The Town of Irmo has named Tide Law its Small Business of the Month. The firm will be recognized at the Irmo Town Council meeting on August 19th. Tide Law offers a range of legal services, including residential and commercial real estate transactions, estate administration, wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and business formation. A resident nominatedContinue Reading

By Jake Moore When I was little, and on Saturday mornings, my dad took my sister, my brother, and I to Mathias Sandwich shop. We were decent kids, but on Saturday mornings, we were awful. Without my mother’s supervision, we were free to roam the restaurant. We were also freeContinue Reading

By Thomas Grant Jr. The first-ever appearance in Williamsport, Penn. for Irmo Little League opened in ‘grand’ fashion Thursday afternoon. Joe Giuletti’s grand slam highlighted a six-run second inning that lifted Irmo to a 13-0 win in four innings over Braintree American to open the Little League World Series. TheContinue Reading

By Wyatt Anthony VA Public Affairs Specialist “All of a sudden, the firecrackers began. Submarines were hitting those ships — men screaming, fire, burning . . .” That’s how Lee O. McKinnon remembers the morning of the North Africa invasion in 1942, when the 17-year-old Navy steward stood on theContinue Reading

PACIFIC OCEAN – U.S. Navy Fireman Ronald Boozer, a Columbia, S.C., native, is serving aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) as part of Carrier Strike Group Three. While at sea in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations, Boozer recently put his skills to work inContinue Reading

IRMO – CrossRoads Intermediate School science teacher Tabitha Boyd Collins was among about 125 educators from across the United States selected to attend the 2025 Discovery Educator Network Summer Institute (DENSI) in Chicago, Illinois. DENSI is a unique, volunteer-driven professional learning experience that equips teachers with fresh ideas, digital tools,Continue Reading

LEXINGTON, S.C. – A Gilbert man is facing multiple charges after Lexington County narcotics agents say they found fentanyl, meth, and ammunition in his home. Gary Edward Ware Jr., 38, is charged with trafficking fentanyl, distributing meth, and possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, according to arrest warrants.Continue Reading

May 1, 1951 – August 11, 2025 IN THE CARE OF Dunbar Funeral Home – Dutch Fork Chapel Samuel Dillard Mathias “Sammie/Sam”, 74 of Chapin, passed away on Monday, August 11, 2025 after a brief illness. Born May 1, 1951 in Columbia, SC, he was the youngest son of the late DavidContinue Reading

I did articles in early, 2024 (Tax bucks, road maintenance “shenanigans“, Sky is not falling) and since Lexington County voted in January to go back to the original road maintenance agreement after all that hoopla, I would like to follow up to those articles. Yes it has been months, butContinue Reading