Rachel Kim Hodge travels to South Korea
2025-12-30
Popular Midlands-area School Resource Officer attends international police conference in Seoul By W. Thomas Smith Jr. I love Korea. I love and respect the countryContinue Reading
EMS Delivers Holiday Cheer Through Stuff an Ambulance Toy Drive
2025-12-24
Richland County EMS staff delivered multiple ambulance loads of toys and gifts on December 15 as part of the county’s annual Stuff an Ambulance holidayContinue Reading
Columbia-Richland Fire Department Celebrates Firefighter Promotions
2025-12-17
COLUMBIA — The Columbia-Richland Fire Department recognized 21 of its members who advanced to new leadership roles during a promotion ceremony held Dec. 1 atContinue Reading
Sheriff Leon Lott and deputies ring bells for the Salvation Army
2025-12-09
The Richland County Sheriff’s Department raised over $1,800 in a single day this year By W. Thomas Smith Jr. FOR THE FIFTH YEAR IN AContinue Reading
The evolution of an RCSD captain
2025-11-22
Larry Payne’s life’s work is reflected in his three decades of service to Richland County By W. Thomas Smith Jr. In January 2018, then-Lieutenant LarryContinue Reading
SCDNR Director delivers keynote during S.C. Police Combat League Banquet
2025-11-18
Mullikin celebrates law enforcement officers from across South Carolina By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Dr. Tom Mullikin, director of the S.C. Department of Natural ResourcesContinue Reading
RCSD Photo Honored for Breast Cancer Awareness Support By W. Thomas Smith Jr.
2025-10-30
Photograph becomes “Photo of the Week” in top national publication By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Sheriff Leon Lott (on the far right wearing a pinkContinue Reading
Deputy presented retirement credentials at age 92
2025-10-23
Sheriff Lott honors retired Deputy and Vietnam veteran James L. Taylor Sr. By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Mr. James L. Taylor, Sr., a 92-year-old retiredContinue Reading
Richland County Sheriff addresses Spring Valley Rotary
2025-10-13
Lott says his Richland County Sheriff’s Department has changed the public narrative through new and emerging technologies as well as RCSD’s “peace officer” branding Continue Reading
Richland County Deputies win softball tournament title
2025-10-13
First Responders Charity Softball Tournament held at Columbia’s Segra ParkBy W. Thomas Smith Jr. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott and deputies with the Richland CountyContinue Reading
Serve & Connect to Host 3rd Annual Golf Tournament
2025-09-12
Event Supports Community-Police Relationship-Building Programs Across the Carolinas COLUMBIA, S.C. (Sept. 10, 2025) – Serve & Connect, a South Carolina nonprofit dedicated to strengthening relationshipsContinue Reading