By Al Dozier The Irmo Town Council approved an increase in residential garbage fees to $300 per year in the 2022 tax bill, but not without hearing complaints and holding a lengthy discussion. Commenting during the public participation period, Irmo resident David Stewart was concerned his bill has been goingContinue Reading
By Al Dozier A new school board with a different perspective took office in Lexington-Richland District 5 Monday after voters earlier this month voted out two incumbents and elected three newcomers. The board was often divided by a 4-3 vote in meetings frequently marked by disagreement. But Monday’s actions showedContinue Reading
Two Lexington County residents wanted in connection to multiple property and weapons crimes have been arrested in middle Tennessee. Wilson County, Tennessee, deputies captured Joshua Nathaniel Nelson, 28, and Kayla Denelle Humphrey, 36, Thursday morning after an extensive search that started November 11. “Deputies with the Wilson County Sheriff’s OfficeContinue Reading
By CT McDonald After winning their first round games last week, both Dutch Fork and Irmo advanced to this week’s second round of the 2020 varsity football playoffs — and they both will be playing on their home fields. Irmo Irmo’s Yellow Jackets (6-2) went out on the road lastContinue Reading
Families and friends can fill up their cars for a festive ride through a wonderland of colorful light displays and animated scenes during Holiday Lights on the River. Beginning November 24 and running nightly through December 31, see colorful lights, dancing trees, and much more as Saluda Shoals Park isContinue Reading
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) has issued the following statement in response to Former President Barack Obama’s comment Sunday morning: “On Sunday, Former President Barack Obama interviewed with ‘CBS This Morning,’ where he acknowledged that he wanted to ‘smack’ me during his joint address to Congress on September 9, 2009. “FormerContinue Reading
Lexington County Public Library (LCPL) is offering a series of activities encouraging local residents to be kind to others, themselves, animals and to the earth. “We want to show our community that in spite of the stress and uncertainty in our lives right now, we can all be a lightContinue Reading
The Basilica of St. Peter and First Baptist Church of Columbia will once again co-host this year’s Inter-Faith Thanksgiving Dinner. This will be the 30th Anniversary of the dinner and it will be held from 11:30 am until 1:30 pm Thanksgiving Day at the Basilica of St. Peter on AssemblyContinue Reading
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. South Carolina 7, a new book chronicling and commemorating the month-long SC7 cross-state expedition in July 2020, was published last month, a copy of which was presented to Gov. Henry McMaster by expedition leader Tom Mullikin, October 23. “This is a beautiful coffee table bookContinue Reading
Columbia Children’s Theatre (CCT) will present a Virtual Premiere of Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus, performed by teen actors in grades 7-12. The performance will be streamed as a watch party on November 20 at 7 pm, and also be available for on-demand viewing November 21 – 22. Individual and family packContinue Reading
The District Five Foundation has received a $500 donation from the Lexington County Bar Association to support the Snack Pack Program. The Snack Pack program is a collaborative effort between the District Five Foundation, local churches, and the School District that provides nutritional food for District Five students who doContinue Reading