Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the person who died in a tractor trailer vs. tow truck accident that occurred at the intersection of Fairview Road and Bub Shumpert Road in the Pelion area of Lexington County at approximately 3:10 P.M. on June 27, 2023. According to Coroner Fisher,Continue Reading
Independence Day is just around the corner, and many people plan to gather for cookouts or shoot off fireworks. Prisma Health wants to make sure you spend this holiday making memories with your loved ones – not treating injuries caused by a fireworks misfire or a burn from a grill.Continue Reading
Town of Irmo Mayor Barry Walker spoke to the Optimist Club of St. Andrews-Irmo on June 16. Walker also serves as President of the Lexington Municipal Association. Walker’s path to the mayoralty had its beginnings when he transferred from Connecticut to this area while an information technology professional. He soughtContinue Reading
First Community Bank has announced the completion of its Tackling Hunger campaign with more than 4,000 non-perishable food items collected and donated to local organizations. The campaign was established by the bank’s 2023 Leadership Institute graduating class who selected the critical issue of hunger as its class project to driveContinue Reading
Capital City/Lake Murray Country Regional Tourism Board (CCLMC) held a press conference on the front steps of Segra Park June 14 to announce a new BBQ event in the Midlands. “A year from now, in June of 2024, Columbia SC will host the inaugural Southeastern BBQ Showdown” said Miriam Atria,Continue Reading
Grace United Methodist Church, 410 Harbison Boulevard will host dinner and a movie on June 30. The dinner will consist of hot dogs with all the fixings, chips, baked beans, ice cream, sodas, water and lots of door prizes. It will be starting at 6 pm on June 30 followedContinue Reading
By CT McDonald Irmo Little League baseball teams are headed to state tournaments, and there are more than just a handful of them. Irmo Little League (ILL) will host the 9, 10 and 11-years old Little League Baseball State Tournament at Friarsgate Park next Thursday through Sunday (July 6-9) andContinue Reading
Nearly $40,000 was raised through the inaugural Dam Boat Run on Lake Murray as it kicked off from the intake towers at the Dreher Shoals Dam on Saturday, June 24. With what organizers hope to be a yearly event more than 65 boats from across the country participated in theContinue Reading
Bassmaster has named Lake Murray #4 out of 100 in their 2023 “100 Best Bass Lakes Revealed” list. The story was featured in the July/August issue of Bassmaster Magazine. “After months of gathering data on hundreds of the best lakes in the nation, the cream of the bass fisheries hasContinue Reading
Stephen Abercrombie caught this 5 lb. largemouth bass from Lake Murray on Saturday, June 17. It was 19 inches long and 7 inches wide. Stephen frequents Lake World where he is a customer and he didn’t let this one get away. Way to go, Stephen! Photo courtesy of Lake WorldContinue Reading
This article continues from the last one on A.I. (Artificial Intelligence). We see A.I. in almost all articles for writing at this point, and many teachers in school see this in students’ work as well. From the last article, we had a teacher ask how to spot work generated fromContinue Reading