Venue Visits with C&S Tours provides a more efficient means of wedding planning. Planning a wedding or event can be complex, particularly during a pandemic. As a local transportation company and travel agency in business since 2013, C&S Tours felt they could help and created Venue Visits by C&S Tours.Continue Reading
The SC Green Industry Association will bring together more than 70 exhibitors and nine industry speakers to cover a range of landscape topics during a two-day Conference and Trade Show held at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center on January 28 and 29. The Trade Show and education seminars will runContinue Reading
Richland County is giving residents a chance to watch, learn and win prizes during a virtual event centered on gardening and conservation. The Winter Garden Watch Party will feature conservation experts and videos from the County’s Watch and Learn series to advise residents on what they can do now, duringContinue Reading
Lexington-Richland School District Five is now accepting applications for its Choice & Magnet programs. The window for submitting a Choice & Magnet application opened January 11 at 9 am and closes January 24, at 5 pm. The preferred process is using the online application https://d5choiceapp.com/login, which is now available onContinue Reading
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Bruce Brutschy, noted self-defense and fitness instructor and a member of the S.C. Black Belt Hall of Fame, received a S.C. Senate Commendation from Sen. Thomas Alexander, Thurs. Jan. 14, 2021. The awards ceremony was held in the offices of Lt. Governor Pamela Evette inContinue Reading
S.C. Floodwater Commission is directing the project By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Global expedition leader and S.C. Floodwater Commission Chairman Tom Mullikin is about to set yet another record: This one being the planting of 3.2 million trees across South Carolina on Earth Day, Apr. 22, 2021. The loblolly pinetreeContinue Reading
During their January 19, 2020 meeting, the Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees approved Nicholas R. Pelham’s hire as White Knoll High School athletic director and football coach. He replaces Dean Howell, who leaves at the end of the school year after serving as WKHS athletic director/football coachContinue Reading
The South Carolina Department of Agriculture (SCDA) will accept applications for hemp farming permits for the 2021 growing season from January 1 through Feb. 28. The state’s Hemp Farming Program has grown from 20 farmers in 2018 to 265 farmers in 2020 – and each year, the program has changedContinue Reading
On 01/11/2021 the Dollar General in Pelion was robbed; during the robbery the clerk sustained minor injuries. The suspect was described as a black male wearing a camo stocking cap, camo face mask, blue jacket and blue jeans. The suspect fled the scene in a white Honda Accord. Information fromContinue Reading
By Christy Mason Cox There was a time when nothing could come between hard-charging businesswoman Scheri Force and her stilettos – except perhaps, the switch out to sneakers for her daily workouts. But if Scheri has a motto these days it might be, “Never look back. If Cinderella went backContinue Reading
Koons Watch The happenings of this past year have more people at home than ever before. Whether your favorite events are still canceled, your get-togethers have turned digital, your still working from home or you’re simply enjoying settling into family life more—one thing is for sure: we see a lotContinue Reading