Construction around 60% complete on Irmo High’s new East Wing
The new three-story wing will have over 60 classrooms, a media center, and an area dedicated to the history of the school — which will be called “Pride Hall.”
Author: Lee Williams
Concerns over anti-DEI bill amp up at Statehouse
Bill H.3927, also called the “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit Based Opportunity Act” is currently being considered by the SC House of Representatives.
New bill aims to drop SC income tax rate from 6.2% to 3.99%, then to 2.49% in time
“You’ll have more to spend during your monthly paychecks, you’ll have more money to invest, more money to save. To summarize, a lower tax rate, a simpler tax system, and more money in your pocket,” Bannister says.
Man arrested after 5-year-old girl killed in DUI crash
According to Coroner Fisher, 5-year-old Charlotte Leah Flores Izaguirre of West Columbia was a passenger in a vehicle traveling southbound on Charleston Highway when they were struck from behind by another vehicle.
14-year-old son of former Yankees OF Brett Gardner has died after falling ill during vacation
The youngest son of former New York Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner and his wife, Jessica, has died after falling ill during a family vacation.
Hall, Kitts rally top-seeded South Carolina to Sweet 16 in 64-53 March Madness win over Indiana
Bree Hall had 11 points and Chloe Kitts scored all her 10 points in the second half as top seed South Carolina pulled away after trailing at halftime to beat ninth-seeded Indiana 64-53 on Sunday in the women’s NCAA Tournament and reach the Sweet 16 for the 11th straight time.
Crews respond to house fire in Irmo
According to a Facebook post by Irmo Fire District, Irmo Fire crews with assistance from Columbia Fire, Lexington County Fire and West Columbia Fire were on scene of a structure fire in the 100 block of Shetford Road.
South Carolina, Indiana women in March Madness rematch after tight Sweet 16 game last year
Coach Dawn Staley knows her team won’t make that mistake again on Sunday when it faces Indiana for the second straight year in the women’s NCAA Tournament, this time with a Sweet 16 berth on the line.
“U.S. mail is not for sale!” — postal workers protest privatization of agency
United States Postal Service employees and members of the American Postal Workers Union are protesting what they’re calling a proposed hostile takeover and sale of the agency by the Trump administration.
2-year-old victim of house fire in Pelion identified by coroner, cause of death revealed
Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the 2-year-old girl who died in a house fire that occurred in the 500 block of Canal Drive in the Pelion area of Lexington County shortly after 2 a.m. on March 15.
