Billy Warren, Lexington County resident and businessman has announced he is running for the office of Lexington County Sheriff in the 2024 election cycle. He is promoting crime prevention by having a proactive Sheriff Department that puts the public first. He said he has the experience to make that changeContinue Reading
Southern Rock meets the Newberry Opera House with A Brother’s Revival, an Allman Brother’s Tribute Band on October 8 at 8 pm. This tribute concert celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the Allman Brothers. The group has a musical director who recorded and toured with the original group. David “Rook” GoldfliesContinue Reading
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Columbia’s Boyer Commercial Construction and Grand Strand Medical Center in Myrtle Beach were both presented the 2021 Department of Defense Freedom Award by the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) during ceremonies at the Governor’s Mansion, Sept. 28. “Both companies are being recognizedContinue Reading
Project Unity USA is hosting our 6th Annual SC First Responders Appreciation Day / Corvette Style event on Saturday October 9th, from 10 am to 5 pm. This is a state-wide event. The Corvette cruise will start at 10:00 am. All Corvette owners are invited to join the cruise atContinue Reading
Union United Methodist Church is preparing to host the full production of their long-standing tradition, the 28th annual drive-through living nativity, “The Living Christmas Story.” This event will take place Friday through Sunday, December 3-5, 2021, from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. each night. For over 20 years now, the Union United Methodist ChurchContinue Reading
Part 3—The Old Testament and The Apocrypha By Mike DuBose The Old Testament, which comprised 39 books, experienced vigorous debate over 1,500 years. It guided the Jewish faith (called Judaism) which outlined ways people should behave and treat one another, worship and moral standards, and ethical guidelines. Both today’s JewsContinue Reading
Representatives Huggins and Ballentine present a resolution and SC state flag flown over the State House to Ms. Dorothy Barton Park in honor of her 100th birthday, September 29, 2021.Continue Reading
Irmo returned to strutting its stuff on September 25 and 26. The Lexington Medical Center’s Irmo Okra Strut Festival was held for the 47th time after being canceled last year in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. What started as a way for the Lake Murray-Irmo Woman’s Club to raiseContinue Reading
Central Carolina Community Foundation, the Midlands’ center for philanthropy, invites Richland and Lexington County residents to join a community-focused, conversation-based initiative by hosting a virtual or socially distanced gathering during On the Table October 3-9. Register to be a host at www.OnTheTableCola.org. In its fourth year, On the Table providesContinue Reading
The South Carolina Philharmonic is celebrating the organization’s recent move to Main Street in Columbia and will open the space to the public October 7 in concert with the First Thursday on Main. An open house event will begin at 5 pm and end at 7 pm. Guests will beContinue Reading
Lexington Medical Center is administering COVID-19 boosters to eligible individuals at its vaccination clinic located at Brookland Baptist Church in West Columbia. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control have approved booster doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for specific groupsContinue Reading