Joseph Edward Swearingen, III, a 24 year old Lexington County man, pled guilty July 23 to Felony Driving Under the Influence with Great Bodily Injury and Possession of Cocaine – Second Offense. Swearingen received the maximum sentence of fifteen (15) years on the Felony DUI charge followed by four (4)Continue Reading
Story and photos by Jennifer Scales, Columbia VA Health Care System Public Affairs Dana DeVeaux, a high school senior with hopes to attend either Yale, Duke or the University of South Carolina honors program, was one of nearly 40 students in the Summer Volunteer Program of the Columbia VA HealthContinue Reading
Russell Kerman and the crew of Primal Gourmet, was named the 2019 Top Chef by a panel of judges at the South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation’s annual Palmetto Palate. The event took place July 18 at the South Carolina State Museum. Kerman was among ten local chefs and restaurants participatingContinue Reading
A Coast Guard MH65D helicopter arrived at Owens Field in Columbia the morning of July 10. Ken Plesser, Coast Guard Auxiliary Aircraft Commander and Navy League member, coordinated with Coast Guard Air Station Savannah to bring the helicopter and crew to the meeting of the Columbia Navy League. Coast GuardContinue Reading
District Five of Lexington & Richland Counties School Board Chair As Board Chair for School District Five of Lexington & Richland Counties, I am often reminded of what an honor it is to represent the students and families in our district. From the many academic accomplishments of our students to the great workContinue Reading
An additional student from Lexington-Richland School District Five has earned a National Merit Scholarship. Joseph Humphries (Chapin High School, Vanderbilt University) was named a winner of this year’s National Merit College-sponsored Merit Scholarship®. This award was part of the third and final round of National Merit Scholarship award announcements forContinue Reading
The South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism is seeking public input on the draft 2019 Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan. SCORP is a planning document that identifies outdoor recreation issues of statewide significance and evaluates the supply of and the demand for outdoor recreation resources and facilities inContinue Reading
The 2019 Division I-AA Coaches Pitch Lexington National Allstars have won the state championship and will represent the state of South Carolina in the Dixie Youth Baseball World Series. They will be heading to the World Series in Ruston, Louisiana at the end of the month. Team Members are: EvansContinue Reading
The Chapin Garden Club hosted a dedication ceremony for the Bluebird Trail at Chapin Town Hall July 11. The club has worked about two years to develop a Bluebird Trail in Chapin. The project was first introduced to club members in August 2017 when, then President Cindy Chin, presented theContinue Reading
John Bradley, Flotilla Commander, Coast Guard Auxiliary Lake Murray, holds a membership growth certificate presented to him July 13, at Coast Guard Station Charleston. The award recognizes Bradley’s contributions to the growth of Auxiliary membership. It was presented by Commodore Gary Barth (left), on behalf of the Seventh Coast GuardContinue Reading
By Zoltan Krompecher, 3rd Vice Commander of the Chapin American Legion Something all service members understand–whether Soldier, Airman, Marine, Sailor, or Coastie—is that the military has perfected a system whereby paperwork, especially important paperwork, sometimes becomes misplaced, lost, or simply disappears. Many times, it is only temporarily lost, and eventuallyContinue Reading