Event to raise money in support of Army-honoring park and visitor venues on Fort Jackson By W. Thomas Smith Jr. The GATEWAY TO THE ARMY ASSOCIATION – a non-profit organization with a mission of designing, funding, and building Fort Jackson’s “Centennial Park” – hosted its second annual Centennial Park Fundraiser, Nov.Continue Reading
The Irmo Police Department Community Foundation (IPDCF) will host Shop with a Cop on December 9 and 16 from 2 – 5 pm. Shop with a Cop is a program to assist friends and neighbors in the community by adopting less fortunate families and providing them an opportunity to shopContinue Reading
From November 1-30, the Columbia office of the Palmetto Trail will be collecting newly purchased middle grade shoes for the Oliver Gospel Mission (OGM). With colder weather already on our doorsteps, now is the time to help those who need it most. Shoes are the most requested needs of ourContinue Reading
Three Irmo Girl Scouts from Troop 785 have earned the Silver Award. Megan Burgess (13), Pearl Owens (13), and Ari Tyler (13) began their project by presenting a community service project plan to Principal Shannon Fincannon of Irmo Elementary School. Together, the scouts and Fincannon established a priorities list ofContinue Reading
Mckenzie Grace Smith is an active energetic student a 3rd grader in the Escolares Academy at Harbison West Elementary. She is pictured here with a trophy she earned with her soccer team, the ICRC Cosmos Soccer Team. They went undefeated this year. Mckenzie is extremely active and helped Irmo TownContinue Reading
A Berkeley County man has been sentenced to 8 years in prison for a 2019 traffic crash that resulted in serious injuries to a deputy with the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department. Circuit Court Judge R. Ferrell Cothran, Jr. imposed the sentence earlier this week on Michael Jordan Nichols, 38. Nichols,Continue Reading
Small businesses are the core of our economic success and this Saturday, November 27, 2021, is Small Business Saturday – a day to celebrate and support small businesses and all they do for their communities. This year, we know that small businesses need our support now more than ever asContinue Reading
Chief Terrence Green is announcing the arrest of a man who stabbed two men during a fight at a local bar on Highway 378 West in the Town of Lexington on Friday, November 19, 2021. At approximately 9:00 p.m., officers responded to the Twisted Root Bar and Grill, after itContinue Reading
Chapin High School varsity cheer won another South Carolina High School League Division 5A state championship on November 20 at the Colonial Life Arena. The team finished with a score of 349 which was 11 points shy from a perfect score. “We are so excited to be back onContinue Reading
Notes Russia’s own constitution permits only two consecutive terms Washington, D.C. – Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC-02), Ranking Member of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, better known as the HelsinkiCommission, along with Co-Chairman Steve Cohen (D-TN-09), introduced a Congressional Resolution to end recognition of Vladimir Putin as president ofContinue Reading
Retired Richland County deputy sheriffs and others making deliveries By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Saint David’s Episcopal Church in northeast Columbia provided 65 Thanksgiving dinners for seniors across Columbia and the Midlands, Wed., Nov. 17, with approximately 35 percent of the senior recipients being shut-ins, though nearly all are erringContinue Reading