The Drink Pink Rosé Festival returns for its 11th year with changes — new day, new time, and a new location at Boone Fox Flower Farm, formerly City Roots Farm. It will be held May 16 from 4 – 8 pm. Tickets are available at drinkpinkfestival.com. Cost is $45 -$125.Continue Reading

Former Marine infantryman and New York Times bestselling editor sets unofficial strength records in age-category: Marks two-year stroke anniversary By Chris Carter W. Thomas Smith Jr., a former U.S. Marine Infantry leader, counterterrorism expert, and 2025 inductee in the S.C. Military Veterans Hall of Fame pushed past advanced-to-elite level powerliftingContinue Reading

Lexington Police Department Foundation and Lexington Police Department will present a benefit concert at the Icehouse Amphitheater on Friday, May 15, 2026, to raise funds supporting officer wellness initiatives. Headlining the evening will be Idlewild Revival, an eight-member Charleston-based tribute group honoring the music of the The Allman Brothers Band.Continue Reading

On April 25 Columbia Water participated in the Walk for Water at Saluda Shoals Park. The fundraising walk is an effort by Water Mission to bring relief to millions of women and children who continue to walk more than three miles to collect their famiy’s daily water needs. Every $50Continue Reading

Pictured from left to right: Senator Carlisle Kennedy, Representative Paula Rawl Calhoon, Senator Tameika Isaac Devine, Gettys Brannon, Vickie Davis, Jennifer Donley, Andrew Baumgartner, Madison Thompson, Senator Ronnie Cromer, Justin Hancock, Kelly Hughes, Amy Hoffman, Joanie Hess, Norman Agnew, and Representative Nathan Ballentine. The Capital City/Lake Murray Country Regional TourismContinue Reading

The City of Columbia has announced a third-year extension of its Grocery Access Pilot (GAP) program in partnership with Instacart, continuing efforts to combat food insecurity and expand access to fresh, healthy food in underserved communities. Mayor Daniel Rickenmann said the city-funded initiative will provide up to 110 households inContinue Reading