By Al Dozier The District 5 School Board Monday moved forward with a construction contract for a new elementary school on Amicks Ferry Road, but not without opposition from board members Jan Hammond and Ken Loveless. Hammond sought to delay the project until the district could reconsider the useContinue Reading
Lexington Two is one of three South Carolina school districts and 373 across the United States and Canada being honored by the College Board with placement on the 9th Annual AP District Honor Roll. Districts included on the 9th Annual Honor Roll had to increase the number of students participatingContinue Reading
The Marriage Maintenance Center of Lexington will open January 2 and will specialize in working exclusively with couples: Married couples, pre-marriage couples, dating couples, engaged couples, remarried couples, and divorced couples (advocacy for children). The Center will focus on maintaining healthy and mutually supportive relationships between couples. The Center’s mottoContinue Reading
The 4th Annual Night Before Christmas at Edventure Children’s Museum will be held December 15 from 6 – 9 pm. Ynotu2 Inc., a Vocational Rehabilitation – Job Skill Development program, will be partnering with WFMV 95.3 and Adams Foundation to provide an educational fun holiday experience for disadvantaged families inContinue Reading
After a month-long effort, Express Oil Change & Tire Engineers has raised $10,000 for Harvest Hope during their annual giving campaign. For every oil change performed in the Columbia area during November, Express Oil Change & Tire Engineers donated $1 and accepted customer donations. “The holidays are one of ourContinue Reading
The State Museum has announced the “Best in Show” awards, selected from the new 30th Anniversary Juried Art Exhibit, now open in the Lipscomb Art Gallery. The exhibit is comprised of more than 60 pieces of work selected by previous State Museum Art Curators. Artists from all over South CarolinaContinue Reading
Ms. Eyamba Sowers was inducted as a new member of the Rotary Club of Lake Murray-Irmo. Ms. Sowers is a local Realtor in the area. Ms. Sowers was sponsored by Ms. Kelli Powell. The membership is excited to welcome Ms. Sowers as a new member of the club. Photo: PresidentContinue Reading
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jared H. Ballantyne graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. AirmenContinue Reading
The South Carolina Association of School Administrators (SCASA) has named two school leaders from Lexington-Richland School District Five as 2019 award winners. Anna Miller, principal of Chapin Middle School, is the 2019 South Carolina Middle Level Principal the Year, and Dr. Michael Lofton, principal of Spring Hill High School, isContinue Reading
The Historic Lorick Plantation House (Lake Murray Country Visitors Center) will step back in time to Christmas season 1840 for its Annual Holiday Open House this weekend. Area Garden Clubs and volunteers – including Coldstream Garden Club, Newberry County & Friends, Pisgah Lutheran Church and the Saluda Garden Club transformContinue Reading
The Largemouth Bass on Lake Murray have transitioned into their fall patterns, schooling on Herring, shad and feeding on crayfish and bluegill in the upper section of the lake, and schooling on herring, shad and feeding on white perch on the lower section of the lake. Fishing has picked upContinue Reading