Open Letter I am one of the two community members who filed an ethics complaint against Jan Hammond with the SC Ethics Commission. Thus, I am responding to Ms. Hammond’s letter to this paper, dated April 27. My complaint pointed out the seven times Ms. Hammond misreported her family incomeContinue Reading
I am reaching out in concern of materials being allowed in our public school libraries. We have found several books with in the district with out even really digging that are obscene and pornographic. I have no doubt there are many others. A group of parents, including myself, read fromContinue Reading
It is important to me for the public to know the whole truth concerning ethics complaints filed against me by 2 community members, neither of whom I know. One person requested from D5 all e-mails sent to me during a certain time period and the other person combed through pastContinue Reading
The time is fast approaching when the funding of state K-12 education for the foreseeable future will bedetermined. There are competing versions of the funding bills in the General Assembly House ofRepresentatives and Senate which will likely be resolved in a conference committee before thegovernor’s possible signature. Most board membersContinue Reading
Dear Editor, As I look over my calendar for this spring, I’m so impressed by the number of new events in Irmo. When my husband and I moved here in 2009, the only civic celebration that we knew of was the Okra Strut. We had to travel to either LexingtonContinue Reading
Richland County property owners are urged to attend the County Council meeting on April 19 to compel denial of controversial mass rezoning. Concerned citizens in Richland County are being urged to attend the Council meeting on April 19, 6 pm at Richland County Administration Bldg, 2020 Hampton St. because ofContinue Reading
Dear Editor: Education has been in the forefront of public discourse in recent days. The fact we are concerned about education speaks very well of us. Irmo has a great history of supporting public education and that support obviously continues. While our legislature appears intent on attacking public education andContinue Reading
Dear Editor, I’d love to see more art in my hometown of Irmo, and I have an idea. As an artist, I regularly find myself traveling to Chapin, or downtown, or to West Columbia to show and sell my artwork. I am grateful to these places, but I’d love toContinue Reading
The South Carolina Department of Transportation has received questions concerning a proposal that suggests suspending the state gas tax for the next eight months and instead backfilling the $612 Million void with other funds to be appropriated by the state legislature. While the politics surrounding the gas tax continue toContinue Reading
In the September 2021 Lexington County Library Board meeting, I asked to share pictures of the Irmo branch that highlighted the memorials for the victims of 9/11. Several employees, Laurie Long, Judy Harris and Katherine Knibbs, created multiple displays throughout their branch to honor the 20th Anniversary of 9/11 andContinue Reading
My name is JB Beckett, owner of Beckett Financial Group, LLC. I have 23 years of experience as a financial and insurance advisor. I have served on boards and advisory committees with numerous people during those years. Bill Danielson is one individual I have worked with in multiple capacities. HeContinue Reading