Lexington County School District One Superintendent Karen Woodward announces that Lexington Technology Center Director Kenneth W. Lake plans to retire effective June 30, 2013.

About the upcoming retirement Woodward said, “Ken Lake has been a devoted and passionate leader of Lexington Technology Center. He has developed innovative, forward-thinking educational opportunities that are recognized throughout our state and nation.

Local orthodontists Dr. Bob Garrison and Dr. Dan Pennella, along with the staff of The Braces Place, sponsored an art contest for students at Lexington Middle School.

The staff and patients at The Braces Place voted for their favorite entries on display in the office during the month of October.

The contest winners included Macy Lawson, first; Madison Lambert, second; and Ann Truong, third.

Lexington County Sheriff James R. Metts honored Deputy Justin Ashley as the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department Employee of the Quarter for the third quarter of 2012 during an employee awards ceremony that Metts conducted on November 15. The Lexington County Sheriff’s Advisory Council selected Ashley to be recognized for his quick actions on July 1, when Ashley extinguished a stove fire that threatened to engulf a home on Keisler Road near Gilbert.