South Carolina farmers and food processors who want to pursue organic certification may qualify for reimbursement through a grant administered by the South Carolina Department of Agriculture. “Organic certification can open up new market opportunities for South Carolina farmers and companies,” said Commissioner of Agriculture Hugh Weathers. “Our cost-share grantContinue Reading
The SC Commission on Higher Education (CHE) and The College Board awarded Dutch Fork High School (DFHS) for outstanding effort to help students access college. The College Access Champion School award recognizes DFHS’s remarkable performance in College Board’s Opportunity Scholarships (CBOS) program, which walks students through the steps of theContinue Reading
Editorial Every election season it’s pretty much the same thing. Candidates turn campaign donations into marketing to forward their chances of election by purchasing signs, literature and media advertisements. And every campaign season many of those candidate’s signs disappear from yards and businesses around town. One moment they are thereContinue Reading
S.C. Black Belt Hall of Fame inductees from Columbia participate in a ceremony By Alex Junes-Ward Global Eco Adventures (GEA) honored three of their expedition project leaders and a Missouri-based military writer with the title, IRONMAN, during ceremonies at the Mullikin Law Firm complex in Camden, S.C., Thurs. Sept. 16:Continue Reading
Sixteen students from Lexington-Richland School District Five have been announced as semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship program. These academically talented high school students from School District Five are represented in the nationwide pool of semifinalists which represents less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors. School District FiveContinue Reading
One innovative member of the Boy Scouts of America in the Midlands has found an indefinitely sustainable method for fighting cancer and he has taken the battle internationally! If Scouting is the place where young people can grow to become their very best future selves, Christian Norris, of Troop 312Continue Reading
What exactly would it take to find some, any unity at all amongst our fellow Americans? One wonders if this country is now irreparably doomed by the political divisions that exist. These divisions that so divide us one from another. You need only look to the current campaign for theContinue Reading
Congaree National Park is seeking entries for the Annual SwampFest Student Art Competition. Co-sponsored by the Southeast Rural Community Outreach (SERCO) and the Friends of Congaree Swamp, this year’s competition is an opportunity for young artists (grades K-8) from the Midlands to showcase their talent while celebrating the outdoors. ThisContinue Reading
The FBI and the State Law Enforcement Division have joined Lexington County deputies to assist in the ongoing search for a girl reported missing more than 35 years ago. Members of an FBI unit specializing in child abductions arrived in Lexington Monday to work alongside deputies and SLED agents inContinue Reading
Century Glass, a company which today, consists of 66 team members, is celebrating their 30th Anniversary. Century Glass’s original location was opened in the growing capital of South Carolina in 1981. Randy Wright, who started in automotive glass work, took over the company in 2004, with the remaining original staffContinue Reading
Flight Adventure Park, an indoor, aviation-themed adventure park, is partnering with the South Carolina Cancer Alliance for a month-long fundraiser in support of childhood cancer awareness and research efforts. SC Cancer Alliance is a nonprofit dedicated to helping South Carolinians and their families affected by cancer. Representatives from SC CancerContinue Reading