2023-05-12
Greater Chapin Chamber Announces 2026 Annual Awards Gala Nominees
CHAPIN, S.C. – The Greater Chapin Chamber of Commerce has officially announced the nominees for its 2026 Annual Awards Gala: A Night of Reflection. The finalists represent a cross-section of the Chapin business community and are being recognized for excellence in leadership, service, innovation and community investment across five award
District Five Holds Fourth Annual First Jobs Signing Day
IRMO – Lexington-Richland School District Five celebrated its fourth annual First Jobs Signing Day on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, recognizing 29 students hired to work within the district. The First Jobs Initiative was created to address the nationwide labor shortage while providing students with meaningful, paid work experience. This year’s
Young Pelion Racer Preston Blevins Eyes World Stage
By Thomas Grant Jr. At just 11 years old, Pelion native Kenneth “Preston” Blevins is already accelerating through the early stages of what looks to be a promising kart racing career. The young driver has captured three junior titles along with the 2025 U.S. and E-World championship in North Carolina.
Digital forensics a crime-solving game-changer
Richland County Sheriff’s Department points to mobile-phone forensics as “vital asset” in recent homicide-solving successes By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Recent national reports of the Richland County Sheriff’s Department’s (RCSD)
Richland Northeast Band to Host Drumline Competition
IRMO — Richland Northeast High School’s Silver Cadets Marching Band will host Battle In the Met, a drumline competition, on Saturday, March 7, from 2–8 p.m. in the RNE gym.
Irmo Helps Launch Fundraising Campaign for All-Inclusive Play
The Town of Irmo is launching a community-wide fundraising campaign to support the development of Crossbuck Play Space at Rawls Creek Park—an all-inclusive play space designed to ensure children of
Lake Murray-Irmo Rotary Names February Student of the Month
The Lake Murray-Irmo Rotary Club has named Seven Oaks Elementary Global Magnet fifth grader Allison Reyes Andres as its February Student of the Month. Seven Oaks Principal Dr. Angie Slatton