By Al Dozier The outrage over a now-abandoned plan to acquire property around Mosely Avenue to create a new business district in Irmo surfaced again at Tuesday’s council meeting. A resolution on the council agenda that actually called for suspension of any land acquisition activities on Mosely Avenue near theContinue Reading
Mayor Barry Walker kicked off his re-election campaign on August 16th. LEADERSHIP has come to define his first term in office. Elected in November of 2019 with a promise of change and progress, he wasted no time in setting his vision into motion. Mayor Walker’s tenure was marked by navigatingContinue Reading
By Al Dozier Irrmo needs to take better care of the town’s cats and dogs. That’s the recommendation of Councilman Erik Sickinger who worries that county jurisdictions are not handling the problem. “We have a lot of lost animals,” he said at Tuesday’s council meeting. “We have a problem withContinue Reading
The Irmo Fire District has welcomed four new Probationary Firefighters. They are PFFs Nedwick, Burkes, Paynor, and Paunovich. The firefighters were pinned after completing a two-week Recruit Academy with Irmo Fire District.Continue Reading
Irmo businessman, Bill Danielson has officially filed his paperwork to run for Mayor of Irmo. Danielson, who was first elected to Irmo Town Council in a special election in March of 2020 and reelected to a full term in 2021, is, a successful local businessman for over 30 years whoContinue Reading
Sgt. Trent Williams was promoted to Patrol Lieutenant on Thursday, August 31 at the Irmo Police Department Headquarters. Williams has been with IPD since 2009 and has been in law enforcement since 1999. Williams left Irmo in 2010 to serve as a police trainer and advisor in both Afghanistan andContinue Reading
The Irmo Police Department Community Foundation, officers of the Irmo Police Department, and the Town of Irmo would like to thank and recognize their business partners and individuals for their support and sponsorship of National Night Out 2023. This year was another huge success, and it would not have beenContinue Reading
A Push-In ceremony was held on Monday, August 28, for the brand-new Engine 172 at the Northlake location of the Irmo Fire District. Firemen gathered together to push the new engine into its stall as was and still is a tradition from the past. The tradition goes back to horse-drawnContinue Reading
By Al Dozier Irmo Mayor Barry Walker Sr. expressed concerns at Tuesday’s council meeting that the yellow road stripes are fading on several roads in the Irmo area, posing a safety hazard to motorists. Walker said he has heard several citizens complain about the problem, and urged the council toContinue Reading
Effective immediately, you can only make a right turn onto Lake Murray Boulevard from Woodrow Street. No more left turns onto Lake Murray Blvd or going straight through the intersection from Woodrow Street. You also will not be able to turn left onto Woodrow Street from Lake Murray Boulevard. ThisContinue Reading
IPD seeks the assistance of the public to identify the two men pictured in this photograph taken from video surveillance footage. They may have information regarding an incident that occurred at Hemingway’s Bar around 1:00 am on May 28, 2023, that led to a felony assault. If you have informationContinue Reading