Students at Dutch Fork High School will have more opportunities to study conservation and environmental stewardship this year, thanks to a grant provided by the Richland Soil and Water Conservation District (RSWCD) through its Conservation Education Mini-Grant program. Dutch Fork High School received a $500 Mini-Grant for a greenhouse renovation.Continue Reading
By CT McDonald The Dutch Fork High School Silver Foxes beat the Spartanburg High Vikings 63-14 on November 18. Dutch Fork is headed to the Class 5A football upper state semifinal round this week against the defending state champion; Gaffney. The Silver Foxes will travel to Gaffney to play theContinue Reading
The Town of Irmo will hold it’s annual tree lighting ceremony on Tuesday, December 6 at 6 pm in the Irmo Town Park located at 7330 Carlisle Street. There will be free food, drinks and face painting and entertainment provided by Irmo’s finest elementary schools. Town Council, Town Hall staff,Continue Reading
Lexington-Richland School District Five’s high school bands finished the year with strong performances. Silver Spirit Marching Band at Dutch Fork High School won Best Percussion at both the Palmetto Esprit de Corps Invitational and the River Bluff Swamp Classic Invitational. The marching band was also named a finalist in theContinue Reading
Irmo’s Construction Board of Adjustments and Appeals (CBAA) The CBAA is an advisory board for the Town of Irmo that decides on orders, decisions, or determinations made by the building official relative to the application and interpretation of the South Carolina Building Codes Council mandatory codes and/or permissible codes (SCBCC).Continue Reading
The Center for Advanced Technical Studies (The Center) partnered with the Irmo Chapin Recreation Commission to create a new display for the annual Holiday Lights on the River event at Saluda Shoals Park. This year’s display is a four-frame animated Santa beaming up into a UFO with a red noseContinue Reading
Annual food drive supports Harvest Hope Food Bank By W. Thomas Smith Jr. The Richland County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) is once again seeking donations of non-perishable food items and other necessities this Holiday season for delivery to Columbia’s Harvest Hope Food Bank in order to help brighten the season forContinue Reading
Irmo Police Department will pay cash for guns on Saturday, December 10, 2022, during a Gun Buyback event. This event is intended to keep weapons off the streets of Irmo and out of the hands of criminals. IPD will pay $125 per gun with a limit of 5 per car.Continue Reading
The Inaugural Soda City Jazz Festival will take place at the Koger Center for the Arts November 27 at 7:30 pm, with doors opening at 6:30 pm. Jazz musicians Boney James and Norman Brown headline the concert, and the event features special guests Terence Young, Sam “Bassman” Jenkins, and DanteContinue Reading
The Optimist Club of St. Andrews-Irmo recently received a presentation from Dr. Lila Anna Sauls, CEO of Homeless No More. The organization’s focus is on families in Richland County that are homeless when contacted. The families must include at least one child. Within the County there are more than 1,600Continue Reading
Irmo High School Astronomy classes watched recaps of the Artemis Space Launch in class this week. The launch was on November 16 at 1:47 am. Several students actually watched the launch live from their homes that morning. The class is plotting and calculating the trajectory of the Orion spacecraft asContinue Reading