The Virtual Enterprise (VE) team at Spring Hill High School placed 3rd in the South Carolina Virtual Business Plan Competition. The team also placed in the top 10% of all VE Firms in the World for their Elevator Pitch. Spring Hill High School VE team members include the following: SavannahContinue Reading
By Terry Ward There was a bit of a chill in the air Saturday morning (Feb. 5) as soap box contraptions sped down the hill on Meeting Street in West Columbia. Part of the street was closed off for a couple hours as the would-be champions were taking test runsContinue Reading
Most of the work last month in the House was done at the committee level. Serving on the House budget committee keeps Rep. Huggins and I very busy as we work to be good stewards of your tax dollars. After weeks of subcommittee work, the full House budget committee willContinue Reading
Midlands-based non-profit directing coastal clean-up initiative By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Cheyenne Cunningham, a graduate assistant at the College of Charleston, is directing Global Eco Adventures (GEA) efforts to “clean up” four designated beaches around the world, during WORLD OCEAN DAY, June 8, 2022. GEA, a Midlands-based nonprofit with officesContinue Reading
Officers responded to the restaurant just before 4 p.m. today in reference to a shooting. Officers eventually determined an argument between Rumph and the victim led to the shooting. The victim was transported to Prisma Health Richland with life-threatening injuries. Rumph is being held in the Lexington County Detention Center.Continue Reading
Jason Branham, longtime resident and current Richland County Planning Commission Chairman, will run for Richland County Council in District 1 in the upcoming Republican primary on June 14, 2022. Branham stated, “As a family man, it is important to me to have a county government that listens and addresses theContinue Reading
Akil E. Ross, Sr, Ed.D.Superintendent I am honored to be named superintendent of School District Five of Lexington and RichlandCounties. The tradition of excellence of the schools is a direct reflection of the amazing supportour community provides to the schools. As a result, I intend to use this platform toContinue Reading
Ian Emmer a junior at Dutch Fork High School has been selected for the 2022 High School Honors Performance Series at Carnegie Hall. Emmer will perform cello in February with the Honors String Orchestra. Participation in one of the five Honors Ensembles is limited to the highest-rated high school performersContinue Reading
By Terry Ward West Columbia’s 3rd Annual Kinetic Derby Day is set for Saturday, April 23, and a practice date has been set. “The anticipation level is at a high point for the return of Kinetic Derby Day,” said West Columbia Mayor Tem Miles. “I’m excited and looking forward toContinue Reading
Chief Terrence Green is notifying the Town of Lexington community that an arrest was made in the overnight shooting death of a teenage male that happened at the Town & Country Apartments. At approximately 10:45 p.m., officers were dispatched to a shooting at 301 Roberts Street. When officers arrived, theyContinue Reading
Virginia Ann Backlund Eckstrom, of Columbia, entered into eternal rest peacefully on January 27, 2022. Services will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, January 31, at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, 6952 St. Andrews Road, Columbia, SC, with interment to follow at Bush River Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be at theContinue Reading