Lexington County Chronicle & The Dispatch News

3 weeks ago | lexingtonchronicle.com | Bryn Eddy

June 30 is fast approaching, and that means local governing bodies are working towards having a balanced budget ready for the next fiscal year starting July 1. Here’s a glimpse at Lexington County’s and other local entities’ budget processes. County leaders during the March 25 meeting said they are in the request phase. This means they are currently hearing requests pertaining to the budget from various departments. By April 22, they expect to have a recommended budget presented to council.

3 weeks ago | lexingtonchronicle.com | Jacob Phillips

River Bluff found its next football coach. The Gators officially announced that Perry Parks would become the school’s next head football coach after Blair Hardin resigned from the job. Parks becomes the school’s third head coach in history, joining Hardin and former Coastal Carolina coach David Bennett. “The foundation here has been set,” Parks said during his introductory press conference. “We're going to build upon that.

4 weeks ago | lexingtonchronicle.com | Jacob Phillips

Gray Collegiate officially welcomed a handful of new members of its athletic staff, including a new cheerleading coach, a strength and conditioning director and a familiar face to lead the boys basketball team. Dion Bethea is officially back as the head coach of the War Eagles basketball team. Bethea spent the past year as an assistant coach at Georgia Southern, while Carlos Powell coached the War Eagles this past season.

4 weeks ago | lexingtonchronicle.com | J. Mark Powell

After a four-year absence, Andrew Jackson is back in the Oval Office. Not the actual Jackson, of course. The office didn’t exist when he lived in the White House, after all. Rather, his likeness has returned. President Donald Trump makes no secret of his admiration of Old Hickory. Jackson’s portrait hung there during Trump’s first presidency (a loaner from the U.S. Naval Academy). Former President Joe Biden replaced it with a painting of Ben Franklin when he moved in.

1 month ago | lexingtonchronicle.com | Jacob Phillips

Another week of baseball and softball has concluded in Lexington County and a few teams are flexing their muscles after a stretch of spectacular play and wins. The River Bluff baseball team begins this week as one of the hottest teams in the area. The Gators are riding a seven-game win streak and have scored at least 10 runs in four of their last five games. Last week, River Bluff added three wins, beating White Knoll twice to start region play before shutting out Mid-Carolina 12-0.