By CT McDonald Irmo’s varsity basketball teams lost region games against Westwood last week, with the boys going into double overtime before it was over. This puts the boys at 3-1 in Region 5-AAAA and 17-3 overall, while the girls are now at 6-10, 1-3. That also makes it aContinue Reading
Columbia Parking Services has announced a new cashless payment method – ParkHub. Parking Services will migrate to this process for all paid parking events. A service fee will apply to all transactions. For more information on parking in the City of Columbia and to view all of the parking facilities,Continue Reading
Five members of the Irmo High School Astronomy classes, along with their instructor Jeff Cameron, got to listen to a presentation by world-renowned Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, at the Koger Center January 11. Tyson spoke on Astronomy topics that have made the news in the past two years. His lecture wasContinue Reading
Ebonee Clark, from Dickerson Children’s Advocacy Center (DCAC), was the featured speaker at the January 6 meeting of the Optimist Club of St. Andrews-Irmo. Clark is the Assistant Director for Advocacy at the Center in Lexington. DCAC serves children, aged from infancy to 18 years old, who have experienced someContinue Reading
Chair Volleyball is a fun physical activity for players with all abilities and activity levels, wheelchair bound to the regularly active. Regular participation in this activity can increase flexibility and stamina. The Ballentine Community Center is looking for participants to form teams. If this sounds like something you would beContinue Reading
Kimberly “Kim” Ann Lipsey Mitchell, 50, of Little Mountain, died Sunday, January 15, 2023. Born on March 27, 1972, in Greenwood, she was a daughter of Mary Lunell Davenport Lipsey and the late Clyde Douglas Lipsey. She was a 1990 graduate of the Mid Carolina High School and worked forContinue Reading
The South Carolina Philharmonic will send an ensemble of musicians as part of their Chamber Crawl Series to Craft & Draft in Irmo on Wednesday, February 1. Enjoy a brass quintet featuring Ron Davis (tuba), Mike Wilkinson (trombone), Bill Anonie (trumpet), Charlie Polk (trumpet) and Eric Gilfus (horn). Doors areContinue Reading
Op-Ed By Kirk Luther, Publisher It’s a huge loss for the residents and for those that could have profited nicely from the Town of Irmo’s pursuit of an entertainment area ‘main street’. Due to public opposition from the nearby land owners that quest has been abandoned. A perfect storm wasContinue Reading
A Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting was conducted by the Greater Irmo Chamber of Commerce on Saturday, January 21 for JAK’s Essentials in the Seven Oaks Shopping Center located at 6169 St. Andrews Rd. Suite 40. JAK’s Essentials is an all-inclusive skin, hair and body care salon redefining the wayContinue Reading
Revival after the Races featuring Dove Awards Male Vocalist of the Year Jason Crabb to headline day two By W. Thomas Smith Jr. FOR THE PAST SEVEN YEARS the Mullikin Law Firm has been the named presenting sponsor for the historic Carolina Cup, sponsoring both the steeplechase race as “titleContinue Reading
A Vietnam War Biography by Col. William P. Collier Jr., U.S. Army (Retired) BOOK REVIEW by W. Thomas Smith Jr. THERE ARE MEN WHO ARE SAID TO BE GREAT, though most of those “said to be great” are only penultimately exceptional. Then there are truly great men in the purestContinue Reading