By Thomas Grant Jr. Starting this fall, Airport and Brookland-Cayce High Schools have a home to watch their respective sports teams. The Palmetto State Sports Network will soon make its launch into the streaming world. The brainchild of Mike Hagins, President of Palmetto State Media Group, the network will offerContinue Reading
Lexington County deputies have arrested a Little Mountain woman accused of shooting at two men as they were driving on a road. Breasia Bowers, 21, is charged with two counts of attempted murder, discharging a firearm into a vehicle and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, according to arrestContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant, Jr. There is one more American Legion game to be played this season for West Columbia first baseman Corbin Wright and Lexington Post 7’s Jake Tolbert of Gilbert. Both were selected to the inaugural American Legion All-Star Game. It will take place July 23 at Sparrow StadiumContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The 2023 American Legion senior season ended for West Columbia Post 79 on Friday.It lost 6-4 to Lexington Post 7 in a game moved to Lexington High School after Thursday’s rainout at Brookland-Cayce High School. West Columbia took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of theContinue Reading
By THOMAS GRANT JR. Shane Fidler has hit the ground running at Airport High School. The new head football coach and athletics director has wasted little time energizing a program which has not posted a winning record since 2017. Despite being the Eagles’ third head coach in three seasons, FidlerContinue Reading
Martial arts tournament champion receives expedition leadership award By Chris Carter Bruce Brutschy, noted self-defense and fitness instructor and a member of the S.C. Black Belt Hall of Fame, was presented The South Carolina Seven (SC7) ENVIRONMENTAL RESILIENCY LEADERSHIP AWARD, for his overall work, event guidance, and participation in thisContinue Reading
Deputies and K9s will race in the popular 5K alongside Midlands-area runners, many participating with their pet dogs By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Registration is open for the 12th annual GUARDIANS OF THE NIGHT, a 5K road race in support of the Richland County Sheriff’s Department’s (RCSD) K9 teams (dogsContinue Reading
Presidential candidate and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis was in Columbia on Tuesday, July 18, to officially file for the presidency in our state. DeSantis made his way to the Republican Party headquarters where he was the first major party presidential candidate to file for South Carolina’s Republican primary. DeSantis madeContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Dreher Community Center on the shores of Lake Murray was the site once again for the monthly Midlands Striper Club Youth Fishing Tournament. About 18 youngsters took part in the July 15 event. A total of 30 striped bass were caught and brought to the scalesContinue Reading
Controversy over a lesson being taught by Chapin High School teacher Mary Wood brought a maximum crowd to the Lexington Richland Five school board meeting on Monday, July 17. The book ’Between the World and Me’ written by Ta-Nehisi Coates, who attended the meeting, is about racism experiences through first-handContinue Reading
SC7 Expedition honors law enforcement agencies and leaders in the S.C. Midlands By W. Thomas Smith Jr. The 4th-annual SOUTH CAROLINA SEVEN (SC7) Expedition concluded its trek through the Upstate of South Carolina earlier this week and is now winding its way through central South Carolina: Participants having hiked aContinue Reading