The World Food Championships (WFC) just completed the South Carolina Super Regional Qualifier and selected numerous local chefs to make up the first-ever Team Lake Murray Country, a competitive culinary team that will now represent the Palmetto State at the 9th Annual Ultimate Food Fight, scheduled for November 5-9 inContinue Reading
The Major League Fishing (MLF) 2021 Wiley X Summit Cup Presented by B&W Trailer Hitches is set to premiere with a two-hour episode this Saturday, May 15, at 2 pm on the Outdoor Channel. The event shot over six days in early February at Lake Murray, showcases 30 of theContinue Reading
Koon’s Watch As the temps ramp up for the heart of spring and into the summer here in Lexington County, I want to take a moment to remind you of some heatstroke prevention steps to protect your children and other little ones in your life. National Heatstroke Prevention Day wasContinue Reading
Megan vanVollenhoven, a senior at Chapin High School and the Center for Advanced Technical Studies (The Center), has been named one of only four students nationwide to receive the SkillsUSA/National Technical Honors Society (NTHS) Scholarship. “I have been very actively involved in SkillsUSA since my sophomore year, and I was thrilledContinue Reading
Wallick Investments, LLC’s faith, and factor-based separately managed account, Fidelis, was recategorized by Morningstar from Large-Cap Value to Mid-Cap Blend. As of March 31, 2021, WI Fidelis received a 5-star Morningstar RatingTM among 135 Mid-Cap Blend products for 3-year performance, and a 4-star Morningstar Rating for 5-year and Overall risk-adjusted-performance.Continue Reading
School Resource Officer Andrew Chaves has been named the County of Lexington’s employee of the year. “SRO Chaves won this award because of his willingness to go above and beyond the call of duty,” Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon said. “He’s one of the best representatives the Sheriff’s Department couldContinue Reading
Get your madras shorts and shaggin’ shoes ready! The Newberry Opera House will present The Swingin’ Medallions at their Rock the Tower Summer Outdoor Concert on Saturday, June 12, 2021, at 7:00 P.M. This outdoor paid event will be held on the lawn at Caldwell & Tench Streets in DowntownContinue Reading
Form NFL football player and Ben Lippen High School standout star Samkon ’Sam’ Gado will be speaking about his decision to follow Christ from the football field to the medical field. On Friday, May 14, Gado will be talking about his time in the NFL and addressing drug addiction issuesContinue Reading
Midlands Gives Day, the annual 18-hour, online giving challenge hosted by Central Carolina Community Foundation, raised a record-breaking estimated total of $3,343,033 via 21,080 individual gifts. The eighth annual day of giving took place May 4, and supported 480 local nonprofits — the largest number of nonprofits in Midlands GivesContinue Reading
By Al Dozier Lexington-Richland District 5 is celebrating as two of its own have been named education champions. Chapin High School English Teacher Amy Carter was named South Carolina Teacher of the Year for 2022. District 5 Superintendent Christina Melton was named the State Superintendent of theYear by the SouthContinue Reading
By the time this article prints (May 13), the 1st regular session of the 124th SC General Assembly will have adjourned sine die. What does that mean? We are basically “done for the year” except for a few more days we will be called back. Those days are between MayContinue Reading