On Wednesday, August 14, Lexington County School District One dedicated Beechwood Middle School, located at 1340 Highway #378 in Lexington, on 34.57 acres. The 196,000 square foot middle school is an International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years Programme (MYP) candidate school with a focus on computer science essentials in partnership withContinue Reading
A Community Art Project The Arts Sail into Chapin is a community art project collaboration between the Crooked Creek Art League (CCAL) and the Town of Chapin. The concept for the project is emblematic of the town itself, 13 free standing aluminum sailboats artistically painted and embellished by local artistsContinue Reading
LEXINGTON, S.C. – A rising junior at White Knoll High school has been charged after he made an online threat to shoot up his school and kill himself. Lexington County investigators interviewed the male suspect, whose name will not be released because he’s under the age of 17, Monday afternoonContinue Reading
Bank of America Charitable Foundation has awarded $75,000 to United Way of the Midlands to support programs and services to help break common barriers to long-term employment and stable housing. “We are grateful for Bank of America’s consistent investments into our local community. Their investments allow us to support vitalContinue Reading
On August 16 at 10 am Legionnaires from American Legion Post 193 of Chapin will arrive at the Fort Jackson National Cemetery lay to rest the cremated remains of U.S. Army Veteran SPC 3 Devon D. Kobold. SPC 3 Kobold was born December 4 ,1931 and passed away March 5,Continue Reading
Dozens of family members, School District Five staff, and community partners were on hand at Harbison West Elementary School for a learning celebration that capped off a summer reading camp for rising fourth grade students. The five-week camp housed at Harbison West Elementary School included independent reading, assisted reading, writingContinue Reading
A boating safety class will be held August 17 from 8:30 am – 4:30 pm at ECPI University, Suite 300, 250 Berryhill Road in Columbia. The course, About Boating Safely, taught by the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, is certified by South Carolina DNR. Students who pass the course will beContinue Reading
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Colin Creighton, a graduate of Spring Hill High School in Chapin, South Carolina was inducted into the Naval Academy Class of 2023 Thursday, June 27, and will begin six challenging weeks of basic midshipman training as part of Plebe Summer. Approximately 1,200 candidates are selected each year forContinue Reading
Lexington County Baseball Stadium will host MLB China (16-18 Year Olds) as they take on the P-27 Academy. The team, from Nanjing, China will play three games in Lexington County on Sunday August 11th and Monday August 12th. Sunday’s game begins at 5:00 pm, with Monday’s doubleheader beginning at 2:30Continue Reading
By CT McDonald While the southern August sun bakes the outdoor fields and courts, and the humidity drives up the heat index, local high school athletes, coaches and staff are getting ready for the upcoming 2019 – 2020 season. The first official games of the regular season are still aContinue Reading
We are in the heart of our golf season. The golf courses are in great shape, early sunrises partner with late sunsets allowing us to make great golf gains with our games. Seeing people improve in golf is fascinating and love sharing ideas on sound ways to get this done.Continue Reading