Young Miss Teen
2022-08-11
Dutch Fork Middle School student Ella McMahan (second from left in green) was crowned Young Miss Teen Irmo 2023.Continue Reading
Mullikin named to national hall of fame
2022-08-10
Global expedition leader receives two national awards in July By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Dr. Tom Mullikin, a global expedition leader and chair of the S.C. Floodwater Commission, was named to the United States Martial Arts Hall of Fame as a “distinguished master” on July 16: The induction taking placeContinue Reading
Town’s penny tax submissions approved by county
2022-08-10
The Town of Irmo was granted 9 improvements from the proposed ‘penny tax’ that voters will decide on in November. The Capital Project Sales Tax was passed by the Lexington County Council in July to fund roadway resurfacing and restorations throughout the county. Towns and municipalities in the county submittedContinue Reading
Chamber to host penny tax seminar
2022-08-10
The Greater Irmo Chamber of Commerce will host an information session on Tuesday, August 16 at 2:30 pm in the Town of Irmo municipal building located at 1239 Columbia Ave. Lexington County Administrator Lynn Sturkie and Deputy Administrator Michael Spires will present along with VP of Alliance Consulting Engineers, KyleContinue Reading
National Night Out sponsors 2022
2022-08-10
“On behalf of the Irmo Police Department Community Foundation, Town of Irmo, and all officers and staff of the Irmo Police Department, I would like to thank and recognize our business partners for their generous support and sponsorship of National Night Out 2022. This year was another enormous success, andContinue Reading
Driving with a Charge: First attempt at an EV
2022-08-09
BY: Edward M. “JIB” Colie III I have alwqys been ben fond of electric cars so when I was 12 years old I assembled one out of cast off parts. In one aspect it was a success but In three ways it was a failure. My EV started with aContinue Reading
Recognizing and Overcoming Trauma—Part 1
2022-08-09
By Mike DuBose Following our recent series of finding happiness, we now turn to the darker end of the spectrum. Many of us have personally experienced or witnessed major trauma during our lifetimes that has resulted in unhappiness, traveling down unresolved, very painful roads of suffering, some from childhood orContinue Reading
Anti-virus Programs
2022-08-08
Thank you for checking out the Valet Tech corner. We will be writing tech articles without all the tech jargon so you can better understand the technology and how it can benefit you. We wrote an article on various anti-virus software packages, but it didn’t do justice to those reviewed.Continue Reading
First stage of cofferdam on the Congaree River is complete
2022-08-08
By Terry Ward Work on the Area 1 cofferdam on the Congaree River, near the Gervais Street Bridge, is coming along. The first stage of the cofferdam is complete. Dominion Energy is damming the river in order to clean tar from the bottom of the river. In June an UnexplodedContinue Reading
Riverland Hills Baptist Church Offers “Run for God” Program
2022-08-08
The program for beginner runners and walkers starts on August 21 Riverland Hills Baptist Church is offering a 12-week “learn to run” program for the community. “Run for God” combines a weekly Bible study with group training sessions to prepare participants to run a 5k (3.1-mile) or a 10k (6.2-mile)Continue Reading
Elizabeth Barnhardt enters race for District Five School Board
2022-08-05
Running on a platform addressing todays issues, local business owner Elizabeth Barnhardt announced her campaign for Lexington Five School Board. Barnhardt said, “I have a robust agenda that puts kids first and focuses on academics.” She added “It is the parents who are the primary stakeholders of their children. IContinue Reading