At the April 23, 2013 special called board meeting of the Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees, the board approved the administration’s recommendation to hire Joshua T. Stepp as athletic director and varsity head football coach for Lexington High School for the 2013–2014 school year.

SCE&G’s public parks on the Lexington and Irmo sides of the dam at Lake Murray are now open for the 2013 season.

The boat-launching park on the Irmo side will remain open through Labor Day. The beach/recreation area on the Lexington side will remain open through Sept. 13. 

Operating hours will be Monday-Friday from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. until May 4, after which the park will stay open until 8 p.m. Weekend and holiday hours are from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m.

The Aiken City Council will be honoring the Pacer’s Men’s Basketball Team for winning the Southeast Regional Tournament for Division II and USC Aiken’s first visit to the Elite Eight in men’s basketball.  This will take place at the City Council meeting on Monday, March 25th at 7:00pm at the city Municipal Building at 214 Park Avenue SW in downtown Aiken.