By CT McDonald All three of the District Five varsity baseball teams are competing in tournaments this week, with the few remaining region games just ahead. Dutch Fork and Chapin are playing in the South Carolina Diamond Invitational hosted by Blythewood High School. The event runs Tuesday through Saturday withContinue Reading
Richland County property owners are urged to attend the County Council meeting on April 19 to compel denial of controversial mass rezoning. Concerned citizens in Richland County are being urged to attend the Council meeting on April 19, 6 pm at Richland County Administration Bldg, 2020 Hampton St. because ofContinue Reading
Zach Steinhauser will debut his long-awaited documentary on one of the many wonders of the Lake Murray and Lexington area, the purple martins! Purple Haze: A Conservation Film will be presented on Saturday, April 23rd at The Icehouse Amphitheater in Lexington. The event will have giveaways from the Purple Martin Conservation Association, Wingards Market and Steel Hands Brewing and aContinue Reading
On Thursday, April 7, 2022, The Greater Chamber of Chapin was on-site at Sozo Family Fitness (sozofitnessgym.com) at 510 Columbia Ave, Chapin for a ribbon cutting to celebrate the gym’s 3 year anniversary. The event was catered by Rodgers Creations, LLC, and attended by members of the Chapin community. Pictured L to R – Bill White,Continue Reading
By Al Dozier The Lexington County Republican Party passed two resolutions at a March 7 meeting to censure West Columbia City Councilman Mike Green. The first resolution alleges that Green “has been taunting, harassing, and yelling at others” during Lexington County meetings. Those actions came after he had received anContinue Reading
By Terry Ward Eco-tourism is vibrant in the City of West Columbia. In the last two years the number of people tubing down the Congaree River, to West Columbia’s Riverwalk. has increased by 65 percent. Tubers come from all over the United States for the opportunity to float, lazilly, inContinue Reading
Several Midlands Military History Organizations are coming together to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the Doolittle Raiders, Sunday, April 24th, from 2 pm to 6 pm, at the Skyline Club on the grounds of the original WWII Columbia Army Airbase at the Columbia Metropolitan Airport. There will also be anContinue Reading
Small business owner Paul Erickson from Chapin has announced his candidacy for StateRepresentative in District 71 citing the need for fresh leadership and a more conservativeapproach in state government. “We need a change. I do not plan on creating a career for myself in elective office. Too many ofour currentContinue Reading
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Dr. Tom Mullikin, a professor at the University of South Carolina (USC) School of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management, received a surprise recognition – coinciding with his being named military VETERAN OF THE WEEK by the S.C. Department of Veterans Affairs (SCDVA) – Tuesday, AprilContinue Reading
A new project that balances wildlife preservation with art will make the area around Richland Library Ballentine safer for local and visiting birds. Thanks to grant funding from the Richland County Conservation Commission (RCCC), the S.C. Wildlife Federation (SCWF) recently applied a material to the library’s windows to eliminate reflectionsContinue Reading
March 23rd – March 25th the House was not in session in Columbia, giving me time back to meet with local groups and constituents and catch up on time with the family. (As well as focus on the job that pays the bills: Movement Mortgage). We returned to Columbia MarchContinue Reading