The Irmo Cherry Blossom Festival has announced the winner and honorable mentions of its haiku contest. The winning haiku, submitted by Marcellin Dallaire-Beaumont from Brussels, Belgium, beautifully captures the essence of nature and companionship: old neighbor’s benchtwo wilted petalsside by side The contest received entries from around the world, includingContinue Reading
Irmo Fire Chief Mike Sonefeld received the prestigious 2024 Order of the Okra Award at the Greater Irmo Chamber of Commerce Awards Gala. This accolade recognizes Chief Sonefeld’s exceptional dedication and service to the citizens of the Irmo community and his significant contributions to the Greater Irmo Chamber of Commerce.Continue Reading
Attorney S. Jahure ‘Jake” Moore, Sr. stands with his family and Irmo Town Council Members as he receives the Key to the City presented at the Irmo Town Council Meeting on Tuesday, April 18. Jake is the Founding Senior Partner of Moore Bradley Myers Law Firm. He grew up inContinue Reading
Burn Boot Camp has been in Irmo for about four years, but in December 2022 Hailey and Angel Irizarry took over as the new owners and kicked the operation into high gear. Hailey had been a member for years, literally building a family at Burn. She had made so manyContinue Reading
Lieutenant Andrea Grinstead completed the FBI’s 2023 Carolina Command College. Over 100 members of law enforcement agencies from across the State of South Carolina attended. Grinstead joins Chief Dale and Assistant Chief Hendricks who have also completed this week-long training. The Carolina Command College was established to provide law enforcementContinue Reading
River Springs Elementary fifth grader Franchesca Shirley and teacher Sharon Giordano have been honored as the Irmo Chamber’s November Student and Teacher of the Month. Principal Matt Gams said, “Franchesca is an incredible kid. She is one of those students who can be counted on to always be on taskContinue Reading
Lexington-Richland School District Five’s high school bands finished the year with strong performances. Silver Spirit Marching Band at Dutch Fork High School won Best Percussion at both the Palmetto Esprit de Corps Invitational and the River Bluff Swamp Classic Invitational. The marching band was also named a finalist in theContinue Reading
The Heisman Trophy Trust announced the 2022 School Winners for the Heisman High School Scholarship and three Lexington-Richland School District Five students are recipients. Veronica Cain (Chapin High), Nya Singletary (Irmo High), and Ethan von Ahn (Spring Hill High) were chosen from a pool of thousands of high school scholar-athletesContinue Reading
WEST COLUMBIA, SC – Moore Bradley Myers (MBM) is pleased to announce the inclusion of ten attorneys in Columbia Business Monthly’s 2022 Legal Elite of the Midlands. MBM Attorneys Recognized S. Jahue “Jake” Moore, Sr. – recognized in the practice of Business Litigation, Commercial Real Estate, Education, Energy & Utilities,Continue Reading
Lucy Younginer Austin was recognized at the SC Statehouse on Wednesday, June 15th, by Representative Chip Huggins and the Members of the SC General Assembly for all of her litter pickup and community service in Irmo. Pictured L to R: Fred and Caroline Sojourner, Angela and Paul Younginer, Paul andContinue Reading
Mungo Homes has announced it has been recognized as one of South Carolina’s 2022 Top Work Places by Energage, in partnership with Integrated Media Publishing, which publishes Greenville Business Magazine, Columbia Business Monthly, and Charleston Business Magazine. “Believing that faith and family come before work, we strive to create aContinue Reading