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🌱 Patch AM: What Irmo’s 300-unit apartment approval means for traffic and neighbors
Be sure to catch SCSCDP General Business Meeting Invitation and Notification on the Irmo Patch calendar
Good morning Irmo! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- What Irmo's 300-unit apartment approval means for traffic and neighbors
- How Irmo seniors can still grab a free School District Five pass
- How Irmo High students brought home national leadership honors this summer
Also on today's calendar: SCSCDP General Business Meeting Invitation and Notification and 3 more events.
Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Partly sunny and hot, with a high of 99 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Humid with a heavy t-storm, temps: high: 92, low: 74.
- Saturday: Humid with a heavy t-storm, with a high of 91 and low of 71 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Despite neighbors' concerns, 300+ apartments coming to Irmo, with some changes (thestate.com) — More than 300 new apartments are officially coming to Irmo after a close 3-2 Town Council vote approving a 22-acre development off Columbiana Drive. Neighbors raised concerns about traffic and neighborhood disruption, prompting changes like a gated secondary entrance and building reorientation, while the developer targets middle-income and some 55-plus residents with rents around $1,300. 
2. School District 5 issues more than 300 'Golden Passes' (lexingtonchronicle.com) — Irmo-area seniors 60 and older in Lexington-Richland School District Five can still get a Golden Pass, which offers free admission to most district athletic and arts events. If you missed July's sign-up, you can pick up a temporary 2026–27 pass at the district office on Dutch Fork Road in Irmo on weekdays during business hours.
3. Irmo students excel at national leadership conference (thenewirmonews.com) — Irmo High School students recently shined at a national FCCLA leadership conference in Washington, D.C., bringing home multiple silver medals in competitive STAR Events. Local chapter leaders say the experience sharpened their communication, leadership, and career skills, while showcasing Irmo's talent on a national stage and reinforcing the district's support for student leadership development.
4. South Carolina Mayors Eye Local Action Against Rising Antisemitism at Columbia Roundtable (combatantisemitism.org) — Irmo is represented in a new statewide effort as Mayor Bill Danielson joined more than a dozen South Carolina municipal leaders in Columbia to plan local responses to rising antisemitism. The roundtable focused on practical steps like education, law enforcement training, and rapid-response protocols, aiming to help each participating town better protect Jewish residents and push back against hate.
📸 Around Irmo
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Irmo
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★ Featured events ★
- SCSCDP General Business Meeting Invitation and Notification →
American Legion Building, 108 N. Rudolph Street, Saluda, SC 29138,
6:30 pm
Thursday August 20
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Other local events
- Coffee Talk with the Irmo Chamber
Greater Irmo Chamber of Commerce Stars and Strikes Family Entertainment Center 800 Lake Murray Blvd. (corner of LMB and Columbiana) Irmo, SC 29063
8:00 am - C Team Volleyball Home vs Northside Christian
School District Five of Lexington and Richland Cou Irmo, SC 29063
6:00 pm - Emerging Professionals Council: August Meeting →
Greater Irmo Chamber of Commerce Upstairs Training Room Honda of Lake Murray 750 Western Lane, Irmo Seating is limited and advance registration is required.
8:30 am - C Team Football Scrimmage vs PHMS
School District Five of Lexington and Richland Cou Irmo, SC 29063
6:00 pm - 10 Min Play Festival
Greater Irmo Chamber of Commerce Chapin Theatre Company, 830 Columbia Ave, Chapin, SC 29036
7:30 pm
Tuesday August 25
Wednesday August 26
Friday August 28
📣 Irmo Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Rotary Club of Chapin Sunrise
Greater Chapin Chamber of Commerce Crooked Creek Park Chapin, SC 29036
7:30 am - Chamber Partner Luncheon
Greater Chapin Chamber of Commerce The Center for Advanced Technical Studies 916 Mt Vernon Church Rd, Chapin, SC 29036
11:30 am - Capital Rivers District Committee Meeting →
Indian Waters Council - Boy Scouts of America Shandon Presbyterian Church, 607 Woodrow St , Columbia, SC 29205
6:30 pm - AI Made Simple: What Every Business Owner Needs to Know
Greater Chapin Chamber of Commerce The Greater Chapin Chamber Of Commerce
4:00 pm - Coffee Talk with the Irmo Chamber
Greater Irmo Chamber of Commerce Stars and Strikes Family Entertainment Center 800 Lake Murray Blvd. (corner of LMB and Columbiana) Irmo, SC 29063
8:00 am - C Team Volleyball Home vs Northside Christian
School District Five of Lexington and Richland Cou Irmo, SC 29063
6:00 pm - C Team Football Scrimmage vs PHMS
School District Five of Lexington and Richland Cou Irmo, SC 29063
6:00 pm
Thursday August 20
Monday August 24
Tuesday August 25
Wednesday August 26
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💬 Chatter
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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