Lawmakers ponder emergency session
2021-08-31
By Al Dozier The pressure is on lawmakers to return to Columbia and hold an emergency session to revise a law that prohibits mask mandatesContinue Reading
State Fair is accepting entries for competitive exhibits
2021-08-27
The South Carolina State Fair is accepting entries for this year’s competitive exhibits now through September 1. The exhibits will showcase South Carolina’s finest agriculture,Continue Reading
AFLAC awards Big Red Barn $9,000
2021-08-27
The Big Red Barn Retreat (BRBR) was awarded $9,000 from Aflac’s Charitable Fund Competitive Grant. The grant will fund the BRBR’s Healing Arts Program whichContinue Reading
Ameris makes record donation
2021-08-27
Ameris Bank announced a $150,000 donation to the South Carolina Research Authority’s Industry Partnership Fund to help fuel innovation throughout the Palmetto State. The donationContinue Reading
Groups clear nearly 2,300 pounds of trash
2021-08-27
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Palmetto Pride, South Carolina’s anti-litter task force, announced its clean-up numbers for trash pick-up during the statewide South Carolina SevenContinue Reading
DeAundre Pettus: Boxing towards the future
2021-08-26
“He’s a heck of an athlete, dedicated to the sport, with great athletic ability.” – Sean Fink, trainer DeAundre Pettus is an up-and-coming professional boxerContinue Reading
Nominations now open for both S.C. Arts Awards
2021-08-23
Nominations are now open to honor persons or organizations in South Carolina who exhibit the highest levels of achievement, influence, or support of arts andContinue Reading
Benefit concert to feature Maddie Bean
2021-08-23
Up and coming country music star Maddie Rean will be performing at the Lexington Icehouse Amphitheater on Friday, September 17. Rean was born andContinue Reading
Sheriff, two others receive gifts from NYPD
2021-08-23
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Last week, Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott, Richland County Sheriff’s Dept. (RCSD) Major Maria Yturria, and yours truly received signedContinue Reading
America is better than what we’re witnessing right now
2021-08-23
By Tom Mullikin It’s been nearly two decades since that fateful September morning in 2001 when four commercial airliners were hijacked by Al Qaeda terroristsContinue Reading
Richland County Council issues emergency mask ordinance
2021-08-20
In response to rising cases of the coronavirus delta variant in the community, Richland County Council has adopted an emergency ordinance requiring face coverings toContinue Reading