The Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) chapter at Irmo High School traveled to Denver, Colorado, from July 2, 2023, through July 7, 2023, to compete at the National Leadership Conference. Irmo High School student Chai’Ane Woolley represented School District Five at the conference. Woolley competed in theContinue Reading
A Columbia man is accused of trafficking fentanyl after his arrest Monday near Interstate 20. Jakob Regan Dator, 20, is charged with trafficking fentanyl, 28 grams or more, according to an arrest warrant. “Lexington County narcotics agents stopped Dator Monday on the I-20 on-ramp at Sunset Boulevard,” Lexington County SheriffContinue Reading
The Lexington Police Department is looking for J’Air Malik Atkins, age 22 of Columbia, as he is alleged to have physically assaulted a victim in the early morning of August 3, 2023, by choking her, throwing her into a wall, punching her in the head, and not allowing her toContinue Reading
Dr. Mullikin discusses conservative approach to climate change By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Dr. Tom Mullikin, South Carolina’s renowned global expedition leader and chair of thegubernatorially established S.C. Floodwater Commission, addressed a gathering of theConservative Climate Foundation (CCF) at the historic Mills House hotel in Charleston,S.C., Wednesday, Aug. 2. FreshContinue Reading
Is your vote being counted properly? Grassroots group SC Safe Elections continues fight for access to valuable election audit report SC Safe Elections (SCSE), a grassroots group dedicated to election integrity in SC, sued 8 counties (Aiken, Beaufort, Charleston, Dorchester, Greenville, Lexington, Spartanburg, and York) and the SC Election CommissionContinue Reading
Rebekah (Bekah) Smith and the Smith Family return home after a life-altering car accident in Hawaii on June 28. Bekah (18) suffered an atlanto-occipital dislocation, a typically fatal injury, a C1 and C2 fracture, and traumatic brain injury, while her father, Jacob, and brothers, Jake, and Banks, also sustained injuries.Continue Reading
Sheriff Leon Lott discusses winning, leadership, and life beyond football By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott addressed the coaches and players of Benedict College’s football team during an all-hands team meeting at the Benedict Football offices, Saturday, July 29. Lott was joined by former standout BenedictContinue Reading
School District Five wrapped up its Summer Reading Camp with a special celebration. It included presentations of reading and writing from students and student reflections during the five-week camp. Each child also received a new book bag and books.Continue Reading
Computers, clothes, school supplies, and a variety of other school-year essentials can be bought free of sales tax during South Carolina’s annual 72-hour Tax-Free Weekend. The 2023 Tax-Free Weekend runs from August 4 – August 6 at 11:59 pm. Eligible items can be bought online and in-store without paying theContinue Reading
Starting today, August 3, access to Garner Lane will be relocated from the Interstate 20 eastbound ramp to Longcreek Drive, except for motorists accessing the Ramada Limited Hotel. Garner Lane is the frontage road along I-20 eastbound from Broad River Road to the Riverside Golf Center. Access to the RamadaContinue Reading
In 2019, more than 200 illegally obtained eastern box turtles were confiscated by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR). SCDNR partnered with the University of Georgia Savannah River Ecology Lab (SREL) to care for these turtles, providing an opportunity for graduate students at SREL. An $8,750 grant fromContinue Reading
The busiest intersection in the Town of Irmo will be closed from Monday, Aug. 7 until Friday, Aug. 11. Signs went up around Irmo on Monday alerting the public that the crossroads of Lake Murray Blvd. and St. Andrews Rd. will be closed for a week. That intersection had experiencedContinue Reading
South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster signed a new boating law bill at a ceremony signing at the Columbia Sailing Club on Lake Murray, Thursday, July 27 at 2 pm. The bill, S.96, is a boating safety and education law in South Carolina requiring anyone born after July 1, 2007, toContinue Reading
Chef Chris Williams of Roy’s Grille, located at 7971 N Woodrow Street in Irmo, will be competing in this year’s Great American Seafood Cook-Off in New Orleans this weekend. He faces off with 12 other competitors all vying to become the ‘King of American Seafood’. Williams was named South CarolinaContinue Reading
April 26, 1935 – July 27, 2023 Billy Graves (Bill) Benton, age 88, of Chapin, South Carolina, passed away on Thursday, July 27, 2023, surrounded by his family at home. Born on April 26, 1935, in Clarksville, Tennessee, he was the son of the late Hazel Frances Graves Benton HustonContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. “It’s been surreal.” That was Irmo Little League Seniors team head coach Pete von Ahn’s description of his team’s historic season. This All-Star group of players from Lexington-Richland District Five high schools Chapin, Dutch Fork and Spring Hill reached unchartered territory for the seven-year-old program. NotContinue Reading