Airport baseball, GCA softball advance in Lower State
2026-05-12
(Photo by Palmetto Sports Imaging) – Airport’s Landon Jeffcoat By Thomas Grant Jr. The winning streaks go on for defending state champions Airport High SchoolContinue Reading
National Police Week means much to the families of those lost
2026-05-12
Sheriff Lott: “We will never forget those we’ve lost, nor their loved ones” By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Throngs of law enforcement officers (including sheriffsContinue Reading
Military Hall of famer achieves elite physical fitness milestones
2026-05-10
Former Marine infantryman and New York Times bestselling editor sets unofficial strength records in age-category: Marks two-year stroke anniversary By Chris Carter W. Thomas SmithContinue Reading
Top South Carolina Game Warden addresses newly minted law enforcement officers
2026-05-10
– Pictured (from left) SCDNR Director Tom Mullikin, PhD; and SCDNR Officer John Sanders, recipient of the J.P. Strom Award for academic excellence. Mullikin urgesContinue Reading
Benefit Concert to Support Officer Wellness Initiatives
2026-05-08
Lexington Police Department Foundation and Lexington Police Department will present a benefit concert at the Icehouse Amphitheater on Friday, May 15, 2026, to raise fundsContinue Reading
Four students awarded teaching fellowship
2026-05-08
From left, Alexis Toller, Jenna Pownall, Caroline Boone, and Emily Crow, all named SC Teaching Fellows, participated in a Future Teachers Signing Day at Brookland-CayceContinue Reading
Bassmaster Elite comes to Lake Murray May 7 – 10
2026-05-08
The 2026 Progressive Bassmaster Elite Series is coming to Lake Murray, May 7–10. Top professional anglers will compete across four days of world-class fishing action.Continue Reading
Memory — the good, bad, ugly and sad
2026-05-08
Photo: Old Photographs By Tom Poland, A Southern WriterTomPoland.net “You forget what you want to remember, and you remember what you want to forget.” CormacContinue Reading
Saluda Shoals hosts Walk for Water
2026-05-06
On April 25 Columbia Water participated in the Walk for Water at Saluda Shoals Park. The fundraising walk is an effort by Water Mission toContinue Reading
Lake Murray Country honored at State House
2026-05-06
Pictured from left to right: Senator Carlisle Kennedy, Representative Paula Rawl Calhoon, Senator Tameika Isaac Devine, Gettys Brannon, Vickie Davis, Jennifer Donley, Andrew Baumgartner, MadisonContinue Reading
Spring playoffs take full bloom in CWC
2026-05-05
(Photos by George Matsui) By Thomas Grant Jr. The road to spring sports championships will truly go through West Columbia and Gray Collegiate Academy. TheContinue Reading