Nominations are now being accepted for the 2022 Tri-District Arts Consortium Summer Program. Middle school students who attend the public schools of Lexington One, Lexington-Richland Five and Richland Two are eligible to participate. This year is a cause for celebration, as it marks the return of Tri-DAC after the cancellationContinue Reading
Guests are invited to meet Santa and get 50 percent off General Admission this Saturday, December 11 from 11 am – 3 pm. Guests and museum members are invited to bring their wish lists and their cameras to meet Santa at the museum and take a photo. Plus, enjoy theContinue Reading
Up to $1,500 grant includes mentorship, more A ceramicist, a dancer, a painter and fiber and installation artists make up the five #SCartists receiving South Carolina Arts Commission Emerging Artist Grants in FY2022. The South Carolina Arts Commission (SCAC) defines emerging artists as being at an early stage in theirContinue Reading
Dr. Tom Mullikin, chairman of the S.C. Floodwater Commission, is pictured here with academics from Columbia International University (CIA), members of Malvern Hill Baptist Church in Camden, and Global Eco Adventures (GEA) during SCUBA training in Columbia, Saturday, Dec. 4. “The dive training we’re conducting for this group of religiousContinue Reading
Due to decreasing numbers of coronavirus cases across the state, the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles (SCDMV) is changing the way it offers regular driver’s license (Class D) road tests. As of November 15 the SCDMV will return to performing in-car road tests for regular licenses at all branchContinue Reading
On December 5 residents of the Shandon and Hollywood-Rose Hill neighborhoods will welcome visitors to the annual Homes for the Holidays Tour. This event, held in two of Columbia’s historic neighborhoods, will feature homes decorated for the holidays. Visitors will be able to sample food from local restaurants and listenContinue Reading
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 4-D returns to light up the South Carolina State Museum this holiday season. The museum will offer guests 50 percent off general admission on special Saturdays: November 27, December 4, December 11 and December 18. Now showing through January 2 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 4-D featuresContinue Reading
POWERPLANTSC 2022 to build on 2021’s record setting event By W. Thomas Smith Jr. The S.C. Floodwater Commission (SCFC) is planning its second-annual planting of more than three-million trees across all 46 counties of the Palmetto State on Arbor Day, April 29, 2022. And like, Earth Day 2021, the CommissionContinue Reading
Chief Terrence Green is announcing to the Town of Lexington community that our annual Toys for Tots “Fill the MRAP” campaign has begun and will continue through December 14, 2021, with donation events planned at the Lexington Police Department, Learning Express, Target at Lexington Pavilion, and Walmart. As in yearsContinue Reading
8 authors will show you how Are you among the 81% of us in Lexington County who feel they have a book in them — and should write it? Research indicates that’s more than 240,000 people who aspire to become published authors. Local authors will show you how they didContinue Reading