The Irmo Town Council held its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, November 18 at 6 p.m. in the municipal building. Historic police vehicle donated to the town Brian Peña, Sensei of the Karate Dojo, presented town council with a classic 1980 Volkswagen Rabbit that once served as one of fourContinue Reading
Larry Payne’s life’s work is reflected in his three decades of service to Richland County By W. Thomas Smith Jr. In January 2018, then-Lieutenant Larry Payne was one of three Richland County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) deputies featured in a national POLICE1 article which examined the department’s unique and first-of-its-kind pre-PTSDContinue Reading
IRMO, SC — The Town of Irmo received a unique and cherished piece of its history this week as martial arts instructor and local historian Brian Pena, accompanied by retired Irmo Police Chief Ray Nash, officially donated a fully restored 1980s Volkswagen Rabbit police car to the town. Mr. Pena, whoContinue Reading
Jabber and Isaac, PA celebrated their 24th Anniversary with a drop-in reception November 5 at their office located at 1419 Richland Street, Columbia. The event included a celebratory toast, heavy hors d’oeuvres, and specialty cocktails, as well as the official reveal of the firm’s newly renovated office space. Attendees enjoyedContinue Reading
The Lexington Chamber and Visitors Center, along with presenting sponsor The Perry Agency, will kick off the holiday shopping season with the newly rebranded “Main Street Sip & Vibe,” a wine-tasting social event on November 21 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. in Downtown Lexington. Expanding upon last year’s “Vino &Continue Reading
Union United Methodist Church will once again bring the town of Bethlehem to life as it hosts the 32nd annual drive-through living nativity, The Living Christmas Story, December 5–7 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. each evening. For more than three decades, the church’s parking lot has been transformed into aContinue Reading
By Radley West It took me a long time to learn that “no” is a complete sentence. Let’s face it: boundaries get a bad rap. To some, they sound cold or selfish, like you’re suddenly too good to answer a 10 pm “Hey, can you help me move this couch?”Continue Reading
Get ready to lace up your sneakers and kick off the holiday season. Saluda Shoals Park will hold the annual Sleigh Bell Trot November 24 and the Sleigh Bell Stroll November 25. The after-dark events offer participants a chance to run or walk through Holiday Lights on the River —Continue Reading
High Five Fridays have become an exciting beginning to the last day of each week By W. Thomas Smith Jr. For years (during the schoolyear) one of the most enthusiastically anticipated end-of-week interactions between schoolkids and deputies has been HIGH FIVE FRIDAYS (H5F), a Friday morning period when deputies meetContinue Reading
S.C. Military Veterans Hall of Fame holds Veterans Month press conference at Columbia Convention Center, site of the Hall’s permanent home Days after celebrating the Marine Corps 250th Birthday in Philadelphia – which included a wreath-laying ceremony at the grave of the Corps’ first Commandant Samuel Nicholas – Major GeneralContinue Reading
This holiday season, Harbison Theatre at Midlands Technical College invites audiences to celebrate with a festive lineup of performances, ranging from holiday theatre specials to swingin’ big band jazz and enchanting seasonal dance. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever — Family MusicalPresented by Columbia Children’s TheatreDecember 6 at 2 p.m. andContinue Reading