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
On May 21, Moore Bradley Myers celebrated S. Jahue “Jake” Moore’s 50 years of practicing law with special honors at Stone River in West Columbia. With more than 200 friends, family, colleagues, and dignitaries in attendance, MBM’s Senior and Founding Partner was presented with the Order of the Palmetto – South Carolina’s HighestContinue Reading
Lexington-Richland School District Five educators have once again demonstrated their commitment to financial literacy, with five teachers qualifying to become South Carolina Financial Literacy Master Teachers. This year’s Bronze level cohort included 33 educators from across the state. Among the newly recognized Master Teachers are Otisha Boyd-Robinson (Dutch Fork High),Continue Reading
Five honored by state agency for 2024 By W. Thomas Smith Jr. The S.C. Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) recognized five of its best as EMPLOYEES OF THE YEAR 2024. The awards being presented at SCDNR’s Wateree Range, Friday, June 6, 2025. “To say these DNR employees are sterling recipientsContinue Reading
Joseph Chapman, a SkillsUSA advisor and Law Enforcement instructor at the Center for Advanced Technical Studies, has won an Outstanding Career and Technical Educator award for participation in SkillsUSA and career and technical education. The award will be presented to Chapman during the SkillsUSA National Leadership & Skills Conference inContinue Reading
Columbia, SC — Seven Oaks Elementary School Global Magnet is celebrating a major achievement — six of its students are now officially published authors! As part of Stan Tucker’s Share Your Story Writing Challenge, students have spent the past several months writing and refining their own original stories. After reviewingContinue Reading
IRMO, SC — Two teachers from Lexington-Richland School District Five have been honored as recent graduates of the South Carolina Financial Literacy Master Teacher Program, a statewide initiative aimed at expanding personal finance education in K-12 classrooms. Gayle Whitlock, a teacher at FIVE, and Jane Miller of Dutch Fork HighContinue Reading
Former Irmo High School Head Basketball Coach Tim Whipple will be inducted into the National High School Athletic Coaches Association (NHSACA) Hall of Fame. “I am deeply honored and humbled to be inducted into the National High School Athletic Coaches Association Hall of Fame,” Whipple said. “I am so gratefulContinue Reading
Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC) has announced Kinsleigh Ringus of Lexington High School, as the Second District of South Carolina’s 2025 Congressional Art Competition winner. “The Congressional Art Competition is a way to recognize the talent of young artists in the Second Congressional District of South Carolina and across the nation.Continue Reading
Irmo High School International School for the Arts sophomore Ava Cary represented Irmo at the 2025 SC HOBY Leadership Seminar held at Presbyterian College from May 24 – 26. While the national program attracts more than 10,000 sophomores each year for state sponsored programs, SC HOBY brought sophomores from allContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant, Jr. IRMO, SC – Dutch Fork High School’s Ethan Offing and Boone Miller have been named to the Class 5A All-State Baseball Team, as selected by the South Carolina Baseball Coaches Association. The standout players earned the honor for their exceptional performance on the field during theContinue Reading