Representative Chip Huggins presented an award to Irmo Town Administrator Courtney Dennis at the Town Council meeting on Tuesday, January 18. The Concurrent Resolution is from the House and Senate of South Carolina recognizing Dennis’s 20 years of distinguished service to the Irmo Police Department.Continue Reading
The Columbia Medical Society (CMS) has awarded scholarships to 5 USC medical students worth a total of $5,000. Each student received $1,000. The recipients are Andrew Hess, 4th year student; Dylan Cooper, who will be starting otolaryngology residency next year; Julia Bian, an aspiring plastic surgeon now in her 4thContinue Reading
Dutch Fork High School senior wide receiver Antonio Williams has been named the 2021 Mr. Richland County High School Football Player of the Year. The award is presented annually by the Richland County Recreation Commission to the top varsity high school senior football player in Richland County. The award takesContinue Reading
Shepherd’s Centers of America (SCA) has announced that Carol McGinnis Kay, a member of the Shepherd’s Center of St. Andrews, with headquarters at Columbia’s Ashland United Methodist Church, is the recipient of the 2021 Donald Owen Smith National Volunteer Leadership Award. The award, which recognizes top volunteers in the SCAContinue Reading
Local Lake Murray agents Doug Giesler and Cat Thornton were honored with the Big Wave Award for their achievements in real estate at Lake Homes Realty’s 8th Annual National Agent Summit, held October 12 – 14. The Big Wave Award is given to agents with a total transaction volume ofContinue Reading
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. As if being named National Sheriff of the Year 2021 and S.C. Sheriff of the Year 2021 were not enough, Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott has earned a new title: The S.C. State Fair’s Boiled Peanut Eating Champion 2021. “This was the second annual boiledContinue Reading
Studio 3P, LLC is pleased to announce that their lead photographer Kimberly Case’s portrait “Airborne” was awarded the Blue Ribbon for Digital Photograph in the Professional Fine Art Division of the 2021 South Carolina State Fair. Case’s portrait photograph depicts a young man daydreaming about his future after reading aContinue Reading
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Columbia’s Boyer Commercial Construction and Grand Strand Medical Center in Myrtle Beach were both presented the 2021 Department of Defense Freedom Award by the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) during ceremonies at the Governor’s Mansion, Sept. 28. “Both companies are being recognizedContinue Reading
Dutch Fork Elementary School Academy of Environmental Sciences 5th grader, Corin Martin was honored as The Rotary Club of Lake Murray-Irmo’s “Service above Self” Student of the Month. “Corin is a student who is all about inclusivity and making sure that everyone he comes in contact with feels safe andContinue Reading
The SC Commission on Higher Education (CHE) and The College Board awarded Dutch Fork High School (DFHS) for outstanding effort to help students access college. The College Access Champion School award recognizes DFHS’s remarkable performance in College Board’s Opportunity Scholarships (CBOS) program, which walks students through the steps of theContinue Reading
The Irmo Future Growth Corporation continues to present grants to businesses inside the town limits that suffered financially due to COVID-19. The concept brought to the town council by Councilman Bill Danielson was first discussed nearly a year ago and through Danielson’s perseverance and guidance, the program was hatched. RecipientsContinue Reading