(All photos by GoFlashWin.com)  By Thomas Grant Jr. The town of Irmo will once again feast on turkey and football during Thanksgiving. For the second straight year, both Dutch Fork and Irmo are headed to the S.C. High School League semifinals. Both are also seeking to make it two RegionContinue Reading

Lila Powers makes sure Santa is happy with his purchase at the Irmo St. Andrews Optimist Club Christmas Tree Lot next to McGregor Presbyterian Church at 6505 St. Andrews Road. Lila, the lot’s master wreath maker, has plenty of handmade wreaths available, and Fraser firs ranging from 5 to 9Continue Reading

By Thomas Grant, Jr. Dutch Fork and Irmo both earned Top Five finishes at the S.C. High School League Class 5A competitive cheer finals held at Colonial Life Arena. The Silver Foxes placed third in Division I, finishing behind repeat champion Lexington and Region 4-5A rival River Bluff. In DivisionContinue Reading

By Thomas Grant Jr. Saturday’s annual Clemson–South Carolina showdown in Columbia will serve as a homecoming for two former All-State wide receivers. Clemson redshirt senior Antonio Williams of Dutch Fork and South Carolina freshman Donovan Murph of Irmo will line up on opposite sidelines for the 4 p.m. kickoff atContinue Reading

The Irmo Town Council held its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, November 18 at 6 p.m. in the municipal building. Historic police vehicle donated to the town Brian Peña, Sensei of the Karate Dojo, presented town council with a classic 1980 Volkswagen Rabbit that once served as one of fourContinue Reading

Larry Payne’s life’s work is reflected in his three decades of service to Richland County By W. Thomas Smith Jr. In January 2018, then-Lieutenant Larry Payne was one of three Richland County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) deputies featured in a national POLICE1 article which examined the department’s unique and first-of-its-kind pre-PTSDContinue Reading

Jabber and Isaac, PA celebrated their 24th Anniversary with a drop-in reception November 5 at their office located at 1419 Richland Street, Columbia. The event included a celebratory toast, heavy hors d’oeuvres, and specialty cocktails, as well as the official reveal of the firm’s newly renovated office space. Attendees enjoyedContinue Reading

The Lexington Chamber and Visitors Center, along with presenting sponsor The Perry Agency, will kick off the holiday shopping season with the newly rebranded “Main Street Sip & Vibe,” a wine-tasting social event on November 21 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. in Downtown Lexington. Expanding upon last year’s “Vino &Continue Reading

Union United Methodist Church will once again bring the town of Bethlehem to life as it hosts the 32nd annual drive-through living nativity, The Living Christmas Story, December 5–7 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. each evening. For more than three decades, the church’s parking lot has been transformed into aContinue Reading

By Radley West It took me a long time to learn that “no” is a complete sentence. Let’s face it: boundaries get a bad rap. To some, they sound cold or selfish, like you’re suddenly too good to answer a 10 pm “Hey, can you help me move this couch?”Continue Reading