http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/chapin/ Chapin, SC News http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/chapin/content/c0edb4fa7effe60558d447a8e092f9b1.html LOCALGEORGETOWN COUNTY2 schools tapped for Safe Routes grants http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/chapin/content/b6c5e08c44db02d1906cd06d7754a760.html South Carolina high school marching band rules stipulate that band members can8217;t wear jewelry while performing in competitionsThis is a problem for parent Heather Ballou 8212; known as 8220;Momma Ballou8221; to the Irmo High School Marching Band 8212; because she only has three holes in her ears but band members gave her four pairs of earrings to keep track of while they8217;re on the field8220;I put two of them side by side in one hole8221; she said 8220;It hurts8221;She did it because Saturday8217;s Tournament of Bands at Blythewood High School was the largest and most important band competition of the season With 32 bands and more than 2600 students performing Ballou was willing to do anything to keep the band members relaxed8220;One year I had six hoops8221; she said 8220;This is a very mild year8221; http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/chapin/content/fb5fd907720374d0fe0eec32ebcbda39.html Five years from now 210foottall wind turbines could be spinning off South Carolina's coast generating electric power http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/chapin/content/72f73bccb0595a06e15d7caa46de0688.html BLUFFTON Five years from now 210foottall wind turbines could be turning off South Carolina's coast generating electric power http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/chapin/content/f887dc2b097767004cd9ea30a320729c.html In between the sometimes oppressive heat and humidity of summer and the frenzy of winter holidays is a slice of heavenAutumnIt8217;s the season of football of course but it8217;s also a time chock full of familyfriendly activities many in our own neighborhoodsChurch bazaars featuring oldfashioned activities like cake walks and takeaway barbecue platesCommunity and school festivals some with harvestseason themes http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/chapin/content/cb2907285d3411150e11d63654544dc5.html As 5000 Lexington County households prepare to pay higher rates for garbage pickup local government is unlikely to tackle a mandatory countywide curbside service officials saidRecent expensive bids from private pickup providers for four of the county8217;s seven curbside districts showed the service costs too much for government to take over council members and Lexington8217;s waste director said8220;We did discuss it8221; Councilman Johnny Jeffcoat said of a mandatory program that would reduce costs to customers because all homes would share the expense 8220;But it was a very short discussion8221;A longdelayed pilot program for the Chapin area that Jeffcoat represents remains on the drawing board solid waste director Dave Eger saidWhen it comes before council next year it is likely to remain a private service but the county would become a collection agency by adding payments to tax bills Eger Jeffcoat and Councilman Jim Kinard said Kinard chairs council8217;s wastedisposal committee http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/chapin/content/39a826dc8eb1176118b89ac5fdd762f5.html News that a rock 'n'roll theme park was opening in Myrtle Beach spread far and wide last spring through some of the country's biggest media outlets USA Today The New York Times and MTV to name a fewNews of its financial troubles went just as far All three outlets carried stories last week in print or online that the theme park filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Wednesday hoping to reorganize and reopen in 2009That could be bad for Myrtle Beach's reputation and cause companies to think twice about relocating here experts and officials say But local officials hope companies looking to come here will look deeper than the headlines http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/chapin/content/98e73d6626877c669a423afde304924b.html Proponents of District 58217;s 2437 million bond proposal don8217;t seem rattled by news that enrollment is stagnant or that interim superintendent Herb Berg disagrees with previous growth projectionsNor are they distracted by Berg8217;s open assertion that the bond effort might fail 8212; againFor bond supporters the issue is bigger than a dispute over LexingtonRichland 58217;s growth and enrollment in the futureIt8217;s about the conditions todayDistrict 5 has some of the oldest schools in the Midlands Bond backers say the school system also suffers from overcrowding at several elementary schools and high schools with 149 portable classrooms scattered about and instructors without classrooms sharing space and teaching from mobile carts