Non Profit Minute – Amanda DuPre, Allison Robinson, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

May 25, 2023

The Who’s on the Move, Non Profit Minute is an interview in support of the amazing impact that local non profits have on our communities. We would like to thank…

Assistant Democratic Leader Clyburn delivers remarks on Republicans plan to repeal student loan debt relief

May 25, 2023

Today, Assistant Democratic Leader delivered the following remarks on H.J. Res 45, a joint resolution of disapproval that would repeal President Joe Biden’s student loan debt relief plan and reverse…

Two Richland One educators graduate from South Carolina Financial Literacy Master Teacher Program

May 24, 2023

Two Richland One educators have graduated from the South Carolina Financial Literacy Master Teacher Program. Dr. Charnice Starks-Ray, work-based learning consultant in Richland One’s Office of Career and Technical Education,…

Newberry College to launch major in special education

May 24, 2023

Newberry College has announced the launch of special education as its 39th undergraduate major. The program will lead to teacher licensure in multi-categorical special education, including behavioral, emotional, intellectual and…

USC – IBM spur innovative approach to manufacturing

May 24, 2023

Last week, IBM conducted a virtual tour of the USC IBM Maximo IoT Experience and Digital Transformation Lab. The event showcased the lab’s various capabilities, and the benefits industry organizations…

Wallace Lightsey ranked as the number one attorney in South Carolina for the second year in a row by Super Lawyers

May 24, 2023

Super Lawyers, a publication recognizing outstanding lawyers, has ranked Wallace Lightsey as the number one attorney in South Carolina for the second year in a row. Lightsey is recognized in…

Healthy Learners empowers Spanish-speaking communities with South Carolina’s first Youth Mental Health First Aid course

May 24, 2023

Healthy Learners, a faith-based nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating health barriers to learning for striving students, achieved a significant milestone by delivering South Carolina’s inaugural Youth Mental Health First Aid…

Colonial Life awards Original Six Foundation a grant to support afterschool programs in rural underserved areas of South Carolina

May 24, 2023

Colonial Life awarded the Original Six (O6) Foundation a $15,000 Equitable Pathways Grant to help expand its O6 Afterschool program which currently serves third through eighth grade students in rural…

Automotive Service Assistance announces launch of website

May 24, 2023

Automotive Service Assistance announces the launch of its dynamic new website, autoserviceassist.org. Committed to providing crucial automotive repair and maintenance support to individuals and families in need, this trailblazing nonprofit…

Town of Chapin and the American Legion Post 193 host Memorial Day ceremony

May 23, 2023

Town of Chapin Mayor Al Koon announced that the Town of Chapin along with American Legion Post 193 will jointly host a Memorial Day ceremony on Monday, May 29, at…

Colliers brokers the sale of historic Maxcy Gregg building in downtown Columbia

May 23, 2023

Colliers | South Carolina’s Mary Winter Teaster represented Wes Graves in the sale of a ±5,095-square-foot historic home-turned-office located at 1518 Richland Street to Todd Avant/Avant Holdings, LLC. This “crown…

Marci Williams joins First Reliance Bank

May 23, 2023

Marci Williams has joined First Reliance Bank as Vice President Account Executive / Residential Lending Specialist and will work out of the Charleston, SC, Mount Pleasant branch. She will assist…

Community Development will begin accepting applications for the SHINE program

May 23, 2023

The City of Columbia’s Community Development Department will begin accepting applications for a new housing rehabilitation program, SHINE (Single Family Housing Improvement for Neighborhood Enhancement). This program includes projects ranging from weatherization up to…

Power:Ed awards SCICU $48,135 for student completion grants

May 23, 2023

S.C. Independent Colleges and Universities (SCICU) is pleased to announce the receipt of a Power:Ed award that will provide completion grants for students at financial risk for dropping out of…

Dreher High junior selected for $25,000 national scholarship

May 23, 2023

Dreher High School junior Shelby Mode has been selected to receive a $25,000 national scholarship from the Horatio Alger Association for the 2023-2024 school year. The scholarship helps high school…

Society of Industrial and Office Realtors® elects David Lockwood, SIOR as incoming President

May 23, 2023

David Lockwood, SIOR, CRE, CCIM, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Colliers | South Carolina, was recently elected by the Board of Directors of the Society of Industrial…

Countybank continues to support new YMCA fitness center

May 23, 2023

The Countybank Foundation, established in 1971 representing Countybank and Greenwood Capital, recently donated $3,000 to the Lakelands Region YMCA. This follows a $25,000 foundation donation in 2022 for Greenwood’s new…

Jill Smith + Associates celebrates 20 years of modern mental health care in the Midlands

May 22, 2023

The woman-owned talk therapy group has served more than 7,000 clients over the past two decades Jill Smith + Associates Counseling — the premier counseling practice in the greater Columbia,…

Goodwyn Mills Cawood and Commercial Site Solutions join forces

May 22, 2023

Goodwyn Mills Cawood (GMC) announced the acquisition of Commercial Site Solutions (CSS), a civil engineering firm with offices in Greenville, South Carolina and Tampa, Florida. “CSS has a unique reputation…

Caliber Real Estate’s Racquel Collier graduates Greenville Chamber’s Leadership Greenville class 49

May 22, 2023

The Greenville Chamber of Commerce’s 49th Leadership Greenville class has just celebrated its graduation, and that group of graduates includes Caliber Real Estate’s Racquel Collier. An entrepreneur starting in college…

Waller named Vice President of Affordable Property Management at NHE

May 22, 2023

Industry veteran Angie Waller has been promoted to Vice President of Affordable Property Management for NHE, one of the Southeast’s leading property management and development organizations. She also joins NHE’s…

Lexington District One Educational Foundation awards 2023 Administrator of the Year Award to Margaret Schilit

May 22, 2023

On Tuesday, May 16, 2023, the Lexington One Educational Foundation presented the 2022 Joseph M. Bedenbaugh Administrator of the Year Award to Mrs. Margaret Schilit at the Lexington County School…

Lexington One Educational Foundation $33,016 Mathematics Grant to benefit all K-2 students in district

May 22, 2023

The Lexington One Educational Foundation has awarded a $33,016 Counting Collections for Mathematics Grant to Lexington District One Instructional Services, which will benefit all kindergarten through second grade students in…

Flock and Rally honored with seven coveted marketing and communications industry awards

May 22, 2023

Agency wins Silver Wing and Palmetto awards for recent client work Flock and Rally, the women-owned and led integrated communications and marketing agency based in Columbia, South Carolina, recently earned…

Jill Smith + Associates celebrates 20 years of modern mental health care in the Midlands

May 22, 2023

The woman-owned talk therapy group has served more than 7,000 clients over the past two decades  Jill Smith + Associates Counseling — the premier counseling practice in the greater Columbia,…

GSSM Foundation establishes Waraich Endowment to honor Carolyne Williams, a scholarship fund to benefit students

May 22, 2023

The South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics (GSSM) Foundation announced the creation of the Waraich Endowment to Honor Carolyne Williams, a scholarship fund to help GSSM students and…

Homestand Preview: May 23-28

May 22, 2023

In-state rival Charleston RiverDogs close out May at Segra Park  The first-place Columbia Fireflies (23-16) welcome the Charleston RiverDogs (17-22), Class-A Affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays to Columbia for…

MARS 1001 Planetarium experience debuts May 27

May 22, 2023

Journey to Mars in the Planetarium this Summer Back by popular demand, MARS 1001 follows the fictional story of the first human mission to Mars — a daring 1000-day mission to fly an…

Lexington One promotes Casey to principal of Saxe Gotha Elementary

May 22, 2023

At the May 16 Board of Trustees Meeting, the Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees promoted Joseph W. Casey to principal of Saxe Gotha Elementary, effective July 1,…

Kim Saunders joins MEMBERS Financial Services

May 22, 2023

SAFE Federal Credit Union announced that Kim Saunders, Financial Advisor, is joining MEMBERS Financial Services. Saunders, a graduate of North Carolina State University, has over 15 years of experience in…

Dixon hired as principal of Gilbert High School

May 22, 2023

David Dixon will take the helm as the new principal of Gilbert High School, effective July 1, 2023. At the May 16 meeting, the Lexington One Board of Trustees approved…

7th Annual Taste on the River unites Midlands’ best restaurants for a night of festivities in support of West Columbia’s Beautification Foundation

May 19, 2023

The highly anticipated 7th Annual Taste on the River event is set to bring together the finest restaurants from the Midlands region on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, from 5:30 –…

Pinckney Reese named Lexington One director of legal services and Title IX

May 19, 2023

Mercedes L. Pinckney Reese joins Lexington County School District One on May 30, 2023 as the district’s new director of legal services and Title IX, which was approved by the…

State Treasurer Curtis Loftis recognizes Stephanie Vincent of Fairfield Central High School as Educator of the Month

May 19, 2023

South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis has recognized Fairfield County School District’s Stephanie Vincent of Fairfield Central High School as the South Carolina Financial Literacy Master Teacher Program’s Educator of the…

Richland County approves ARPA funding for broadband, nonprofits

May 19, 2023

Senior assistance, services for unhoused people also approved as distribution continues Richland County continues to distribute millions in federal funding to help local small businesses, nonprofits and other organizations negatively…

Lane Construction wins $96 million bridge replacement project in Kershaw County

May 19, 2023

The Lane Construction Corporation, the U.S. subsidiary of Webuild Group, and the builders of a safer and more connected America, has been awarded a $96,000,000 contract for a bridge replacement…

Garvin Design Group welcomes two summer interns

May 18, 2023

Garvin Design Group recently welcomed two summer interns to the firm’s ranks. Clemson University School of Architecture undergraduate students Samantha Lowrie and Kevin Buell began summer internships in May. Both…

Ward Bradley named to Super Lawyers listing for 12th year

May 18, 2023

Moore Bradley Myers (MBM) announced that Partner, James E. “Ward” Bradley has been selected to the South Carolina Super Lawyers® Listing for 2023 in the area of personal injury law.…

Cyberwoven hires new Business Development Manager, Sam Hodges

May 18, 2023

Cyberwoven, an award-winning brand, digital marketing, and website design and development firm, announced Sam Hodges as the agency’s new Business Development Manager. Working closely with Cyberwoven’s CEO and President, Hodges’…

SCDOT Commission approves 2024 Pavement Improvement Plan

May 18, 2023

The South Carolina Department of Transportation Commission approved the Agency’s 2024 Pavement Improvement Program by adding another $775 million to the previously invested $2.8 billion in pavement improvements across the…

Congressman Clyburn announces $12.7 million for Jasper County project

May 18, 2023

U.S. Congressman James E. Clyburn (SC-06) announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development is awarding $12.7 million in Community Facilities Direct Loans to Jasper County projects.…

Richland One General Counsel named Lawyer of Distinction

May 18, 2023

Richland One General Counsel Susan Williams has been named a 2023 Lawyer of Distinction for Recognizing Excellence in In-House Counsel. “I’m so honored to have received this award. In my…

State Museum announces MARS 1001 planetarium show and new summer events

May 18, 2023

Guests Are Invited to Disability Pride Day, See Laser Light Shows, Enjoy Baseball Day and More The South Carolina State Museum is set to celebrate summer with a variety of…

Google announces South Carolina winner of 15th annual Doodle for Google contest

May 18, 2023

The annual Doodle for Google contest returns for the 15th year to showcase student artwork from around the country. Today, Google is thrilled to announce South Carolina’s Haniyah Simone Robinson…

Choosing to be entusiastic

May 18, 2023

By Jeff Becraft   Back at a student session several years ago, after I had announced that snack break was over and it was time to get back at it,…

State Treasurer Curtis Loftis announces National 529 Day celebration with $529 college savings grants

May 18, 2023

State Treasurer Curtis Loftis today announced the return of the annual PalmettoBaby Grant Program in celebration of National 529 Day. “South Carolina’s Future Scholar 529 College Savings Plan is proud…

Memories Of Zebco Reels & Red Wrigglers

May 17, 2023

By Tom Poland   I drive west, Georgia bound, and pass it yet again, a place that pulls at my heart. My father had a worm farm, and my grandfather’s…

Understanding Foreign-Trade Zones: CAE’s Recent Workshop Explained the Benefits

May 17, 2023

The Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) hosted an educational in-person and webinar session for attendees to learn the details of what a foreign-trade zone is, see areas of potential business gains…

From XVI World Bass Championship to Bassmaster Elite Series, and Major League Fishing’s Bass Pro Tour

May 17, 2023

Lake Murray is the Top Fishing Destination Over the last 6 months Capital City/Lake Murray Country Regional Tourism Board (CCLMC) has hosted the biggest and the best in international and…