Students receive report cards each quarter, as well as interim report cards in the middle of each quarter. A student’s report card provides a numeric score of competency in each subject area and is often considered a predictor of future success. However, a student’s report card does not describe whetherContinue Reading
Shepherd’s Center of St. Andrews will begin the spring session of Adventures in Learning April 19. The Center, an interfaith learning program for active adults aged 50 and above, will meet both onsite at the Center’s headquarters, Ashland United Methodist Church, 2600 Ashland Road, Columbia, and via Zoom for theContinue Reading
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
Several Midlands Military History Organizations are coming together to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the Doolittle Raiders, Sunday, April 24th, from 2 pm to 6 pm, at the Skyline Club on the grounds of the original WWII Columbia Army Airbase at the Columbia Metropolitan Airport. There will also be anContinue Reading
Irmo is seeing an increase in public art thanks to the involvement of a local group, The Artists of Irmo. This loose affiliation of local visual artists has committed to keeping art at several venues around the town on a rotating monthly basis. Two locations that are on the rotationContinue Reading
From a small, sleepy, rural town of the 1950’s, Irmo South Carolina has grown into a bustling suburb of our capital city and now has some valuable International influences. As Columbia has grown and stretched its reach across the river, Irmo has become an extension of urban life and withContinue Reading
A new project that balances wildlife preservation with art will make the area around Richland Library Ballentine safer for local and visiting birds. Thanks to grant funding from the Richland County Conservation Commission (RCCC), the S.C. Wildlife Federation (SCWF) recently applied a material to the library’s windows to eliminate reflectionsContinue Reading
Debra Shonka-Barta and Rich Barta, live-in managers of the newly constructed Lakeview Retirement Community, have announced they will host a grand opening to introduce Lakeview’s all-inclusive resort-style 55 and over community, April 14 from 2 pm to 6 pm. The grand opening will allow the public to: • Tour modelContinue Reading
This April, the South Carolina State Museum invites guests to enjoy half-off general admission for kids aged 3-12 just in time for Spring Break. All month long the museum will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 16 lunar mission and South Carolina astronaut Charles Duke’s historic walk onContinue Reading
The Midlands Spring Plant & Flower Festival returns to the South Carolina State Farmers Market April 7 – 10. Visitors can shop for plants, garden essentials, Certified South Carolina produce, springtime décor and much more from a variety of vendors. The Ask A Master Gardener booth will be back forContinue Reading