Applications are now available to register for the Sharing God’s Love annual golf benefit to be held September 13 at The Spur at Northwoods. The cost is $75 per player, $300 for a foursome. It is a Captain’s choice format, with a 9 am shotgun start. First, second and thirdContinue Reading
Koon’s Watch They’re our most precious cargo—are we securing them safely? Child Passenger Safety Week is later this month. It’s a time for law enforcement agencies across the nation and U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to share important information regarding the appropriate car seat for ourContinue Reading
Platinum-selling group, Sister Hazel, will be bringing their show featuring new music and hits to play The Irmo Okra Strut Festival September 25. Fans can expect brand-new Sister Hazel songs like “When Love Takes Hold” and “You Won’t See Me Again,” as well as popular fan favorites like, “All ForContinue Reading
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. The 17th annual COPS 4 FOSTER KIDS bowling tournament – aimed at improving the lives of foster children in Richland County – netted more than $23,130 this year, beating the previously held 2019 record of $21,000. The tournament was held, as it is every year,Continue Reading
Congressman Joe Wilson issued the following statement: “I sadly need to amend my media statement yesterday calling for Joe Biden to resign for endangering American families, leaving them vulnerable to terrorist attacks. I had purposefully not called for the firing the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General MarkContinue Reading
By Al Dozier The pressure is on lawmakers to return to Columbia and hold an emergency session to revise a law that prohibits mask mandates in schools. The latest push comes from the State Department of Health and Environmental Control. With COVID-19 cases spiking in schools statewide, the board ofContinue Reading
This First Friday, September 3rd, the Rob Shaw Gallery and Framing is hosting an opening reception of new works by Kim Oakley Case and Will South. Kim Oakley Case is a visual artist focusing on fine art portrait photography. Hallmarks of her work are richness and whimsy. Incorporating sometimes fantasticalContinue Reading
In commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks that occurred in New York City (World Trade Center), Pentagon, and Pennsylvania. Fort Jackson honors the fallen heroes that sacrificed their lives on that day by executing a wreath-laying ceremony on Sept. 10 at 5 p.m. at CentennialContinue Reading
Mineral Springs Road, from Old Carrington Parkway to Shoal Creek Drive, is closed due to a fatal collision investigation. This is a major thoroughfare for Town of Lexington drivers. LPD Collision Reconstruction officers are on the scene at the 2600 block of Mineral Springs Road with County of Lexington EMSContinue Reading
By Alex Junes-Ward Four members of the South Carolina Black Belt Hall of Fame received Global Eco Adventures’ (GEA) coveted IRONMAN award during an awards luncheon held at Travinia Italian Kitchen & Wine Bar in northeast Columbia, Thurs., Aug. 26. The GEA awards recognized Mr. Keith Vitali, Mr. Bruce Brutschy,Continue Reading