By Al Dozier It took three school closings, numerous classroom staff absences, widespread protests and two special-called board meetings before Lexington-Richland District 5 finally decided on a scaled-down reentry plan to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. Students in grades 7-12 were officially scheduled to temporarily return to a two-day perContinue Reading

Chief Terrence Green would like to notify the Town of Lexington community about a shooting death that Lexington Police Department, the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department and the Lexington County Coroner’s Office are investigating. At approximately 5:40 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 700 block of West Main Street to a locationContinue Reading

American Floral has announced they have been selected as a 2021 ¬¬winner of The Knot Best of Weddings, an accolade representing the highest- and most-rated wedding professionals as reviewed by real couples, their families and wedding guests on The Knot, a leading wedding planning and registry brand and app. ThisContinue Reading

Begin your Christmas celebrations by visiting Union United Methodist Church’s annual drive-through nativity, The Living Christmas Story. The free pageant will be held this Friday through Sunday, December 4 – 6 from 6:30 to 9 pm each night at Union United Church located at 7582 Woodrow Street in Irmo. TheContinue Reading

A food drive benefitting Sharing God’s Love will be held this Saturday, December 5 from 9 am – 3 pm. The event is sponsored in part by: Heather Whitley, Edward Jones Financial Advisor. They will be accepting non-perishable and canned foods, masks, paper products, and personal care items at 1331Continue Reading

The role of being a caregiver will affect almost every single person in the U.S. at some point in their lives. It’s almost as predictable that everyone will also be a care-receiver. This was the premise for a presentation St. Andrews Optimists recently received from Marti Colucci, Director of Leeza’sContinue Reading

The Capital City/Lake Murray Country regional tourism office will host a Jingle & Mingle holiday drop-in event December 10 from 4 – 7:30 pm. Several local vendors including Bill Hastings Photography, the Purple Tuteur Farm, Evan Williams Creations and Jake Moore will have items for sale. The Lake Murray SouvenirContinue Reading

Lexington-Richland School District Five’s graduation rate remains one of the highest in the state, according to a new report from the South Carolina Department of Education. The new data shows the graduation rate for School District Five was 90.7 percent, that number is up from 88.4 percent in 2019. SchoolContinue Reading

Wallick Investments, LLC’s Fidelis composite received a 4-star Morningstar Rating among 447 Large-Cap Value products for 3-year, 5-year and Overall risk-adjusted performance as of September 30. Morningstar is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia (www.corporate.morningstar.com). This is the 19th out of 24Continue Reading

Senior Resources has earned Outstanding Philanthropic Large Nonprofit and Outstanding Fundraising Executive Large Nonprofit honors from the Association of Fundraising Professional Central South Carolina Chapter for the 2020 AFP Honors National Philanthropy Day Awards. Senior Resources was awarded the Outstanding Philanthropic Large Nonprofit for the commitment to meeting the nutritionalContinue Reading

By CT McDonald With a 24-0 shutout over Sumter in last week’s 5A lower state title game, Dutch Fork’s varsity football team is set to play for another consecutive state championship on Friday. The Silver Foxes (9-0) will take on T. L. Hanna (7-0) at 7:30 pm in Charlie W.Continue Reading