The Richland Soil and Water Conservation District (RSWCD) is offering incentives to boost participation in the S.C. Envirothon, a statewide natural resources competition for high school students. Each spring, Envirothon draws teams of teenagers from around the Palmetto State to compete for scholarships and the opportunity to represent South CarolinaContinue Reading
Chief Terrence Green is providing additional information on an ongoing homicide investigation from July 9, 2022, at the Lauren Ridge Apartments off Augusta Road in the Town of Lexington. At approximately 2:00 a.m., officers responded to a shooting call at the complex and found a man in the outside stairwayContinue Reading
Poets have always been moved by nature to compose verse; the cherry blossom is a perfect muse, given its beauty and transience. The Irmo Cherry Blossom Festival invites artists to compose a traditional haiku based upon the cherry blossom: the beauty of the buds, the flowers, the trees, and the newContinue Reading
Don’t want to read? Just click the button for the video What do they have in common? Cybersecurity is like the offensive linemen protecting the quarterback. They protect him play after play and do not get any recognition, but if they let one defender get past them, they are veryContinue Reading
Studio 3P, LLC is pleased to announce that their lead photographer Kimberly Case’s “Tools of the Trade Exhibition” will be shown on January 24 from 2:30-4:30 at the Greater Irmo Chamber of Commerce. This exhibition of fine art portraiture showcases 20+ portraits of local business owners, students, workers and creativesContinue Reading
At the town council meeting on December 20, local residents were vocalizing their opposition to plans for a possible “main street” in Irmo as the council voted to bring in a real estate acquisition firm to help in the development. “Some of the residents are under the impression they areContinue Reading
The Irmo Artist of the Month is Mary Collette. Her preferred mediums are oil and acrylic, and her favorite subjects are landscapes. Collette is a native of Massachusetts. She worked as a finance manager and bookkeeper in Charleston before retiring. Collette relocated to Lexington in 2015. She received instructions onContinue Reading
Lexington-Richland School District Five will host a Support Staff Recruitment Event on January 7 from 8:30 am until 11 am at Irmo Middle School to recruit classroom support, student nutrition and clerical positions, and bus drivers. Candidates are encouraged to register before the event at https://bit.ly/D5SupportEvent, but it is notContinue Reading
By CT McDonald Irmo’s winter sports teams resumed their regular schedules this week after bringing home wins in recent holiday tournaments, and region games are just ahead. The boys’ varsity basketball team won the Mountaineer Classic tournament at Kings Mountain, North Carolina last Friday when the Yellow Jackets capped offContinue Reading
Registration for Columbia Open Studios 2023 is now open. Deadline to Register is January 8. Open Studios will take place April 1, 10 am – 6 pm, and April 2, noon – 6 pm, This will be the thirteenth installment of 701 CCA’s Columbia Open Studios, during which the publicContinue Reading
A diver missing in Lake Murray since December 28 was found on New Year’s Day near where the search had begun. Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher identified the diver as Paul Lloyd Lunsford of Chapin. He had been reported missing near the intake towers at the dam which is knownContinue Reading