Columbia’s lack of Greyhound bus station impacts low-income residents
Cristy Fossum, a 78-year-old retired special education teacher in Columbia, has plans to travel to Athens, GA next Friday. She doesn’t know if she’ll make it, however, because the capital city lacks a Greyhound bus station. It’s a concern held by multiple low-income families in Columbia, who don’t own cars and can’t afford to purchase an airline ticket amid rising costs...
Bassmaster Elite Series returns to Lake Murray with high-stakes competition and community 5K event
Columbia, S.C. – Experience the excitement of the 2026 Tedy’s Team Bassmaster Elite Series on Lake Murray, May 7–10, as top professional anglers compete across four days of world-class fishing action in the heart of South Carolina. Daily take-offs begin at 6:30 a.m., with live weigh-ins each...
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Southern Drawl: Painting the Town
On your typical weekday afternoon, you can fully expect to find muralists Allison Dunavant and Christine Crawford covered in paint. Just not hidden inside an art studio. As founders of Girls Who Paint Murals, South Carolina’s only female-owned mural company, Crawford and Dunavant work most often in public spaces perched on top of ladders or hovering four stories above the pavement in a...
A 400-plus home development is being considered near Blythewood; some are raising concerns
RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. — Richland County officials are considering a proposed development that plans to bring more than 400 homes to the Blythewood area. But while the developer says the plan fits the area, some neighbors say it could change the community's rural character. More than 150 acres of...
Mission Lexington Mobile Food Pantry Coming to Irmo Area May 20
Mission Lexington will bring its Mobile Food Pantry to the Irmo area on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, to provide food assistance and essential support services to qualifying residents. The mobile pantry event will begin at 9:30 a.m. at Emmaus Church. Eligibility Requirements. The Food for Living Program is available to...
Wine Walk to close roads in Lexington. What to know about detours, parking
The Lexington Police Department said a portion of Main Street in downtown Lexington will be closed for the town’s annual Wine Walk on Saturday, May 9. The event, hosted by the Lexington Beautification Foundation, will feature unlimited wine tastings, food for purchase and music from Going Commando. Signs for detours will be in place and officers will assist with traffic and pedestrian crossings at...
Man accused of fraud and forgery in insurance scheme
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — A Lexington County man has been charged with forgery and insurance fraud involving more than $10,000, according to SLED. 31-year-old Granison Dwight Peterson Jr. is charged with forgery valued at $10,000 or more and presenting a false claim for an insurance payment valued at $10,000 or more.
Grammy Award winner, others coming to Finlay Park festival
A new music festival is taking flight in the heart of downtown Columbia, with Grammy Award winner Old Crow Medicine Show and Bluegrass Music Hall of Famer Sam Bush as the headliners. The inaugural Songbird Festival 26 will debut Saturday, May 30 and Sunday, May 31, at Finlay Park, bringing...
A new Lexington location of a popular Midlands ice cream shop is being prepped
An ice cream shop that has been popular near northeast Columbia is making progress on an additional location in Lexington. Scoop of Heaven Homemade Ice Cream, which has a location on Spears Creek Church Road in Elgin, said on social media Thursday that construction has begun on its coming Lexington spot. “We’re excited to bring sweet scoops to the Lexington area soon,” Scoop of...
