Website Niche.com ranks District Five among the top school districts in South Carolina

February 1, 2016

Lexington-Richland School District Five has been ranked one of the top districts in South Carolina in a new listing by national reviews website Niche.com. The site, which blends community reviews…

Board names Chad Leaphart Gilbert High athletic director

February 1, 2016

At a Special Called Board Meeting on January 28, 2016, the Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees approved the hire of Chad J. Leaphart as Gilbert High School…

Richland County Month in Review: January

February 1, 2016

The following are highlights from Richland County Government in January: Richland County announced its funding cycle is open for grant applications for Accommodation Tax Grants, Hospitality Tax County Promotions Grants…

Harbison Theatre at Midlands Technical College Performance Incubator Presents: Ruins

February 1, 2016

Award-winning choreographer Terrance Henderson selected to produce evening-length work for ensemble of local dancers Insiders within the Midlands performing arts scene know Terrance Henderson well, but audiences at Harbison Theatre…

Local attorney joins American Football Coaches Association

February 1, 2016

GREENVILLE, SC – David Wyatt, a partner with the Gleaton Wyatt law firm, has joined the American Football Coaches Association. The American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) is the only national…

KeenanSuggs Insurance launches website and brand refresh

February 1, 2016

KeenanSuggs Insurance announced the launch of a newly enhanced website and brand update (www.keenansuggs.com). According to Tommy Suggs, President and CEO, these changes reflect a growing company remaining true to…

Marti Bluestein of Bluestein, Nichols, Thompson, and Delgado new chair of SC Appleseed Legal Justice Center

February 1, 2016

Marti Bluestein, founding partner of Bluestein, Nichols, Thompson, and Delgado (BNTD), has been appointed Board chair of the South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center. Bluestein assumes the role from the…

Karamu statewide Black History Parade and Festival

February 1, 2016

COLUMBIA, SC – Celebrate Black History Month at the Karamu Statewide Black History Parade and Festival, which begins with a parade at the intersection of Harden and Gervais streets. National recording…

Central Carolina Technical College kicks off Kershaw County Campus expansion with groundbreaking

February 1, 2016

CAMDEN, SC – Central Carolina Technical College officially kicked off its Kershaw County Campus expansion by hosting a groundbreaking ceremony Friday morning. The current campus, at the intersection of Interstate 20…

Ogletree Deakins elects new Managing Shareholder

February 1, 2016

GREENVILLE, SC – C. Matthew Keen has been elected Managing Shareholder of Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), effective February 1, 2016. Keen was elected during the firm’s annual…

Hundreds attend engineering conference at District Five elementary school

February 1, 2016

COLUMBIA, SC – More than 500 elementary, middle and high school students attended an engineering conference at Leaphart Elementary on Jan. 28. The fifth annual LEAP Into Thinking Through Engineering…

Teresa Medlin named HR Professional of the Year by GSHRM

February 1, 2016

Teresa Medlin, VP of Human Resources at Ob Hospitalist Group (OBHG), was recently named 2015 HR Professional of the Year by the Greenville Chapter of the Society for Human Resource…

Vadim Gluzman’s extraordinary artistry comes to the University of South Carolina

February 1, 2016

The USC Symphony Orchestra presents an All-Beethoven Concert on Feb. 23 “Violinist Vadim Gluzman plays the violin as if it was the easiest thing on the earth to do. He produces a…

Registration period open for Spring adult kickball and softball leagues

February 1, 2016

COLUMBIA, SC – The City of Columbia Parks and Recreation Department’s registration for the 2016 Spring Adult Softball and Adult Kickball leagues are now open. The leagues are open to…

St. Pat’s Saluda’s VIP experience at the 34th Annual St. Pat’s in Five Points

February 1, 2016

COLUMBIA, SC – On Saturday, March 19, St. Pat’s in Five Points festival will offer more than music, good eats, and green beer. This year’s festival will feature an exclusive VIP…

City of Columbia to participate in National Wear Red Day | February 5, 2016

February 1, 2016

COLUMBIA, SC – The public is invited to recognize National Wear Red Day to help honor and support the women affected by heart disease, the number 1 killer of women. The…

SC Bar offers free legal clinics in the Midlands

February 1, 2016

Local attorneys to speak on a variety of legal issues The SC Bar Pro Bono Program will sponsor two free legal clinics in the Midlands in February. The schedule is…

Get to know Lara Latto, Principal at Harbor View Elementary School

February 1, 2016

Lara Latto is the principal at Harbor View Elementary School. Described by colleagues as a role model for both students and teachers, Mrs. Latto believes that her school is about…

Marti Bluestein of Bluestein, Nichols, Thompson, and Delgado new chair of SC Appleseed Legal Justice Center

February 1, 2016

Marti Bluestein, founding partner of Bluestein, Nichols, Thompson, and Delgado (BNTD), has been appointed Board chair of the South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center. Bluestein assumes the role from the…

Sowell Gray attorney Eve Goodstein named to Kids’ Chance of South Carolina Board of Directors

February 1, 2016

Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC announced that attorney Eve Goodstein has been named to the Board of Directors for Kids’ Chance of South Carolina. Founded in 1993 by members…

Harbison Theatre at Midlands Technical College Performance Incubator Presents: Ruins

February 1, 2016

Award-winning choreographer Terrance Henderson selected to produce evening-length work for ensemble of local dancers Insiders within the Midlands performing arts scene know Terrance Henderson well, but audiences at Harbison Theatre…

The Rotary Club of Lake Murray-Irmo honors January Student of the Month Mackenzie Kirk

January 31, 2016

At our January 27,2016 weekly breakfast meeting, The Rotary Club of Lake Murray-Irmo honored Nursery Road Elementary School 5th grade student Mackenzie Kirk. Mackenzie was chosen for this honor as…

The Rotary Club of Lake Murray-Irmo honors January Student of the Month Mackenzie Kirk

January 31, 2016

At our January 27,2016 weekly breakfast meeting, The Rotary Club of Lake Murray-Irmo honored Nursery Road Elementary School 5th grade student Mackenzie Kirk. Mackenzie was chosen for this honor as…

Caldwell Commercial lease of 1360 Truxtun Ave, Suite 300

January 30, 2016

Bob Caldwell, SIOR and Shep Benjamin of Caldwell Commercial represented the Tenant, Equiscript, LLC, in the lease of 12,150 SF of office space located at 1360 Truxtun Ave, Suite, 300,…

Moore Taylor names Fortino partner

January 30, 2016

Moore Taylor Law Firm announces that it has named William (Bill) Fortino a partner in the firm. Fortino practices family law, including divorce, child custody, visitation, child support, property division,…

Christy A. Hall confirmed as Secretary of Transportation

January 30, 2016

Abbeville native, professional engineer with two decades of SCDOT experience The South Carolina Senate on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016, confirmed the appointment by Governor Nikki Haley of Christy A. Hall…

Moore Taylor names Fortino partner

January 30, 2016

Moore Taylor Law Firm announces that it has named William (Bill) Fortino a partner in the firm. Fortino practices family law, including divorce, child custody, visitation, child support, property division,…

Two CCSD School Improvement Councils Recognized

January 29, 2016

The School Improvement Councils (SICs) for Jennie Moore Elementary School and Laing Middle School were recently named to the SC School Improvement Council’s (SC-SIC) 2016 Honor Roll for their efforts…

Sima Patel elected to South Carolina Women Lawyers Association Board

January 29, 2016

Nexsen Pruet attorney Sima Patel has been named to the Board of Directors of the South Carolina Women Lawyers Association (SCWLA), effective January 1, 2016. She will serve a two-year…

14 Nexsen Pruet attorneys recognized by Peers in North Carolina

January 29, 2016

Fourteen Nexsen Pruet attorneys have been named to the 2016 edition of North Carolina Super Lawyers®. Those attorneys practice in the firm’s Charlotte, Greensboro and Raleigh offices. 2016 North Carolina…

Twenty-Seven Legislators recognized as Health Policy Program Fellows

January 29, 2016

Twenty-seven members of the South Carolina General Assembly have been recognized as Health Policy Fellows by the South Carolina Institute of Medicine and Public Health (IMPH). The elected officials were…

The International Center of the Upstate announces new identity

January 29, 2016

The International Center of the Upstate will now be known as Upstate International. Upstate International unveiled their new name, logo and website on January 28, 2016. The new logo was…

Motor Supply Co. Bistro’s Chef Wes Fulmer to Participate in Gourmet and Grapes Benefit on Kiawah Island, S.C. for Second Year, February 18-21, 2016

January 29, 2016

Executive Chef Wesley Fulmer of Columbia, S.C. restaurant Motor Supply Co. Bistro will again return to his alma mater, Kiawah Island Golf Resort, to participate in his second year of…

FASHIONING OUR BODIES: A conversation on size, shape, and fashion

January 29, 2016

COLUMBIA, SC – When asked, a clear majority of Americans say they are not happy with their physical appearance and would like to look different. What is the cause of…

City of Cayce recognizes staff at Annual Employee Awards Breakfast

January 29, 2016

CAYCE, SC – The City of Cayce is honored to congratulate the employees recognized at the City of Cayce’s Annual Employee Awards Breakfast this past week. The first award went to Travis Stover from the…

Councilman Jim Manning continues to make great strides against Human Trafficking in Richland County

January 29, 2016

COLUMBIA SC – Richland County Council for the 2nd year joined the President and Governor in proclaiming January as Human Trafficking Prevention Month within their jurisdiction.  More than a year…

Elizabeth McMillan named a 2016 Leadership in Law honoree

January 29, 2016

COLUMBIA, SC – McAngus Goudelock & Courie, a regional insurance defense firm, announces that attorney Beth McMillan is a Leadership in Law Award honoree, presented by South Carolina Lawyers Weekly. The…

9th Annual Battle for St. Pat’s

January 29, 2016

COLUMBIA, SC – St. Pat’s in Five Points is currently accepting submissions for the 9th Annual Battle for St. Pat’s, where bands will battle it out for a spot to perform…

House introduces first phase of Education Reform package

January 29, 2016

8 bills aimed to transform SC’s education delivery system   COLUMBIA, SC – House Speaker Jay Lucas (District 65-Darlington) released the following statement after eight bills were introduced in the House…

Richland County to hold public meeting for Gills Creek Greenway Section A Project

January 29, 2016

RICHLAND COUNTY, SC – Richland County Government and the Richland Penny Program Development Team are hosting a public meeting to inform and seek input from citizens on the proposed Gills…

Volunteers Needed for Inclement Weather Center

January 29, 2016

COLUMBIA, SC – The winter weather is here and The Salvation Army of the Midlands is in desperate need of on-call volunteers to help with serving breakfast and supper to…

Lexington District One Board names Dr. Greg Little new superintendent

January 29, 2016

LEXINGTON, SC – At a Special Called Board Meeting tonight, Lexington County School District One’s Board of Trustees selected Gregory D. Little, Ed.D. as the district’s new superintendent. Dr. Greg…

Motor Supply Co. Bistro’s Chef Wes Fulmer to Participate in Gourmet and Grapes Benefit on Kiawah Island, S.C. for Second Year, February 18-21, 2016

January 29, 2016

Executive Chef Wesley Fulmer of Columbia, S.C. restaurant Motor Supply Co. Bistro will again return to his alma mater, Kiawah Island Golf Resort, to participate in his second year of…

Twenty-Seven Legislators Recognized as Health Policy Program Fellows

January 29, 2016

Twenty-seven members of the South Carolina General Assembly have been recognized as Health Policy Fellows by the South Carolina Institute of Medicine and Public Health (IMPH). The elected officials were…

Middle School Teacher named Rookie Teacher of The Year

January 28, 2016

Muller Road Middle School teacher Katie Tyczynski has been named the 2016 Rookie Teacher of the Year by the South Carolina Council for Exceptional Children (CEC). She will be recognized…

District Five to hold teacher recruitment event

January 28, 2016

Lexington-Richland School District Five will hold its 2016 Teacher Recruitment Event on Feb. 6 to give jobseekers an opportunity to learn more about schools and services in the district and talk one-on-one with…

Carolina One welcomes 4 new agents

January 28, 2016

Jonnie Furmanchik, Robert Nadolny, Wil York and Mike Zieminick have recently placed their real estate licenses with market leader Carolina One Real Estate. Jonnie Furmanchik is a native of Greenville,…

Howe Hall AIMS accepting applications

January 28, 2016

Howe Hall Arts Infused Magnet School (AIMS) is now accepting applications for the 2016-2017 academic year. Applications must be postmarked by Friday, April 1, 2016. Parents interested in completing an…

BCSD accepting applications for school bus drivers; February training scheduled

January 28, 2016

WHO & WHAT: Berkeley County School District is currently accepting applications for school bus drivers and will host a training for drivers who apply. WHEN & WHERE: Apply online at…

FILL Restaurant & Piano Bar to celebrate Grand Opening February 12-14

January 28, 2016

MOUNT PLEASANT, SC – Located in the Iron Gate Shopping Center in the former Mosaic Cafe Building, FILL Restaurant & Piano Bar will open to the public on Monday, February…