The Ivy Heritage Foundation of Irmo, Inc. (IHF), in partnership with Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporatedã, Upsilon Omega Omega Chapter (UOO), and the Town of Irmo, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Green Iceberg Community Garden at Rawls Creek Park, 1113 Friarsgate Boulevard June 25. The Green Iceberg is theContinue Reading
New program airing on REELZ will follow format of the former A&E television series By W. Thomas Smith Jr. The Richland County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) – the only LIVE PD featured law enforcement agency that had been with the hit A&E television series every week since its inception in 2016Continue Reading
Annual photo exhibit honors children and youth living with a disability Family Connection of South Carolina (FCSC) has announced Groucho’s Deli as the presenting sponsor of LOOK. 2022. This year’s LOOK. photography collection will be on exhibit at the Richland County Library Gallery downtown. A private reception for photographers, sponsors,Continue Reading
The Columbia Fireflies, in conjunction with the South Carolina Philharmonic Orchestra, announced they will host the second Fireworks with the Phil presented by Prisma Health at Segra Park July 2. Gates for the event will open at 6 pm, the concert will begin at 8 pm and fireworks will startContinue Reading
NoMa Warehouse has announces SolFest RollFest, a music and bicycle festival featuring Columbia’s first bike-powered stage. SolFest RollFest will take place July 2 from noon – 6 pm at Earlewood Park. A music and community event started by NoMa Warehouse in 2021, SolFest began as a micro-music festival hosted atContinue Reading
This July the South Carolina State Museum invites guests to stay cool with a museum visit and enjoy special super dog-themed shows and events all month long. In addition to a planetarium experience, Dog Days at the museum will also feature a pet adoption fair and a service animal appreciationContinue Reading
The Lexington County 911 Communications Center has been awarded Communications Accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA). This is the fifth time that Lexington County 911 Communications has earned the achievement. The award remains in effect for four years and the agency retains all privileges associatedContinue Reading
By CT McDonald With the Little League Coaches Pitch state tournaments just completed in mid-June, other Irmo Little League teams will now be competing in their own division’s state tournaments next week, and beyond. Mid-Carolina and Irmo Gold represented District Three in the coaches pitch baseball state tournament as theContinue Reading
Lexington-Richland School District Five is celebrating a successful launch of a new program inside district high schools that is helping to empower students with disabilities. School District Five is partnering with Able South Carolina (Able SC) to become the first school district in the state to launch Club Equip, aContinue Reading
Seventy-four Lexington-Richland School District Five students are participating in the Tri-District Arts Consortium (Tri-DAC). Tri-DAC is a 3-week summer program for middle school students talented and gifted in creative writing, dance, music, theatre, or the visual arts. Students are nominated by their parents or teachers to audition for the program.Continue Reading
On Friday night, an Irmo Officer stopped a vehicle for an equipment violation. Pretty standard stuff usually ends with a written warning, however, during the course of the stop officers found a bookbag with 2 pounds of marijuana and a digital scale inside of it. Officers then learned that driverContinue Reading