IRMO – The SkillsUSA chapter at the Center for Advanced Technical Studies continues to shine on the national stage. Students from the Center recently returned from the 2025 SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference in Atlanta, Georgia with top honors, including three national medals and 14 top-10 finishes. The annualContinue Reading
IRMO – Joseph Chapman, law enforcement instructor at the Center for Advanced Technical Studies and lead advisor for the school’s SkillsUSA chapter, has received a top national award for his dedication to career and technical education. Chapman was named Outstanding Career and Technical Educator during the 2025 SkillsUSA National LeadershipContinue Reading
IRMO – Amy Umberger, Resident Scientist at Dutch Fork Elementary School – Academy of Environmental Sciences, has been named the 2025 Environmental Educator of the Year by the Environmental Education Association of South Carolina (EEASC). This statewide honor recognizes educators who go above and beyond to build environmental knowledge, sparkContinue Reading
MPA Strategies, a statewide marketing & public relations agency with a team in both the Midlands and the Upstate, has been named as the 2025 Best Marketing Firm in South Carolina by the Guide to SC’s Best of South Carolina Awards for the second year in a row. Since itsContinue Reading
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge Hospital has once again earned national recognition for excellence in nursing, receiving its second Magnet designation—this time with Distinction—from the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Commission on Magnet. The Magnet with Distinction designation is the highest level of recognition awarded by the ANCCContinue Reading
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority (The COMET) proudly announced that Pamela Bynoe-Reed, Director of Marketing & Community Affairs/PIO, has been named a 2025 SC Women in Business award recipient by Integrated Media Publishing. The prestigious award recognizes outstanding women leaders across South Carolina for their careerContinue Reading
By Thomas GRant, Jr. Retired soccer coach Phillip Savitz has been inducted into the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Hall of Fame, one of the highest honors in high school sports. The induction ceremony was held last week in Chicago, Illinois. Savitz, who retired in 2023, holdsContinue Reading
Legislators propose naming the annual BCBS legislative softball game for beloved attorney, lobbyist By W. Thomas Smith Jr. The S.C. House of Representatives unanimously passed a resolution calling for the naming of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Legislative Softball Game as “the Mary Elizabeth Mullikin Annual Legislative Softball Game,” inContinue Reading
IRMO – Akeylah Howard, an Irmo resident, has graduated from the South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind (SCSDB) in Spartanburg, earning multiple accolades for her outstanding performance and leadership. Howard was honored with the Outstanding Senior Award, Applied Academic Student of the Year recognition, the Spartanburg CivitanContinue Reading
The Town of Irmo honored Women Veterans Recognition Day by the reading of a proclamation on the steps of Town Hall on Thursday, June 12. The celebration recognizes the 1948 signing by President Truman of the Women’s Armed Services Integration Act which granted women a permanent role in the military.Continue Reading
Town Administrator Courtney Dennis was recognized at a luncheon Tuesday, June 17, in his honor for all the years he has served the Town of Irmo. Courtney’s first employment with the Town of Irmo was in July 2002 and his last day will be in July, 2025.Dennis has served theContinue Reading