Brookland-Lakeview Empowerment Center (BLEC) will join Farmer’s Markets across the country in celebrating National Farmer’s Market Week from August 6-12, 2023. The BLEC will host a Farmer’s Market every Tuesday beginning August 8 from 4-7 p.m. at the Brookland Baptist Church Northeast Campus. The BLEC will welcome over 15 vendors,Continue 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
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
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
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
Rapid Shelter Columbia serves men and women over the age of 18 who are chronically unsheltered by offering primary care, mental health, substance and overall physical/mental well-being and support. As Rapid Shelter Columbia residents get settled into their new pallet, supplies are offered to make them feel more comfortable andContinue Reading