Salvation Army kicks off Red Kettle campaign, Angel Tree program
Beginning Monday, bells will be ringing across the Midlands as the Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign gets underway.
Author: Lee Williams
59th Annual Governor’s Carolighting takes place at Statehouse
The 59th Annual Governor’s Carolighting took place at the Statehouse Sunday evening.
Lexington Two Superintendent to retire at end of school year
Lexington School District Two Superintendent Dr. Brenda Hafner says she’ll be retiring at the end of the current 2025-2026 school year.
“Majority” of goods at Summerton Food Bank stolen
Summerton Food Bank reported that much of its food has been stolen.
1 dead, 1 injured in shooting on Garner’s Ferry Road
The Richland County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a shooting that left one person dead and another injured on Friday night.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, former Trump loyalist, says she is resigning from Congress
BY MICHELLE L. PRICE, LISA MASCARO AND JEFF AMY Updated 9:26 PM EST, November 21, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, a loyal supporter-turned-critic of President Donald Trump who faced his political retribution if she sought reelection, said Friday she is resigning from Congress in January. Greene, in a more than 10-minute video posted online, explained her decision and said she didn’t…
Bond undecided for former charter school substitute charged with 9 counts of child sexual assault
Victims' families have now filed federal lawsuits against the school and the district
A former substitute teacher and after-school director found himself back in court on Wednesday for a bond hearing — after being accused of sexually assaulting children as young as seven-years-old.
Johnson, Brown win Columbia City Council seats in runoff election
Four candidates were vying for two City of Columbia council seats with Incumbent Councilwoman Aditi Bussells facing off against challenger Sam Johnson for the At-large seat, and Incumbent Councilman Peter Brown going up against challenger Julie Lumpkin for the District 4 seat.
21-year-old arrested for shooting inside Orangeburg Food Lion
A witness told police that Riley then pulled out a knife, and ran out of the front entrance — threatening to kill the other person as he left.
Dr. Barbara Hatton, SC State University’s first woman president, dies at 84
Dr. Barbara R. Hatton, considered a pioneering educator and former HBCU President, has died at 84 in Boston, Massachusetts.
