On May 25, 2023, during an afternoon route, a school bus transporting students from Gilbert Middle and Gilbert High was involved in an accident at A.C. Bouknight Road and Pond Branch Road. At the time of the accident, 43 students and one driver were on the bus. According to LexingtonContinue Reading
Motorists traveling along Interstate 20 westbound from Broad River Road may notice a new exit lane for traffic leading toward I-26 westbound. The new lane provides an additional 1,500 feet of for vehicles to travel through the interchange and helps decrease traffic congestion for drivers continuing west on I-20. TheContinue Reading
Two Lexington-Richland School District Five students have earned awards from the Midlands Education and Business Alliance (MEBA). Senior Eleanor Prosser has been selected as the Career and Technical Education (CTE) Technology Champion of the Year for the Midlands. Veronica Cain has been named the Midlands Work-Based Learning (WBL) Student ofContinue Reading
New associate commissioners Mary Beth McSwain and Sarah Burnham have joined the Richland Soil and Water Conservation District (RSWCD). McSwain and Burnham join the existing team of five commissioners and five associate commissioners who direct the RSWCD’s conservation efforts. McSwain participates in conservation activities with her husband, Tim, an RSWCDContinue Reading
A big congratulations to Lake Murray Elementary School (LMES) fourth grader Katherine Ju who won second place in the National American Young Generation in Nuclear (NAYGN) poster contest. She will be awarded a certificate along with a t-shirt, and an educational science kit. In addition, the LMES school library willContinue Reading
Downtown Columbia march held May 20. Additional marches scheduled. By W. Thomas Smith Jr. G.A.N.G.S. in PEACE held their first of several 2023 marches against violence in central South Carolina, Saturday, May 20, with additional marches scheduled across the Palmetto State throughout the summer months. Established by Midlands-area pastors, communityContinue Reading
State Treasurer Curtis Loftis recognized 15 educators from across South Carolina recently at the 34th Annual Economics and Financial Literacy Awards Luncheon in West Columbia. Each honoree completed the bronze, silver and gold levels of the South Carolina Financial Literacy Master Teacher Program, a multi-year program designed to increase theContinue Reading
A Lexington County man is charged with attempted murder in connection with a shooting in Leesville earlier this month. Vernon Ray Frick, 52, is charged with attempted murder, domestic violence of a high and aggravated nature, possession of a weapon during a violent crime and unlawful possession of a firearm,Continue Reading
Holes were discovered by the maintenance staff of Dominion Energy on the downstream slope of the original embankment of the earthen dam at Lake Murray. The holes were located in an area where wooden trestles were utilized during the original construction and due to decay of the timber and waterContinue Reading
By CT McDonald Chapin was the last District Five softball team left standing in the state semifinals tournament, and the Lady Eagles took it all the way to the lower state championship game before bowing out for the season. After defeating St. James in the first game of the lowerContinue Reading
Lexington-Richland School District Five announced its new Teacher of the Year and Support Employee of the Year during a May 16 ceremony. Grace Abbott, an English teacher at Chapin High School, was named School District Five’s 2023-2024 Teacher of the Year during the district’s Employee Recognition Program. Elizabeth Balog, aContinue Reading