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Cayce Fall Fest returns in October with three local bands, ample kids activities

A signature Cayce event is set to be back in action for a second-straight year following a two-year COVID-19 hiatus. more

Stay Here, Play Here: Lexington County events for the week of July 13

Things to do in Lexington County. more

Lexington record store owner reflects on decision to close, seek new local location

Downtown Lexington’s only record store will soon be an online-only business, but the owner hopes to find another location in town in the near future. more

Artists revealed for West Columbia’s first-ever Meeting Street Music Fest

The acts have been revealed for West Columbia’s inaugural Meeting Street Music Fest on Sept. 16. more

Irmo Okra Strut festival announces 2023 musical acts

It’s very much the heat of summer, but the word is out on who will be performing at one of the Midlands’ perennial fall events. more

Stay Here, Play Here: Lexington County events for the week of July 6

Things to do in Lexington County. more

Photos: Gilbert celebrates July 4 with 63rd annual Peach Festival

Gilbert was bustling once again on July 4, as it hosted the 63rd annual Lexington County Peach Festival. more

Young local muralist makes bright impact on Cayce and West Columbia

Ija Charles has painted two murals in Lexington County, including one for the City of Cayce and one for the Interactive Art Park behind State Street in West Columbia near New Brookland Tavern and the Hideout at WeCo. more

Photos: Patriotic Lake Murray boat parade rides again

The sound of children’s laughter and the crash of waves on Lake Murray’s beach by the dam rang through the air as Independence Day celebrations got underway. more

Stay Here, Play Here: Things to do the week of June 29

Things to do in Lexington County. more

Gilbert Peach Festival is back July 4 with thousands of peaches

Bushels of peaches will roll into Gilbert for the 63rd annual Lexington County Peach Festival July 4. The festival that gives Gilbert its tagline is back for the second year post-pandemic, having taken two years off due to COVID-19. more

West Columbia announces new music festival, set to debut in September

West Columbia is unveiling a new music festival this fall. more

Photos: Touring food festival visits Lexington

A touring food festival that recently began making its way across the Carolinas made its first stop in Lexington County last weekend. more

Inaugural Lake Murray Dam Boat Run to raise money for charity

There will be up to 60 boats from around the county giving new meaning to the term showboating this weekend. Lake Murray’s inaugural Dam Boat Run at Lake Murray is June 23-24. more

Lexington brewery to host festival, put its hazy beer up against some of the best

This weekend, the only brewery within the Lexington town limits will look to flex strengths both old and new. more

Stay Here, Play Here: Lexington County events for the week of June 22

Things to do in Lexington County. more

Photos: Reggaetronic music festival floats and parties again on Lake Murray

One of Lake Murray’s two floating festivals returned to the waters along the shore of Spence Island this month. more

Photos: Lexington NAACP celebrates Juneteenth with speakers, performers

The Lexington Branch of the NAACP celebrated Juneteenth two days early June 17 with performers, speakers and displays. more

Stay Here, Play Here: Lexington County events for the week of June 14

Things to do in Lexington County. more

Juneteenth events in Irmo, Lexington look to grow — and grow awareness

Juneteenth continues to be a more and more prominent holiday in the U.S., and it’s a trend that very much applies to the Midlands and Lexington County. more

Reggaetronic Lake Murray Music Festival returns this weekend

While one of the two floating music festivals that regularly take place on Lake Murray is canceled for a second straight year, the other is back and looking to expand. more

The latter history of the Regulator Movement

As mentioned in my last history column, the Regulator Movement was a crisis that arose in the period after the destructive Cherokee War due to dissatisfaction with the colonial government and a lack of local government.  more

The Heart of Newberry: Opera house ready to push in new directions after weathering COVID

The city-owned Newberry Opera House, which rightly describes itself as the heart of the municipality’s downtown, wasn’t immune to the impacts of the pandemic. more

Stay Here, Play Here: Lexington County events for the week of June 8

Things to do in Lexington County more

2 guys and a brewery: Hidden Lexington dive Angry Fish celebrates 5 years

Owners Kenny Hodge and Joseph Turner describe both a serendipitous string of events and an at-times trying journey as they recount the launch and subsequent first half-decade of Angry Fish, which opened as Lexington’s first commercial brewery in 2018. more
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