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Joe Bailem’s radiant smile will sorely be missed, now that the longtime mail carrier has retired from the U.S. Postal Service. After nearly 20 years serving the Isle of Palms as mailman extraordinaire, Bailem was celebrated a few days before his actual retirement with a party at the Isle of Palms Recreation Center. Many locals showed up for this surprise party in support of … [Read more...] about Final Delivery: Longtime IOP mailman retires after delivering decades of smiles

Married nearly 20 years, Holly and her husband Grady have three children: Ross, Gram and Mary Alice. They also have a sweet kitty named Penny. “We feel so lucky to live and work on this beautiful island,” beamed Holly Marsh when speaking about her family and their Isle of Palms business, Just Beachy. “We always knew deep down we wanted to plant our roots here. There’s so … [Read more...] about Meet Your Island Neighbors: The Marshes

Isle of Palms husband-and-wife duo Michael and Ashley Carroll of Carroll Realty won the mixed doubles group at the Racquet War tournament at Wild Dunes on Nov. 1-3. This marks the second year that the traveling tournament has been held at Wild Dunes, according to Ashley. “It’s popular. It was a good tournament.” The competition consists mainly of locals, but there are … [Read more...] about Island couple celebrates wedding anniversary, wins tennis tournament

When team captains and Isle of Palms locals Heather Witheford, Kristin Whalen and Brandy McMahon signed up to lead their tennis teams, they did not expect to be part of a thrilling, competitive tennis journey that will soon take them to the USTA (United States Tennis Association) Sectional Tournament this December. Two women’s teams from Wild Dunes Tennis Club (18+ 6.5 combo … [Read more...] about Wild Dunes tennis teams serve up state championship

It started with a sudden striking of water and ended with a harrowing life and death situation at Isle of Palms Marina. Around 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 14, Islander 71 staff members Johnny Himmelsbach and Shannon Standhart were outside cleaning up and about to head home after a long weekend night. “And we heard this strange splash,” said Standhart, the restaurant’s bar … [Read more...] about Marina restaurant staff rescue couple from submerged SUV GPS leads tourists down boat ramp at night