IRMO, S.C. — The Rotary Club of Lake Murray-Irmo welcomed Scott Hagler, director of Field Services for the Scouting America Indian Waters Council, for a presentation on Scouting’s current programs, activities and opportunities for young people. Hagler brings extensive experience to his role. An Eagle Scout and Vigil Honor memberContinue Reading
From a conservation perspective, energy density merits greater attention within environmental policy analysis By Thomas S. Mullikin Conservation policy has traditionally framed economic development and environmental protection as competing objectives, particularly in rural regions where economic distress often coincides with ecologically valuable landscapes. S.C. provides a useful case study forContinue Reading
The 11th Annual BBQ Fundraiser benefiting Sharing God’s Love will be held Tuesday, Oct. 6, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Coldwell Banker’s Irmo/Lake Murray office, 7464 Woodrow St. in Irmo. Donations will benefit the organization’s ongoing community work and include a pulled pork barbecue plate with all theContinue Reading
Two Lexington-Richland School District Five schools have earned national recognition from Magnet Schools of America (MSA), the national association for magnet and theme-based schools. H. E. Corley Elementary School Leadership & Montessori Magnet School has met the criteria to become a Nationally Certified-Demonstration Magnet School, while Leaphart Elementary School STEAMContinue Reading
School District Five has been awarded a $220,000 grant from the South Carolina Department of Education through the Instructional Leadership Accelerator Pilot Program, a new initiative designed to strengthen leadership systems that directly impact teaching and learning. District Five is one of a select group of school districts chosen toContinue Reading
Costco recently donated 375 bookbags to Dutch Fork Middle School to help provide students with essential school supplies. The bookbags will benefit students at Dutch Fork Middle as well as students at several elementary schools that feed into the middle school.Continue Reading
Photo: Army Chaplain (Capt.) Emil Kapaun (right) and Army Capt. Jerome A. Dolan, 1st Cavalry Division, carry an exhausted soldier off the battlefield in Korea, early in the war. Credit:Army VIRIN:500712-O-D0439-001 By Dennis H. Klein and Wade Thompson EXCERPT FROM Unremembered Victory Available on Amazon.com In less than two weeks, theContinue Reading
In the photo, from left, are Kyle Koch, Chase Edwards, Kevin Hite, Mrs. Amick representing the late Jamie Amick, Coach Tom Painter and Amber Hines Jensch. By Stan Shealy Six new members were inducted Saturday into the Chapin High School Athletic Hall of Fame. The Class of 2026 includes JamesContinue Reading
Artwork of Buffalo Bill from the Colorado Encyclopedia By Tom Poland, A Southern WriterTomPoland.net I’ve drifted far from home . . . Dearly Departed they call this Denver bar. With good reason. Joseph Bona pumped embalming fluid into Buffalo Bill here. Plus, they sold caskets in this bar once uponContinue Reading
Photo: SC CCR&R Quality Coach and PLT Facilitator Linda Doherty demonstrates the woodworking PLT activity “Experiment with Sand Paper” South Carolina Child Care Resource & Referral (SC CCR&R) has received the 2026 South Carolina Project Learning Tree Jerry L. Shrum Leadership in Education Award. The organization was selected by theContinue Reading
By Robin All Today, we have a picture of a true athlete who is over 70 years old and has applied the experience he learned from playing sports when he was younger to his golf game. Many of us have forgotten how we used to swing a baseball bat. WeContinue Reading
PHOTO BY CHAPIN HIGH SCHOOL: Chapin player Week 2 honors went to PK Beckham Diimmler, wide receiver Ny’Shawn Palmore, LB Parker Collins and RB Charlie Howell. By Thomas Grant Jr. The losing streak is now a distant memory for Chapin football. It was the opening round of the 2024 ClassContinue Reading
By Mike DuBose Criminals exploit speed, fear and trust. The telephone and internet have made life easier, but they have also opened our homes, cars, businesses and smartphones to criminals thousands of miles away. Robocalls, fraudulent texts and emails, and official-looking websites arrive daily. Artificial intelligence has made itContinue Reading
IRMO, S.C. — The Town of Irmo will launch a new live music series Thursday, Sept. 3, bringing jazz performances, food and a relaxed outdoor atmosphere to Whitt Cline Community Park. Jazz on Carlisle is being presented in partnership with the ColaJazz Foundation and will feature jazz musicians performing at the parkContinue Reading
You don’t have to eat perfectly to improve your health. When it comes to gut health, one of the most useful goals may be to focus less on perfection and more on variety. One simple approach is to try eating 30 different plant foods each week. And before you think,Continue Reading
Athletic performances measured by UK-based strength-level calculator By Christopher David Carter Powerlifters and amateur athletes are increasingly measuring strength gains by the worldwide strength-level calculator now-often utilized by fitness instructors and strength-and-conditioning coaches across North America and beyond. Developed at the University of Cambridge (England) in 2007, the online strength-levelContinue Reading