The life, loss, and legacy of Col. J.H. “Red” Lanier
2021-03-24
Former commander of the S.C. Highway Patrol passes away at 85 By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Almost everyone from South Carolina has a Colonel JosephContinue Reading
St. Peter’s Catholic Church Easter Banquet
2021-03-24
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.Continue Reading
Taste of Lake Murray – World Food Championship Qualifier
2021-03-24
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.Continue Reading
Trees are a natural defense against rising floodwater threat across S.C.
2021-03-17
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 globalContinue Reading
A painting as part of a journey
2021-03-17
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’sContinue Reading
Local Distillery Adds Vodka
2021-03-08
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 HenryContinue Reading
William “Bill” Mooneyhan
2021-03-02
February 4, 1959 – February 27, 2021 West Columbia, South Carolina – Bill Mooneyhan, 62, loving and devoted husband of Laura H. Mooneyhan, of McSwainContinue Reading
Concert in the Park
2021-03-02
Live music will fill the Irmo Community Park during a free concert of classic music and dance band tunes at the outdoor amphitheater Sunday, MarchContinue Reading
Irmo Baseball Team donates sports equipment to communities in need
2021-02-24
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 IrmoContinue Reading
Community leaders celebrate cemetery restoration
2021-02-24
By Al Dozier Local leaders called it a celebration of black history. The event Saturday was actually a “Restoration Ceremony” attended by several community leadersContinue Reading
South Carolina Boy Scouts partnering with POWERPLANTSC
2021-02-24
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) councilsContinue Reading