The 24th Annual Fall Festival/Tractor/Engine Show and Pull will be at 542 Richland Creek Road in Ward in Saluda County November 1 – 3. The gates open at 8 am each day. There will be activities for the entire family with demonstrations of old farm machinery; exhibits; food vendors; antiqueContinue Reading
The Heritage at Lowman will offer an afternoon of music this Sunday, November 3. The Newberry College Choir groups Newberry College Singers, and Madrigals will be performing. The NC Singers, a group of 50 singers of various disciplines, will present the program from their fall tour. NC Singers has aContinue Reading
The candy aisles are stocked and the jack-o’-lanterns illuminated, reminding that Halloween is just around the corner. While children plan their Halloween costumes, Prisma Health Children’s Hospital-Midlands offers parents tips for a fun but safe Halloween. Trick-or-Treating Make sure your child eats dinner before setting out. Children will be less likelyContinue Reading
Irmo High School International School for the Arts Varsity Girls’ basketball coach and physical education (P. E.) teacher Monica Williams was recently selected to help coach the 2020 SC vs NC all-star girls’ basketball game. “It’s a tremendous honor to be able to coach in this all-star game,” said Williams.Continue Reading
Ballentine Village and several Ballentine businesses are presenting the 1stAnnual Ballentine Community Trunk-Or-Treat, taking place Monday, October 28th, 2019 at The Ballentine Village (1720 Dutch Fork Rd, Irmo, SC 29063) from 5p to 8p. Come for a family friendly event, that includes fun activities, music, food, and -of course –Continue Reading
By Al Dozier The District 5 School Board Monday approved a $76,000 contract for consulting services on future redistricting plans as the district copes with changing population growth and a new elementary school. The contract with Milone & MacBroom, a civil engineering and landscape architect firm that has provided similarContinue Reading
By CT McDonald After Dutch Fork’s non-region victory against Irmo last week in the two teams’ only matchup of the season, they both move forward now against other non-region opponents outside District Five with only one exception: Silver Foxes at Chapin Eagles October 4 to start the Region 5-5A games.Continue Reading
The annual Dam Swim for Drew will be held this Saturday, September 14 from 8 – 11:30 am, rallying at the Lake Murray SCE&G Park at 1888 North Lake Drive in Lexington. The event is a two mile open water swim across Lake Murray at the Dam. The wave startsContinue Reading
By Al Dozier The District 5 School Board Monday approved an early site construction package contract totaling $3,656,800 for a new elementary school on Amick’s Ferry Road in Chapin. The site work is a major first step in the construction of the new, two-story school, expected to provide classroom spaceContinue Reading
River Springs Elementary physical education teacher, Ben Landers, has been selected as the 2019 South Carolina Elementary Physical Education Teacher of the Year by the South Carolina Association for Physical Education and Sport (SCAPES). The award is given annually to a teacher who shows a passion for teaching physical education.Continue Reading
The annual reunion of the descendants of John Calvin and Mary Emma Wessinger Lindler family will be held this Sunday, September 15, under the shelter at St. Thomas Lutheran Church in Chapin at 1pm. Bring a vegetable and rice, along with your favorite dessert and beverage of your choice. Plates,Continue Reading