Chapin Middle School’s MathCounts team won first place in the Midlands Area MathCounts Team Competition and is now heading to the state competition. The team is made up of Minseo Baek, Vivian Garcia, Leo Ha, Chaeyeon Lee, Claire Ju, Miquel Shim, Luke Simon, and Annie Xu. “I am so proud of theContinue Reading
Two Richland County Deputy Sheriffs among five named military Veterans of the Week By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Major Maria Yturria and Master Deputy Addy Perez, both U.S. Army veterans and class 1 deputies with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD), were among five women who have been individually honoredContinue Reading
The first four South Carolina Cultural Districts designated in 2015 after the program’s launch earned recertification based on FY2020 data gathered by the South Carolina Arts Commission (SCAC). The districts recertified are: the Congaree Vista (Columbia), Lancaster, Rock Hill and Spartanburg Downtown, all designated in 2015. Their recertification is effectiveContinue Reading
The 11th Annual Rainbow International Charity Golf Classic and Auction will return May 11 at Cobblestone Park Golf Club. Since 2012, a little more than $396,000 has been raised benefiting 27 families in the community. In honor of the tournament’s 10th anniversary, all money raised will be gifted to pastContinue Reading
Congaree National Park has announced opportunities for the public to view the park’s fireflies from May 20-22 and May 27-29. In order to protect critical firefly habitat and provide optimum visitor experience, viewing will be limited to 120 vehicles per night. Tickets will be required to enter the park inContinue Reading
Jack Shields, Chairman of the Foundation Board at the Newberry Opera House, is announcing a change of the guard for the Executive Director. Executive Director, Molly Fortune, has announced that she is retiring from the performing arts industry after 23 years. Leaving the Opera House but not her community, FortuneContinue Reading
By CT McDonald All three of the District Five varsity soccer programs recently started region games with wins and losses scattered throughout the early schedule. After a win and three losses before region games started, the Irmo varsity boys soccer team kicked off Region 4-4A games with a 2-0 winContinue Reading
by Kenneth B Loveless and Cathy Huddle Tax increases, staff shortages and larger classes may be result Most new citizens came to our community primarily for our great schools and our schools provide thebackbone of our way of life. But a new school funding formula has passed in the budgetContinue Reading
The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) plans to build a new, modernized bridge to replace the structurally deficient bridge on St. Lukes Church Road over Big Creek in Newberry County. The project is part of SCDOT’s 10-year Strategic Plan to replace hundreds of structurally deficient bridges across the state. Continue Reading
Saying her financial background and pro-taxpayer views make her the best choice to represent the Irmo-Chapin community, Republican Catherine Huddle has thrown her hat in the ring for the area’s State House seat. Huddle, a member of the School Board, will be running in the June 14 Republican primary to succeedContinue Reading
I am pleased to report that last week the House of Representatives State Budget passed overwhelmingly with a bipartisan vote of 108 in favor to only 7 against A lot of hard work and effort went into creating this budget with hundreds of hours of committee meetings, subcommittee meetings, andContinue Reading