School District Five has been named a Purple Star School District by the South Carolina Department of Education. The Purple Star School program makes a significant commitment to welcome and support military families. The districts who earn this distinction must complete the following SC Department of Education criteria for PurpleContinue Reading
Board Chair Allison Terracio (left) and Marketing Director Pamela Bynoe-Reed (right) Recognized for Excellence in Transportation Leadership Columbia, S.C. (August 20, 2025) – The Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority (The COMET) is celebrating two of its top leaders who have received statewide recognition for their impact on public transportation. RichlandContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant, Jr. A new school year has started, but Airport High School baseball is still flying high months after winning it’s first state championship. The Class 4A champions were guests at the South Carolina Statehouse Tuesday. Along with receiving a proclamation recognizing their historic achievement, the Eagles receivedContinue Reading
IRMO – River Springs Elementary School physical education teacher Ben Landers was honored with the ARTIE Award at the annual National Physical Education Institute, held July 17–18, 2025, at UNC Asheville. The ARTIE Award—short for Awesome Rad Thinking in Education—is named after Artie Kamiya, a nationally recognized leader in theContinue Reading
IRMO – Dutch Fork Elementary School’s afterschool program director and computer teacher, Cissy Graham, has been named to the fourth class of the South Carolina Afterschool Leaders Empowered (SCALE) Fellowship. SCALE brings together 20 emerging leaders in afterschool and summer learning from across the state each year. Fellows gain toolsContinue Reading
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
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