Guests can enjoy local food vendors throughout the weekend, including The Coffee Truck serving coffee Friday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Hometown Hotdogz offering classic favorites Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. As an added incentive, the first 100 customers who spend $100 will receive a freeContinue Reading
LEXINGTON — The Lexington County Department of Public Works is inviting residents, businesses and community stakeholders to attend a series of open house meetings as part of the development of the county’s Transportation Improvement Plan. The long-range planning effort focuses on preserving and enhancing Lexington County’s transportation system to improveContinue Reading
IRMO — Lexington-Richland School District Five dance teams earned multiple state titles and top placements at the South Carolina Dance Association (SCDA) State Championship. The championship was held Feb. 21, 2026 at York Preparatory Academy. Students from Chapin Middle School, Chapin High School, Dutch Fork Middle School and Dutch ForkContinue Reading
Due to a lack of participating cooks, the Irmo Chili Cookoff scheduled for March 14 has been canceled. Mary’s Mobile Market will still take place that day from 12–3 p.m. Organizers thanked those who had signed up for the cookoff and said they plan to reschedule the event at aContinue Reading
The District 5 Foundation made the decision to cancel this year’s Springfest 2026 event at Dutch Fork High School. The board decided to concentrate efforts towards other fundraising events and is not taking the cancellation lightly. “Due to unforeseen circumstances District 5 Foundation Springfest 2026 must be canceled,” said D5 FoundationContinue Reading
By Jennifer Tardy Recently, a client told me she couldn’t understand why she was gaining weight. “I’m barely eating,” she said. Her typical day looked like this:Breakfast: coffeeLunch: something lightSnack: a protein barDinner: pretty clean On paper, it looked disciplined.On the scale, she was up eight pounds. So we lookedContinue Reading
By Tom Poland, A Southern WriterTomPoland.net A lulu of a lady sold my parents a set of the World Book Encyclopedia. Miss Lulu Goolsby to be exact. It changed my life living in rural Georgia as I did. I read that set from A to Z at least three times.Continue Reading
By Radley West At some point every year, it feels like there’s a 5K happening every weekend. Parks fill up, medals appear, and suddenly everyone knows someone running for a cause, a school, a charity, or just for fun. The good news? A 5K is one of the most approachableContinue Reading
IRMO — An Irmo police officer has been named a finalist for the Greg Alia Award, a statewide honor recognizing excellence in community engagement and service. The Irmo Police Department announced that Corporal Christopher Stokes is among the finalists for the award, which was established by the nonprofit Serve &Continue Reading
Pictured are Messenger Dave Brown, Optimist Club President David Kafitz, Messenger Gordan Brown, and Andy Broughton. Each of the speakers received a copy of the Optimist Creed. By Rick Abercrombie On February 13 St. Andrews Optimists enjoyed the message of Andy Brughton and a pair of his protégés. Broughton isContinue Reading
In honor of American Heart Month, members of the St. Andrews Woman’s Club were encouraged to wear red and/or their red dress pins during the club’s February meeting to help raise awareness about heart disease and women’s heart health.Continue Reading