Ness Dreams Hot Dogs and Catering will hold a hot dog eating contest on Saturday, Sept. 5, beginning at 1 p.m. Contestants will have 10 minutes to eat as many hot dogs as possible. Prizes will be awarded to the first-, second- and third-place finishers. The entry fee is $20.Continue Reading
Unbound Dance Company will present “Afterlight,” an evening of original movement and storytelling, August 28-29 at the Lexington 2 Performing Arts Center, 3205 Platt Springs Road in West Columbia. Both performances will begin at 7 p.m. Tickets are available through TicketLeap. The company’s fifth full-length production, “Afterlight” explores what itContinue Reading
The Town of Chapin has been named in a lawsuit from the County of Lexington which could result in a $20 million judgement against the town and it’s mayor. A lawsuit was filed on Monday, August 24 in the county of Lexington. The lawsuit shows breach of contract for theContinue Reading
Lexington County files lawsuit August 24 against Chapin for breaching a contract to provide sewer service to Chapin Technology Park, a development property the county has owned and been working on for around 14 years. The county’s claim is that it has spent more than $16 million building out infrastructureContinue Reading
Courtney and Austin Cable reach out through the Richland County Sheriff’s Department By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Midlands-area women’s shelters became the unexpected beneficiaries of eight large bags (and two boxes full) of brand-new and slightly used women’s clothes, a gift from Courtney and Austin Cable to women-in-need facilitated throughContinue Reading
(Photo by GoFlashwin.com) By Thomas Grant Jr. High school football returned to Lake Murray this past Friday with Week One. Both River Bluff and Gilbert opened their respective campaigns in victorious fashion. The Gators scored the first 34 points in their 41-14 win over Cane Bay in The Swamp. CalebContinue Reading
Captain Bryan Farrington and Captain Tonya Farrington relieve retired Major Mark Craddock By W. Thomas Smith Jr. The Salvation Army of the Midlands’ new area-directors – Captains Bryan and Tonya Farrington – stopped by the Richland County Sheriff’s Department’s (RCSD) main headquarters, specifically the office of Sheriff Leon Lott, lastContinue Reading
The Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority (The COMET) has announced that Rickey L. Mack, assistant general manager for The COMET’s operations contractor, RATP Dev USA, has been selected by the South Carolina Department of Veterans’ Affairs as its Veteran of the Month for August 2026. A retired senior chief pettyContinue Reading
By Robin All This new player has made a great start with the order of movement in his backswing. Notice the good rotation of the big muscles of the body, which helps transfer weight to the back foot while turning the back toward the target. The extended front (left) armContinue Reading
Photo: Army Chaplain (Capt.) Emil Kapaun (right) and Army Capt. Jerome A. Dolan, 1st Cavalry Division, carry an exhausted soldier off the battlefield in Korea, early in the war. Credit:Army VIRIN:500712-O-D0439-001 By Dennis H. Klein and Wade Thompson The Korean War lasted for 3 years (1950-1953) and was a warContinue Reading
Shannon Bobertz helping guide one of America’s most complex conservation agencies By Thomas S. Mullikin Every agency needs a rock who is not always the loudest voice in the room or the person chasing the spotlight or searching for the next headline. It needs someone who remains standing when theContinue Reading