Annual COPS AND LOBSTERS event raising funds for Special Olympics
2022-09-09
Deputies have served as Red Lobster waitstaff for three days, once a year, for nearly 20 years By W. Thomas Smith Jr. COPS AND LOBSTERS,Continue Reading
Coach Shane Beamer, others plant national championship tree
2022-09-01
University officials, other VIPs plant tree recognizing USC’s eight four-sport national championships By W. Thomas Smith Jr. University of South Carolina Head Football Coach ShaneContinue Reading
An agency of historic firsts
2022-08-24
How the Richland County Sheriff’s Department continues to lead from the front By W. Thomas Smith Jr. I’ve frequently written about specific historic FIRSTS achievedContinue Reading
Fire Marshal’s Office earns honors for safety
2022-08-18
The Richland County Fire Marshal’s Office was recognized for earning the Fire Safe SC Community designation during the recent Fire Rescue Conference in Myrtle Beach.Continue Reading
Looking for a few good men and women
2022-08-17
The Richland County Sheriff’s Department’s RESERVE DEPUTY PROGRAM recruiting for 2023 class By W. Thomas Smith Jr. More than two decades ago (2001), Richland CountyContinue Reading
Highway Patrol seeks info on fatal hit and run
2022-07-21
The South Carolina Highway Patrol is seeking information about a Fatal Hit and Run July 18 in which an unknown vehicle was traveling west onContinue Reading
Fire Safe Community
2022-07-21
On July 12, Richland County Council issued a proclamation recognizing the Columbia-Richland Fire Department (CRFD) on its designation as a Fire Safe South Carolina CommunityContinue Reading
PEACE OFFICER PROMISE in Times Square billboard advertisement
2022-07-20
The Richland County Sheriff’s Dept. is the first of 200 agencies so far to make the pledge By W. Thomas Smith Jr. A rolling billboardContinue Reading
Firefighters honored for rescue efforts
2022-06-24
The 2022 S.C. Fire-Rescue Conference ended with several firefighters from the Columbia-Richland Fire Department taking home awards from the S.C. State Firefighters’ Association (SCSFA). NineContinue Reading
RCSD designated Purple Heart Law Enforcement Agency
2022-05-31
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott publicly declared the Richland County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) a Purple Heart Law Enforcement Agency duringContinue Reading
SHERIFF: “We are losing a generation of young people”
2022-05-30
Cultural sea change necessary to thwart gun violence By Sheriff Leon Lott Let me begin with the bottom line: We are losing a generation ofContinue Reading