Ebonee Clark, from Dickerson Children’s Advocacy Center (DCAC), was the featured speaker at the January 6 meeting of the Optimist Club of St. Andrews-Irmo. Clark is the Assistant Director for Advocacy at the Center in Lexington. DCAC serves children, aged from infancy to 18 years old, who have experienced someContinue Reading
Chair Volleyball is a fun physical activity for players with all abilities and activity levels, wheelchair bound to the regularly active. Regular participation in this activity can increase flexibility and stamina. The Ballentine Community Center is looking for participants to form teams. If this sounds like something you would beContinue Reading
Kimberly “Kim” Ann Lipsey Mitchell, 50, of Little Mountain, died Sunday, January 15, 2023. Born on March 27, 1972, in Greenwood, she was a daughter of Mary Lunell Davenport Lipsey and the late Clyde Douglas Lipsey. She was a 1990 graduate of the Mid Carolina High School and worked forContinue Reading
The South Carolina Philharmonic will send an ensemble of musicians as part of their Chamber Crawl Series to Craft & Draft in Irmo on Wednesday, February 1. Enjoy a brass quintet featuring Ron Davis (tuba), Mike Wilkinson (trombone), Bill Anonie (trumpet), Charlie Polk (trumpet) and Eric Gilfus (horn). Doors areContinue Reading
Op-Ed By Kirk Luther, Publisher It’s a huge loss for the residents and for those that could have profited nicely from the Town of Irmo’s pursuit of an entertainment area ‘main street’. Due to public opposition from the nearby land owners that quest has been abandoned. A perfect storm wasContinue Reading
A Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting was conducted by the Greater Irmo Chamber of Commerce on Saturday, January 21 for JAK’s Essentials in the Seven Oaks Shopping Center located at 6169 St. Andrews Rd. Suite 40. JAK’s Essentials is an all-inclusive skin, hair and body care salon redefining the wayContinue Reading
Revival after the Races featuring Dove Awards Male Vocalist of the Year Jason Crabb to headline day two By W. Thomas Smith Jr. FOR THE PAST SEVEN YEARS the Mullikin Law Firm has been the named presenting sponsor for the historic Carolina Cup, sponsoring both the steeplechase race as “titleContinue Reading
A Vietnam War Biography by Col. William P. Collier Jr., U.S. Army (Retired) BOOK REVIEW by W. Thomas Smith Jr. THERE ARE MEN WHO ARE SAID TO BE GREAT, though most of those “said to be great” are only penultimately exceptional. Then there are truly great men in the purestContinue Reading
By Al Dozier A motion filed by Mayor Barry Walker, Sr. to suspend a plan for land acquisitions to develop a new downtown district failed to receive a second at Tuesday’s town council meeting. Even as numerous residents continued to protest the plan the lack of a second means thatContinue Reading
Since November 1, Rapid Shelter Columbia has been in full operation. In addition to the overflow center to shelter people from colder weather, 50 individual pallet units were built to provide temporary housing for the chronically unsheltered. As of today, all of the 50 pallets designated for homeless individuals areContinue Reading
H. E. Corley Elementary School teacher Brandi Floyd-Francis and 5th grader Rachel Gutierrez have been named the Irmo Chamber of Commerce’s Student and Teacher of the Month. “Rachel’s teacher describes her as an awesome leader who is involved in numerous leadership roles in our school including Safety Patrol and StudentContinue Reading