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Mayor Launches Welcome to Columbia Tix for Pix Challenge

Submitted by Tenessa Jennings, Community Web Producer
Thursday, May 2nd, 2013, 8:10am
Mayor Launches Welcome to Columbia Tix for Pix Challenge

 

In honor of Kenny Chesney’s return to Williams-Brice Stadium, Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin today proclaimed Saturday, May 4, 2013 to be Kenny Chesney Day in the City of Columbia and is asking everyone to help show the No Shoes Nation Tour what “Famously Hot” Columbia hospitality is all about with a Welcome to Columbia Tix for Pix Challenge.

 

The Welcome to Columbia Tix for Pix Challenge rules are simple –

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LHS band director receives Hall of Fame honors

Submitted by Tenessa Jennings, Community Web Producer
Wednesday, May 1st, 2013, 11:29am
LHS band director receives Hall of Fame honors

The S.C. Band Directors Association inducted Lexington High Band Director Jerry Gatch into the association’s Hall of Fame.

 

Gatch received the honor in recognition of his service as a band director and for being a leader in instrumental music education in South Carolina. He is the youngest member of the Hall of Fame.

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LCSD to participate in neighborhood block party

Submitted by Tenessa Jennings, Community Web Producer
Wednesday, May 1st, 2013, 11:14am
LCSD to participate in neighborhood block party

Lexington County Sheriff’s Department resident deputies will participate in a neighborhood block party in the Avalon subdivision between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 4 in the 200 block of Sandstone Court near Irmo.

Lexington County Sheriff James R. Metts said Irmo Resident Deputy Dan Rusinyak will coordinate the participation of the Sheriff’s Department in the neighborhood block party. Participants in the block party will receive crime prevention information.

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Red Bank Elementary Spring Fling set for May 4

Submitted by Tenessa Jennings, Community Web Producer
Wednesday, May 1st, 2013, 11:03am
Red Bank Elementary Spring Fling set for May 4
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HCF Recognizes Local Preservation Projects at 2013 Awards Luncheon

Submitted by Tenessa Jennings, Community Web Producer
Monday, April 29th, 2013, 3:13pm
HCF Recognizes Local Preservation Projects at 2013 Awards Luncheon

Join Historic Columbia Foundation this May during National Historic Preservation Month to celebrate the accomplishments of local architectural, construction and rehabilitation projects at the annual Preservation Awards Luncheon on Thursday, May 2, 2013.

 

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HCF, CA Johnson High School To Hold Community History Day April 20

Submitted by Tenessa Jennings, Community Web Producer
Friday, April 19th, 2013, 5:09pm
HCF, CA Johnson High School To Hold Community History Day April 20

Historic Columbia Foundation and CA Johnson High School will hold Learning Our History, Shaping Our Future: CA Johnson Community History Day from 2 pm to 5 pm on Saturday, April 20 at CA Johnson High School. The free event features, panel discussions, student documentaries and a reception celebrating the history of the high school and its surrounding neighborhood.

 

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