The St. Andrews Optimist Club’s speaker for September 9 was Rhonda Hunsinger, Executive Director for the South Carolina Philharmonic. This is the Philharmonic’s 58th season. Hunsinger having served it for the past 25 of those years. The 2022/23 Masterworks series of performances, all to be held at the Koger CenterContinue Reading
The SC Philharmonic will host Philtober Fest on October 8, 4 – 7 pm. The concert event is free for the community, and will take place on the new outdoor stage on the Assembly Street side of The Koger Center for the Arts. The concert lineup features Boomtown Trio, TheContinue Reading
Discount admission and ride tickets for the 153rd annual South Carolina State Fair are on sale now through October 11. Patrons can save up to 50 percent by buying tickets in advance at SCStateFair.org or at a participating Circle K location. The fair returns October 12 – 23 at theContinue Reading
Sharing God’s Love raised $20,963 through its recent annual Sharing God’s Love Benefit Golf Tournament. Eighty-two golfers participated, and a total of sixty-seven sponsors provided the record amount of funds raised by the event. Fifty merchants contributed prizes. The Spur at Northwoods hosted the event and provided lunch for theContinue Reading
The woman who brought a handgun in her purse to the District Five school board meeting on Monday, September 26 was not arrested, detained or taken to jail. There is no question that a law was broken and even with the absence of intent the woman clearly was in theContinue Reading
The false accusations made by an opinion piece in the State paper must be corrected. David Thomas Bland published an opinion piece in which he compared our fine district to a Dumpster Fire, He even included a picture of a dumpster fire in Myrtle Beach to clarify his meaning. Mr.Continue Reading
By Terry Ward The recreational use of the Congaree River has been a major benefit to West Columbia, especially in the summer months. River outfitters conduct tubing trips down the river and many of those tubers exit the river at the West Columbia Riverwalk Park. The river as an eco-tourismContinue Reading
The Richland County Recreation Commission is excited to announce the nominees for the 2022 Richland County High School Player of the Year–Football Award. This prestigious award is presented annually to the top varsity high school senior football player in Richland County who demonstrates great character, sharp intellect, community involvement, asContinue Reading
Artist Statement: Expressing creativity comes from introspection and the ability to tap into it. Art can be seen and experienced in a multitude of areas like looking at the sky, walking through the woods, or sitting by a lake, river or ocean. Art comes from the outside in or fromContinue Reading
Hopefully by now you have heard about Lexington County’s effort for funding improvements to our roads – it’s called the “CAPITAL PROJECT SALES TAX” (CPST). We all know our roads need attention, such as resurfacing, turn lanes,intersection improvements, and reduced congestion. And, very importantly,the response time of our First RespondersContinue Reading
I am pleased that the School District has decided to dismiss the lawsuit it brought to defend itself from Dr. Hefner’s attack on its accreditation. When the board authorized this lawsuit, Dr. Hefner had attacked the District’s accreditation by sending an unfounded complaint to the accreditation agency COGNIA. After theContinue Reading