Dutch Fork High School’s Vex Robotics team competed in the South Carolina Vex Robotics High School State Championship held at The Citadel March 5 and took home a Design Award. The Design Award is presented to a team that has the best engineering notebook. In this notebook the team isContinue Reading
Children of all abilities are invited to attend a free event at Leo’s Landing, an inclusive playground at Saluda Shoals Park, from 10 am to noon this Saturday, March 19. The kick-off celebration honors the creation of Limitless Purpose, a statewide nonprofit organization founded in 2019 to help all childrenContinue Reading
The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department has a new piece of equipment to help deputies and property owners alike. Investigators have acquired an engraving machine to stamp an identifying number onto trailers, which are among the most frequently stolen items across the county. “Property crimes detectives have devised a system toContinue Reading
When the American Red Cross launched the Home Fire Campaign in the fall of 2014, it was with one objective: to prevent the tragic loss of life due to home fires. Since then, the South Carolina Region has helped lead the national effort to make homes safer alongside partners, includingContinue Reading
Events Benefit the Lexington Medical Center Foundation’s McDaniels-Pucci Cancer Fund Join the Lexington Medical Center Foundation on Friday, April 22 and Saturday, April 23, 2022, for the McDaniels Automotive Group Golf Classic and Gala benefitting Lexington Medical Center Foundation’s McDaniels-Pucci Cancer Fund. “We’re very excited to raise funds to enhanceContinue Reading
Chief Terrence Green is announcing the arrest of William Luis Megal King, age 27, for the 2020 murder of an elderly woman in the Hickory Hill mobile home park on Industrial Boulevard in Lexington. William King was taken into custody on Monday, March 14, 2022, at his home in Gaston,Continue Reading
Security Federal Corporation (“Company”) (OTCBB: SFDL), the parent company of Security Federal Bank (“Bank”), today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a special cash dividend of $0.28 per share. The dividend will be paid on April 15, 2022 to shareholders of record as of March 31, 2022. ChiefContinue Reading
Representative Nathan Ballentine – District 71 Richland – filed for re-election on March 16. Ballentine was elected to the House of Representatives in 2005 defeating the 16-year incumbent, Rick Quinn, who was currently serving as the House Majority Leader. Ballentine currently serves on the Ways and Means Committee andContinue Reading
Corley Compound was awarded the Irmo Small Business of the Month for March at the Irmo Town Council meeting held on Tuesday, March 15. The business removes bulk items from homes and businesses along with junk and trash removal. They also perform pressure washing and furniture pickup and delivery. NicholasContinue Reading
Irmo Town Council voted to rezone the property off Palmetto Woods Parkway near St. Andrews Rd. to Single Family Residential (RS) which has been a point of contention for residents living in the nearby subdivision of Palmetto Park. The original zoning was commercial which would have allowed the developer, GreaterContinue Reading
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Lieutenant General Maria Gervais, deputy commanding general and chief of staff of the U.S. Army’s Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), was the keynote speaker at the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Fort Jackson-Palmetto State chapter’s monthly luncheon, March 8. Gervais addressed the all-volunteerContinue Reading