The Chapin Garden Club hosted a dedication ceremony for the Bluebird Trail at Chapin Town Hall July 11. The club has worked about two years to develop a Bluebird Trail in Chapin. The project was first introduced to club members in August 2017 when, then President Cindy Chin, presented theContinue Reading
John Bradley, Flotilla Commander, Coast Guard Auxiliary Lake Murray, holds a membership growth certificate presented to him July 13, at Coast Guard Station Charleston. The award recognizes Bradley’s contributions to the growth of Auxiliary membership. It was presented by Commodore Gary Barth (left), on behalf of the Seventh Coast GuardContinue Reading
By Zoltan Krompecher, 3rd Vice Commander of the Chapin American Legion Something all service members understand–whether Soldier, Airman, Marine, Sailor, or Coastie—is that the military has perfected a system whereby paperwork, especially important paperwork, sometimes becomes misplaced, lost, or simply disappears. Many times, it is only temporarily lost, and eventuallyContinue Reading
By Chris Worthy, Special to the College of Science Morgan Nichols earned her undergraduate degree in the College of Science’s department of genetics and biochemistry. Students and faculty in Clemson University’s College of Science already have a favorite in the Miss America competition – and the date and location ofContinue Reading
A law enforcement bike run was held July 13 starting in the Community Park of Irmo which involved several agencies from around the midlands. Lexington County, City of Columbia, City of West Columbia and Irmo police departments all joined in as part of the Share the Road/Give Me 3 programContinue Reading
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. In January of 2018, the Richland County Sheriff’s Deptartment (RCSD) became the first sheriff’s office, nationwide, to add the words PEACE OFFICER to several of its marked patrol vehicles, ultimately its entire fleet of more than 600 marked vehicles. RCSD was selected along with theContinue Reading
Richland County Vector Control plans to spray for mosquitoes in Forest Acres and St. Andrews after routine tests confirmed West Nile Virus activity in those communities. While the presence of the virus was detected in these two areas, residents Countywide are advised to take precautions to prevent mosquito bites andContinue Reading
By Al Dozier The Chapin High and Chapin Middle schools dance teams were recognized at the July 15 Lexington-Richland District 5 School Board for winning national titles in competition held March 3 at Disney World in Orlando, Fla. The teams brought home national titles after competing against 94 teams fromContinue Reading
Besides trying to hold on to the weeks of summer that are left, few things are more popular in the month of August than the tax-free holidays offered in over a dozen states throughout the country. South Carolina’s Tax-Free Weekend is coming up and Experimax is ready for customers toContinue Reading
Richland County Stormwater Management is partnering with Columbia Water, One Columbia and a local artist on a storm drain public art project. The art project is part of the “Drains Aren’t Dumps” storm drain marking campaign that kicked off July 12. The campaign will bring attention to the harmful effectsContinue Reading
Lexington County narcotics agents have arrested six people on drug charges after tracking two wanted subjects to a home in Lexington. Deputies responded to the 100 block of Browning Court July 12 after receiving tips about a woman wanted for a parole violation and a man wanted on a familyContinue Reading