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
Lexington Medical Center held a ribbon-cutting for their new community medical center in Northeast Columbia. On Tuesday, March 15 the facility was blessed and the ribbon was cut on the 225,000 square foot building that will provide urgent care, imaging services, mobile MRI, X-ray, ultrasound, CT and women’s imaging, andContinue Reading
Lexington-Richland School District Five is announcing important updates and details about its in-person 2021 graduation ceremonies for the Class of 2021. Ceremonies will still be held in-person on Friday, June 18 and Saturday, June 19, but the district will now hold ceremonies at sites within the district, instead of atContinue Reading
March 8 through March 12 was National School Breakfast week, and in Lexington-Richland School District Five, Student Nutrition staff celebrated by bringing in special menu items in hopes of increasing more participation and educating students about the importance of eating breakfast. “School breakfast provides a lot of key nutrients, likeContinue Reading
Former HHFB Board Chair Erinn Rowe to Lead Organization After a nationwide search, the Harvest Hope Food Bank Board of Directors has named Erinn Rowe Chief Executive Officer of the organization effective immediately. Rowe, a Midlands banker and former Harvest Hope Board Chair, joins with an immediate understanding of theContinue Reading
Shenandoah Restorations, Inc. was incorporated in 1999 and has been in Irmo, SC since 2003 specializing in the restoration of windows in historic buildings, state capitols, court houses, museums, universities, colleges and more. Owner Todd Selke started working in the stained glass field in 1977 and although the company hasContinue Reading
Bob Morris and his family, along with his grandson Parker, held a ribbon-cutting for Ziebart of Irmo. The Greater Irmo Chamber of Commerce sponsored the ribbon cutting on March 9 marking the opening of his automotive appearance protection service facility. Located at 10070 Broad River Rd. in Irmo, Ziebart willContinue Reading
Irmo High School junior Justin Hayes won the 4A 152 weight class division in the Wrestling State Championship at Dreher High School on March 6. The win was incredibly special for Hayes because he missed weight for last year’s upper state tournament and was unable to compete. “I was soContinue 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