Category: LIFESTYLE
Is opening The Root Cellar good for what ails the ‘Burg?
As I turned onto Oak Street in the downtown Batesburg business district, the first open parking spot that caught my eye was almost exactly midway between the railroad tracks at…
Gnawing Question: Can pond owners and beavers coexist?
Deep within the heart of Lexington County, there is a quiet pond sitting just off the side of a county road. The road spans the length of the dam, which…
Cribb honored for 40 years of service to Police Department
Barbara Cribb, Supervisor of the Dispatch and Jail Operations at the Batesburg-Leesville Police Department, was honored on Saturday, Jan. 18 for her 40 years of service with the department. A…
Backyard citrus grove yields unlikely fruit for Midlands
The Ridge region’s love affair with peaches, the state fruit of South Carolina, has been well documented for more than a century. But in a lush backyard on a quiet…
New auction house now taking bids in Batesburg-Leesville
Father-and-son team Wayne and Ash Sturgeon are going once, going twice – and SOLD on the idea of being part of the business community in Batesburg-Leesville. Last week, the…
Down country roads, bridges and waterfalls await visitors
On the first cold day of the year, I wound my way through the South Carolina Upstate. The leaves were at their peak as the cold mountain air whipped…
Local faith-based songwriter is making waves in Nashville
Madyson Williams is making her musical dreams come true. Over the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, Miss Williams returned to Batesburg-Leesville from Nashville and performed a low-key acoustic concert at…
