Lexington-Richland School District Five has named veteran administrator Tina McCaskill as its new Chief of Academics. McCaskill will replace Anna Miller who is retiring. McCaskill currently serves as the Director of Elementary Education for School District Five. Prior to that position, she served as principal and assistant principal of IrmoContinue Reading
Lexington-Richland School District Five has named longtime educator Ed Davis the new principal of Chapin High School. He was approved to his new post during a school board meeting on June 12. Davis currently serves the principal at Chapin Intermediate. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Communication and hisContinue Reading
For the 3rd year in a row, Irmo will present a celebration commemorating Juneteenth on Monday, June 19. The celebration will begin in the Harbison Theatre at 2:30 pm and resume in the Prisma Health Amphitheater located in the Community Park of Irmo at 5 pm. There will be foodContinue Reading
Emily Renee Zeigler, 55, of Leesville was shot and killed June 7 in the 600 block of Pine Grove Road located in the Leesville area of Lexington County. Zeigler was pronounced dead on scene due to a gunshot wound to the upper body. An acquaintance of Zeigler was also shotContinue Reading
Lexington County deputies have arrested a man accused of presenting a firearm to a driver during a road rage incident last week. Adam Lee Jones, 43, displayed the weapon while stopped at a traffic light near the 200 block of Longs Pond Road Thursday, according to an arrest warrant. “InContinue Reading
Steve Padgett Honda of Lake Murray held a First Responders Luncheon on Friday, June 9 at the dealership located at 750 Western Lane. The buffet-style lunch was prepared by their in-house restaurant, Steve’s Kitchen, and first responders included Irmo firemen, Irmo police, South Carolina Highway Patrol, Richland County Sheriff’s DepartmentContinue Reading
Gabriel Penfield had the distinct honor of being the first person served at the reopening of the Waffle House in Irmo on Thursday, June 8. The restaurant had undergone a remodel and Penfield was asked to be first because of his frequent flyer status with the establishment. I’ve been goingContinue Reading
Lexington-Richland School District Five is recognizing dozens of students for achieving high scores on the PSAT and SAT examinations. The highest score possible on the PSAT is 1520, and the highest score possible on the SAT is 1600. For recognition purposes the district uses the PSAT scores for 9th, 10th,Continue Reading
Two Irmo High School Seniors, Aryana Stokes and Nyaveia Creech, were awarded $1000 scholarships by McGregor Presbyterian Church during Senior Awards night at Irmo High School on May 25. One-half of each scholarship is paid to their College of choice and one-half to the individual for ancillary college costs. AryanaContinue Reading
By Dee Griffin What if there was a ticking time bomb inside of you and you had NO idea it was there?For some people, this may be true. High blood pressure (a.k.a. hypertension) can be putting you at risk for things such as stroke, heart attack, and kidney failure.Continue Reading
First-generation immigrant Vidhu Valsarajan is one of many Dominion Energy employees who recently participated in a celebration to wrap up Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month at the company’s South Carolina headquarters in Cayce. Hosted by the Asian Pacific Islander Employee Resource Group (ERG), the event provided employees withContinue Reading