“ARPA funds are on the way,” declared Mayor Barry A. Walker at the Tuesday, September 21 Irmo Town Council meeting. The 2.5 million dollars the town will receive is a portion of the American Rescue Plan Act that became effective back in March. It allows counties, cities and municipalities toContinue Reading
To all Lexington/Richland District 5 people voting in the special election to fill the current vacancy on the school board. I have reviewed all three candidates running for the Lexington/Richland 5 School Board seat on October 12, 2021. This vacancy was created when Ed White resigned. In looking at the credentialsContinue Reading
Jackie Canoy was a recipient of the Irmo Future Growth Corporation grant. The grant is awarded by the IFGC. The grant provides financial assistance to Irmo businesses that were affected by the pandemic. Applications are available online at the townofirmosc.com. Irmo Town Councilman Bill Danielson presented the check to Jackie. JackieContinue Reading
Former school board member, Robert Gantt, has announced his support for Tifani Moore in the special election for the Richland County side of School District Five of Lexington and Richland Counties. After serving on the school board for twenty years, Gantt says he has experience serving with many school boardContinue Reading
Dr. Kizzi Staley Gibson who is an educational professional and also a candidate for the South Carolina Superintendent of Education offers her support of Haley Griggs in her District Five campaign. Gibson said, “As a professional educator and educational leader for close to 20 years, I understand the importance ofContinue Reading
Congressman Joe Wilson issued the following statement: “On this tragic anniversary, I am grateful for our military who have kept American families safe for 20 years. In my service on the House Floor for over 500 times, I urged ‘We will never forget September 11th and the Global War on Terrorism’ sadly,Continue Reading
During an “Evening with Haley Griggs” campaign event held at the Melting Pot restaurant on Thursday, Griggs received an endorsement from District 88 Representative RJ Maye. “I’m proud to endorse Haley Griggs for school board. Haley knows that decision-making power in education must be squarely in the hands of parentsContinue Reading
The Town of Irmo discussed the possibility of leveling a mandate for all town employees to be vaccinated. In a workshop meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 7, Mayor Barry Walker introduced the idea as a precaution against the surging Delta COVID virus. “It will save lives and hopefully cut down onContinue Reading
The Irmo Future Growth Corporation continues to present grants to businesses inside the town limits that suffered financially due to COVID-19. The concept brought to the town council by Councilman Bill Danielson was first discussed nearly a year ago and through Danielson’s perseverance and guidance, the program was hatched. RecipientsContinue Reading
Having grown up in the district herself, Haley Griggs cares passionately about the quality of the education our children receive. She is committed to restoring the district to its status as one of the best in the Southeast. I work with Haley every day, so I can speak to herContinue Reading
Congressman Joe Wilson, Senior Member of the House Armed Services Committee, has issued the following statement after the House Armed Services Committee completed the markup of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2022: “This year’s National Defense Authorization Act reaffirms Congress’s commitment to our men and womenContinue Reading