First Community Bank has announced the completion of its Tackling Hunger campaign with more than 4,000 non-perishable food items collected and donated to local organizations. The campaign was established by the bank’s 2023 Leadership Institute graduating class who selected the critical issue of hunger as its class project to driveContinue Reading
Capital City/Lake Murray Country Regional Tourism Board (CCLMC) held a press conference on the front steps of Segra Park June 14 to announce a new BBQ event in the Midlands. “A year from now, in June of 2024, Columbia SC will host the inaugural Southeastern BBQ Showdown” said Miriam Atria,Continue Reading
Grace United Methodist Church, 410 Harbison Boulevard will host dinner and a movie on June 30. The dinner will consist of hot dogs with all the fixings, chips, baked beans, ice cream, sodas, water and lots of door prizes. It will be starting at 6 pm on June 30 followedContinue Reading
By CT McDonald Irmo Little League baseball teams are headed to state tournaments, and there are more than just a handful of them. Irmo Little League (ILL) will host the 9, 10 and 11-years old Little League Baseball State Tournament at Friarsgate Park next Thursday through Sunday (July 6-9) andContinue Reading
Nearly $40,000 was raised through the inaugural Dam Boat Run on Lake Murray as it kicked off from the intake towers at the Dreher Shoals Dam on Saturday, June 24. With what organizers hope to be a yearly event more than 65 boats from across the country participated in theContinue Reading
Bassmaster has named Lake Murray #4 out of 100 in their 2023 “100 Best Bass Lakes Revealed” list. The story was featured in the July/August issue of Bassmaster Magazine. “After months of gathering data on hundreds of the best lakes in the nation, the cream of the bass fisheries hasContinue Reading
Stephen Abercrombie caught this 5 lb. largemouth bass from Lake Murray on Saturday, June 17. It was 19 inches long and 7 inches wide. Stephen frequents Lake World where he is a customer and he didn’t let this one get away. Way to go, Stephen! Photo courtesy of Lake WorldContinue Reading
This article continues from the last one on A.I. (Artificial Intelligence). We see A.I. in almost all articles for writing at this point, and many teachers in school see this in students’ work as well. From the last article, we had a teacher ask how to spot work generated fromContinue Reading
By Mike DuBose with Dr. David Hurst, DVM In our earlier article, we described how our pets bring us great joy and comfort, along with many physical and mental health benefits. Unfortunately, we will outlive our best friends. Animals leave our lives through a variety of ways such as tragicContinue Reading
Jackie Bradley recently opened her doors at ButterKreme Queen with a grand opening on Saturday, June 17. Jackie is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of Charleston and has been in business for three years. ButterKreme Queen offers celebration cakes, custom cakes, cookies, pastries and treats. ButterKreme Queen is locatedContinue Reading
Irmo, June 22, 2023 – The Town of Irmo is thrilled to announce a series of exciting events organized by the Irmo Events Committee for the month of July. With a wide range of activities planned, residents and visitors are in for a treat. Mark your calendars for these upcomingContinue Reading