Pelion News

The U.S. is the most severe weather-prone country on Earth, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration .

Officials in Lexington-Richland 5 are looking at bringing school resource officers on board in the coming year for each of its 12 elementary schools and opening at least two substations for deputies on or near the facilities.

Karyn Sealy of Aiken, who has many friends here in Edgefield and exhibits some of her art and writing at Mercy Me! on Main Street, here, is sharing with us a most exciting find.

Minimal opposition has arisen to small property tax hikes in the works for county services, for some classrooms and in some municipalities.

Jake has been at MUSC waiting in desperate need of a heart Transplant. As you can imagine, his medical bills are piling up.

Lexington County Sheriff's Department detectives are seeking help from citizens in identifying the person or persons who broke into five churches near Pelion and Swansea.

Dr. Suzy Schwab begins Med Mission in Lexington County. BY CAROLINE BRITTINGHAM Special to the Chronicle Dr.