Growing up in Chesapeake, Virginia, Amy Umberger regularly surprised her mother with gifts like snakes, frogs, and various other crawly things most mothers don’t usually appreciate. “I’ve always had a love of nature.” After attending Liberty University in Lynchburg for her undergraduate degree, Umberger moved south to Columbia and earned her interdisciplinary masters of arts degree in natural sciences at USC. Two years interning at … Continue reading Dutch Fork Elementary’s Crumbs to Compost Program

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES All persons having claims against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representatives, appointed to administer these estates, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Richland County, the address of which is P.O. Box 192, Columbia, SC 29202, on or before the date that is eight … Continue reading Notice to Creditors of Estates

If early returns are any indication, the candidate pool for the Lewisville High football job will be both deep and wide. The job has officially been open for two weeks now, with Former Coach Leon Boulware having stepped down to take the head coach and athletic director job at Lugoff-Elgin. Even though the position wasn’t posted until last week, Athletic Director Kirk Cannon said as … Continue reading Interest high in Lewisville opening

Lower Richland lost its third and final appeal to move regions in the latest South Carolina High School League realignment. On Thursday, the league’s appellate panel voted 7-0 to deny Lower Richland’s desire to move from Region 5-4A to Region 3-4A. The appellate panel was the final part in the appeals process. The Class 4A executive committee and the SCHSL executive committee already denied Lower … Continue reading Lower Richland loses final appeal to move athletics regions

An armed South Carolina man who barricaded himself inside his Midlands home during an hours-long standoff was arrested early Sunday morning, according to the Richland County Sheriff’s Department. Bryce Locklear, 30, was charged with aggravated breach of peace after law enforcement used gas to force him out of his Richland County home, the sheriff’s office said in a news release. The incident began at about … Continue reading Gas used on armed man during hours-long standoff, Richland County sheriff says

Lower Richland lost its third and final appeal to move regions in the latest South Carolina High School League realignment. On Thursday, the league’s appellate panel voted 7-0 to deny Lower Richland’s desire to move from Region 5-4A to Region 3-4A. The appellate panel was the final part in the appeals process. The Class 4A executive committee and the SCHSL executive committee already denied Lower … Continue reading Lower Richland High loses appeal to move SCHSL regions

South Carolina health inspectors found multiple violations at restaurants in the Midlands in February, from kitchens infested with roaches to flour and corn starch containers with black particles in them. The state each month releases grades and inspection reports for food establishments across Midlands counties. Here are the restaurants that received some of the lowest ratings in February. Taqueria El Manhattan at 7580 Charlotte Hwy … Continue reading Roaches all over. Black particles in flour. Midlands restaurants with worst February inspections

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES All persons having claims against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representatives, appointed to administer these estates, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Richland County, the address of which is P.O. Box 192, Columbia, SC 29202, on or before the date that is eight … Continue reading Notice to Creditors of Estates

Lower Richland lost its third and final appeal to move regions in the latest South Carolina High School League realignment. On Thursday, the league’s appellate panel voted 7-0 to deny Lower Richland’s desire to move from Region 5-4A to Region 3-4A. The appellate panel was the final part in the appeals process. The Class 4A executive committee and the SCHSL executive committee already denied Lower … Continue reading Lower Richland loses final appeal to move athletics regions. Here’s why, what’s next

Seven Midlands wrestlers won individual titles and several others finished in the top four at SC High League state wrestling championships over the weekend. The championships were held at the Anderson Civic Center on Friday and Saturday. Of the seven champions, two were females – Blythewood’s Tiyanna Mack (130) and Airport’s Alyssa Ceacal (235). It was the second year that the girls championships were held … Continue reading Midlands area wrestlers take home titles at SC individual championships