Boater Chris Epting of Chapin, South Carolina, caught a five-bass limit weighing 25 pounds, 10 ounces, Saturday to win the MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League (BFL) Presented by T-H Marine on Lake Murray . The tournament, hosted by the Capital City Lake Murray Country Regional Tourism Board, was the firstContinue Reading
Elite Ballroom Academy is holding two dance events. Their regular date night dance on February 11 at 7:30 pm will be a special edition. There will be champagne and chocolates – special handmade chocolates from Mery’s Kitchen – and a 45 min dance lesson. Bouquets are available for buy alsoContinue Reading
The City of Columbia Payment/Customer Care Center is hosting a fundraiser for the upcoming Heart Walk that will take place at Segra Park March 25. Every Friday starting this Friday, February 10, through March 17 they will be having a popcorn and lemonade sale to raise funds to go towardsContinue Reading
Connor effectively juggles distinguished Army service, law career in central South Carolina By W. Thomas Smith Jr. The Bill Connor Law Firm will host a reception and open-house celebrating five years in practice, on Monday, Feb. 13, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the firm’s offices 1408 Russell StreetContinue Reading
The story of Camden’s Joshua Reynolds House and its colorful tenant Dr. George Rogers Clark Todd, brother-in-law of Pres. Abraham Lincoln By W. Thomas Smith Jr. HISTORY IS ALL AROUND US, reminding me also of what a small world we live in, what a brief span of national history ourContinue Reading
U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman commends smart reef installation efforts by SC7 and associated organizations WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Ralph Norman (R-SC) recognized and commended Dr. Tom Mullikin, chair of the South Carolina Floodwater Commission, and Mullikin’s SC7 Expedition on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington,Continue Reading
Lexington County deputies have charged three teens with possessing an explosive device last week at a school while students were not present. Dylan Hank Maples, 19, and Ted William Miller, 18, are charged with possession of an explosive device, according to arrest warrants. The third teen, whose name will notContinue Reading
A 15-year-old Spring Valley High School student has been charged in connection with the Feb. 2 threats made to River Bluff High School and the Lexington Technology Center. The student, whose name will not be released because he is under age 18, communicated electronically about a bomb being placed inContinue Reading
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott, who also serves as commanding general of the S.C. State Guard (SCSG), was promoted from SCSG brigadier general to two-star major general in a ceremony presided over by Governor Henry McMaster and attended by Maj. Gen. Van McCarty, the state’sContinue Reading
Tamar J. Nance, age 32, was sentenced to 74 years following his conviction for the home invasion and rape of a seventy-four (74) year-old resident of a Harbison area apartment complex which occurred on June 23, 2021. The trial began on Monday, January 23 rd in Lexington County and theContinue Reading