The Town of Irmo will be closed from Friday, December 23rd until Tuesday, December 27th in observance of the holiday. We will resume regular business hours on Wednesday, December 28th. Bathrooms in the Irmo Community Park will be closed from Friday, December 23rd until Tuesday, December 27th due to coldContinue Reading
This year, the Irmo Police Department adopted more than 50 families and 300 children to help spread holiday cheer. The Irmo Police Department and the Irmo Police Community Foundation raise funds each year to support the ‘Shop with a Cop’ program. The program allows those in need to purchase giftsContinue Reading
West Columbia’s Kinetic Derby Day, featuring iMAGINE STEAM Festival, will be April 22, from 10 am – 3 pm. This year, the return of the Kinetic Sculpture Parade will kick off the day, followed by soapbox racing, obstacle course racing, and the iMAGINE STEAM Festival on State Street throughout theContinue Reading
Thomas Mullikin Jr. leads a tough expedition atop Earth’s highest summit By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Thomas Mullikin Jr., son of the world-renowned global expedition leader Dr. Tom Mullikin, led a team of mountaineers to the top of Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador, earlier this month. It was not the firstContinue Reading
The Community Carol Sing at McGregor Presbyterian Church will be held on December 18 from 4 – 4:30 pm. Participants will gather around the church’s outdoor Christmas tree to sing Christmas carols and enjoy hot chocolate and cookies. In the case of inclement weather, the carol sing will be heldContinue Reading
NoMa Warehouse will be holding its holiday market on December 16, at 6 pm during the normal NoMa Flea from 6 – 9 pm. It will run again on December 17 from 3 – 6 pm and December 18 from 12-3. This year’s holiday market highlights local art, culture, food,Continue Reading
The 282d Army Band and Fort Jackson are continuing a tradition with the Annual Home for Holidays Concert. The band wants to spread the holiday cheer and bring people together, including the trainees who are not going home for the holidays, to enjoy a free concert in the local community.Continue Reading
Studio 3P, LLC is pleased to announce that their lead photographer Kimberly Case’s portrait “Green Eyed Lady” brought home the Blue Ribbon for Photography in the 5th Annual Crooked Creek Art League’s Still Hopes 2022 Exhibition. Case’s portrait photograph depicts a young lady returning the viewer’s gaze with clarity andContinue Reading
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW, the Richland County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) was out in force ringing the bell (sometimes singing and dancing) for the Salvation Army of the Midlands, all shifts, all day, at both entrances to Walmart in northeast Columbia, Thursday, Dec.Continue Reading
Nearly 200 people gathered at Irmo High School for its annual Goodwill Brunch on December 7. The event was created a few years ago to bridge the generation gap between students and senior citizens by inviting them to see student performances and enjoy a southern breakfast. “This is our firstContinue Reading
Irmo held a gun buy back program on Saturday, December 10 at the Universal Outreach Church located at 220 N. Royal Tower Drive. The event began at 10 am with a long line of waiting cars reaching from the parking lot of the church and extending around the block ontoContinue Reading