Sophia Sousa

1 month ago | lexingtonchronicle.com | Sophia Sousa |Bryn Eddy

Two City of Cayce employees have announced they are leaving their roles, and one will be working for the Town of Irmo; this occurred shortly after Cayce got its second new police chief in less than six months. Jim Crosland, the current city manager of Cayce, is Irmo’s new town administrator, effective in July, while Cayce’s finance director, Kelly McMullen, is leaving for a job with the S.C. Housing Authority.

1 month ago | lexingtonchronicle.com | Sophia Sousa |Bryn Eddy

Jim Crosland, the current city manager of Cayce, has been announced as Irmo’s new town administrator. Crosland had just announced his retirement from Cayce earlier this month before the Irmo position became available. Crosland was unanimously appointed by Irmo Town Council on May 21, according to a release from the town, and will assume the role on July 7. He replaces current town administrator Courtney Dennis, who recently announced his resignation.

2 months ago | lexingtonchronicle.com | Bryn Eddy |Sophia Sousa

The April 17 bus accident on the Chester County, South Carolina, section of Interstate 77 killed one Lexington County School District Two eighth-grader and sent many others to the hospital. Three buses from Lexington County’s Pine Ridge Middle School were on the way home from a Charlotte-area field trip on Thursday when a tire blew on one of the buses, causing an accident. The bus was carrying three adults and 35 students, according to the first statement the district gave the media.

Jan 18, 2025 | lexingtonchronicle.com | Sophia Sousa

Brandi Lee Owensby's father, Mike Gettings, remembers his daughter and her students calling him up during the school day to sing happy birthday to him. A cherished theater teacher and director at White Knoll High School since 2008, Brandi, 40, died suddenly on Jan. 12, 2025, at Prisma Health Richland, according to her obituary. Those who knew Brandi describe her as generous, caring and always ready to lift others up. Gettings fondly recalled how Brandi’s infectious spirit brightened everybody’s day.

Jan 17, 2025 | lexingtonchronicle.com | Sophia Sousa

At the most recent Lexington-Richland School District Five meeting, students were recognized, a PowerSchool cybersecurity update was shared and progress on the bond referendum was discussed. Last Tuesday afternoon, the district received notification from PowerSchool that customer data worldwide had been accessed by an unauthorized party. PowerSchool told district officials that the compromised credentials were for a support account, which allowed the hacker to access customer data globally.