Global expedition leader named Native Texan Black Belt By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Dr. Tom Mullikin, global expedition leader, chairman of the S.C. Floodwater Commission and a member of the S.C. Black Belt Hall of Fame (SCBBHOF), has received yet another martial arts honor, this time from the elite TexasContinue Reading
UNDER THE BATON OF GUEST CONDUCTOR ANTOINE T. CLARK Popular family-friendly Halloween concert matinee returns to Columbia The South Carolina Philharmonic presents Halloween at Hogwarts on Sunday, October 29, 2023 at 3:00 PM at the Koger Center for the Arts. This family-friendly concert matinee will be under the baton of guest conductorContinue Reading
By Bill Connor On Saturday morning, I woke up to learn of the Hamas terror attacks against Israeli military and civilian targets. I saw the videos of the bodies of victims (military and civilian) being desecrated by Hamas militants. Particularly disturbing was the image of a female corpse being draggedContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Week 7 might go down as a changing of the guard in Region 4-5A. Since Tom Knotts took over the Dutch Fork football program in 2010, the school has won or shared the region title every year. The Silver Foxes also entered this season with aContinue Reading
Richland County Council has approved a revised version of the County’s Land Development Code (LDC) zoning map. The zoning map passed a third reading during the regularly scheduled Council meeting on October 3. Text amendments to the LDC passed a first reading. State law required Council to first adopt aContinue Reading
Lexington-Richland School District Five educator Dr. Elizabeth Magee has been recognized as a Distinguished Educator by the national nonprofit Next Gen Personal Finance (NGPF) for outstanding commitment to professional development in real-world personal finance topics. To date, Magee has earned 6 NGPF Certifications, each of which requires 10 hours ofContinue Reading
Richland County Council approved a paid parental leave policy for all full-time and part-time employees during Council’s regularly scheduled meeting October 3. The new policy will take effect January 1, making Richland the second county in the state to adopt one. Eligible staff will receive: • Six weeks of paid leaveContinue Reading
During Fire Prevention Week (October 8 – 14), the American Red Cross reminds families and the community that cooking is the leading cause of home fires in the United States. The Red Cross team is issuing a few important safety steps to follow to help protect families from common –Continue Reading
Guests who are neurodiverse, autistic or have other disabilities are invited to wear their costumes, enjoy allergy-free trick-or-treating and experience the State Museum at their own pace on October 14 from 9 – 11 a.m. The program provides free access for families of children, teenagers, young adults and adults whoContinue Reading
Capital City/Lake Murray Country (CCLMC) is proud to announce that the Bassmaster Elite Series will return to Lake Murray in 2024. Since 1991, B.A.S.S. has visited Lake Murray ten times with its most recent trip, in April of 2023 which proved to be an angling favorite on the Elite SeriesContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Northside Christian Academy got back on the winning track last week at home. The 34-2 win over Anderson School to snap a 3-game losing streak saw running back Sam Burks rush for 150 yards and three touchdowns and both Clayton Myers and John Lizewski return turnoversContinue Reading