The South Carolina Forestry Commission is encouraging landowners to place their tree seedling orders for winter planting while there is still a variety of seedlings available. ArborGen’s Taylor Nursery in Edgefield County has more than 1 million seedlings left for sale at special South Carolina landowner pricing. The remaining inventoryContinue Reading

Prisma Health has received the Quality Award from the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME), achieving Ambulatory Level 8 certification through CHIME’s “Digital Health Most Wired” program. Prisma Health was awarded this honor in the Acute, Ambulatory and Long Term Post-Acute Care categories. The mission of the Digital HealthContinue Reading

When tax notices arrive in the coming days, Richland County property owners will see lower property tax rates for the second year in a row. County Council and staff coordinated with millage agencies to decrease the tax rate without cutting services. This was done in an effort to assist taxpayersContinue Reading

Golf tournament fundraiser meets goals to provide backing for programs The SC Philharmonic presented its 12th annual Golfing with the Phil tournament on October 11, 2021, at The Wildewood Country Club. Under the leadership of event co-chairs Tom Fortson and Mike Kelly, the tournament was a sell-out and raised $25,000 forContinue Reading

The Dutch Fork High School Silver Foxes faced off against the Lexington High School Wildcats on October 22. The Silver Foxes won 49-3. Photo by Chris Record, GoFlashWin.comContinue Reading

Come out to Steve Padgett’s Honda of Lake Murray at 5:00 pm on Halloween, October 31, 2021, and have a SPOOKTACULAR TIME! Wear your costumes and join the fun. Sponsored by the Town of Irmo and Hosted by Steve Padgett’s Honda of Lake Murray. The Irmo Police Department Community FoundationContinue Reading

Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for about 70 million Americans will increase 5.9 percent in 2022, the Social Security Administration has announced. The 5.9 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin with benefits payable to more than 64 million Social Security beneficiaries in January 2022. Increased payments toContinue Reading

The Lexington Richland 5 School Board has been working hard and doing whatever it takes to ensure all students receive a quality education with equity among facilities as well as differentiated educational resources depending on individual needs that may be unique to each school. We appreciate Dr. Ross as heContinue Reading