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Counselor joins South Carolina Pediatric Alliance
Katie Brave brings experience supporting children, teens and families COLUMBIA — The South Carolina Pediatric Alliance (SCPA) has added Katie Brave, a licensed professional counselor, to its team. Brave specializes in supporting women, children and teens through mental health challenges, using psychotherapy approaches based on cognitive behavioral and family systems
Education
District Five to host substance-use education event
Shatter the Myth program set for Oct. 27 at Irmo Middle School IRMO — Lexington-Richland School District Five will host Shatter the Myth: Substance Use on Oct. 27 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Irmo Middle School, 6051 Wescott Road in Columbia. The event is open to all district families
Sports
Chapin ends region losing streak
By Thomas Grant Jr. A region victory can now get crossed out among the list of accomplishments this season by Chapin football. The Eagles defeated White Knoll 46-36 to snap an 8-game losing streak in region play. They fell behind 15-0 in the first quarter before answering with 20 unanswered
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Public Safety
Faith-and-Blue a rousing success at north Columbia’s Meadowlake Park
The RCSD-hosted mini-festival was one of thousands held across the country By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Braving the wind and the rain: Moms, dads, children, grandparents, churches, local food venders,
Community News
The burn barrel
A rare sight today, the burn barrel By Tom Poland, A Southern WriterTomPoland.net We had one. It stood on bricks near a tangled thicket of fragrant honeysuckle. I remember its
Entertainment
Philharmonic launches Capital Concerts season Oct. 17
The South Carolina Philharmonic will launch its 62nd season of Capital Concerts, formerly known as the Masterworks Series, Oct. 17 with a performance celebrating the Romantic era of classical music.
Civic
Rotary gets update on River Walk trail project
Second phase underway as planners work to connect 27-mile riverfront network IRMO — Mark Smires, executive director of the Irmo Chapin Recreation Commission (ICRC), recently briefed the Rotary Club of
































