Food Lion is offering a $1,500 gift card for a washing machine and dryer, as well as a year supply of Home 360™ Advanced Cleaning Laundry Detergent, to the grand prize winner of its “Take a Spin” contest this month.

Lexington County Sheriff’s Department resident deputies will participate in a community resource fair between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Friday, April 12 at the Phillips Center at the South Carolina Farmers Market, 3483 Charleston Highway, West Columbia. The goal of the event is to help citizens in the Dixiana and Gaston communities find jobs, prepare income tax returns and learn about health-care and other services that would improve citizens’ quality of life.