By Thomas Grant Jr. The first post-Tim Whipple boys basketball season at Irmo last week ended last week. The Yellow Jackets lost 46-41 at Berkeley in the second round of the Class 5A Division II Lower State playoffs. Irmo had a 12-11 lead at the end of the first quarter.Continue Reading
Davida Price, School District Five’s Coordinator of Youth and Family Services (4K), has been awarded the 2025 State Service Award by the South Carolina Early Childhood Association (SCECA). The SCECA State Service Award is given to an individual who has gone above and beyond to aid the South Carolina EarlyContinue Reading
The Irmo Chamber of Commerce’s Student and Teacher of the Month from Ballentine Elementary School are Lana Featner and Kaylyn Edmondson (not pictured). Assistant Principal Zach Keister said, “Ms. Edmondson was voted by her peers to be our schools Teacher of the Year. She is an asset to our school.Continue Reading
Four School District Five students are now published authors. Author Stan Tucker brought his Share Your Story writing program to the district last year. The program walks students and teachers through the writing process. Students in grades 3-5 worked on their stories and all finished stories were submitted to StanContinue Reading
Kaleb McNeil of Dutch Fork won the Class 5A title at the S.C. HIgh School League individual tournament held at the Florence Civic Center. He defeated River Bluff’s Cael Edwards at 175 lbs. River Bluff’s Sophia Voudouris placed second at 135 lbs. in the girls’ division. (Photo courtesy of Dutch ForkContinue Reading
Mary Margaret Judd officially retired from Dan S. Judd Consultants, Inc. December 31, 2024 after heading up the company for the last 36 years. She took reins of the company in 1988 that her father and mother, Norvelle, started in 1973. “I’ve really enjoyed the people that I’ve worked withContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Suffering a season-ending overtime home defeat to an archrival before the playoffs would seem like a negative. Instead, the Irmo boys basketball team brought the positives from the loss to Dutch Fork into Tuesday’s first-round matchup with Socastee. This time, the Yellow Jackets relentless effort paidContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Trailing at halftime Thursday in the second round of the Class 5A Division I playoffs conjured up bad memories for Dutch Fork girls’ basketball coach Candace Bush. A year ago, the Lady Silver Foxes were riding high on a nine-game winning streak. They looked to advanceContinue Reading
IRMO – Two Dutch Fork High School students were detained Tuesday after school resource officers (SROs) received tips that they had brought firearms onto campus. According to the Richland County Sheriff’s Department, a 15-year-old and a 17-year-old had weapons in a vehicle they arrived in that morning. A search ofContinue Reading
On February 6 the Greater Irmo Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for Luziana Purchase as they unveiled there new space beside the current restaurant called Cypress Corner. Thomas and Mary Katherine cut the ribbon and invited guests to taste some good old fashioned New Orleans style cajun creoleContinue Reading
The South Carolina Department of Transportation will conduct temporary nighttime lane closures on the new bridge over the Saluda River (Exit 108 B-A) for two nights during the week of February 24. The nighttime closures are necessary to install new overhead signage over the bridge as part of Phase 1Continue Reading