A Lexington-Richland School District Five librarian has been named the School Librarian of the Year for the Midlands region by the South Carolina Association of School Librarians (SCASL). Rachel DiMaria serves as the Media Specialist at Lake Murray Elementary School. She will now compete to become the South Carolina LibrarianContinue Reading
Local Veterans organization Celebrate Freedom Foundation has one week left to stuff their Huey helicopter with toys to support the U.S.Marine Corps “Toys For Tots ” annual campaign. Please support this effort to brighten the holidays for the many needy children and families by dropping off a new, unrapped toyContinue Reading
Lexington-Richland School District Five is launching a new initiative to teach students about school bus safety. “We realized that because of the pandemic many students have never ridden a school bus and many have very few hours riding on a school bus,” said School District Five Transportation Coordinator Wil Williams.Continue Reading
On December 5 residents of the Shandon and Hollywood-Rose Hill neighborhoods will welcome visitors to the annual Homes for the Holidays Tour. This event, held in two of Columbia’s historic neighborhoods, will feature homes decorated for the holidays. Visitors will be able to sample food from local restaurants and listenContinue Reading
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 4-D returns to light up the South Carolina State Museum this holiday season. The museum will offer guests 50 percent off general admission on special Saturdays: November 27, December 4, December 11 and December 18. Now showing through January 2 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 4-D featuresContinue Reading
Deputies arrested five adults and one minor accused of breaking into storage units Nov. 27 and 28. William Hinson, 50, and Jessica Spillman, 39, are charged with third-degree burglary after being accused of breaking into the U-Haul Moving and Storage on Jamil Road. on Saturday, according to the incident report.Continue Reading
POWERPLANTSC 2022 to build on 2021’s record setting event By W. Thomas Smith Jr. The S.C. Floodwater Commission (SCFC) is planning its second-annual planting of more than three-million trees across all 46 counties of the Palmetto State on Arbor Day, April 29, 2022. And like, Earth Day 2021, the CommissionContinue Reading
Chief Terrence Green is announcing to the Town of Lexington community that our annual Toys for Tots “Fill the MRAP” campaign has begun and will continue through December 14, 2021, with donation events planned at the Lexington Police Department, Learning Express, Target at Lexington Pavilion, and Walmart. As in yearsContinue Reading
Chief Terrence Green is updating the Town of Lexington community that Curtis Mario Joyeux, age 32 of Columbia, was arrested on Saturday evening, November 27, 2021, during a traffic stop after he left the apartment complex where the victim lives who was involved in ongoing threats sent through text messagesContinue Reading
8 authors will show you how Are you among the 81% of us in Lexington County who feel they have a book in them — and should write it? Research indicates that’s more than 240,000 people who aspire to become published authors. Local authors will show you how they didContinue Reading
Spring Hill High Freshman Gabby Goodwin opening headquarters, retail store and salon Saturday GaBBY Goodwin has a headquarters for her business, thanks to parents Comedian Mike Goodwin and Rozalynn Goodwin. The 15-year-old CEO of Confidence and her team fill orders for her patented GaBBY Bows and girls’ plant-based natural hairContinue Reading