Dear Friends, I am a father of three Lexington-Richland District 5 graduates. I am also the spouse of a dedicated D5 teacher with over 25 years of experience. Lexington-Richland District 5 is wonderful school district. Despite the challenges of 2020, Dr. Melton seems to be an effective leader with aContinue Reading
A strange message on a billboard is raising questions as to its meaning. While traveling through West Columbia on I-26 West, between exits 111 and 110, this billboard looms to oncoming traffic with a nefarious sounding message leaving those who view it pondering what it all means. That is exactlyContinue Reading
Decimated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the motorcoach or charter bus industry did not receive vital economic relief from Congress during the CARES Act and are hoping the Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services (CERTS) Act language is included in the next stimulus package. The CERTS Act would provide $10 billionContinue Reading
Congressman Joe Wilson visited the Greater Irmo Chamber of Commerce monthly luncheon on Wednesday, October 14 held at the St. Andrews Presbyterian Church on St. Andrews Road. “Irmo is a special place for me,” said Congressman Wilson. “I feel right at home here with the chamber.” Wilson was instrumentalContinue Reading
An automobile collided with a moving train at the intersection of Lake Murray Blvd. and St. Andrews Rd. in Irmo on Wednesday around 4pm. The car was heading east on Lake Murray Blvd. when the driver got to close to the moving train. The accident backed up traffic on LakeContinue Reading
This idea is running parallel to Jordan Speith putting while he is looking at the hole. In short summary, putting with your eyes closed, your mind can be magical if you learn to utilize it better. Putting can be unimaginably easy if you let it. So practice this and letContinue Reading
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Midlands karate instructor Rick Vitali was named to the board of directors of the S.C. Black Belt Hall of Fame (SCBBHOF) in mid-September “Rick’s being named to the board of the Hall of Fame is an addition which will insure our growth in terms ofContinue Reading
Central Carolina Community Foundation has named new members to its Board of Trustees: • Julie C. Albrecht, Vice President, CFO at Sonoco Products Company; • Clifford Bourke, Jr., Vice President of Legal Services at Southeastern Freight Lines, Inc.; • Andy Folsom, Vice President, Strategic Investments, M&A and Tax at BlueCrossContinue Reading
Three senior student leaders at the Center for Advanced Technical Studies (The Center) have been elected to SkillsUSA South Carolina State Office positions for the 2020-2021 school year: Raymond Jedlicka (Machine Tool Technology from Spring Hill High), Katherine Stodden (Law Enforcement Services from Spring Hill High), and Megan vanVollenhoven (LawContinue Reading
Together SC, the state’s network of nonprofit organizations has announced four new board members elected by its nonprofit member organizations from across South Carolina. They include Nicole Echols, executive director of the Pee Dee Branch of Harvest Hope Food Bank in Florence; John Hart III, executive director of Good SamaritanContinue Reading
We are excited to announce the release of a new, standardized Benefit Verification letter. People receiving Social Security or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits can obtain their letter by using their personal my Social Security account. You can use the letter as proof of income for loans, housing assistance, mortgage,Continue Reading