By Thomas Grant Jr. Life is good for Aaron Brand. As Irmo head football coach, he’s leading the third-ranked team in Class 4A. The Yellow Jackets just claimed its first outright region title since 2002 and their first undefeated season since 2002. Running back Jaden Allen-Hendrix was selected for theContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Throughout Tom Knotts’ legendary head coaching career, he’s always remained fixated on finishing a season strong. That approach was put to the test this season as Dutch Fork found itself in an atypical position. Not only would the Silver Foxes have any share of the RegionContinue Reading
Richland County will bring together the County’s Transportation Penny Advisory Committee (TPAC), the S.C. Department of Transportation (SCDOT) and The Comet for a joint 2023 State of the Penny Address. The public is invited to the live event at 6 pm November 2 at the Richland County Administration Building, 2020Continue Reading
Holiday Open House & Gift Shop Sale: Thursday, November 16 The Capital City/Lake Murray Country (CCLMC) Visitor’s Center will host its annual Holiday Open House & Gift Shop Sale, on Thursday, November 16, 2023, and you’re invited! The Holiday Open House will take place from 10 AM – 5:00 PMContinue Reading
SCDOT officials announced the restructuring of the Carolina Crossroads project to improve project delivery and accelerate the widening of I-26 and I-20 in the midlands. SCDOT designed the Carolina Crossroads project to advance through a series of phases of construction. The benefit of this phased approach is the opportunity toContinue Reading
Lexington County, the Solicitor’s Office ran two criminal courts with two visiting Circuit Court Judges. While one courtroom handled nearly 100 matters, the other courtroom conducted two separate, unrelated trials. Please find below details regarding both of these trials. Victoria Ann Gregorio, age 59, was convicted on Tuesday, October 24,Continue Reading
The Dutch Fork Choral Society announces two performances of their winter concert, including a mix of familiar Christmas carols, excerpts from Handel’s Messiah, and some other beautiful music. There just might be a carol sing also for those audience members who may not have time for rehearsals but love theContinue Reading
By Mike DuBose Everyone has experienced rude or bad customer service, defective products, long telephone-wait-times, and staff or contractors who “overpromise and underdeliver!” When you call for help, some astonishing examples of customer-service frustrations are: Contacting the DMV and hearing 50+ times, from recorded, unenthusiastic tones, “It’s a great dayContinue Reading
Lexington-Richland School District Five will hold the first of two district Magnet Fairs on Thursday, November 9, 2023 giving families in the district an opportunity to explore offerings at several of its schools. This year the two Magnet Fairs will be separated by grade levels. The first in-person event willContinue Reading
Irmo News Letter to the Editor: I want to clarify something which was said in last week’s article regarding George Frazier being disqualified to run for Irmo Town Council. For the record, I did not research information on all candidates. That information came from posts on Facebook Pages about twoContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Before embarking on a legendary Major League Baseball career with the New York Yankees, Bobby Richardson perfected his craft in American Legion. The same is true for Columbia native Jerry Martin and the late Billy O’Dell. On Nov. 2, the trio along with three other formerContinue Reading