IRMO, SC – Educators and support staff looking for opportunities in Lexington-Richland School District Five should mark their calendars for the district’s annual Hiring Event on Saturday, January 11, 2025. The event will be held in-person from 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Irmo Middle School. This event provides jobContinue Reading
The South Carolina Philharmonic is bringing holiday cheer to Columbia with its festive concert, Home for the Holidays, on Thursday, December 19, 2024, at 7:00 PM at the Koger Center for the Arts. This special event, led by Music Director Morihiko Nakahara and Director Chad Henderson, promises a funContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant, Jr. By Thomas Grant, Jr. The River Bluff competitive cheer team heads to Saturday’s championship at Colonial LifeArena as a favorite. The Lady Gators won the Class 5A Division I qualifier on Nov. 14 at White Knoll High School.They finished 14.5 points higher than second place Lexington,Continue Reading
Dutch Square Mall will host the Fall for Health Senior Expo on Thursday, November 21, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This free event aims to promote health and wellness among seniors, offering valuable resources, screenings, and workshops tailored to their needs. Participants can benefit from free health and cancerContinue Reading
The 8th Annual Bountiful Harvest is set for November 20 at the Icehouse Pavilion in downtown Lexington. Hosted by the Lexington Police Department and Serve & Connect, this event is a day of giving to support community members in need as Thanksgiving approaches. Event Highlights: 9 AM: A news conferenceContinue Reading
Historic military organization traces its lineage to Francis Marion and a century prior By W. Thomas Smith Jr. THE SOUTH CAROLINA STATE GUARD, the Palmetto State’s all-volunteer state defense force (organized state militia) celebrated its 350-plus-year heritage during a Veterans Day “Salute to Veterans” ceremony paying tribute to one ofContinue Reading
Richland County voters have opted to extend the county’s 1 percent special sales and use tax, also known as the “Transportation Penny,” which will continue to fund essential transportation infrastructure improvements. Originally imposed in 2012, this tax is on track to reach its revenue cap of $1.07 billion by lateContinue Reading
Volunteers are preparing to collect Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts during National Collection Week, November 18 – 25. More than 4,700 drop-off locations will open across the country in November, and shoebox packers can find their local drop-off locations nearest them. Since 1993, Operation Christmas Child has been collecting andContinue Reading
Riverbanks Zoo and Garden recently celebrated the hatching of a Toco toucan chick, marking the first time in over a decade that this species has successfully bred at the zoo. Proud parents Ramsay and Dora, who arrived at Riverbanks in 2018 and 2019, were introduced in June 2019, and afterContinue Reading
The Bored Teachers Comedy Tour, known for bringing much-needed laughs to educators, is returning with a brand-new show titled “The Struggle is Real!” The tour will stop in Columbia, SC, on Saturday, April 12, 2025, at the Koger Center for the Arts, offering a night of humor that resonates withContinue Reading
By Dr. Cindye Richburg Cotton Executive Director Brookland-Lakeview Empowerment Center We have reached another Thanksgiving. It is traditionally the time to give thanks for all the great things that have transpired in our lives during the year and in some cases even longer. At the Brookland-Lakeview Empowerment Center (BLEC), weContinue Reading