We make a significant investment in our children through the public school systems. We expect the educational standards to be high, but we also expect for the philosophical standards to represent the highest form of American values. Among those values are “color-blindness,” “equality,” and “merit”: values that exemplify the DeclarationContinue Reading
The South Carolina State Fair is accepting entries for this year’s competitive exhibits now through September 1. The exhibits will showcase South Carolina’s finest agriculture, art, crafts, flowers and livestock at the S.C. State Fair, which will be held October 13-24. Those wishing to compete can view the department ExhibitContinue Reading
Ten or more bowlers are wanted to start a mixed bowling league twice a month at Stars & Strikes in Irmo. Bowling would begin at 6:30 pm and end around 9 pm. The league will hold a meeting on September 1 at 6:30 pm at Stars & Strikes. The beginningContinue Reading
The Dutch Fork Choral Society has announced its start date for the 2021-2022 season. August 31 will be a registration and meet-n-greet, 6:45 – 8 pm. It will be in the fellowship hall at Mount Horeb Lutheran Church at 101 E. Boundary St., Chapin. September 7 will be the firstContinue Reading
The Big Red Barn Retreat (BRBR) was awarded $9,000 from Aflac’s Charitable Fund Competitive Grant. The grant will fund the BRBR’s Healing Arts Program which includes music and art group therapy. The art therapy will be facilitated by Mary Howe, MA, ATR-BC with Full Circles Programs and the music groupContinue Reading
Ameris Bank announced a $150,000 donation to the South Carolina Research Authority’s Industry Partnership Fund to help fuel innovation throughout the Palmetto State. The donation is the largest gifted by a bank in the 38-year history of the SCRA. The SCRA is a public, non-profit corporation that supports South Carolina’sContinue Reading
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Palmetto Pride, South Carolina’s anti-litter task force, announced its clean-up numbers for trash pick-up during the statewide South Carolina Seven (SC7) expedition in July. According to Palmetto Pride Executive Director Sarah Lyles, Palmetto Pride volunteers – most of whom were hikers participating in the SC7Continue Reading
Irmo Town Councilman Bill Danielson presented a check to Leigh Essig of Leigh Essig Photography as part of the Irmo Future Growth Corporation grants. In December of 2020 Councilman Bill Danielson proposed the idea of assisting small businesses with monetary relief who had suffered adversely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Continue Reading
By CT McDonald After a rough start to the regular season last week because of numerous virus related rescheduled games, postponements and cancelations, none of the three District Five varsity football teams had a game scheduled this week — for various reasons. Dutch Fork secured a game at Class 3AContinue Reading
Congressman Joe Wilson, a Senior Member of the House Foreign Affairs and Armed Services Committees, sent a letter to President Joe Biden following yesterday’s press conference where he claimed “The military from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs to the commanders in the field, have all contacted me, usually byContinue Reading
The Town of Irmo awarded Richard Beale of Murraywood Health Foods as the August Business of the Month in Irmo. Richard has provided natural health foods to Irmo and the surrounding areas for more than 30 years. Murraywood Health Foods is located in Murraywood Centre at 7001 St. Andrews Rd.Continue Reading