Erik Sickinger

The story of this family is heartbreaking - but the way the community responded to their need has been a beautiful reflection of our spirit.

"In 2023, the family lost their beloved husband and father to the evil of cancer...Now, just a little over a year later, their home has been destroyed by fire early this morning. EVERYTHING is gone."

The gofundme setup by a close family friend (https://gofund.me/682c2a1d) has beaten the goal twice, and made a sizable impact on their post-fire life, and efforts to rebuild their home.

We may troll, complain, and snipe on facebook, but when the chips are down, our true nature comes through. This is why I insist on pushing the message that YOU are a member of this community.

Your choices, actions, and effort like improving your home's appearance, cleaning the curb in front of your home, speeding less in neighborhoods, offers to help neighbors...they all impact our community. My hope is that we take this heartbreaking circumstance, and our community's response into careful consideration. No one is an island, and the choices we make may very well contribute or diminish that sense of community.

Again, I'm proud of our town, and I appreciate everyone who offered help, donated, or shared this story and how we can help!

‘Thought it was a nightmare’: Irmo family survives early morning house fire A family in Irmo is alive and together after a fire destroyed their home in Wednesday morning’s snowy weather.

The Town of Irmo's events committee had an excellent Chili Cook-Off on Saturday!

It was a blessing to be able to meet the community, enjoy delicious chili, and support a good mission.

Congrats to the winners!

🏆 People's Choice: Spencer McDonald with Senior Resource Services
🏆 Third Place: Rhiannon Moeller with NannyBird's Nummies
🏆 Second Place: Jason King with J. King Real Estate
🏆 First Place & First Responders Winner: Chief Bobby Dale with the Irmo Police Department
The event also raised over $1,500 for McGregor Presbyterian Church Snack Pack program, which provides non-perishable food to students in need in D5.