By Thomas Grant Jr. Dutch Fork has found its new girls’ basketball coach. The school announced the hiring of Candace Bush to the position last week. She comes over from Columbia High School where she spent the past three seasons. “As a coach, you always want to move to theContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Since 2019, the Cayce Roundball Classic at Brookland-Cayce High School has provided the community with a holiday basketball tournament with some of the Palmetto State’s top teams. This year’s Classic will once again feature 16 teams from North and South Carolina and Georgia competing in twoContinue Reading
Multi-agency substation located in North Columbia By W. Thomas Smith Jr. The Richland County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) opened its seventeenth satellite substation with the new RCSD-led Midlands Gang Task Force (MGTF) headquarters building at 7615 Wilson Boulevard across from Meadowlake Park in north Columbia, Friday, June 30. The headquartersContinue Reading
The Patriotic Boat Parade on Lake Murray took place Saturday, July 1, 2023. The boat parade kicked off the 35th Annual 4th of July Celebration on Lake Murray Presented by Lexington Medical Center. The theme this year “Red, White, Blue and You” (What does the 4th of July Mean toContinue Reading
Britt Poole has been hired as the new Executive Director for the Central Midlands Council of Governments (CMCOG,) effective July 1. Poole comes to the agency with 22 years of local government management experience, including serving as Administrator for the Town of Lexington since 2010. During his tenure as TownContinue Reading
Chance Jones of Lexington caught this healthy 5-pound whopper of a largemouth bass using live green worms that he purchased from Lake World. Lake World is located at 1715 N. Lake Drive at the dam. Stop in and say hello to Paula and see the latest in bait and tackleContinue Reading
The July 4 event will honor fallen soldier and RCSD deputy Ryan Rawl By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Registration is open for the 11th-annual RYAN RAWL MEMORIAL WORKOUT to be held Tuesday, July 4, at the S.C. State House in Columbia. Hosted and facilitated by Richland County Sheriff Leon LottContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Lexington County schools enjoyed athletic success this year with state titles in baseball and competitive cheer as well as state runners-up in the latter sport, golf and volleyball. Lexington, Chapin, and River Bluff all placed in the top 10 of the Class 5A Carlisle Cup standingsContinue Reading
A state firefighter group and Columbia city officials each held news conferences on June 22 after the Professional Fire Fighters Association of South Carolina called Columbia-Richland Fire Department Chief Aubrey Jenkins’ leadership into question. A recent fire at Tropical Ridge Apartments in the St. Andrews area led to the deathContinue Reading
Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the person who died in a tractor trailer vs. tow truck accident that occurred at the intersection of Fairview Road and Bub Shumpert Road in the Pelion area of Lexington County at approximately 3:10 P.M. on June 27, 2023. According to Coroner Fisher,Continue Reading
At the June 13, 2023 meeting, the Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees approved the hiring of Elizabeth J. Render as the district’s new special education director. Render currently serves as the district’s coordinator for special education and in her new role, will work alongside Dr. Nicole AdamsContinue Reading