Columbia provides update on rapid shelter
2023-01-18
Since November 1, Rapid Shelter Columbia has been in full operation. In addition to the overflow center to shelter people from colder weather, 50 individualContinue Reading
McMaster cites importance of Office of Resilience
2023-01-12
Inaugural Speech recognizes Office as a result of S.C. Floodwater Commission findings By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Governor Henry Dargan McMaster, theContinue Reading
RCSD breaks Salvation Army kettle campaign record
2023-01-10
Richland County Sheriff’s Department sets fundraising record two years in a row By W. Thomas Smith Jr. FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW, theContinue Reading
Incentives available for Envirothon
2023-01-08
The Richland Soil and Water Conservation District (RSWCD) is offering incentives to boost participation in the S.C. Envirothon, a statewide natural resources competition for highContinue Reading
Columbia Open Studios now registering
2023-01-04
Registration for Columbia Open Studios 2023 is now open. Deadline to Register is January 8. Open Studios will take place April 1, 10 am –Continue Reading
Columbia kicks off Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. food drive
2022-12-31
The City of Columbia, Richland School District One, and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Foundation have kicked off the annual Dr. Martin Luther King,Continue Reading
Legendary crimefighters exchange coins
2022-12-31
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Near 91-year-old Jim Hamilton, a commissioner emeritus of the S.C. Aeronautics Commission and a S.C. Aviation Hall of Fame inductee,Continue Reading
Grinding of the Greens underway
2022-12-31
Keep the Midlands Beautiful’s Grinding of the Greens Christmas Tree Recycling Program is underway through January 21. Hours and locations vary. Drop-off locations are nearContinue Reading
Capital City Fireworks rings in the new year this Saturday
2022-12-31
The City of Columbia will be holding the annual Capital City Fireworks display to ring in 2023 December 31. The best viewing area of theContinue Reading
Girl Scouts kicks off cookie season January 2
2022-12-31
January 2, Girl Scouts of South Carolina — Mountains to Midlands will kick off the 2023 Girl Scout Cookie season in the upstate and midlands.Continue Reading
Registration for Kinetic Derby Day is open
2022-12-20
West Columbia’s Kinetic Derby Day, featuring iMAGINE STEAM Festival, will be April 22, from 10 am – 3 pm. This year, the return of theContinue Reading