South Carolina’s Fraternal Order of the Police will hold a memorial service November 8 at 6 pm at the Law Enforcement Monument on the State House grounds near the Assembly Street side. The service celebrates and honors the lives of fallen officers from across the state. This year the lives ofContinue Reading
The South Carolina State Museum will celebrate fall by offering free general admission to all guests for Fall Festival and History Day, November 9 from 10 am until 6 pm. Fall Festival and History Day will feature a variety of barbeque, live bluegrass music from local musicians, craftspeople and artistsContinue Reading
The Lexington County Sheriff’s Foundation presents the 2nd annual Shoot Out sporting clays tournament November 8 at the Palmetto State Armory Shooting Facility in Swansea. The event is open to the public and features cash prizes for the top three teams and the best individual shooter. The Lexington County Sheriff’sContinue Reading
Lexington County residents Barbara Leaphart, Catherine Porth, Frances Price and Evelyn Shumpert joined more than 100 women from across the state in North Charleston October 14-15 for the South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation’s (SCFB) annual Women’s Leadership Conference. The group of women learned how to bridge the knowledge gap thoseContinue Reading
There has been an update to the Broad River Road Widening Project in Irmo funded by the Richland County Penny Tax. The project is still in the design phase and the original start date of late 2019 has been extended to October 2022. Richland County staff are currently considering redesigningContinue Reading
The Ballentine Community Center is offering Ceramics with Elizabeth and Donna. Choose from numerous pieces: mugs, animals, Christmas trees, dishes and more and there will be many paint colors – everything you need to make a keepsake or a gift. The class is held Tuesday and Thursday, 10:15 am-12:30 pm.Continue Reading
Karlee Vardas recently committed to play golf at Georgia Southern. The Junior at Lexington High School is currently the 2nd ranked junior girl in South Carolina which is quite impressive considering she has only been playing for a few years. “My dad got me started when I was 12, whichContinue Reading
The Columbia VA Health Care System will present four days of events, open to the public, which highlights information on ways to control and lower your A1C, food tips, success stories, a mini walk-a-thon, and more from November 4 – 7. It begins with a noon – 2 pm PepContinue Reading
Town of Lexington Chief Terrence Green would like to notify the community there will be road closures and detours during the afternoon of this Sunday, November 3, before and during the Lexington County Veterans Day Parade in downtown Lexington. The road closures and detours will begin at 1 pm withContinue Reading
District Five has become the first school district in the Midlands and one of the first in South Carolina to offer school telepsychiatry (telepsych). Telepsychiatry – virtual psychiatry visits over video – will help reduce travel time and avoid missed psychiatry appointments for students, school officials say. Through a partnershipContinue Reading
Lexington-Richland School District Five will hold the first of two Magnet Fairs November 7 giving families in the district an opportunity to explore offerings at several of its schools. The event at the Center for Advanced Technical Studies from 5:30 pm to 7 pm will feature a variety of programs,Continue Reading