host this program featuring music for solo instruments and chamber music. The concert opens with music from Paris, as Gail Ann Schroeder performs a Prelude by virtuoso viol player and composer Le SieurContinue Reading
Retired Richland County deputy sheriffs and others making deliveries By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Less than one day after delivering 80 Thanksgiving Week dinners to senior citizens across Columbia and the Midlands, the Richland County Sheriff’s Department’s (RCSD) Project H.O.P.E. was at it again: This time collecting 300 “love bags”Continue Reading
Like many of you, I have powerful memories of holidays from my childhood. Christmas snowglobes, nutcrackers, twinkling lights and staying in my pajamas all day long! There are lots of images, smells and things that rest peacefully in my memory, but mostly there are feelings. That’s what a holiday reallyContinue Reading
Chief Terrence Green would like to let the Town of Lexington community know that the annual Toys for Tots “Fill the MRAP” campaign begins today will began on Thursday, November 21, 2019, and will continue through Wednesday, December 9th. Donation events scheduled at the Town of Lexington Municipal Complex, theContinue Reading