Spring Hill High senior Mason Blevins signed a contract to work with Blanchard Machinery April 27. He is a senior in the Automotive Training program at the Center for Advanced Technical Studies. He applied for the Power Technician position in the Think Big program at Blanchard Machinery and was hired.Continue Reading
Two more students from School District Five have earned National Merit Scholarships. Vivian Garcia (Chapin High) and Hunter Taylor (Dutch Fork High) were named winners of this year’s National Merit $2,500 Scholarships. National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) finances most of these single-payment National Merit $2500 Scholarships. Corporations and company foundationsContinue Reading
The St. Andrews Woman’s Club (SAWC) is supporting the Military Women’s Memorial with a donation representing two memberships in the Square Foot Society. Located at the ceremonial entrance of Arlington National Cemetery, the Memorial is the nation’s only monument and historical repository dedicated exclusively to honoring America’s military women: https://womensmemorial.org.Continue Reading
C-SPAN visited Dutch Fork High School May 14 to celebrate and honor seven students for their prize-winning documentaries in C-SPAN’s annual StudentCam competition. C-SPAN and Spectrum representatives joined classmates, teachers, family members, and community leaders to present awards and recognize the students and their teacher, AJ Chambers, who served asContinue Reading
By Radley West There’s something about the end of the school year that feels like a deep exhale. Schedules loosen, mornings slow down, and suddenly the structure that held everything together just . . . disappears. For a lot of people, that includes their activity. During the school year, movementContinue Reading
By Tom Poland, A Southern WriterTomPoland.net Summer 2022, St. Simons Island, I’m sitting around the pool when my niece, Harper, and her friend, Stella, ask me to tell them a story. I had seen a photo of a tuxedo cat smoking four cigarettes at a time. I make up aContinue Reading
One of the first things a new golfer hears is to “keep your head down” and “keep your eye on the ball.” While well-intentioned, that advice can sometimes be misunderstood. The player in today’s example shows many solid fundamentals, but at the top of the backswing, his face is noContinue Reading
Mary’s Mobile Market will be holding an End of School Year Bash Artisan Market May 24 from noon – 4 pm at Moore Park at 7473 Church Street. Celebrate the end of the school year with a market and fun for the whole family. There will be kids entertainment onContinue Reading
Lake Murray is once again earning national recognition, securing a nomination for Best Lake for Water Sports in the USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards for the third consecutive year. Following its first-place finish in the 2025 rankings, the Capital City/Lake Murray Country Regional Tourism Board is encouraging residents andContinue Reading
School District Five has announced its new Teacher of the Year and Support Employee of the Year during a May 11 ceremony. Anna Maria Hinson, an English teacher at Spring Hill High School, was named School District Five’s 2026-2027 Teacher of the Year during the district’s Employee Recognition Program. JeannetteContinue Reading
Julie Zimmerman has officially been graduated from the CVSC’s Palmetto Leadership Academy, completing a program focused on conservation, environmental stewardship, and leadership development across South Carolina. The Palmetto Leadership Academy, an initiative from the Conservation Voters of South Carolina (CVSC), brings together emerging leaders committed to protecting South Carolina’s naturalContinue Reading