2019 Swansea Graduate Rucker Krasselt has been accepted as a Future Farmers of America (FFA) Degree Candidate. He will be recognized for this prestigious honor in October at the FFA National Convention, which will be held virtually this year. There are a series of FFA degrees that a student canContinue Reading
Tickets on Sale Monday, October 5, 2020 at 10:00 A.M. The Newberry Opera House is thrilled to announce the 2020-21 season featuring theatre, dance, music, and family favorites for all ages. The world has shifted and the Opera House has too, visit NewberryOperaHouse.com/Shows-And-Events/Reopening-Procedures to see how the staff, board, volunteers,Continue Reading
Theatre and drama classes face unique challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, and SHS students are taking on that challenge with creativity and technological innovation. Along with a teacher-created curriculum in a virtual format, students are also utilizing home videos and video chat to participate in performance activities such as improvisationContinue Reading
By CT McDonald Chapin varsity football kicked-off its new season last week with a win, while other Eagle fall sports teams continued their weeks-long campaigns. The Eagles opened the abbreviated football season with a non-region home game against Lower Richland, and they started to get it under control late inContinue Reading
Koon’s Watch In 2019 alone, 126 people were killed in vehicles at railroad crossings, according to data from the Federal Railroad Administration. Of the fatal collisions that year, 94 occurred after the driver went around lowered crossing gate arms, which is a 10-year high. In fact, from 2015-2019, there wereContinue Reading
Overview This week the House of Representatives worked tirelessly to finish out the second week of special session and the final legislative session of the year. This was the last week for legislation to pass either the House or the Senate until we come back for a new legislative sessionContinue Reading
Nicole Amelio-Casper, award-winning Documentarian and S’Alfrico Watson Grant, awardwinning cinematographer were on location, September 18 th and 19th at Celebration Freedom Foundation and Black Rooster Restaurant in Columbia, SC filming a new documentary entitled “Hidden Wounds.” Hidden Wounds will tell the raw story of the “military experience” downrange, the dynamicwhileContinue Reading
South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster presented the Order of the Palmetto, the states highest civilian honor to CFF Board Member Dan Hennigan. Governor McMaster made the presentation at the city of Columbia 9/11 memorial ceremony this year and recognized Dan’s significant work to honor the sacrifice of firefighters who diedContinue Reading
With a laser focus on providing students and staff the safest environment possible during the ongoing pandemic, public charter school East Point Academy signed a COVID testing partnership with Nephron Pharmaceuticals. The agreement allows any current East Point Academy staff member or student access to a very reliable COVID-19 testContinue Reading
Piney Woods Elementary, Lexington-Richland School District Five’s 13th elementary school, revealed their mascot chosen by the community during the September 28 Board Meeting. Three options were available for the community to choose from: the Purple Martins, the Bears or the Ospreys. With just over 54 percent of the votes outContinue Reading
Lexington County School District One’s Center for Law and Global Policy, in partnership with the Center for Media Arts, Design and Production, WIS News 10, and The Post and Courier, will hold a debate between Republican Congressman Joe Wilson and Democratic Challenger Adair Ford Boroughs. Both are running forContinue Reading