The Town of Irmo held a council workshop on Tuesday, December 9 in the municipal building located at 7300 Woodrow Street. Council reviewed a series of budget amendments totaling several hundred thousand dollars. Proposed allocations included $50,000 for Irmo Little League, $30,000 each for Universal Outreach and SC Career Kids,Continue Reading
IRMO — The Town of Irmo marked Arbor Day on Thursday, Dec. 4, with the planting of a Japanese Coral Bark Maple in the newly renovated Veterans Park on Palmetto Wood Parkway. Members of the Irmo Public Works Department were joined by Mayor Bill Danielson, Town Administrator Jim Crosland, DeputyContinue Reading
The Lexington County Museum will host its 29th Annual Christmas Open House on Sunday, December 14, from 1–4 p.m. Visitors will have the opportunity to explore Christmas traditions of the past, as most of the 30 historic structures on the museum’s 6.5-acre complex will be open and decorated with authenticContinue Reading
By Radley West Spoiler: The Scale Isn’t the Star of the Show When it comes to fitness, we all love a good before-and-after moment. But if the only thing you’re using to measure progress is your bathroom scale, you’re selling yourself short. Real progress isn’t just about weight, it’s aboutContinue Reading
By Tom Poland, A Southern WriterTomPoland.net A restless boy grew up in the midst of forests and pastures. Outside of biking, reading, and exploring woods, the Augusta Highway entertained me. If Rambling Man was born on the back seat of a bus rolling down Highway 41, traffic rolling down HighwayContinue Reading
The South Carolina Department of Transportation has closed the I-126 West off-ramp to Colonial Life Boulevard as of December 1 at 6 a.m. The ramp is scheduled to reopen at 10 p.m. on December 20, pending weather conditions. The temporary closure is necessary to allow construction crews to continue workContinue Reading
By Mike DuBose The US Bureau of Labor documented food prices have increased 30% since 2020! Contrary to what politicians promised and with few exceptions, the November 2025 Wall Street Journal reported that food prices aren’t coming down! The USDA reported families spend more than 15% of their income onContinue Reading
By Jennifer Tardy You know the feeling… You’re exhausted but wired.Your throat feels scratchy, but a full-blown cold never arrives.You drag through the day — yet your labs come back “normal.” It’s not in your head, and it’s not always “just a virus.”This is what many practitioners call immune depletionContinue Reading
The Town of Irmo held its inaugural Christmas Parade on Saturday, December 6, as spectators braved the weather and lined St. Andrews Road to watch the festive procession. The parade route stretched from Crossroads Middle School to Irmo Elementary School. Floats and participants represented the Town of Irmo, Richland CountyContinue Reading
By Radley West When you think of being healthy, what’s the first image that pops into your head? For many of us, it’s a person sweating it out at the gym, chiseled and determined. While fitness is an excellent piece of the puzzle, a truly healthy life is a muchContinue Reading
By Jennifer Tardy Whenever we eat sugar by itself — especially processed sweets — the body responds in a predictable chemical chain reaction: Your nervous system interprets this as a threat — not as you “cheating” on a diet. And the more crashes you have: Again, this is not aboutContinue Reading