The Basilica of St. Peter’s Catholic Church will host it’s 35th Annual Free Easter Banquet on Easter Sunday, April 4, for the poor, homeless and elderly. The church is located at 1529 Assembly Street in downtown Columbia and organizers are asking that the public please use the back entrance dueContinue Reading
The Capital City/Lake Murray Country Regional Tourism Board will have the 2021 Taste of Lake Murray, presented by Lexington Medical Center, on May 6th, 2021. The event will take place at the DoubleTree by Hilton at 6pm. Limited space is available but tickets are on sale and can be purchasedContinue Reading
POWERPLANTSC tree planting event to aid in far reaching effort By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Trees are a critically important, life-sustaining component of our global environment. Trees provide oxygen. They absorb carbon. They stabilize the soil. They provide nesting for birds and animals, as well as fruit and other nourishmentContinue Reading
A review of artist Dawn Buskard Faber’s “Love Lifted Me” By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Art is a journey. Sounds vague, even cliché. But it’s true. And like music and poetry, visual physical hand-formed works of art are also subjective in terms of their sensory appeal. Though the clearly masterfulContinue Reading
Registration is now open for the Inquiry Matters Conference. The event is being hosted by Lexington-Richland School District Five in partnership with the University of South Carolina (UofSC) College of Education on April 17 from 8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. The event will be offered virtually this year in responseContinue Reading
Leesville’s Hollow Creek Distillery begins production of Vodka With the recent announcement of a new 5,000sf building and a Community Service Award from Governor Henry McMaster for the production of hand sanitizer at the start of the pandemic, Hollow Creek Distillery is making news again. Owners Craig and Meredith AmickContinue Reading
February 4, 1959 – February 27, 2021 West Columbia, South Carolina – Bill Mooneyhan, 62, loving and devoted husband of Laura H. Mooneyhan, of McSwain Drive West Columbia, passed away Saturday, February 27, 2021, unexpectedly at his home. Bill was born in Columbia, February 4, 1959, a son of theContinue Reading
Live music will fill the Irmo Community Park during a free concert of classic music and dance band tunes at the outdoor amphitheater Sunday, March 14 from 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Come meet the Riverland Band and hear music of many genres. Riverland will be presenting a wide varietyContinue Reading
Richland County Sheriff’s Dept. collects two full carloads of gear for distribution By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott met with Irmo High School Head Baseball Coach Bruce White and families of Irmo ballplayers, Sat. Feb. 20, to collect two full carloads of slightly used baseballs, bats,Continue Reading
By Al Dozier Local leaders called it a celebration of black history. The event Saturday was actually a “Restoration Ceremony” attended by several community leaders including Irmo Mayor Barry Walker Sr. They gathered at the site of the old, abandoned Upper Pine Grove Cemetery just off Archer’s Lane in theContinue Reading
Scouting BSA to help plant 3.2 million trees across the Palmetto State By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Six Scouting BSA (Boy Scouts of America) councils from across South Carolina have partnered with POWERPLANTSC with Scouts preparing to plant pine tree seeds – and help set a record 3.2-million trees plantedContinue Reading