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Nearly 200 Lexington One students to participate in TRI-DAC

Submitted by Tenessa Jennings, Community Web Producer
Thursday, May 16th, 2013, 11:19am
Nearly 200 Lexington One students to participate in TRI-DAC

During the month of July, 194 Lexington One students will participate in the 2013 Tri-District Arts Consortium (TRI-DAC) Summer Program.

 

TRI-DAC is an intense and exciting three-week program for artistically gifted and talented middle school students who are rising sixth- through ninth-graders and attend public schools in Lexington One, Richland County School District Two or School District Five of Lexington and Richland Counties.

 

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McDonald's to give free breakfast to students before PASS test

Submitted by Jason Old, Digital Content Director
Tuesday, April 30th, 2013, 11:21am
McDonald's to give free breakfast to students before PASS test

The 47 McDonald’s restaurants in the greater Columbia metropolitan area will serve students taking the South Carolina Palmetto Assessment of State Standards (PASS) Test with a free breakfast on May 7, 2013.  

The free breakfast will include an Egg McMuffin and Apple Slices, with a choice of one percent low fat white Milk or a small Orange Juice.  

To redeem the free breakfast, students must present the attached coupon.

The coupon is good from 6 to 7 a.m. in store only.

Locations:

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SC Lions ribbon cutting, statewide Tootsie Pop Days

Submitted by Jason Old, Digital Content Director
Tuesday, April 30th, 2013, 10:51am
SC Lions ribbon cutting, statewide Tootsie Pop Days

LEXINGTON, S.C. – The Greater Lexington Chamber and Visitors Center will host a ribbon cutting ceremony Fri., May 3rd at 11 a.m. to commemorate the introduction of the S.C. Lions Foundation as one of its newest members.

The ceremony will be held at the Lexington Chamber offices located at 311 West Main St. in Lexington. A meeting of the Lake Murray Lions Club will be held in the Chamber Conference Room immediately following the ceremony.

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Let’s Move- Kids Day Columbia Brings Family Fun to Finlay Park

Submitted by Tenessa Jennings, Community Web Producer
Tuesday, March 19th, 2013, 4:01pm
Let’s Move- Kids Day Columbia Brings Family Fun to Finlay Park

 

Grab the family and head on out to Finlay Park on Saturday, March 23, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. for City of Columbia Parks and Recreation’s annual Let’s Move - Kids Day Columbia.

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Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense In America To Hold Rally At The Statehouse

Submitted by Marissa Silver, Community Blogger
Wednesday, February 27th, 2013, 3:26pm
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense In America To Hold Rally At The Statehouse

Only eleven weeks after the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America has decided to hold a rally at the SC Statehouse in Columbia on March 2nd at 10:30 a.m.

The peaceful rally will allow parents and other supporters across the state to reach out to SC legislators about demanding more gun regulation in order to prevent gun violence.

Speakers are still not finalized, but will include: A Columbia mother directly impacted by gun violence when her daughter was murdered by a stolen gun; a Lowcountry public school teacher worki

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Opening Day for USC Baseball SOLD OUT!

Submitted by Marissa Silver, Community Blogger
Wednesday, February 13th, 2013, 3:23pm
Opening Day for USC Baseball SOLD OUT!

The Gamecock Athletics Ticket Office announced Wednesday afternoon that tickets for Opening Day at Carolina Stadium between USC Baseball and Liberty are sold out. The series begins on Friday, February 15. 

Fans may still purchase standing room only tickets for the other games in the series that will take place on Saturday, February 16 and Sunday, February 17.

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Sheriff: Man arrested who up owed more than $261K in unpaid child support

Submitted by Tenessa Jennings, Community Web Producer
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013, 4:45pm
Sheriff: Man arrested who up owed more than $261K in unpaid child support

Lexington County Sheriff’s Department fugitive investigators arrested an Alabama man wanted for more than 10 years for repeatedly failing to make court-ordered child support payments in Lexington County.


Deputies say 66-year-old Wayman Earl “Butch” Wilson was arrested on Monday, January 21 and faces charges in connection with his failure to make court-ordered child support payments totaling more than $261,000 in Lexington County.

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