Commits to Rethinking how to solicit tech solutions and attract potential partnerships with startups and tech-based entrepreneurs to give underrepresented entrepreneurs more opportunities for economic advancement Irmo today announced it has committed rethinking how to solicit tech solutions and attract potential partnerships with startups and tech-based entrepreneurs. This commitment wasContinue Reading
The Irmo High School Astronomy classes met behind the school on December 1 between 8-9 pm to use their telescopes to investigate some of the stellar bodies they have been studying. Nineteen amateur astronomers showed up that night and the weather was perfectly clear. The classes saw close-ups of theContinue Reading
Four new firefighters recently joined the Columbia-Richland Fire Department after completing the department’s direct hire program. Each firefighter received their badge from Chief Aubrey Jenkins during a pinning ceremony Monday at department headquarters. The direct hire program allows candidates with prior experience and the proper certification to begin running callsContinue Reading
The Community Carol Sing at McGregor Presbyterian Church will be held on December 18 from 4 – 4:30 pm. Participants will gather around the church’s outdoor Christmas tree to sing Christmas carols and enjoy hot chocolate and cookies. In the case of inclement weather, the carol sing will be heldContinue Reading
NoMa Warehouse will be holding its holiday market on December 16, at 6 pm during the normal NoMa Flea from 6 – 9 pm. It will run again on December 17 from 3 – 6 pm and December 18 from 12-3. This year’s holiday market highlights local art, culture, food,Continue Reading
New concert program creates accessible event for persons with sensory sensitivities and their families The South Carolina Philharmonic presents Sensory Friendly Family Concert Sunday, February 19, 2023 at 3:00 PM at the Koger Center for the Arts. This concert event is designed especially for persons with sensory sensitivities and theirContinue Reading
The 282d Army Band and Fort Jackson are continuing a tradition with the Annual Home for Holidays Concert. The band wants to spread the holiday cheer and bring people together, including the trainees who are not going home for the holidays, to enjoy a free concert in the local community.Continue Reading
Studio 3P, LLC is pleased to announce that their lead photographer Kimberly Case’s portrait “Green Eyed Lady” brought home the Blue Ribbon for Photography in the 5th Annual Crooked Creek Art League’s Still Hopes 2022 Exhibition. Case’s portrait photograph depicts a young lady returning the viewer’s gaze with clarity andContinue Reading
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW, the Richland County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) was out in force ringing the bell (sometimes singing and dancing) for the Salvation Army of the Midlands, all shifts, all day, at both entrances to Walmart in northeast Columbia, Thursday, Dec.Continue Reading
Irmo Fire officials survey the damage at Minnie’s Auto Repair Shop on St. Andrews Rd. after a Ford F-150 crashed into the building at a high rate of speed. The crash happened around 6:15 pm on Monday, December 12 and the vehicle went straight through the building coming out onContinue Reading
Well Pets celebrated their new surroundings in a spacious state-of-the-art animal hospital at 1201 Lake Murray Blvd. in Irmo. Kerry Powers, CEO of the Greater Irmo Chamber of Commerce, held a ribbon cutting along with town of Irmo representatives Mayor Barry Walker and Mayor Pro Tem Bill Danielson acknowledging theContinue Reading