Koon’s Watch You’ll have an opportunity to safely dispose of your expired or unwanted prescription drugs this Saturday as part of National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. I want to personally invite you to use these collection sites from 10 am until 2 pm: • Sheriff’s Department Headquarters: 521 Gibson Rd.,Continue Reading
The Dutch Fork High School (DFHS) Foundation is now taking nominations for the inaugural class of the Dutch Fork High School Hall of Fame. The inaugural class will be inducted at halftime of the home football game September 17. The Dutch Fork High School Foundation was created in 2020 withContinue Reading
The Saluda Shoals Foundation Oyster Roast Fundraiser will be held on Saturday April 17 from 4 – 7pm. Enjoy all you can eat fresh steamed oysters, craft beer and wine, delicious BBQ and live music from the Lawhead brothers Band. Raffles and mystery prize drawings will be held. Bring anContinue Reading
Former commander of the S.C. Highway Patrol passes away at 85 By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Almost everyone from South Carolina has a Colonel Joseph H. “Red” Lanier story. My late father knew him, though not well, but often spoke of Col. Lanier with great respect and admiration. My bossContinue Reading
The Basilica of St. Peter’s Catholic Church will host it’s 35th Annual Free Easter Banquet on Easter Sunday, April 4, for the poor, homeless and elderly. The church is located at 1529 Assembly Street in downtown Columbia and organizers are asking that the public please use the back entrance dueContinue Reading
The Capital City/Lake Murray Country Regional Tourism Board will have the 2021 Taste of Lake Murray, presented by Lexington Medical Center, on May 6th, 2021. The event will take place at the DoubleTree by Hilton at 6pm. Limited space is available but tickets are on sale and can be purchasedContinue Reading
POWERPLANTSC tree planting event to aid in far reaching effort By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Trees are a critically important, life-sustaining component of our global environment. Trees provide oxygen. They absorb carbon. They stabilize the soil. They provide nesting for birds and animals, as well as fruit and other nourishmentContinue Reading
A review of artist Dawn Buskard Faber’s “Love Lifted Me” By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Art is a journey. Sounds vague, even cliché. But it’s true. And like music and poetry, visual physical hand-formed works of art are also subjective in terms of their sensory appeal. Though the clearly masterfulContinue Reading
Registration is now open for the Inquiry Matters Conference. The event is being hosted by Lexington-Richland School District Five in partnership with the University of South Carolina (UofSC) College of Education on April 17 from 8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. The event will be offered virtually this year in responseContinue Reading
Leesville’s Hollow Creek Distillery begins production of Vodka With the recent announcement of a new 5,000sf building and a Community Service Award from Governor Henry McMaster for the production of hand sanitizer at the start of the pandemic, Hollow Creek Distillery is making news again. Owners Craig and Meredith AmickContinue Reading
February 4, 1959 – February 27, 2021 West Columbia, South Carolina – Bill Mooneyhan, 62, loving and devoted husband of Laura H. Mooneyhan, of McSwain Drive West Columbia, passed away Saturday, February 27, 2021, unexpectedly at his home. Bill was born in Columbia, February 4, 1959, a son of theContinue Reading