By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Near 91-year-old Jim Hamilton, a commissioner emeritus of the S.C. Aeronautics Commission and a S.C. Aviation Hall of Fame inductee, exchanged coins and reminisced about days gone by with longtime friend Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott at Richland County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) headquarters, December 13.Continue Reading
By Matt BelyusValet Technologies Thank you for checking out the Valet Tech corner. Happy New Year from all of us here at Valet Technologies. As you visit with friends and family for New Year’s parties, please be aware of any comments about scams online, by phone, by text, etc. WeContinue Reading
Keep the Midlands Beautiful’s Grinding of the Greens Christmas Tree Recycling Program is underway through January 21. Hours and locations vary. Drop-off locations are near you in Lexington and Richland Counties. Keep the Midlands Beautiful (KMB) coordinates the Grinding of the Greens Christmas tree recycling program for Richland and LexingtonContinue Reading
The City of Columbia will be holding the annual Capital City Fireworks display to ring in 2023 December 31. The best viewing area of the fireworks display will be on the north side of the South Carolina State House along Gervais Street and Main Street. Several roads will be closedContinue Reading
January 2, Girl Scouts of South Carolina — Mountains to Midlands will kick off the 2023 Girl Scout Cookie season in the upstate and midlands. New to the 2023 cookie season the online exclusive Raspberry Rally cookie joins the iconic lineup, alongside classic family favorites like Thin Mints, Samoas, Tagalongs,Continue Reading
Congressman Joe Wilson issued the following statement on the signing into law of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023: “This year’s NDAA represents the ongoing commitment my colleagues and I have to our national security, servicemembers, veterans, and their families. As a SeniorContinue Reading
The South Carolina Department of Revenue (SCDOR) has finished issuing 2022 Individual Income Tax rebates to eligible taxpayers who filed returns by October 17. The SCDOR issued more than 1.39 million rebates over four weeks as direct deposits and paper checks. The rebates have totaled more than $942 million soContinue Reading
By Al Dozier The Irmo Town Council came under fire at Tuesday’s council meeting from residents angered at a plan to acquire local residential properties to create a new downtown district for the town. “How devastating this will be” said Irmo resident James Mack. “You’re looking at displacing people.” TheContinue Reading
The Town of Irmo will be closed from Friday, December 23rd until Tuesday, December 27th in observance of the holiday. We will resume regular business hours on Wednesday, December 28th. Bathrooms in the Irmo Community Park will be closed from Friday, December 23rd until Tuesday, December 27th due to coldContinue Reading
Lexington County deputies have arrested a man following a shooting Tuesday night in the Amazon Fulfillment Center parking lot in West Columbia. Jonathan Harden Alique Walker, 20, is charged with attempted murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, according to arrest warrants. “Walker and the shooting victim,Continue Reading
This year, the Irmo Police Department adopted more than 50 families and 300 children to help spread holiday cheer. The Irmo Police Department and the Irmo Police Community Foundation raise funds each year to support the ‘Shop with a Cop’ program. The program allows those in need to purchase giftsContinue Reading