Senior Corporal Chris Kaderly recently completed the Hostage/Crisis Negotiations Training Program this past week at the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy. “It was a five-day 40-hour class,” said Kaderly. “In today’s environment, this training could prove invaluable.”The course deals with suicide, mental illness and situations that teach officers how toContinue Reading
The Irmo Police Department Community Foundation supported our seniors in Irmo last week be distributing groceries. The foundation members along with some of Irmo’s finest gave bags full of perishable and some non perishable items to folks at Irmo Village Apartments located on Irmo Drive. The program called Serving ourContinue Reading
By Terry Ward Eco-tourism is vibrant in the City of West Columbia. In the last two years the number of people tubing down the Congaree River, to West Columbia’s Riverwalk. has increased by 65 percent. Tubers come from all over the United States for the opportunity to float, lazilly, inContinue Reading
Several Midlands Military History Organizations are coming together to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the Doolittle Raiders, Sunday, April 24th, from 2 pm to 6 pm, at the Skyline Club on the grounds of the original WWII Columbia Army Airbase at the Columbia Metropolitan Airport. There will also be anContinue Reading
Small business owner Paul Erickson from Chapin has announced his candidacy for StateRepresentative in District 71 citing the need for fresh leadership and a more conservativeapproach in state government. “We need a change. I do not plan on creating a career for myself in elective office. Too many ofour currentContinue Reading
Irmo is seeing an increase in public art thanks to the involvement of a local group, The Artists of Irmo. This loose affiliation of local visual artists has committed to keeping art at several venues around the town on a rotating monthly basis. Two locations that are on the rotationContinue Reading
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Dr. Tom Mullikin, a professor at the University of South Carolina (USC) School of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management, received a surprise recognition – coinciding with his being named military VETERAN OF THE WEEK by the S.C. Department of Veterans Affairs (SCDVA) – Tuesday, AprilContinue Reading
From a small, sleepy, rural town of the 1950’s, Irmo South Carolina has grown into a bustling suburb of our capital city and now has some valuable International influences. As Columbia has grown and stretched its reach across the river, Irmo has become an extension of urban life and withContinue Reading
By Al Dozier The Lexington County Republican Party passed two resolutions at a March 7 meeting to censure West Columbia City Councilman Mike Green. The first resolution alleges that Green “has been taunting, harassing, and yelling at others” during Lexington County meetings. Those actions came after he had received anContinue Reading
A new project that balances wildlife preservation with art will make the area around Richland Library Ballentine safer for local and visiting birds. Thanks to grant funding from the Richland County Conservation Commission (RCCC), the S.C. Wildlife Federation (SCWF) recently applied a material to the library’s windows to eliminate reflectionsContinue Reading
Crossover Deadline and Upcoming Elections March 23rd – March 25th the House was not in session in Columbia, giving me time back to meet with local groups and constituents and catch up on time with the family. (As well as focus on the job that pays the bills: Movement Mortgage).Continue Reading