The State Museum will be holding a special event for the coming lunar eclipse. From May 15 through the early hours of May 16, a Lunar Eclipse will be visible in Columbia’s night sky. The museum is opening its doors after hours to observe the astronomical event. The next totalContinue Reading
A Lexington-Richland School District Five student won an award in the 2022 Magnet Schools of America Poster Contest. Layla Young, a seventh grader at Irmo Middle School International Academic Magnet, received third place in the middle school level in the nationwide competition. The contest highlights and promotes magnet schools acrossContinue Reading
By Al Dozier Local citizens responding to a survey asking about new bus stops say it would have a negative effect on the town, according to a review of responses. “Half the people say it’s a bad idea,” Councilman Erik Sickinger said at Tuesday’s Town Council Workshop. Some say theContinue Reading
Midlands Gives Day, the annual 18-hour, online giving challenge hosted by Central Carolina Community Foundation, raised a record-breaking $3,734,986 via 19,534 individual gifts. The ninth annual online day of giving took place May 3, and supported 540 local nonprofits — the most nonprofits in Midlands Gives history. To view theContinue Reading
Richland County Council voted on May 3 to give initial approval to an ordinance that will restart the mapping process for its Land Development Code (LDC) rewrite. The restart provides an opportunity to incorporate input from community members into the mapping process. The County’s Planning Commission is scheduled to conveneContinue Reading
If you are open-minded and realize that other people have value, that you could learn something or gain a new perspective…then Communication is your Friend. Conversely, if you are a close-minded opinionated blockhead and you don’t think you can learn anything from anybody and nobody else has any value…then CommunicationContinue Reading
Two Lexington-Richland School District Five teachers have received scholarships from Delta Kappa Gamma Society (DKG) International. DKG is an organization of educational leaders who promote professional and personal growth of women educators. Kaylee Susong is the recipient of a $1,000 scholarship. Susong is a second-year kindergarten teacher at Nursery RoadContinue Reading
By the time you read this update, the SC House will have adjourned Sine Die, or the end of the 2021-2022 regular Legislative Session. There is work still left to complete and so we will come back to Columbia in the coming weeks and into the summer. The BudgetFirst andContinue Reading
Christian Stegmaier has entered the 4-way race to replace Chip Huggins in House District 85. Stegmaier is a lifelong resident of the Irmo-Chapin area. His campaign is focused on the real issues that affect the everyday lives of citizens living in Irmo and Chapin. Specifically, Stegmaier’s platform is focused on:Continue Reading
The 9th annual Reggaetronic Lake Murray Music Festival is returning to Spence Island for some fun in the sun on Lake Murray on 4 June 2022 accessible by boat only. The lineup this year includes Henry Fong from Jupiter, FL, Brian Dawe who was featured on VH1’s Master of theContinue Reading
Conservative Candidate for State House Proposes Action to Safeguard SC Ballots Rebecca Blackburn Hines, Republican candidate for South Carolina House District 85, announced her new proposal to finally secure Palmetto State elections. She is also proposing voter registration by political party. “South Carolinians are demanding that their elections be bothContinue Reading