On July 15, St. Andrews Optimists met and heard from Meera Bhonsle, the 2022 Miss South Carolina USA title holder. Bhonsle will compete in the Miss USA pageant which could lead to the Miss Universe pageant. She is a Lexington High School and USC graduate, who rose to her presentContinue Reading
Prisma Health has named Jay Lucas as its senior vice president for government affairs. In this new role, which begins July 25, Lucas will be responsible for leading Prisma Health’s government affairs activities at the local, state and national levels. “Jay is a highly respected leader who is well-known forContinue Reading
Columbia Children’s Theatre will present Matilda the Musical August 5 – 7 and August 12 – 14, at CA Johnson High School (2219 Barhamville Road, Columbia). Show times are August 5 at 7 pm; August 6 at 2 and 7 pm; August 7 at 3 pm; August 12 at 7Continue Reading
Sales Tax Holiday Weekend August 5-7 Computers, clothes, school supplies, and a variety of other items can be bought free of Sales Tax during South Carolina’s annual 72-hour Sales Tax Holiday. The 2022 Tax Free Weekend takes place August 5, through August 7. The South Carolina Department of Revenue (SCDOR)Continue Reading
Lexington Medical Center was named one of the “Best Places to Work in South Carolina.” SC Biz News, in partnership with the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce and Best Companies Group, created this annual program, now in its 17th year. This survey and awards program identifies, recognizes and honors theContinue Reading
WEST COLUMBIA, SC – Moore Bradley Myers (MBM) is pleased to announce the inclusion of ten attorneys in Columbia Business Monthly’s 2022 Legal Elite of the Midlands. MBM Attorneys Recognized S. Jahue “Jake” Moore, Sr. – recognized in the practice of Business Litigation, Commercial Real Estate, Education, Energy & Utilities,Continue Reading
By Edward M. “JIB” Colie III You have to admire Elon Musk. After he developed and patented the new brushless electric motor he declared his patents “open source”. This means that if you want to build an EV (electric vehicle)you can get a copy of his patents you can useContinue Reading
Thank you for checking out the Valet Tech corner. We will be writing tech articles without all the tech jargon so you can better understand technologies and how they can benefit you. This week we are covering ransomware. In an earlier article, we talked a little about ransomware, but notContinue Reading
As I had discussed in my previous article, “Communication: Friend or Foe?”, and the subsequent Maxwell DISC articles. DISC Is an acronym, which stands for D for Dominant, I for Influencing, S for Steady and C for Compliant communication styles. It further identifies Task-First behavior vs. People-First behavior. Each behavioralContinue Reading
The United States Angling Confederation and Capital City Lake Murray Country will host the 16th annual 2022 Black Bass World Fishing Championship in Columbia, South Carolina on Lake Murray. The event will take place October 16th-22nd 2022. The venue of Lake Murray is a world-class bass fishery proven many timesContinue Reading
The Big Red Barn Retreat has announced its Fifth Annual Fall Jam at the Ballpark 2022 concert. The concert will be held on October 8 at Segra Park: Home of the Columbia Fireflies, and gates open at 5 pm. The concert will feature Country Music Artist Chris Lane as theContinue Reading