Photo by Thomas Grant Jr. – Dutch Fork quarterback Jaxon Knotts By Thomas Grant Jr. Concerns about the Dutch Fork football team’s level of play the past two weeks even concerned head coach Tom Knotts. Last Friday, the Silver Foxes responded by winning another region title in dominant fashion. TheContinue Reading
Free trick-or-treat trail welcomes pets and their people at Crooked Creek Park CHAPIN — Pets and their people are invited to Howl-O-Ween at the Bark on Oct. 24 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Crooked Creek Park. The free event will feature a treat trail along the park’s disc golfContinue Reading
County offers $185 stipend for workers who complete training and serve on Election Day COLUMBIA — Richland County is seeking additional election workers to help staff polling locations for the Nov. 3 statewide general election. Interested residents must complete a mandatory three-hour training session. Those who complete the training andContinue Reading
Second phase underway as planners work to connect 27-mile riverfront network IRMO — Mark Smires, executive director of the Irmo Chapin Recreation Commission (ICRC), recently briefed the Rotary Club of Lake Murray-Irmo on progress and future plans for River Walk, a planned 27-mile riverfront trail network. The first phase isContinue Reading
Pictured are Optimist Club President David Kafitz and Major Tapler, who received a copy of the Optimist Creed. By Rick Abercrombie Major Steven Tapler, representing Richland County Sheriff’s Department, spoke October 9 to the Optimist Club of St. Andrews-Irmo. Until his September promotion to the rank of Major, then-Captain TaplerContinue Reading
Annual BBQ fundraiser sets record for donations to Irmo nonprofit Coldwell Banker Realtor Zeke Riddle and Rebecca Hanlon, Broker-In-Charge Coldwell Banker Irmo, present a check to Sharing God’s Love Director Sheri Selke in the amount of $8,000 from funds raised at their annual BBQ plate luncheon. “This is such aContinue Reading
By Wade Thompson With our situation of the shortage of manpower, we had learned to wear multiple hats on short notice. I went from being noticed for being appointed to drive a two-star General around to having to stand listening post as security for our compound. This memory illustrates myContinue Reading
Lou Kennedy led pharmaceutical company since 2007 before being replaced Oct. 16 WEST COLUMBIA — Lou Kennedy is no longer CEO of Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation, which announced her dismissal Oct. 16 and named Haywood Miller interim CEO. Kennedy, a co-owner of the West Columbia-based pharmaceutical company, had served as CEOContinue Reading
Free family event features candy, local vendors and food IRMO — Families are invited to the Harbison Trick-or-Treat Trail on Oct. 24 from 2 to 4 p.m. along Lake Woodcross at 144 Woodcross Drive. The free event will feature trick-or-treating with local vendors, plenty of candy and food available forContinue Reading
Two-hour black light dance party set for Oct. 23 at Seven Oaks Park IRMO — A Halloween Zumbathon will be held Oct. 23 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Seven Oaks Park to benefit ICRC Meals on Wheels. The event will feature two hours of Zumba dancing led by Columbia-areaContinue Reading
Hollywood star and karate legend Keith Vitali presented S.C.’s highest award this year, also knighted in Italy and honored in the Czech Republic By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Hall of Famer and 10th-degree black belt Keith Vitali has recently received a number of lofty international honors, adding to his alreadyContinue Reading
District Five schools elected to lead Southern Association of Student Councils in 2027 and 2028 IRMO — Chapin High School and Irmo High School International School for the Arts will make history by hosting the Southern Association of Student Councils (SASC) Annual Conference in consecutive years. Chapin High School juniorsContinue Reading
Ewing Minor celebrates his victory at the 2026 Newport Bassmaster Kayak Series Championship presented by Native Watercraft on Lake Murray, where he also secured the Angler of the Year title. Photo by Mark Cisneros/B.A.S.S. GILBERT — Ewing Minor won the 2026 Newport Bassmaster Kayak Series Championship presented by Native Watercraft,Continue Reading
More than 400 students in Lexington, Richland counties projected to benefit IRMO — More than 400 high school seniors in Lexington and Richland counties are expected to receive a combined $3.2 million in college assistance through the expanded Meeting Street Scholarship Fund, which will provide eligible South Carolina students withContinue Reading
Residents can learn about proposed change before November vote IRMO — The Town of Irmo will hold its final public information meeting on Oct. 29 at 6 p.m. at the Irmo Municipal Building, 7300 Woodrow St., to discuss a referendum asking voters to change the town’s official form of governmentContinue Reading