Rotary Club of Lake Murray-Irmo Invites Community to Social at Craft and Draft Aug. 26 Looking for a fun way to meet interesting people while making a difference in the community? The Rotary Club of Lake Murray-Irmo invites members, prospective members and anyone interested in giving back to the communityContinue Reading

By Danielle McNaughton The Greater Irmo Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday, August 19, to officially welcome Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Irmo to the community, joined by representatives from the Town of Irmo. Attendees packed the new facility to tour the building and learn more about theContinue Reading

IRMO, S.C. — State Rep. Nathan Ballentine, representing South Carolina House District 71, gave members of the Rotary Club of Lake Murray-Irmo an inside look at state government, tax relief, redistricting, and the growing transportation challenges facing the Midlands. Ballentine, a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, discussed severalContinue Reading

IRMO, S.C. — The Irmo Police Department has officially welcomed two new K9 members following their recent swearing-in. K9 Andi and K9 Venom were sworn in by Mayor Bill Danielson during the Irmo Town Council meeting on Aug. 18. Both K9s bring unique backgrounds, personalities and specialized abilities to theContinue Reading

A proposed 318 unit apartment complex received the green light with a final reading at the Irmo Town Council meeting on Tuesday, August 18. The Carolina Flats Apartments will be located on 22 acres in an old mining site on Columbiana Drive near Woodspring Suites. “We heard you and we listened,” said Seth Peterson of Long Key Developments. “WeContinue Reading

The Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority (The COMET) has announced that Rickey L. Mack, assistant general manager for The COMET’s operations contractor, RATP Dev USA, has been selected by the South Carolina Department of Veterans’ Affairs as its Veteran of the Month for August 2026. A retired senior chief pettyContinue Reading

By Robin All This new player has made a great start with the order of movement in his backswing. Notice the good rotation of the big muscles of the body, which helps transfer weight to the back foot while turning the back toward the target. The extended front (left) armContinue Reading

Photo: Army Chaplain (Capt.) Emil Kapaun (right) and Army Capt. Jerome A. Dolan, 1st Cavalry Division, carry an exhausted soldier off the battlefield in Korea, early in the war. Credit:Army VIRIN:500712-O-D0439-001   By Dennis H. Klein and Wade Thompson The Korean War lasted for 3 years (1950-1953) and was a warContinue Reading

Shannon Bobertz helping guide one of America’s most complex conservation agencies By Thomas S. Mullikin Every agency needs a rock who is not always the loudest voice in the room or the person chasing the spotlight or searching for the next headline. It needs someone who remains standing when theContinue Reading

SAVATREE ARBORISTS COMPLETE SURGICAL RESCUE OF 300-YEAR-OLD REVOLUTIONARY WAR “WITNESS TREE” A 300-year-old live oak that stood witness to one of the final major battles of the Revolutionary War’s Southern Campaign is receiving specialized care to ensure it survives for generations to come. Master arborists from SavATree recently began aContinue Reading