The Irmo Police Department Community Foundation (IPDCF) is excited to announce its preparations for the 2022 National Night Out Event. National Night Out (NNO) is an annual community-building campaign that promotes policecommunity partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie in an effort to make our neighborhoods safer and a more caring place toContinue Reading
American Legion Post 174 held their 2nd annual car show on Saturday, July 9 from 9 am – 1 pm at 801 Piney Woods Rd. Post 174 member Mathew Schellinger has spearheaded the event for the last two years. “We give our vets and the community an opportunity to showContinue Reading
By: Edward M.”JIB” Colie III Electric (EV) cars are nothing new. A little personal history Electric cars were popular back in the 1900s to 1930 when Mr. Ketteriing invented the electric Starter. Before the electric starter, it was Necessary to “hand-crank” and engine Internal combustion engine. The “hand-cranking” could beContinue Reading
Artist Lindsay Radford Wiggins’ show, Stardust, will be featured at the hallway gallery at 701 Whaley Street in Columbia July 10 – August 27. The public is invited to view the artwork and meet the artist, as well as buy original works and prints during a reception on July 10Continue Reading
Jana Cummings is the featured artist for the month of July in the Town of Irmo. She is an Irmo native and became a seasoned artist while practicing her craft over the years. She picked up fluid painting in 2020 during the pandemic which allowed her the experience and knowledgeContinue Reading
The Ivy Heritage Foundation of Irmo, Inc. (IHF), in partnership with Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporatedã, Upsilon Omega Omega Chapter (UOO), and the Town of Irmo, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Green Iceberg Community Garden at Rawls Creek Park, 1113 Friarsgate Boulevard June 25. The Green Iceberg is theContinue Reading
New program airing on REELZ will follow format of the former A&E television series By W. Thomas Smith Jr. The Richland County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) – the only LIVE PD featured law enforcement agency that had been with the hit A&E television series every week since its inception in 2016Continue Reading
Annual photo exhibit honors children and youth living with a disability Family Connection of South Carolina (FCSC) has announced Groucho’s Deli as the presenting sponsor of LOOK. 2022. This year’s LOOK. photography collection will be on exhibit at the Richland County Library Gallery downtown. A private reception for photographers, sponsors,Continue Reading
The Columbia Fireflies, in conjunction with the South Carolina Philharmonic Orchestra, announced they will host the second Fireworks with the Phil presented by Prisma Health at Segra Park July 2. Gates for the event will open at 6 pm, the concert will begin at 8 pm and fireworks will startContinue Reading
NoMa Warehouse has announces SolFest RollFest, a music and bicycle festival featuring Columbia’s first bike-powered stage. SolFest RollFest will take place July 2 from noon – 6 pm at Earlewood Park. A music and community event started by NoMa Warehouse in 2021, SolFest began as a micro-music festival hosted atContinue Reading
by Kirk Luther, Publisher, The New Irmo News I stepped into a local restaurant this morning to grab a cup of coffee and watched an interaction between a customer and one of the waitresses. The waitress was as nice as could be while trying to explain to a customer thatContinue Reading