The Irmo Police Department Community Foundation (IPDCF) is excited to announce its preparations for the 2021 National Night Out Event. This event will be held on Tuesday August 3, 2021 at Irmo Community Park, 7473 Church St, Irmo, SC 29063 from 5:30PM-7:30PM. National Night Out (NNO) is an annual community-building campaignContinue Reading
Chapin Middle School student Wyatt Brooks is trying to achieve the rank of Eagle Scout, a rank only four percent of Boy Scouts achieve. Brooks is teaming up with Chapin Elementary School to improve the school’s playgrounds by adding two sandboxes to the kindergarten playground and repainting and adding hopscotchContinue Reading
Irmo will hold its first Juneteenth celelbration June 19 from 11 am – 1 pm. The event is free to enter, and there will be fun, food, and music in the Irmo Community Park to celebreate the end of slavery in the United states in 1865. Vendors are welcome. E-mailContinue Reading
Koon’s Watch Warmer temperatures means more people are leaving the windows down in their vehicles and more people are leaving their cars running attended to cool off before their commutes. This equals multiple opportunities for thieves to get inside your vehicle and steal it. The best theft prevention method isContinue Reading
The St. Andrews Woman’s Club held a picnic at Irmo Community Park to conduct its final meeting of the club year. Recaps of the activities and projects completed during the year were reported, and new officers for the upcoming club year were installed. Daryl Hendrix will lead the club inContinue Reading
Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott addresses attendees By W. Thomas Smith Jr. The Central Carolina Realtors Association (CCRA) presented more than 200 box fans to the Richland County Sheriff’s Dept. (RCSD), the Lexington County Sheriff’s Dept., and the Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office during the CCRA’s quarterly luncheon at the ColumbiaContinue Reading
Sheriff Leon Lott’s daughter among the 10 fellowship recipients Ten graduating high school students from Lexington-Richland School District Five have been awarded the prestigious South Carolina Teaching Fellowship: Each receiving up to $24,000 in “fellowship funds” as they complete a degree leading to initial teacher certification, according a June 2Continue Reading
The SC Philharmonic will perform Concerto for Two Pianos featuring Marina Lomazov & Joseph Rackers June 12 at 6 pm and 8 pm with a live stream of the 8 pm concert. The stream is available on demand for one week after the June 12 performance. The concert is sponsoredContinue Reading
College fishing’s longest-running National Championship was contested on Lake Murray May 26-27. Following the conclusion of weigh-in at Dreher Island State Park May 27 points totals were calculated, and the standings finalized for this season’s Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia. The final standings revealedContinue Reading
Irmo High School International School for the Arts in partnership with the Irmo High School Education Foundation has selected members for its 2021 Hall of Fame Class. The inductees are: William Bowman Jr., Judge Brian Buck, Dr. James O’Leary, Dr. Satish Nadig, Strother Sligh and Christopher Neal White. The inducteesContinue Reading
Dominion Energy will reopen a Lake Murray recreation area to visitors on a limited capacity. Located immediately south of the Lake Murray Dam, Park Site 1 has been closed since the COVID-19 pandemic began impacting South Carolina last year. Following updated guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,Continue Reading