Local Lake Murray agents Doug Giesler and Cat Thornton were honored with the Big Wave Award for their achievements in real estate at Lake Homes Realty’s 8th Annual National Agent Summit, held October 12 – 14. The Big Wave Award is given to agents with a total transaction volume ofContinue Reading

Janet Reynolds has been named Realtor of the Week at EXIT Palmetto Real Estate Services in Irmo. Reynolds has lived in Irmo and Chapin for the past 32 years. She retired as the Director of Finance and Administration with the State Election Commission after 31 years of service. She isContinue Reading

On October 13 Sergio Aparicio was named the award recipient of the Elephant Recognition Award during One Million Cups, a weekly event for local entrepreneurs to meet and present their startups in Columbia.  The Elephant Recognition Award is a tradition to thank and acknowledge bites of the elephant, meaning that everything in lifeContinue Reading

I was recently reading some National Association of Realtors statistics about the Columbia area. I thought I would share some of these with you. These numbers are reflective after the second quarter of this year. And cover the counties of Calhoun, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lexington, Richland and Saluda. The median homeContinue Reading

By Mike DuBose The Wall Street Journal reports major car manufacturers have reduced their inventory to dealers 50-70% due to computer chip shortages, changing the automobile industry drastically! Most dealerships have limited new inventory and are selling cars thousands above MSRP! In fact, dealers in NC and SC didn’t haveContinue Reading

Work has begun on Bennet at BullStreet, a 280,000 sqft community with 269 residences. The new, luxury apartment community will bring more than 500 residents to the BullStreet District. The anticipated opening for Bennet at BullStreet is 2023. Bennet at BullStreet will offer studio, one, two and three-bedroom units rangingContinue Reading

Several Lexington-Richland School District Five classrooms will soon benefit from grants provided by theMid-Carolina Electric Cooperative (MCEC). The Cooperative’s annual Bright Ideas program grants provide fundingto teachers who have demonstrated innovative ideas for classroom projects. School District Five received morethan $10,000 in grants. School District Five grant recipients include: April BealeContinue Reading

A candidate forum was slated for Wednesday, October 20 but had to be canceled due to a lack of response from two of the candidates. The Greater Irmo Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the New Irmo News, planned to hold a forum for the candidates running for the two Town CouncilContinue Reading

Tina Wilkerson, the owner of Elite Personal Training Studio, received a grant from the Irmo Future Growth Corporation recently. Located at 1186 Columbia Ave. Suite 101 in Irmo, Elite Personal Training has offered not only physical training but full-body health for more than 14 years. The Irmo Future Growth Corporation isContinue Reading