The 7th annual Irmo Cherry Blossom Festival is set to take place on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at Irmo Town Park, located at 7330 Carlisle Street in Irmo, SC. This family-friendly festival honors the beautiful flowering Japanese Yoshino cherry trees, symbolizing the beauty, transience, and preciousness of life. Key highlightsContinue Reading
A groundbreaking ceremony was conducted for the new wing addition to Irmo High School on March 8. Dr. Kaaren Hampton, the school’s principal, extended a warm welcome to the attendees, including past Lex/Rich District Five board members, politicians, teachers, and students. The groundbreaking was performed by Board Chair Rebecca BlackburnContinue Reading
Mary Alice Laubach, the Placement Chair at Dutch Fork Middle School in Lexington-Richland School District Five, has been honored with the Principal of the Year award for South Carolina by the South Carolina Council for Exceptional Children (SCCEC) for 2024. Despite not being a principal, individuals serving as the SpecialContinue Reading
Salem United Methodist Church invites the community to an Easter Sunrise Service at Woodmen of the World on Lake Murray. The service will take place on March 31st at 7 a.m. The address is 2000 Johnson Marina Rd., Chapin. This informal 45-minute Sunrise Service will be led by PastorContinue Reading
By Mike DuBose Consumers are plagued by soaring prices, empty shelves, and hard-to-find items since the Covid Pandemic interrupted supply chains. Families, with limited income, experienced the fiercest struggles, often depleting savings, borrowing money, or tapping retirement funds. Many are penny-pinching, even dangerously reducing vital medicines and food to survive.Continue Reading
Lexington County deputies have arrested three teenage males in connection with an armed robbery and shooting in the Swansea area of Lexington County. According to Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon, the incident occurred Wednesday evening. “After speaking with witnesses and victims, investigators determined one of the teens stole a gunContinue Reading
The 5th graders at Nursery Road Elementary School-Arts Magnet (NRES-AM), in preparation for the Creating Original Opera project, participated in two field trips. February 1, they took part in a Field Experience to the SC State Museum and Planetarium where they explored the various floors of the building as wellContinue Reading
The Irmo Police Department has arrested Daquan M. Williams (35) of Irmo, in connection to a violent assault. On March 6 around 7 am, Irmo officers responded to a call in which the victim stated they’d been raped. The victim, who’s identity will not be released, told officers a manContinue Reading
On Thursday, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster signed into law H.3594, commonly known as the “permitless carry” or “constitutional carry” bill. The legislation makes South Carolina the 29th state in the United States to implement constitutional carry, allowing individuals aged 18 and older to openly carry loaded handguns without theContinue Reading
S.C. Floodwater Commission chair reflects on what’s to come here in the Palmetto State By Alex Junes-Ward Dr. Tom Mullikin, the world-renowned global expedition leader from Camden, S.C., returned from Alaska’s annual Iditarod dogsled race between Anchorage and Nome, earlier this week. “The Iditarod race gained international fame asContinue Reading
Open Letter A friend shared with me a question he was asked about a conversation he had become a part of. I thought his answer was a great response, and his perspective was worth sharing. I will not say who, what, or where, but I will bring his words andContinue Reading