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🌱 How a vacant Chapin business park could reshape traffic, schools, and jobs

Chapin, South Carolina Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hi Chapin! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a vacant Chapin business park could reshape traffic, schools, and jobs
  • Why Chapin-Irmo’s superintendent just earned South Carolina’s top administrator honor
  • Why a challenged graphic novel will stay on Chapin-area library shelves

Also on today's calendar: Friends of the Irmo Library Book Sale and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 84 and low of 54 degrees.
  • Thursday: Sunny, temps: high: 84, low: 59.
  • Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 86 and low of 59 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

• Over 200-acre Chapin business park might be redeveloped (lexingtonchronicle.com) — A long-vacant 200-acre Chapin Business and Technology Park may be transformed into a mixed-use hub with thousands of jobs, a library, amphitheater, and new shops. Lexington County Council has given first reading approval, while Chapin’s mayor raises concerns about roughly 1,000 nearby homes, infrastructure strain, and school impacts. A public hearing is expected at the April 28 council meeting.
   

• Midlands superintendent recognized as S.C. Administrator of the Year (thestate.com) — Lexington-Richland 5 superintendent Akil Ross, whose work includes explaining Chapin-Irmo bond projects and school redistricting to parents, has been named South Carolina’s Administrator of the Year. The award honors his emphasis on clear, timely communication and inclusive leadership, especially during major decisions affecting Chapin-area schools and families.
   

• Graphic novel on drug addiction survives SC school district challenge (thestate.com) — Parents in the Chapin-Irmo area should know that Lexington-Richland 5’s board narrowly voted to keep the graphic novel “Sunny Side Up” fully available in Piney Woods Elementary’s library. After a parent challenge over substance abuse themes, members debated age-appropriateness, student comfort, and access, highlighting how future book challenges could affect what Chapin-area children can read at school.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Thursday April 23
  • Rotary Club of Chapin Sunrise
    Crooked Creek Park Chapin, SC 29036
    7:30 am
    • Friday April 24
  • Ballentine Business Breakfast
    Dutch Fork Church , 3517 Dreher Shoals Road , Irmo
    8:00 am
    • Saturday April 25
  • 2026 Awards Gala & Dinner
    The Venue at Murphy Hill , 347 Graham Rd , Pomaria
    7:00 pm
    • Sunday April 26
  • SharpVue Irmo International Festival
    Moore Park , 7507 Eastview Dr , Irmo
    11:00 am

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

  • Night Harbor Community Yard Sale
    Night Harbor will be hosting a community wide yard sale on April 25, 2026 from 8am - 12pm. Come and find Furniture, clothes, toys, kitchen finds,... (More info)

💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Good morning neighbors!
    I am on a real tough search to find a replacement canvas Bimini for my 2012 Avalon 2300 LS pontoon. Frame is already existing. Wind tore up the old… (Nextdoor Chapin - Timberlake)
  • Lowes Foods Supermarket posted a job opening for Beef Shoppe/Seafood Clerk FT in Chapin. Apply here.
  • Taco Bell posted a job opening for Team Member in Chapin. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Chapin here.

🗞 Nearby News

Lexington

  • Lexington Health land swap progresses, paving way for new Congaree Elementary School (wltx.com)
  • Dozens become U.S. citizens at birthplace of American liberty (nbcboston.com)
  • Art and Light Gallery to host ‘Verdant Paths' exhibition (greenvillejournal.com)

West Columbia

  • Sign Up Now for West Columbia's May 2, Citywide Litter Pick-Up Day, it's a tradition (westmetronews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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