This week was another busy week in Columbia. Progress was made on the comprehensive education reform bill and this year’s budget was successfully passed out of the Ways and Means Committee. The 2019-2020 budget is built on the foundation of protecting taxpayers, a renewed commitment to being resourceful and efficient,Continue Reading
By Steve Bell, Lake Watch columnist Every fall and winter, thousands of lake residents use Lake Murray’sshoreline to dispose of leaves and other yard debris. Most choose to burn orbag, but some simply wait for the water to rise (oops) so wind and waveswill wash their “problems” away. Those whoContinue Reading
By Al Dozier Another fight is brewing between Kim Murphy and the school district she once served as a board member. She is now facing a $10 million claim by the Lexington-Richland District 5 School Board that she carelessly caused delays in construction expansion plans at Chapin High School. MurphyContinue Reading
An Irmo High School International School for the Arts student was recently crowned Miss Teen South Carolina North America, and will soon participate for the international title of Miss Teen North America in June. Lily Richter was named Miss Teen South Carolina North America in January. “I was shocked andContinue Reading
More than 150 students from Lexington-Richland School District Five competed in this year’s elementary, intermediate and middle level science and engineering fair February 9 at Dutch Fork High School. To qualify for participation in the district science fair, students must first place at their school based fairs. “Each year, itContinue Reading
The Palmetto Mastersingers will present its annual Festival of Choirs February 23 at 7:30 pm at St. Andrews Baptist Church, 230 Bush River Road. Hearts of Joy is the program’s theme. Tickets are $10 general admission and are available at www.palmettomastersingers.org, from any of the participating choirs, or at theContinue Reading
The Lexington-Richland School District Five School Board of Trustees has approved the 2019-2020 school board meeting calendar. The list of school board meetings for the 2019-2020 school year is as follows: July 15 at the Center for Advanced Technical Studies August 5 at the District Office August 19 at theContinue Reading
By CT McDonald While the Wrestling State Duals Tournament for teams has already completed, the Individuals State Finals are just about to get under way. And when the upper and lower state top-four placers in each weight class gather at the Anderson Civic Center Friday and Saturday to compete forContinue Reading
Several Lexington-Richland School District Five students were honored for their philanthropy by The Greater Chapin Community Endowment (GCCE) during their annual Groundhog Valentine’s Ball. The Bud Lewandowski Youth Philanthropist of the Year Award was presented to Chapin High School Academic Leadership Academy (ALA) for their overwhelming hours of service andContinue Reading
It’s good to be home! After session ended last Thursday, I headed out on another mission trip with my company, Movement Mortgage. Partnering with International Cooperating Ministries, the Movement Foundation has more than 30 churches currently being built in Guatemala. Spending time in Central America again and visiting these villagesContinue Reading
Letter to the Editor: by Don Carlson People, who as a society ignore the dubious machinations of purported leaders inevitably bring their governments to inevitable destruction. In the recent past, we’ve witnessed these societal disasters, culminating in the killing of millions of their own citizens. All of these tragedies began withContinue Reading