Carolina Wings in Ballentine hosted the Polar Express for the River Springs Elementary school on December 3. The restaurant served more than 500 pancakes and 300 plates of pancakes and sausage to the school kids. “The staff, waiters, cooks and everyone is put right into the Christmas spirit when weContinue Reading
The Alaina Coates FAAM Foundation will be hosting a It Takes A Village community Christmas Celebration this Sunday, December 11 from 2 -5 pm. There will be a mobile video gaming truck, an outdoor Christmas cinema with hot cocoa, personalized crafts, food, music, games, and more. The event is freeContinue Reading
Bill Danielson, Irmo Town Councilman and Mayor Pro Tem, gave a presentation to the council on November 29 outlining a proposed main street in Irmo. The area designates Moseley Street, an unpaved road that is adjacent to the Community Park of Irmo and includes properties stretching all the way toContinue Reading
Editor’s Note: This is the text of Irmo Mayor Bary Walker’s State of the Town Address Back in December 2020, 10 months into the COVID-19 worldwide pandemic, I delivered my inaugural State of the town address. Irmo citizens were locked down, scared to interact with each other, concerned about meetingContinue Reading
The first Friday of December marks National Arbor Day and the Town of Irmo celebrated by planting a white oak tree in the Community Park of Irmo. Irmo is a part of Tree City USA which means Irmo plants a lot of trees and has created an urban forest aroundContinue Reading
This year, the Town of Irmo’s town hall will serve as a drop-off location for the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation. Town hall is at 7300 Woodrow Street. It is open Monday – Friday 8:30 am – 5 pm. The site will be collecting new, unwrapped toy donations until DecemberContinue Reading
A Biblically themed watercolor and the work of artist Paul Turnbaugh By W. Thomas Smith Jr. I love art; always have. No, I’m not an artist in terms of design and visual arts (drawing, painting, sculpting) by any stretch, though as a kid I was told I had some sortContinue Reading
Dr. Diego Quiroga Ferri discusses the famed Galapagos Islands with Dr. Tom Mullikin’sEcotourism class and others By Alex Junes-Ward COLUMBIA, S.C. – Dr. Diego Quiroga Ferri, president of the Universidad San Francisco de Quito (in Ecuador) addressed Dr. Tom Mullikin’s students at the University of South Carolina’s School of Hotel,Continue Reading
The American Pickers are excited to return to South Carolina! They plan to film episodes of The History Channel hit television series throughout your area in February 2023. AMERICAN PICKERS is a documentary series that explores the fascinating world of antique “picking” on The History Channel. The hit show followsContinue Reading
Robert W. Gantt, passed away on November, 9, 2022 after a full and extraordinary life. He served on the Lexington Richland Five Board of Trustees for 20 years,10 years as the chairman. He also served as the vice chairman and board secretary. Robert led with compassion, a gentle nature andContinue Reading
Chief Terrence Green is announcing to the Town of Lexington community that our annual Toys for Tots collection has begun and will continue through December 8, 2022, with donation events planned at the Lexington Police Department, Learning Express, the Icehouse Pavilion, Target at Lexington Pavilion, and Walmart. This year, we’reContinue Reading