Lexington-Richland School District Five has named administrator Matt Gams the new principal of River Springs Elementary School. Gams was previously assistant principal at River Springs Elementary, where he served for six years. He also served as an assistant principal at Nursery Road Elementary for two years prior to River SpringsContinue Reading
Lexington-Richland School District Five is encouraging senior citizens to be involved and active in district-sponsored events and activities for the upcoming school year. The district is again offering Golden Passes to residents who will be 60-years-old or older during the 2019-2020 school year. The permanent photo identification card provides freeContinue Reading
The Town of Chapin has a distinctive logo, namely a silhouette of a sailboat. As I mentioned last week, the Crooked Creek Art league has placed 13 sailboat silhouettes each with different art work on each. This past weekend my wife and I charged up the battery on our 100% electricContinue Reading
The Nomination of the Chapin Commercial Historic District has received State approval. It now faces only the final approval nod from the US Department of Interior to be added to the National Register of Historic Places. A total of 12 structures located in the heart of the downtown area, along Chapin Rd., Columbia Ave.,Continue Reading
A Letter to the Editor: The two Democrat debates of last week told all of us what they have in mind for America and its/our future. To begin with, all 20 candidates want to eliminate the Electoral College. This concept was put in our constitution so that a fewContinue Reading
Starting this week, The COMET is now using a B5 bio-diesel blend in its 39 large transit buses. This is another initiative at The COMET to help improve the air quality of Richland and Lexington Counties and reduce its carbon footprint. Biodiesel is vegetable-oil based, renewably resourced, less polluting, andContinue Reading
Harold Greg Heath, age 58 of Lexington has been arrested for the armed robbery of the Sunoco gas station on the evening July 29. Around 7:40 pm, officers were dispatched to the Sunoco at 5019 Augusta Road in Lexington for an armed robbery that had just occurred. When officers arrived,Continue Reading
Letter to the Editor: The Mueller “Report” is finally officially, mostly published. The only few sentences missing are those that can only be released by a Federal Judge. In fact, the real conclusion of the Mueller report was stated by Peter Strok (then member of the Mueller team) almost twoContinue Reading
Lexington-Richland School District Five will hold its 2020 high school graduation ceremonies May 30 and June 1 at the Colonial Life Arena. Dates and times of School District Five 2020 graduations are as follows: Spring Hill High School May 30 at 8:00 a.m. Chapin High School May 30 at 12:00Continue Reading
Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the motorcyclist who died as a result of a collision with an 18-wheeler. The collision occurred on the Lake Murray Dam (S.C. Hwy 6) shortly before 9 pm July 29. John William Bafford III, 32, of Gilbert was pronounced dead at the sceneContinue Reading
Lauren Chen, from Dutch Fork High School, Irmo was among 82 top achieving U.S. high school and international scholars at the 36th annual Research Science Institute (RSI), jointly sponsored by the Center for Excellence in Education (CEE) with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). RSI is a six-week program that gives studentsContinue Reading