Lexington County Deputy Dies During Dive Team Training on Lake Murray LEXINGTON, S.C. — The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department is mourning the loss of Master Deputy Jillian Olson, who died Thursday during an underwater training exercise with the department’s dive team on Lake Murray. Olson, 29, began her career withContinue Reading
The South Carolina State Museum has announced Big Percy, a monumental sweetgrass basket created by master artisan Corey Alston, is the new Guinness World Records title holder for the largest sweetgrass basket. The Museum will also celebrate this exciting achievement with Alston at a special event August 7, featuring liveContinue Reading
Prayer delivered by retired Marine colonel and three-time Hall of Famer aboard USS Yorktown By Christopher David Carter Col. Steve Vitali, USMC (Ret.), delivered a stirring invocation before gathered dignitaries and SC7 Expedition leaders and participants aboard the decommissioned aircraft-carrier USS Yorktown anchored along the shores of Mt. Pleasant, S.C.Continue Reading
By Robin All One of the best golf instruction tools you already own is your iPhone. Ask someone to take photos or videos of your swing while you’re on the golf course or practice range. Record your swing using the slow-motion setting so you can review it frame by frame.Continue Reading
By Tom Poland, A Southern WriterTomPoland.net When I see photographs of Colorado’s Great Sand Dunes National Park I want to explore a desert right then. Until I do, the fragile deserts along the Atlantic Ocean will do just fine. Wind, it shapes the earth, yet we never see it, justContinue Reading
While most high school students were spending their summer at the beach or at the swimming pool, JROTC Cadet Jonas Dillon-Sauer from Irmo High School was earning her private pilots license. She was one of a hundred JROTC cadets selected from a pool of about a 1,000 applicants worldwide toContinue Reading
Students from the SkillsUSA chapter at the Center for Advanced Technical Studies brought home top honors from the 2026 SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference held in Atlanta beginning June 16. The national conference drew more than 19,000 attendees from across the country, including more than 2,000 industry professionals, providingContinue Reading
Photo courtesy of the South Carolina High School League The South Carolina High School League (SCHSL) has announced the hiring of longtime Midlands athletics administrator and coach John Combs as an assistant commissioner, along with Cindy Robarge-Esposito as the league’s new director of technology. Interim Commissioner Amy Boozer announced theContinue Reading
Cyberwoven has announced the appointment of Chakisse Newton as its new Chief Executive Officer, marking a significant milestone in the Columbia-based firm’s long-term leadership evolution as it celebrates its 25th anniversary. Headquartered in Columbia, Cyberwoven is a nationally active brand, marketing and web agency that partners with organizations across theContinue Reading
The American Council of Engineering Companies of South Carolina (ACEC-SC) recognized 26 graduates of its 2025-26 Future Leaders Program during the South Carolina Engineering Conference & Trade Show held in June. The Future Leaders Program is ACEC-SC’s premier leadership development initiative, designed to prepare high-performing professionals for future leadership rolesContinue Reading
IRMO, S.C. — From helping launch South Carolina technology startups to leading international business initiatives around the world, William Lee MacIlwinen Jr. has built a career transforming innovative ideas into successful ventures. He recently shared those experiences as the featured speaker at a meeting of the Rotary Club of LakeContinue Reading