By Thomas Grant Jr. This month’s Midlands Striper Club fishing tournament was all about the female anglers. The annual Ladies Tournament took place this past Saturday on Lake Murray. A total of 20 lady anglers participated and hauled in a total of 23 striped bass weighing 124.37 pounds. There wereContinue Reading
On September 8, Harbison West Elementary School welcomed more than 250 grandparents to campus to have lunch with their students. While on campus the grandparents were served a hot meal that included chicken, macaroni and cheese, green beans, and peach cobbler. Having an opportunity to have grandparents on campus isContinue Reading
Mayor Barry Walker kicked off his re-election campaign on August 16th. LEADERSHIP has come to define his first term in office. Elected in November of 2019 with a promise of change and progress, he wasted no time in setting his vision into motion. Mayor Walker’s tenure was marked by navigatingContinue Reading
Bringing in the Sheaves camp meeting will be from September 23 – to October 1. The camp will be eight straight nights of worship and anointed preaching with a different Minister of the Gospel every night. It will be held 6 – 9 pm nightly at 261 Chapin Road inContinue Reading
Dear Editor, Once again Congressman Joe Wilson states the obvious, with lots of information, but little on specific solutions. Congress holds the “power of the purse” but Mr. Wilson has gotten little through the House, Senate, and onto the desk in the Oval Office. Joe went traipsing around the 2nd DistrictContinue Reading
The Ballentine Community Association is having a family picnic event on September 16 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tim’s Catering will be providing food, and the band Time Pirates will be performing music. There will also be a bounce house and mini playground for kids, and swimming in LakeContinue Reading
Former Irmo Chief Fire Marshal Jeff Allen has announced he is running for Irmo Town Council. “I have served the Irmo community for decades,” Allen said. “I am asking for your vote so that I can continue to serve the great Irmo area.” Originally from Ontario, Canada, with Toronto beingContinue Reading
Moore Bradley Myers (MBM) Partner, Stanley Myers, has been selected as a 2023 Leadership in Law Honoree by South Carolina Lawyers Weekly. The annual award celebrates lawyers who are setting the standard for other lawyers and who have made an impact in their local community. “Stanley is a leader in our profession and in our firm,” stated ChristianContinue Reading
Bart’s Crazy Good Coffee of Chapin held a ribbon cutting at their new facility in Irmo on Tuesday, Sept. 12. The Greater Irmo Chamber of Commerce sponsored the ribbon cutting and folks were treated to all the great goodies Bart has to offer. Bart’s Crazy Good Coffee is open fromContinue Reading
Nine recipients from five agencies were honored by church on Servant Leader Sunday By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Richland County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) Sergeant Selena Williams and RCSD Corporal Kenneth Fitzsimmons received SERVANT LEADERSHIP AWARDs from Columbia’s Eastminster Presbyterian Church following a special awards luncheon, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023, theContinue Reading
EXIT Realty New Horizons invites first-time homebuyers to attend a free 90-minute workshop to help answer their many questions. Find out what options are available to finance a first home; learn about steps that can be taken to prepare for home ownership and gain the insights that will make a firstContinue Reading