By Thomas Grant Jr. After an 0-3 start, defending Class 5A champion Dutch Fork has started to make its climb back towards .500. The Silver Foxes have won two straight games by a margin of 95-19. In last week’s 41-12 win over North Augusta, Maurice Anderson rushed for 172 yardsContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. A 4-0 start for the first time since 2017 and the highest poll ranking usually prompts plenty of self-back patting and reasons to boast. For an Irmo High School football team with higher aspirations, any type of celebration is still a couple of months away. IfContinue Reading
The Symphonic Wind Ensemble at Dutch Fork High School has been invited to perform as a featured ensemble at the South Carolina Music Educators Association’s (SCMEA) Professional Development Conference in Columbia on February 9, 2024. “I am incredibly proud that these students were chosen to perform at SCMEA this schoolContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. For Chapin resident and retired nurse Heather Burkhart, seeing timely and efficient emergency service is a top priority. It all started in 2022 when she heard concerns expressed about the unavailability of a timely ambulance in her community to respond to calls for people with life-threateningContinue Reading
Lexington-Richland School District Five principal Dr. Erin Doty has been selected to participate in leadership training. Doty is the principal at CrossRoads Intermediate School and is part of the South Carolina School Leadership Executive Institute (SLEI) cohort 51. SLEI has a unique partnership with Truist Leadership Institute designed to equipContinue Reading
Appointment announced day before his appointment to S.C. Conservation Bank By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Dr. Tom Mullikin, founding chair of the gubernatorially established S.C. Floodwater Commission, was elected chairman of the Board of the Carolina Cup Racing Association, Sept. 14, 2023. The following day, Mullikin received a letter fromContinue Reading
The upcoming local election provides us with a crucial opportunity to elect leaders who embodythe values and principles that are important to us as a community. It is a chance to chooseindividuals who are committed to strong ethical leadership and have a genuine desire toimprove the lives of their fellowContinue Reading
With the cooler weather comes fall fun, and plenty of it is taking place at Enoree River Winery! Join Richard and Laura LaBarre, owners, and winemakers, along with the winery staff for the 10th Annual Harvest Festival. Gates open at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 14th for a full dayContinue Reading
It is an election year for the Town of Irmo. I’ve been a registered voter for almost 25 years. However, as another campaign begins, I can’t help but wonder what other voters consider before heading to the polls. It’s a non-partisan election. In my opinion, it essentially helps shroud eachContinue Reading
Girls’ high school golf is getting into the full swing of their season. Mid Carolina Club in Prosperity hosted the Palmetto Preview on Tuesday, September 5th. The Lady Eagles of Chapin took the Team Championship with a team total of sixteen over par over Dorman High School at twenty-one overContinue Reading
If you’re using a personal Box, Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive or other consumer-grade file sync and sharing cloud applications, listen up! These applications pose a huge threat to your company because company data can be spread far and wide without central oversight of what information is being shared with whom.Continue Reading