Piney Woods Elementary, Lexington-Richland School District Five’s thirteenth elementary school slated to open for the 2021-2022 school year, recently received two grants that will benefit students and the community. The Chapin Woman’s Club supplied a grant of $1000.00 to Piney Woods Elementary to assist in funding for a full purpleContinue Reading
The SkillsUSA chapter at the Center for Advanced Technical Studies (The Center) recently completed their annual “3 Ways, 2 Days, 1 Impact from SkillsUSA” community service project. This year they partnered with Ronald McDonald House Charities and Prisma Health Children’s Hospital – Midlands. Nearly a year into the COVID-19 pandemic,Continue Reading
Six former Irmo Police Chiefs joined the honorable Brian Buck for breakfast on Thursday, February 18 at the Lizard’s Thicket in Irmo to present him with letters of recommendation to the 2021 Irmo High School Hall of Fame. Judge Buck was Irmo’s Chief of Police from 2005 until 2015 whenContinue Reading
A Columbia man and woman were arrested last week on multiple charges after detectives said the pair conspired to steal guns while employed by a shipping company. Keith Alexander Anderson-Salters, 20, and Alyssa Iyana Ray, 20, are both charged with five counts of sale or delivery of a stolen pistol,Continue Reading
Chapin Middle School has adopted a new member to their Eagle family, a calf named Moon Pie. Chapin Middle School’s Digital Integration Specialist Lori Powers discovered the opportunity after scrolling through Facebook, and knew it would provide students the opportunity to learn and connect with one another. “I thought itContinue Reading
Richland County Sheriff’s Dept. collects two full carloads of gear for distribution By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott met with Irmo High School Head Baseball Coach Bruce White and families of Irmo ballplayers, Sat. Feb. 20, to collect two full carloads of slightly used baseballs, bats,Continue Reading
By Al Dozier Local leaders called it a celebration of black history. The event Saturday was actually a “Restoration Ceremony” attended by several community leaders including Irmo Mayor Barry Walker Sr. They gathered at the site of the old, abandoned Upper Pine Grove Cemetery just off Archer’s Lane in theContinue Reading
Scouting BSA to help plant 3.2 million trees across the Palmetto State By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Six Scouting BSA (Boy Scouts of America) councils from across South Carolina have partnered with POWERPLANTSC with Scouts preparing to plant pine tree seeds – and help set a record 3.2-million trees plantedContinue Reading
Three Columbia teens have been accused of robbing a pizza delivery man at gunpoint Friday. Justice Isaiah Martin, 18, is charged with armed robbery, according to an arrest warrant. The names of the other two suspects will not be released because they are under the age of 18. “The driverContinue Reading
Col. William Eugene Wilson was born May 10, 1934 in Montgomery, AL and passed away on Wednesday, February 17, 2021, in Irmo, SC, after a short but aggressive battle with lung cancer. He was a Class of 1952 graduate of Sidney Lanier High School in Montgomery, AL, a 1971 graduate ofContinue Reading
The Greater Irmo Chamber of Commerce has recognized River Springs Elementary’s Phyllis Griggs as their Teacher of the Month. River Springs Principal Matt Gams said, “Mrs. Griggs is an outstanding kindergarten teacher, arriving early and leaving well after the students depart. She comes in with positive energy and enthusiasm for what she does.Continue Reading