By Tom Poland, A Southern Writer In my youth we had a daily newspaper, The Augusta Chronicle. What we didn’t get every day was local news. That’s what made The Lincoln Journal special. Farmers, grandmothers, country storeowners, housewives, and others pulled news about people they knew from their mailbox. “TheContinue Reading

Lexington-Richland School District Five announced its new Teacher of the Year and Support Employee of the Year during a May 12 ceremony. Brooke Bridges, a kindergarten teacher at Piney Woods Elementary School, was named School District Five’s 2025-2026 Teacher of the Year during the district’s Employee Recognition Program. Cami Ruppe,Continue Reading

By Thomas Grant Jr. The rainy weather has proven as formidable for Irmo and Dutch Fork baseball teams than its opponents. Each team has seen its Class 5A playoff schedule interrupted by the conditions. Both the Yellow Jackets and Silver Foxes also find themselves awaiting ‘must-win’ games after losses thisContinue Reading

IRMO, S.C. – The 2024 Irmo Town Limits Concert Series came to a close on Friday, May 9, with a lively evening of music at the Prisma Health Amphitheater in Community Park. Kicking off the night, Hijacked Duo got the crowd moving with favorite hits from the ’70s and ’80s.Continue Reading

Two students from Lexington-Richland School District Five have earned National Merit Scholarships. Gavin Rittgers (Spring Hill High, Snap-On Incorporated Scholarship) and Skye Veil (Dutch Fork High, Hubbell Foundation Scholarship) were named winners of this year’s National Merit Corporate-Sponsored Scholarships. These scholarships were financed by about 124 corporations, company foundations, andContinue Reading

Delivering on Our Conservative Agenda As the gavel fell at 5 PM this Thursday, the House officially adjourned Sine Die, Latin for “without a day”, bringing the first year of the 2025-2026 Legislative Session to a close. This week was a final sprint to the finish, and I was proudContinue Reading