The Still Standing Women’s Health Empowerment Luncheon will be held on Thursday, October 12, from 1 – 3 p.m. at the Lexington Municipal Conference Center, 111 Maiden Lane, Lexington. This year’s event will feature Richland County Coroner Naida Rutherford as the keynote speaker, focusing on the critical issue of domesticContinue Reading

How a 70-year-old Marine officer from Columbia, S.C. proves the Marine Corps still builds men By Thomas S. Mullikin, PhD America’s Marine Corps was established on November 10, 1775, when the Continental Congress ordered that two battalions of Marines be raised for combatant service aboard ship, as Naval landing forces,Continue Reading

Midlands, SC – Get ready to celebrate the second annual Black Eats Week 803 (BEW803) from June 17-23, as part of the Juneteenth festivities! This exciting event highlights our community’s incredible culinary heritage of Black-owned food businesses. Established in 2023, BEW803 shines a spotlight on Black entrepreneurs in the foodContinue Reading

Dorothy Stewart, affectionately known as “Wonder Woman” in Irmo, is gearing up for an extraordinary celebration of her 91st birthday on June 1st by skydiving. Inspired by former President George Bush, who skydived at 90, Dorothy plans to surpass that milestone. She also dedicates this daring jump to President JoeContinue Reading