Members of the Irmo Police Department’s code enforcement division are now providing a handout to lower-income, elderly, and disabled Irmo citizens who face potential fines for property code violations. The handout explains how recipients can apply for assistance from the Irmo Outreach Committee if they qualify. A notice of abatementContinue Reading

The Irmo Police Department Community Foundation supported our seniors in Irmo last week be distributing groceries. The foundation members along with some of Irmo’s finest gave bags full of perishable and some non perishable items to folks at Irmo Village Apartments located on Irmo Drive. The program called Serving ourContinue Reading

The St. Andrews Optimists Club inducted two new members on March 25.  Pictured, Optimist Don Keating administers the oath of membership to Misty Whetsell and J. B. Beckett. Left to right are Kerry Powers and Jim Turner who were the new member sponsors.Continue Reading

Shirley Clark, CLC (Certified Leadership Coach) spoke to the Optimist Club of St. Andrews-Irmo March 11. She serves primarily in the field of corporate coaching. Clark brings with her a diversified background, including having been Executive Director of the Women’s Center of Washington, DC and Northern Virginia, now in itsContinue Reading

Children of all abilities are invited to attend a free event at Leo’s Landing, an inclusive playground at Saluda Shoals Park, from 10 am to noon this Saturday, March 19. The kick-off celebration honors the creation of Limitless Purpose, a statewide nonprofit organization founded in 2019 to help all childrenContinue Reading

When the American Red Cross launched the Home Fire Campaign in the fall of 2014, it was with one objective: to prevent the tragic loss of life due to home fires. Since then, the South Carolina Region has helped lead the national effort to make homes safer alongside partners, includingContinue Reading

Ian Emmer a junior at Dutch Fork High School has been selected for the 2022 High School Honors Performance Series at Carnegie Hall. Emmer will perform cello in February with the Honors String Orchestra. Participation in one of the five Honors Ensembles is limited to the highest-rated high school performersContinue Reading

The South Carolina Philharmonic presents Beethoven & Blue Jeans on January 15, 2022, at 7:30 PM at the Koger Center for the Arts. This annual event is often the highest-attended concert for the orchestra each season, and this year’s installment features a blockbuster lineup of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 inContinue Reading

Sarah Mayle, of Sarah Mayle Coaching, was the featured speaker at the December breakfast meeting of the Optimist Club of St. Andrews-Irmo. Mayle became interested in coaching after working for 20 years in corporate Human Resources. Her role there was primarily devoted to training, and in so doing, she sawContinue Reading