Stream restoration is a set of techniques or methods used to protect adjacent properties and public infrastructure by reducing stream bank erosion, minimizing the down-cutting of stream beds and restoring natural stream systems. The reason stream restoration is in many local news stories these days is not unusual. Actions taken by humans in charge of protecting community streams proved to […]
Dreher NJROTC holds 9/11 ceremony
The Dreher High School Navy JROTC (NJROTC) Blue Devil Company held its annual 9/11 ceremony Monday accompanied by the Dreher High School band who played the National Anthem as the Amarican flag was raised in honor of those who lost their lives September 11, 2001.
Local author captures the history of the Seawright–Ellison family
Dr. Walter Curry, founder of Renaissance Publications, LLC, says his dedication to publishing family histories, or genealogies, came from his mother. She was the storyteller of the family and loved to tell him the stories of generations before. Curry has published his second book, The Awakening— The Seawright– Ellison Family Saga, Vol. I, A Narrative History, which is the story […]
Littlejohn celebrates 90 years
Elaine Littlejohn celebrated her 90th birthday September 8 with friends and family at Forest Lake Club.
Pineville, a historic refuge— St. John’s Hunting Club
Originally published October 19, 2007On May 1, 1800, 14 planters gathered at Woodboo Plantation between Moncks Corner and Pineville to organize the St. John’s Hunting Club: •George Porcher of Cedar Springs (provided the meal) •Gen. William A. Moultrie of Northhampton •Stephen Mazyck of Woodboo •Col. John Christian Senf, chief engineer of the Santee Canal •George B. Artrope •Paul de St. Julian Ravenel of Hardput […]
Grandparents’ Role in Saving for College
Friends often tell me how much their lives are enriched by the special bond they share with their grandchildren. At their older stage of life, these happy grandparents also feel a little wiser than they did when they were younger. They have a better ability to understand what’s really important in life. It’s no surprise then that wise grandparents often […]
Cold lonely days without Jimmy Buffett
I’m just saying...It’s been just over a week since the world found out Jimmy Buffett had died and things are beginning to calm down, but losing our favorite troubadour has taken its toll on a lot of us. I got up Saturday, September 2 and as usual, after making a cup of coffee, I settled down in the den to play on […]
FOLKS ABOUT TOWN
Dr. Lynn Hoekstra has received the 2023 South Carolina Project Learning Tree Jerry L. Shrum Leadership in Education Award. Jamie Muldrow has been named senior communications strategist, and Anna Gatch has been named junior project manager at Flock and Rally. First Community Bank chief executive officer Mike Crapps has received the Mike Till Impact Award from the Lexington Chamber and […]
BUSINESS BRIEFS
Peak Drift Brewing Company hosted a “Meet the Farmer” event with the South Carolina Department of Agriculture September 7 to announce Peak Drift’s first Certified South Carolina products. The new craft beers feature locallysourced fruit from McLeod Farms and Coosaw Farms. City of Columbia Animal Services has announced its Slumber Buddies and Doggie Day Out programs. Slumber Buddies: Give a […]
Next PACT Act Deadline: Health care enrollment for S.C. Veterans who deployed to combat zones
Until 11:59 p.m. local time September 30, 2023, Veterans who deployed to a combat zone, never enrolled in VA health care, and left active duty between September 11, 2001 and October 1, 2013 are eligible to enroll directly in VA health care. This special enrollment period gives Veterans who served in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other combat zones an opportunity to […]