The Irmo Police Department is currently looking for assistance in locating Karl Hess. Mr. Hess suffers from dementia and walked away from Harbison Shores assisted living facility during the early morning hours of May 4th, 2022. Mr. Hess is 73 years old and has issues with speaking because of hisContinue 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
By Mike DuBose Many of you recall the 1950’s as “The Good Old Days” described by historians as the most remarkable era in American history filled with members of the “Greatest Generation!” Now, pause and think back if you lived during that period. The younger crowd will find it hardContinue Reading
Fifteen students from Dutch Fork High School were recently named the winners of the Theta Tau Professional Engineering Fraternity of the University of South Carolina Rube Goldberg Invention Competition. The contest was developed from the creative cartoons of William Heath Robinson and Pulitzer Prize winning Ruben Lucious Goldberg. Both ofContinue Reading
Kimberly Case is a visual artist focusing on fine art portrait photography. In 2018, her portrait creation Girl with Sword won Best of Show in the Professional Fine Art category of the SC State Fair, notably being the first and only photograph to ever take that prize in the 150+Continue Reading
By Terry Ward It was a beautiful evening on the Congaree River for the return of Rhythm on the River. A full Riverwalk Amphitheater lost themselves in the Carolina Beach Music, Saturday, presented by The Sensational Epics. There have been very few of the Rhythm on the River concerts sinceContinue Reading
Lexington-Richland School District Five received the keys to a new electric school bus on Friday. School District Five is one of four districts in the state to receive the state-of-the-art, Proterra equipped, Thomas Built bus. The district was selected to receive the bus after a student entered the “Kids Ride Clean” writingContinue Reading
Harbison West Elementary School hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate new upgrades to the school playgrounds. Both the kindergarten and elementary playground received new sun canopies and new play equipment was installed for the kindergarten recess area. “Recess is an important part of the school day where kids can interactContinue Reading
Republican Catherine Huddle says she’ll serve no more than eight years if she wins the June 14 Republican Primary for the District 85 State House seat. Term limits for lawmakers are at the top of a list of conservative reforms Huddle says she’ll push for as a member of theContinue Reading
Irmo’s Mr. Bradley Quarles received the Order of the Silver Crescent Award the States most prestigious Service Award on Friday, April 22, 2022. Governor Henry McMaster presented the Award & commended Quarles on his work & effort in the implementation of the National Suicide Hotline Number being on the UofSCContinue Reading
National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day is scheduled for Saturday, April 30, 2022. Lexington Medical Center will host a drive-through site on the hospital campus in West Columbia to drop off unused or expired prescriptions and over-the-counter medications. Community members can drive to Lexington Medical Park 3 at 222 East MedicalContinue Reading