By Thomas Grant Jr. Three teams in three games in Lexington County with a chance at a state championship berth. Those are the stakes for White Knoll, Brookland-Cayce, Gray Collegiate and White Knoll this Friday. The winners earn a trip to Orangeburg to play for a championship at Oliver C.Continue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Last season saw Gray Collegiate Academy sweep the Class 2A state titles for boys and girls basketball. The start of the new season finds both teams ranked atop the preseason S.C. Basketball Coaches Association Class 2A rankings. On Wednesday, a press conference was held at Brookland-CayceContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. High school basketball season is back. This weekend will see the first of three preseason tournaments taking place in Lexington County. It starts with the inaugural Preview Jamboree Saturday at the new Gray Collegiate Academy gymnasium. Ten games, including two girls varsity contests, will take place.Continue Reading
Crooked Creek Art League’s regular meeting on November 20 will feature How to Photograph Your Artwork with presenter Rick Rhodes. Guests are welcome to attend. The meeting at Crooked Creek Park will begin with refreshments at 5:30 pm followed by the business session and presentation at 6 pm. Rhodes isContinue Reading
Members of the Superintendent’s Student Advisory had a team-building field trip at the Game Show Challenge before their monthly meeting with Dr. Ross. The student leaders also completed the “Before You Go, You Need to Know Life Skills” activity with Dr. Ross where they ranked life skills they feel areContinue Reading
Mullikin honored for distinguished federal and state military service By Christopher D. Carter Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Thomas Stowe “Tom” Mullikin, S.C. State Guard (SCSG), the former commanding general of the SCSG and a former U.S. Army officer, was presented the 2023 William Jasper Freedom Award by the S.C. Chamber ofContinue Reading
Trail Town designations launched by the S.C. National Heritage Corridor Last summer, S.C. Lt. Governor Pamela Evette, officials with the S.C. National Heritage Corridor and those of the statewide SC7 Expedition christened the City of Conway near Myrtle Beach, S.C. as the first of other soon-to-be-named South Carolina Trail Towns.Continue Reading
Girls on the Run of Columbia (GOTR) will be hosting its end-of-season 5K this Saturday, November 18 at Strictly Running in Columbia. GOTR’s mission is to inspire local youth to be healthy, happy, and confident. The event is meant to give program participants of all abilities a sense of accomplishment.Continue Reading
See the lights at the Sleigh Bell Trot (November 20) and Sleigh Bell Stroll (November 21). The events grant an exclusive preview of millions of festive lights at Holiday Lights on the River, the midlands’ largest drive-through lights show. Participants will run or walk through a route featuring millions ofContinue Reading
The Big Red Barn Retreat has announced they are hosting a Heroes Art Show featuring original art created by Veterans and First Responders who have participated in the Big Red Barn Retreat art and photography workshop this past summer. The art will be on display this fall from October 1Continue Reading
Midlands Light Opera Society has announced the Love, Laughter and Light Opera Cabaret on November 18 at The Living Room. The program will begin at 7:30. There will be love songs and comedic numbers from Golden Age musicals and operettas including HMS Pinafore, The Mikado, and Die Fledermaus. There willContinue Reading