Program seeks community advocates for abused and neglected children. The Cass Elias McCarter Guardian ad Litem Program is seeking volunteers to advocate for children who have experienced abuse or neglect, with its next online training session beginning July 21. Guardian ad Litem volunteers serve as advocates for children’s best interestsContinue Reading

Annual event features local business specials, 5K, scavenger hunt, festival and new family-friendly activities. The Midlands will celebrate its hometown pride when the third annual 803 Day returns July 31 through Aug. 3 with four days of community events, local business promotions and family-friendly activities across Richland and Lexington counties.Continue Reading

Annual meeting celebrates America’s 250th anniversary, honors service and recognizes national award recipients. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Nearly 5,000 members of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) gathered in the nation’s capital for the organization’s 135th Continental Congress, a weeklong convention celebrating service, patriotism and the nation’s 250th anniversary.  Continue Reading

Annual celebration features parade, peach treats, live music, antique cars and fireworks. The Lexington County Peach Festival returns to Gilbert on Friday, July 4, bringing a full day of family-friendly activities celebrating Independence Day and the county’s agricultural heritage. Hosted by the Gilbert Community Club, the annual festival is freeContinue Reading

Columbia, in partnership with Keep the Midlands Beautiful (KMB), celebrated the unveiling of the new Greetings From Columbia mural with a ribbon-cutting ceremony June 10 at the Laurel Street entrance to Finlay Park. Mayor Daniel Rickenmann spoke at the ribbon cutting. Installed near the park’s spiral fountain, the mural isContinue Reading

The Friends of the Lexington County Museum are holding three lectures this summer to raise funds and to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. The lectures will feature speakers who will focus on a different aspect of the American Revolution in South Carolina. The first presentation, scheduled forContinue Reading