Chapman coach David Bush knows this week will be tough for his team but feels like it can handle the pressure. The Panthers are preparing to wrestle in their biggest meets of the year on back-to-back nights. Chapman will compete in the first round of the 3A dual playoffs at No. 1 Lugoff-Elgin at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Exactly 24 hours later, the Panthers will gear up … Continue reading Prep extra: Busy week for Chapman wrestling – Panthers open playoffs on Wednesday, compete in region meet Thursday

Her team was relaxed on Friday, but Chester girls basketball coach Marilyn Milton said that wasn’t necessarily a good thing. “We came out lackadaisical at the half,” Milton said. “We played a little more relaxed than we needed to be.” Chester led by 13 at the break, saw that advantage dwindle to just 4 points in the third and pulled away late for a 56-42 … Continue reading Chester splits again with Fairfield

Last weekend the Midlands experienced a fair amount of dicey weather. Everything from snow to ice to sleet to freezing drizzle was forecast in varying amounts and degrees throughout the State of South Carolina. Saturday gloomed raw and gray, with temperatures skating just above freezing on the ground but low enough to give tree branches an icy frosting in communities north of Columbia. The Baptist … Continue reading Few in the pew

Parents with a child who attends either Blaney Elementary or Doby’s Mill Elementary should be aware of two meetings next week concerning the West Wateree elementary redistricting proposal being considered by the school board for next school year. The first meeting will be held on Monday, Feb. 1 in the multipurpose room at Blaney Elementary, and the second one will take place on Thursday, Feb. 4 in the multipurpose … Continue reading West Wateree school district to hold meetings on redistricting

Parents of students at a pair of schools in the Lugoff-Elgin area can sound off on proposed changes in attendance areas. Sessions will be at 6 p.m. Monday at Blaney Elementary and Feb. 4 at Doby’s Mill Elementary. School officials plan to move about 260 students from Doby’s Mill to new classrooms at Blaney. A map on how the changes affected neighborhoods is online at www.kershaw.k12.sc.us. School board … Continue reading Lugoff-Elgin school changes at hearings

The first weekend in December kicks off a flurry of holiday events in our neighborhoods, from church pageants to festive lights and holiday markets. We’ve put together a sampling of local events here; watch for others throughout the month in Neighbors. FESTIVALS, PARADES, TREELIGHTINGS LIGHTS OF LUGOFF CHRISTMAS PARADE AND FIREWORKS DISPLAY: 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11. Parade route begins at Burdell Road and U.S. … Continue reading Spirit of the season

BRIDGE CREEK ELEMENTARY BRIDGE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has announced its honor roll lists for the first nine weeks of the 2009-10 academic year. ALL A’s Essence Abney, Roderick Alford, Tony Allen, Eric Alston, Arianna Archangel, Marie Arnold, Kaden Briggs, Jarell Broomfield, Quimirrah Bryant, Quandre Butler, MiKasia Carree, Uriah Chapman, Christopher Collins, Jasha Colvin, Dahjaii Cook, Ebony Crawford, Austin Dierolf, Connor Emrich, Cody Foster, Howard Frazier, … Continue reading Honor Roll

FALL FESTIVALS pass on a tradition from one generation to the next. Just ask Eric Jeffcoat, the principal of Windsor Elementary School. “It brings back good memories, and that’s part of the reason I enjoy it,” said Jeffcoat, who has two children enrolled at the school where he works. “I look back at when I was a child.” Like most, his school’s festival is sponsored … Continue reading Falling in love with a fall festival – SCHOOLS

“She’s Real Fine My 409, my 4 0 9.” OK, if you think this is a cleaning fluid, or something in the voluptuous category, try another section. However, if you started mouthing a song something like, “Well, I’ve saved my pennies and I’ve saved my dimes,” (Giddy up, giddy up 409) and you know this isn’t a report on cheap stocks, stick around. Along about … Continue reading ‘She’s real fine’

-ART Columbia Museum of Art will present The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection: Fifty Works for Fifty States October 23-January 17 at 1515 Main Street. 799-2810. Columbia Museum of Art will host Ansel Adams: Masterworks October 23-January 17 at 1515 Main Street. 799-2810. South Carolina Museum will present Pee Dee to Savannah: Art and Material Culture from South Carolina’s Fall Line Region September 26-March 22 … Continue reading Events