Free, fair, and secure elections strengthen public confidence in electoral institutions and give efficacy and legitimacy to our democracy. Our democratic system is what makes America great, setting us apart from countries around the world. We recently learned about nonuniformity in elections around our state.  The South Carolina House isContinue Reading

Popular event will support the SC Philharmonic’s programs Following a two year break due to the pandemic, The South Carolina Philharmonic is bringing Tasting Notes back to Columbia on Monday, March 28 from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM at the SC State Museum (301 Gervais St.). In its 8th year,Continue Reading

Lexington-Richland School District Five is hosting a Community Resource Fair on Tuesday, March 29 at Irmo High School from 5:00 p.m.– 7:00 p.m. The free event is open to all families in School District Five and will feature information about valuable resources and services available for families of students withContinue Reading

The fourth annual Cottontown Art Crawl will welcome 115 artists to show and sell their original work in the downtown Columbia neighborhood. The event will be held March 12, from 10 am to 3 pm with more art, more artists, more food and more fun for visitors. In 2019, theContinue Reading

The Girl Scouts are extending the 2022 cookie program through March 20. The request to extend the season comes after volunteers and girls expressed the desire to continue in order to reach goals set at the beginning of the season. The extension is optional for Girl Scouts.” The scouts wereContinue Reading

Steve Padgett’s Honda of Lake Murray has earned the 2021 President’s Award from American Honda Motor Co., Inc. for the first time, a prestigious honor that recognizes Honda dealerships that deliver an outstanding customer experience while achieving operational excellence. Steve Padgett’s Honda of Lake Murray is one of the top-performingContinue Reading

Irmo Police Senior Patrol Officer Kenneth Neivel was promoted to Corporal/investigator recently by Irmo Police Chief Bobby Dale. Neivel has been with the Irmo Police Department since March of 2019 and will now be part of the Irmo Criminal Investigations Division.  Pictured left to right are: Irmo Mayor Pro TeamContinue Reading

Rawls Creek Tennis hosted a Club Championship tournament on Saturday, February 26 at their facility located at 2121 Lake Murray Blvd. Emma Buchman and Libby Hagins won the 2.5 division. Hagins, after playing 4 straight matches back to back in two different divisions, came through to win the 2.5 divisionContinue Reading