Leaphart Elementary School STEAM Magnet first grade teacher, Sarah Guffey, has been selected as the 2021 Green Outstanding Educator of the Year by Keep the Midlands Beautiful. The award is given annually to recognize an individual in Richland County, Lexington County, or in the City of Columbia who facilitates learningContinue Reading
Mrs. Gail Todd Elfert received the SC Order of the Palmetto on Sunday, May 15 at Union United Methodist Church. She has been a dedicated volunteer not only with her church for over 50 years, she has also been involved with the St. Andrews Woman’s Club for 40 years andContinue Reading
Recognized at SC Statehouse on Wednesday, May 11th, Lieutenant General Herman Stacy Clardy III of Chapin and Pawleys Island, SC, was honored with the Order of the Palmetto upon the occasion of his retirement after nearly four decades of outstanding service to his country in the United States Marine Corps,Continue Reading
Seven Oaks Elementary School MEDIA Magnet now has a new outdoor learning space thanks to a generous donation from Lou Kennedy, CEO of Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation. During a special ceremony on May 19, Kennedy dedicated the new memorial outdoor classroom in honor of her late mother, Nancy Thomas Wood. WoodContinue Reading
Lexington-Richland School District Five announced its new Teacher of the Year and Support Employee of the Year during a May 2 ceremony. Elisa Westfall, an English teacher at CrossRoads Intermediate School, was named School District Five’s 2022-2023 Teacher of the Year during the district’s Employee Recognition Program. Katlyn Krumrey, aContinue Reading
Two Richland County Deputy Sheriffs among five named military Veterans of the Week By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Major Maria Yturria and Master Deputy Addy Perez, both U.S. Army veterans and class 1 deputies with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD), were among five women who have been individually honoredContinue Reading
Former Irmo Town Councilwoman and Mayor Pro Tem Kathy Condom was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Greater Irmo Chamber of Commerce Gala held on Friday, March 4. The chamber’s Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes an individual who has performed at an outstanding level of service and accomplishment throughoutContinue Reading
Nora Hanson of Columbia was recognized at the Statehouse February 24 for receiving two World Karate Titles at the North American Sport Karate Association’s Banquet held recently in Chicago. Hanson is a twelve-year-old straight A student at Irmo Middle School who also plays the violin and soccer. She earned herContinue Reading
A Lexington-Richland School District Five director has been awarded the 2022 Presidential Award by the South Carolina Alliance of Black School Educators (SCABSE). Director of Personnel Dr. Reggie Wicker was nominated for the award by the outgoing President of the SCABSE for being a member who has demonstrated exceptional workContinue Reading
School District Five physical education teacher, Amber Hege, has been elected as the Vice President-Elect of Physical Education on the 2021-2022 South Carolina Association of Physical Education and Sports (SCAPES) board. “I am honored to represent Middle-Level Physical Education and all students through SCAPES,” Hege said. “I look forward toContinue Reading
One student from Lexington-Richland School District Five was one of 11 middle and high school students this year to be named a Carolina Master Scholar Ava Grant from Spring Hill High School was part of the 18th graduating class earning the designation Carolina Master Scholar for her successful completion ofContinue Reading