Irmo could become the latest town in the Midlands to recognize a holiday honoring the end of slavery in the United States.
Irmo Town Council on Tuesday discussed adding Juneteenth to the holiday calendar of the town of 12,000 people northwest of Columbia. But some worried how making the celebration a formal town holiday would affect Irmo’s current plans for the day.
The federal government recognized Juneteenth as a national holiday in 2021, following in the wake of the demonstrations against racial inequality that broke out after the 2020 police killing of George Floyd. Locally, Juneteenth has been recognized by Cayce, Columbia and Lexington as well as Richland County, Town Councilwoman Phyllis Coleman said…