The South Carolina Economic Developers’ Association (SCEDA) awarded Jim Cook, executive director of the Cherokee County Development Board, its Local Developer of the Year award during the 2022 SCEDA Annual…
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The SkillsUSA Chapter located at the Center for Advanced Technical Studies (The Center) has been named a SkillsUSA Models of Excellence Chapter for 2022 in the Framework component of Personal…
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Lexington-Richland School District Five is a leader in South Carolina for preparing students for college, and three of its schools are ranked among the top high schools in the state…
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Lexington-Richland School District Five announced its new Teacher of the Year and Support Employee of the Year during a May 2 ceremony. Elisa Westfall, an English teacher at CrossRoads Intermediate…
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Spring Valley High School Seniors Recognized Spring Valley Rotary Club awarded two Spring Valley High School graduating seniors with the club’s annual scholarships at its May 5th lunch meeting. The…
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As National Hospital Week (May 8-14) is recognized across the country, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) praises South Carolina’s hospitals and healthcare workers for their courageous…
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For the 12th consecutive year, the South Carolina Film Commission and Trident Technical College are accepting short film project submissions for their INDIE GRANTS program. Created to support our home-grown film…
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Landon Masters joins SCETV team to lead communications efforts South Carolina ETV (SCETV) today announced Landon Masters as the new Chief Public Information Officer. This position will lead communications, branding…
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In a ceremony similar to one held for student-athletes, student teachers in Richland School District Two recently signed certificates recognizing their commitment to making a difference in the lives of…
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Sandlapper Elementary School recently received the Magnet Schools of America (MSA), 2022 National New and Emerging Merit Award of Excellence. MSA made the announcement at its national conference in Nevada…
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Let’s go fishing and help clean up our waterways! The South Carolina Wildlife Federation is launching a new initiative called the SCWF Plishing Challenge to encourage people to go fishing…
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Nick Stomski, SIOR and Jake Nidiffer of Trinity Partners completed the sale/leaseback of a 60,000 square foot distribution facility in the State Farmers Market. The property located at 307 &…
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Commercial Real Estate Research & Forecast Report Q1 2022 South Carolina Hotel Robust hotel activity continues into 2022 Market Highlights Increasing average daily hotel rates and revenue per available room…
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Edisto Habitat for Humanity has opened registration for the annual Women Build Fundraiser and Volunteer Day scheduled for Saturday, May 21, 2022 at 8:30 am. “Women Build isn’t simply about…
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On May 10, the Riley Institute at Furman University is hosting its first annual Building OneSouthCarolina forum and presentation of the inaugural OneSouthCarolina Partners in Progress Award. The award recognizes…
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RCSD becomes first law enforcement agency nationwide to make peace officer promise By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott and the Richland County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) publicly…
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The Walmart Foundation has generously provided a $2,000 grant to the Lexington One Educational Foundation to support the Lexington Technology Center’s VEX Robotics Team in Lexington School District One. This…
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LITTLE RIVER, SC – PCT LTD (Paradigm Convergence Technologies Corporation), a company focused on acquiring, developing, and providing sustainable, environmentally safe disinfecting, cleaning, and tracking technologies announced today that it…
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Capture Columbia, a talent retention initiative powered by Columbia Opportunity Resource (COR) with support from Midlands Business Leadership Group (MBLG), returns this summer for its second year. Capture Columbia is…
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By Tom Poland A Magnolia and a School of Consequence As you top the Edgefield County rise, that fine word “copse” comes to mind. Copse, a small group of…
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Charleston / Columbia / Greenville / Spartanburg, SC – Colliers | South Carolina announced the following recently completed commercial real estate transactions from our offices across the state: Charleston,…
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South Carolina ETV (SCETV) announced that Ty Moody has been promoted to Director of Digital, overseeing the agency’s Digital Department. In addition, Sean Birch has been promoted to Director of…
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Midlands Gives Day, the annual 18-hour, online giving challenge hosted by Central Carolina Community Foundation, raised a record-breaking $3,734,986 via 19,534 individual gifts. The ninth annual online day of giving…
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State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman announced at the annual South Carolina Teacher of the Year Gala that Deion Jamison, an English teacher at Legacy Early College with the South…
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International students now have an online option for higher education that is committed to developing caring, dedicated and competent community leaders around the globe, primarily those in the developing world.…
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Lexington County School District One Enterprise Information Technology Officer Debra L. Huggins announces her retirement, effective June 30, 2022. She has spent the past nine years in Lexington District One,…
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Cason Development Group and Cohn Corporation are nearing completion of 28 market rate apartments in the renovated Klondike Building at 1813 Main St. in downtown Columbia. The apartments are expected…
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Our front yard is high-maintenance, high-water, have-to-mow-more-than-usual Bermuda grass. Each year, it is usually a process of transitioning from dormant brown through the winter to green in the spring. This year,…
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Four mayors, others, gather at Riverfront Canal Park to announce month-long trek across the Palmetto State By W. Thomas Smith Jr. The mayors of Columbia, Cayce, West Columbia, and Camden…
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The epic battle between good and evil takes to the stage in the closing show of Town’s 102nd season, Jekyll & Hyde: The Musical. Based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic…
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The City of Cayce hires new Assistant City Manager, Michael Conley. Conley, a Kershaw, SC native, starts his new role May 12. He will be joining the Cayce City Administrative…
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Hosted by Central Carolina Community Foundation, day of giving supports 540 nonprofits Midlands Gives Day, the annual 18-hour, online giving challenge hosted by Central Carolina Community Foundation, raised a record-breaking $3,734,986…
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Lexington County School District One Superintendent Greg Little, Ed.D., announces that Jeffrey S. Salters, the district’s chief operations officer, plans to retire effective September 8, 2022. Of his retirement, Dr.…
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Today, the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced that it has awarded 19 grants as part of the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program. Andy Berke, NTIA’s Special…
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The City of Columbia’s Office of Business Opportunities to hold the 2022 Small Business Week Celebration on Thursday, May 5, 2022 from 11:00 am – 2 pm at the Medallion…
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AG Wilson Joins All 50 States in Agreement with TurboTax Owner Intuit for Deceiving Low-Income Americans into Paying for Free Tax Services Attorney General Alan Wilson today secured over $2…
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International students now have an online option for higher education that is committed to developing caring, dedicated and competent community leaders around the globe, primarily those in the developing world.…
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South Carolina Department of Revenue (SCDOR) agents today arrested a Columbia tax preparer and charged her with 19 counts of willfully making or assisting in false or fraudulent returns. Shervonne…
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Navy Veteran and Connecticut Native Opens Latinx-Inspired Boutique in Five Points The Five Points Association, along with the City of Columbia’s Economic Development Office and Office of Business Opportunities, hosted…
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Invest for impact by supporting 546 local nonprofits on this 18-hour virtual day of giving Central Carolina Community Foundation is rallying the community to support 546 local nonprofits on Midlands…
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Program honors and celebrates the legacy of Tony Melton during “A Tribute to Tony Melton” On April 26, a special episode of the South Carolina ETV (SCETV) series Making It…
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Gov. Henry McMaster proclaimed May 1-7, 2022 is Travel and Tourism Week in South Carolina. This announcement aligns with the nationwide celebration of National Travel and Tourism Week (NTTW), which spotlights the…
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Based on his 22 years of service to the firm and his expanded involvement in GMK’s operational functions, Mr. John Whetstone has been named to the newly created position of…
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Midlands leaders gathered today for a press conference focused on rail elimination and alignment. Local officials who supported the press conference included representatives from the SC Senate, SC House of…
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Commercial Real Estate Research & Forecast Report Q1 2022 Columbia Industrial Market Highlights The Columbia industrial market vacancy rate dropped from 4.62% during the first quarter of 2021 to 4.10%…
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LCK welcomes Shanel Matthews as its newest member of the Columbia team of project management professionals. As Project Coordinator, Matthews brings to LCK a unique background in administration and social…
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The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) held a groundbreaking ceremony today, April 29, for its new Community Demonstration Garden project. The garden is the vision of the Bureau…
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NHE has been honored as one of the top five large employers for the second straight year according to South Carolina’s Top Workplaces of 2022. The honor was awarded to…
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By Carolyn Stewart Even if the holidays have passed, it’s never too early or too late to start thinking about what gifts you can give to your loved ones. While…
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Barnes Alford attorneys Weldon R. Johnson, David G. Wolff, Kay Gaffney Crowe, Alan J. Reyner, Robert T. Strickland, Curtis W. Dowling, Matthew G. Gerrald, Emily Collins Brown, and Jeffrey D.…
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