By Jessica Cross Greyhound Lifesavers of Lexington is dedicated to rewriting the end of the “tale” for racing greyhounds. Joyce Jackson, a volunteer for the organization and a greyhound owner, said the racing life of the dog is marked by confinement to crates and the dogs are only let out a few time... More...

Selling Johns and buying a newspaper Movie and music mogul David Geffen recently sold $425 million worth of paintings, to include S.C. native Jasper Johns’s False Start for $80 million, a record for a living artist. More...

After wrapping up over two months of filming in the Columbia area for the upcoming film Death Sentence , actor Kevin Bacon gave one final farewell to the staff at the Radisson Hotel Columbia & Conference Center where he had stayed during filming. Pictured, Bacon poses for a photo with st... More...

My kids and I were watching Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer the other day, and it occurred to me this holiday classic might finally be a tad bit outdated. Not because of the herky–jerky stop animation, but because, in this day and age, Rudolph could have owned Santa Claus and his ... More...

Why are the Cardinal Newman cheerleaders literally jumping for joy? They won the SCISA State Championship in Clinton at Presbyterian College tuesday, December 5. Amy Hardy and Stacey Pennington are the coaches. Stacy Pennington is doubly proud because, although she is a... More...

The four–day Explorer Club conference on Saltspring Island was a true family affair. Participants brought food and drink, prepared the meals, cleaned up, and chatted late into the night before retiring. When Pat Keough rang the bell, everyone ran to the lecture hall and ... More...

CHURCH/charity First Presbyterian Church continues its Wednesdays at noon lunch service in Jackson Hall. Lunch begins at 11:30 am followed by a speaker from 12:25 to 12:50. A hot meal is $5. Soup and salad is $4. The Thursdays at noon lunch service also continues. 799-9062. More...

Roll call City council convened at about 9 am Wednesday morning, December 13, for its regular meeting. Mayor Bob Coble was away on business. All other members of city council were present: Daniel Rickenmann, E.W. Cromartie, Sam Davis, Ann Sinclaire, Tameika Isaac Dev... More...

MASTER’S SALE 06CP-40-3455 By virtue of a decree heretofore granted in the case of Deutsche Bank National Trust Co Trustee for Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004- NCI Asset Backed Pass- Through Certificates against Maya L. Rake a/k/a Maya Lynton Rake, Larry R. More...

I’ve been pretty good about riding my bike to work this past year. After all, it’s only 18 minutes to my office, and winds through a number of charming, tree–filled neighborhoods. Plenty of gardens, too. Very recently my morning journeys have featured the common drone of leaf–blowers, as that... More...