A Letter to the Editor:    The two Democrat debates of last week  told all of us what they have in mind for America and its/our future.  To begin with, all 20 candidates want to eliminate the Electoral College. This concept was put in our constitution so that a fewContinue Reading

Letter to the Editor: The Mueller “Report” is finally officially, mostly published.  The only few sentences missing are those that can only be released by a Federal Judge.  In fact, the real conclusion of the Mueller report was stated by Peter Strok  (then member of the Mueller team) almost twoContinue Reading

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the motorcyclist who died as a result of a collision with an 18-wheeler. The collision occurred on the Lake Murray Dam (S.C. Hwy 6) shortly before 9 pm July 29. John William Bafford III, 32, of Gilbert was pronounced dead at the sceneContinue Reading

Lauren Chen, from Dutch Fork High School, Irmo was among 82 top achieving U.S. high school and international scholars at the 36th annual Research Science Institute (RSI), jointly sponsored by the Center for Excellence in Education (CEE) with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). RSI is a six-week program that gives studentsContinue Reading

Caleb Proveaux of Lexington placed third in the Palmetto Amateur by shooting a four round total of 278. His USC Gamecock teammate Jamie Wilson won the event two shots ahead. Proveaux was in contention from the opening round when he shot 68. He followed it with 66 and closed withContinue Reading

The Lexington County Land Development Division has released a report outlining the progress made in mitigating the potential flooding hazards throughout the county. The report lists 22 action items identified by county officials and residents and published in the 2017 Floodplain Management Plan as important steps in addressing how theContinue Reading

Lexington-Richland School District Five is announcing an opportunity for families to apply for available seats remaining at Chapin Elementary School and Lake Murray Elementary School. The district is also announced results of its enrollment freeze lottery process. An enrollment freeze was enacted at Chapin Elementary and Lake Murray Elementary schoolsContinue Reading