By Thomas Grant Jr. Cory Helms is coaching again in Lexington County. This time, the former University of South Carolina offensive lineman will lead his own program. On Wednesday, he was introduced as the new head football coach at Pelion High School. Helms replaces Dann Holland, who will remain atContinue Reading
IRMO – Irmo High School’s director of school counseling Dorothya Nero has been selected as the 2025 School Counselor of the Year in South Carolina by the Palmetto State School Counselor Association (PSSCA). The award is given annually to a school counselor who has demonstrated their ability to provide leadershipContinue Reading
LEXINGTON, S.C. – Lexington County deputies have arrested a man accused of attacking a woman outside her home and stalking her at her job. Joey Miles Strickland, 41, is charged with first-degree assault and battery, kidnapping, and stalking, according to arrest warrants. “The sequence of events between Strickland and theContinue Reading
Special to the Lake Murray News With heavy hearts, the Midlands Striper Club held its monthly Lake Murray tournament out of Acapulco on Jan. 18. ] Despite rain and cold temperatures all day and the passing of long time club member, friend, and mentor, Marshal West, 16 teams participated inContinue Reading
Catherine Huddle’s argument for partisan school board elections is misguided on so many fronts. First, she used the argument that only 58% of the actual voters, who turned out in November 2024, voted in school board elections. That is actually a good thing in this day age. The 42% whoContinue Reading
LEXINGTON, S.C. – A White Knoll High School teacher is accused of assaulting a student at the school. Fritzie Suerto Refamonte, 45, is charged with third-degree assault and battery, according to an arrest warrant. “When we became aware of this incident, we opened an investigation and determined Refamonte allegedly assaultedContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. A year after finishing state runner-up, the Mid-Carolina baseball team sits atop Class 2A to open the season. The Rebels are number one in the preseason S.C. Baseball Coaches Association poll. They are coming off a 24-7-1 season in which it won the Upper State titleContinue Reading
LEXINGTON, S.C. — Dr. Susan Scott, a distinguished educator from White Knoll High School, has been honored with the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. This prestigious recognition, administered by the National Science Foundation (NSF) on behalf of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy,Continue Reading
At least $50,000 raised for Richland County Sheriff’s Department’s K-9 unit By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Deputies with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD), RCSD K-9s, and friends and supporters of RCSD and local law enforcement gathered at Columbia Flag & Sign Company in West Columbia for the first-ever “Dog-a-thonContinue Reading
The South Carolina Council on the Holocaust and USC’s Anne Frank Center will host a remembrance program honoring the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz on Saturday, January 27, at 10:30 a.m. at the Pastides Alumni Center in Columbia. The event will feature keynote speeches from NBC’s Chuck ToddContinue Reading
Adults in Richland, Lexington, and Aiken Counties are getting more opportunities to improve their reading, writing, and math skills thanks to Literacy SC, formerly known as Turning Pages SC. For over 57 years, the nonprofit has helped individuals overcome literacy barriers, and now it’s expanding its mission to include newContinue Reading