By Robin All My first experience with putting was finding an old wooden shafted left handed blade putter in the junk pile at the Charleston Municipal Golf Course. If I used it right handed, the back of the head had an angle, that created some loft. So, I could hitContinue Reading
By Radley West We live in an era where information is everywhere—on our phones, in our inboxes, even in line at the grocery store. While having the world’s knowledge at our fingertips is amazing, it can also feel like drinking from a firehose. With every scroll, we’re bombarded with headlinesContinue Reading
By Sarah Ostergaard Picture this: a parent curled up on the couch with a child, book in hand, reading about talking animals or far-off lands. Now picture a high school English teacher reading the opening chapter of a classic novel to a roomful of teenagers (or an American Government teacherContinue Reading
By Rick Burke, Navy Office of Community Outreach GROTON, Conn. — Petty Officer 3rd Class Hanna Chrismon, a Blythewood High School graduate and former Columbia resident, is making waves in the U.S. Navy as part of Submarine Readiness Squadron (SRS) 32 at Naval Submarine Base New London. As an informationContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant, Jr. A new school year has started, but Airport High School baseball is still flying high months after winning it’s first state championship. The Class 4A champions were guests at the South Carolina Statehouse Tuesday. Along with receiving a proclamation recognizing their historic achievement, the Eagles receivedContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant, Jr. S.C. PREP FOOTBALL MEDIA PRESEASON POLL CLASS 5A 1. Dutch Fork (16), 2. Summerville, 3. Gaffney, 4. Northwestern (1), 5. Irmo, 6. Spartanburg, 7. Greenwood, 8. Sumter, 9. T.L. Hanna, 10 (tied). J.F. Byrnes and Ridge View Others receiving votes: White Knoll; Hillcrest; JL Mann; River Bluff;Continue Reading
Students in Lexington-Richland School District Five returned to class on Thursday, August 7, ready to begin a new school year. The district, which serves nearly 18,000 students across 24 schools, recently passed a $240 million bond referendum. The funding will support the construction of new schools, facility upgrades, and otherContinue Reading
IRMO – Lexington-Richland School District Five held a Groundbreaking Ceremony for a new classroom wing addition at Lake Murray Elementary School on August 6. The new wing is being added to help accommodate the new educational structure the district is implementing in 2026. The construction will replace 16 portables at the school and containContinue Reading
IRMO – River Springs Elementary School physical education teacher Ben Landers was honored with the ARTIE Award at the annual National Physical Education Institute, held July 17–18, 2025, at UNC Asheville. The ARTIE Award—short for Awesome Rad Thinking in Education—is named after Artie Kamiya, a nationally recognized leader in theContinue Reading
IRMO – Dutch Fork Elementary School’s afterschool program director and computer teacher, Cissy Graham, has been named to the fourth class of the South Carolina Afterschool Leaders Empowered (SCALE) Fellowship. SCALE brings together 20 emerging leaders in afterschool and summer learning from across the state each year. Fellows gain toolsContinue Reading
Columbia, S.C. – The Central SC Alliance (CSCA) has announced the addition of Ada Stiglbauer as its new Marketing Coordinator. A Columbia native and recent graduate of the University of South Carolina’s Darla Moore School of Business, Stiglbauer brings a strong foundation in strategic marketing, digital media, and community engagementContinue Reading