The Riverbanks Zoo & Garden celebrated the return of a renovated centerpiece March 2.

To commemorate Black History Month, Mark Rapp, internationally renowned trumpeter and the founder and executive director of the local nonprofit ColaJazz, brought his combo to Nursery Road Elementary School.

Hundreds packed into the Icehouse Amphitheater and Pavilion Feb. 19 as the Lexington County Chili Cook Off returned for another year. More than 30 teams cooked chili for the crowd at the ninth annual event.

A total of nine schools in Chronicle Country held National Signing Day ceremonies.

The Lexington X Middle School basketball championships took place Jan. 30 at Gilbert High School.

All-State high school football talent from Chronicle Country schools Dutch Fork, Brookland-Cayce and Airport signed letters of intent for college scholarships on Dec. 21.

The Lexington County Museum hosted its annual Christmas Open House on Dec. 10.

On Dec. 10 the Greater Cayce West Columbia Chamber of Commerce put on its annual Parade of Lights. Guests who attended the parade got to witness the Grinch getting “thrown” into a garbage …

The Town of Lexington closed out its annual Snowball Festival as it always does, with a Christmas Parade through downtown.

The annual Christmas in Cayce celebration kicked off Dec. 1 with the third year of the city’s drive-through light display.

The pre-Thanksgiving event provided 250 holiday-themed Greg’s Groceries food boxes filled with non-perishable food to feed families in need for a week.

Several Chronicle Country schools had high school seniors took part in early fall National Signing Day.

A concert from Ridge Spring native and up-and-coming country singer Cody Webb followed the Oct. 21 weigh-in.

The Irmo Okra Strut returned for its “48th strut” Sept. 23 and 24, kicking off Saturday with the annual parade.

Three times a year, the S.C. State Farmers Market in West Columbia highlights local artistans and crafters.

Local band Under the Sun played the latest edition of Lexington Live Sept. 15.

The American Legion Post 193 in Chapin interred three previously unclaimed veterans from Lexington County at Fort Jackson National Cemetery this week. According to a press release, the veterans …

American Legion Lexington Post 7 held a special ceremony at its headquarters honoring the state champion Junior baseball team.