Mark your calendars and bring your appetite! Black Eats Week 803 is back for its third year, running June 23–29, and it promises to be bigger and better than ever. Founded in 2023, Black Eats Week 803 (BEW803) is a celebration of Black-owned restaurants, food trucks, bakeries, and creameries throughout the Midlands. FromContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Chapin/Newberry is still seeking their first win in South Carolina American Legion League III play. It returned at action from a 5-day layoff due to rainfall Monday at Brookland-Cayce High School. Post 79 faced a West Columbia team which was playing its first League III contest.Continue Reading
By Robin All, PGA Life Member I watched every shot of the final round of the U.S. Open at Oakmont last Sunday, and let me tell you—it was a whole different beast than the Oakmont I played in the 1960s. At over 7,200 yards, with 5-inch rough, tight fairways, relentlessContinue Reading
Mullikin presents a “path forward” for South Carolina By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Dr. Tom Mullikin, director of the S.C. Department of Natural Resources, addressed the S.C. Chamber of Commerce’s Environmental Affairs Committee at the Palmetto Club in downtown Columbia, June 6, wherein he discussed a path forward forContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The Coastal Plain League baseball season is reaching the midway point of the first half. It’s a three-team race for first place. As of Tuesday, the Lexington County Blowfish (9-6) were 1 ½ games behind Forest City (9-3) and a game behind Asheboro (9-4) in theContinue Reading
Lexington-Richland School District Five educators have once again demonstrated their commitment to financial literacy, with five teachers qualifying to become South Carolina Financial Literacy Master Teachers. This year’s Bronze level cohort included 33 educators from across the state. Among the newly recognized Master Teachers are Otisha Boyd-Robinson (Dutch Fork High),Continue Reading
Publisher’s note: Ellen Jane Coffey knew how to express herself in such a colloquial way that you couldn’t deny the warmth and humor of her stories. Ellen first started writing for us in 2008 and earned a following in our newspapers reenacting the exploits of her grandmother Hattie. We atContinue Reading
Five honored by state agency for 2024 By W. Thomas Smith Jr. The S.C. Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) recognized five of its best as EMPLOYEES OF THE YEAR 2024. The awards being presented at SCDNR’s Wateree Range, Friday, June 6, 2025. “To say these DNR employees are sterling recipientsContinue Reading
By Lisa Hostetler Brown, LawyerLisa Elder Law & Estate Planning Center Expert Answer: If you’ve been thinking about retirement, helping aging parents, or planning for the next phase of life, now is the time to make sure your own affairs are in order. One of the most overlooked—but most critical—steps isContinue Reading
LEXINGTON, S.C. — Lexington County School District One is participating in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) for the 2025–26 school year at Forts Pond Elementary School, Pelion Elementary School, Pelion Middle School and Pelion High School. Section 104(a) of the Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010 amended section 11(a)(1)Continue Reading
Lake Murray, SC — Get ready for a patriotic weekend like no other! Lake Murray’s Independence Day Celebration 2025 will light up the sky on Saturday, June 28, with its iconic fireworks display launched from Spence and Dreher Islands. The show begins at dark (around 9:15 PM) and is synchronizedContinue Reading