The Irmo Okra Strut Festival returns this weekend, marking its 50th celebration over the past 52 years. The only breaks came during COVID-19 and last year’s Hurricane Helene storm damage. What began as a fundraiser by the Lake Murray-Irmo Woman’s Club to build a new library has grown into aContinue Reading
Justin Hadden of Warrenville, South Carolina won the Boater Division, and Thomas Pennell, III of Boiling Springs, South Carolina won the Co-Angler Division. PROSPERITY, S.C. – September 7, 2025 – Capital City/Lake Murray Country (CCLMC) is proud to announce the champions of the MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League (BFL) SuperContinue Reading
By Jennifer Tardy Each month, I share practical health insights, the latest research, and tools you can use to support your body at the root level—not just manage symptoms. Here’s what’s new this September: In the News: Nature May Ease Pain A new study in The Journal of Pain showsContinue Reading
By Eileen Renders What is Bradycardia? According to Harvard Health, Bradycardia is a heart rhythm disorder that can cause fatigue, dizziness, and fainting. It is described as a low heart rate. Julie Corliss, Executive Editor of Harvard Heart Letter, and the following information was reviewed by Christopher P. Cannon, EditorContinue Reading
By Radley West We all know the truth — you’re one minor inconvenience away from a full-on existential crisis. But does the world need to know that? Absolutely not. Fortunately, faking it is an art form, and with just a little effort (or at least the illusion of effort), youContinue Reading
By Tom Poland, A Southern WriterTomPoland.net Sea View Inn’s fried chicken. As evening shadows fell, I made my way home through woods. Overpowering the peppery smell of autumn leaves, the chicken frying in mom’s cast iron skillet came to me. For the rest of my life no fragrance said homeContinue Reading
The Chapin High School class of 1975 will hold their 50 year reunion on Saturday, November 15 at Mid Carolina Country Club in Prosperity. For more information on participating contact Keth Wilkes at 803-414-8224 or Ann Rauch Hutchens at 803-331-3345.Continue Reading
Event Supports Community-Police Relationship-Building Programs Across the Carolinas COLUMBIA, S.C. (Sept. 10, 2025) – Serve & Connect, a South Carolina nonprofit dedicated to strengthening relationships between law enforcement and the communities they serve, will host its 3rd Annual Serve & Connect Golf Tournament on Monday, Nov. 17 at the WoodlandsContinue Reading
Richland County Deputy among five first-responders to be honored on the eve of the 24th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Richland County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) School Resource Officer (SRO) Todd Minemier, one of the longest-serving certified SROs in South Carolina, received EastminsterContinue Reading
Tuesday, October 14th, 6:00 PM at Crossroads Church in Chapin The Greater Chapin Chamber of Commerce will host a Mayoral Candidate Forum on Tuesday, October 14th at 6:00 PM at Crossroads Church Chapin (105 Beaufort St, Chapin, SC 29036). This public event will provide an opportunity for community members toContinue Reading
CHAPIN – The Crooked Creek Art League will open its 2025–26 year with the first meeting on Monday, September 15, at Crooked Creek Park. The evening will feature a presentation by League President Michael Naughton, an award-winning acrylic painter, titled “Tracing My Path to Abstract Painting.” Naughton, known for hisContinue Reading
COLUMBIA — Richland County is inviting residents and businesses to take part in shaping the county’s future as it moves into the third phase of updating its Comprehensive Plan for 2025, called Reimagine Richland. The plan will serve as a long-term guide for development policies and community investment. The countyContinue Reading
COLUMBIA — The City of Columbia has officially joined the growing list of communities across the nation dedicated to supporting pollinator health by becoming an affiliate of Bee City USA. Bee City USA, an initiative of the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, provides a framework for communities to conserve nativeContinue Reading
CHAPIN — Woodman Life Park will host a free Craft Show and Farmers Market on Saturday, September 13, from 9 a.m. to noon, rain or shine. If weather becomes an issue, the event will move inside the lodge. Guests can sip coffee while browsing local vendors and enjoying the lakefrontContinue Reading
By Liesha Wessinger-Hufstetler The John Calvin Lindler Reunion is on September 21 at St Thomas Lutheran at 1pm. If you have a family reunion, you want to advertise in the paper, please send me an email at huffstetler.leisha@gmail.com Chapin town hall meeting is 6 p.m. on September 16, 2025, atContinue Reading
By Liesha Wessinger-Hufstetler I am in typing class, sitting with anxious attentiveness, with my poised fingers above the keyboard, listening to the teacher call out” a-s-d-f- J-K L”, then the word “space.” No one could cheat and look down at the keyboard; it was all about the muscle memory ofContinue Reading