By Thomas Grant Jr. Baseball continues to serve as a source of pride in Lexington County. This past month saw Airport and Batesburg-Leesville win state titles, and defending Class 5A champion Lexington was Class 5A Division I state runner-up. This weekend, four former members of the Lexington County Blowfish areContinue Reading
Event sees record turnout as community honors freedom, culture, and heritage IRMO – Moore Park was alive with energy, music, and celebration on Wednesday, June 19, as the Town of Irmo and the African American Historical Society of Irmo hosted the 5th Annual Juneteenth Celebration. Drawing thousands of attendees, thisContinue Reading
Two vape shops in the town of Irmo have earned suspended business licenses due to the sale and possession of items that are prohibited under South Carolina law. Lake Murray Tobacco & Vape, 952 Lake Murray Blvd. Unit A and CBD Farmacy/Mora Wellness LLC vape shop at 7971 Woodrow StreetContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Saturday night is a dream come true for Banks Faulkner. The Lexington baseball assistant coach gets to watch his former players square off at the College World Series in Omaha, Neb. When Coastal Carolina and LSU play Game One in the Best-of-Three series, each team willContinue Reading
COLUMBIA, SC – The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) has charged three individuals in connection with a dog fighting operation in Richland County. On June 12, Markus Anjawn Brown, 47, of Columbia, was arrested and charged with Criminal Conspiracy and Animal Fighting. The following day, he was also charged withContinue Reading
IRMO – Akeylah Howard, an Irmo resident, has graduated from the South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind (SCSDB) in Spartanburg, earning multiple accolades for her outstanding performance and leadership. Howard was honored with the Outstanding Senior Award, Applied Academic Student of the Year recognition, the Spartanburg CivitanContinue Reading
COLUMBIA — Maurice Pearl, Executive Director and CEO of The Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority (The COMET), has been elected Vice President of the Board of Directors for the Transportation Association of South Carolina (TASC). The election took place earlier this month, with Pearl chosen to serve a two-year termContinue Reading
Irmo Town Council met on Tuesday, June 17 in the Irmo Municipal Building located at 7300 Woodrow Street. The meeting began at the new time of 6pm. First order of business was the swearing in of Mike Ward as a new council member. Ward won the seat that became vacantContinue Reading
IRMO, SC – At the June 17 Irmo Town Council meeting, Dave Craig, Director of Development for Material Capital Partners, delivered an update on the highly anticipated Water Walk development planned for Highway 6 in Richland County. The 55-acre mixed-use, multi-generational community is in its early planning stages, with constructionContinue Reading
The Town of Irmo has had parking restrictions in place for nearly five years and during the June 17 Town Council meeting those ordinances were clarified and brought up to date in preparation to act on enforcement. However, that won’t come for a year from this July. “The first thingContinue Reading
IRMO, SC – The June 17, 2025, Irmo Town Council meeting began on a celebratory note as Mike Ward was officially sworn in as the town’s newest council member. Ward earned the seat following a special election on June 3, in which he defeated candidates George Frazier and Ed Greco.Continue Reading