Community Association Management Services (CAMS), North Carolina and South Carolina’s premier community management company, announced that Kim Hurd, CMCA®, a CAMS senior community manager in Charleston, has earned her Association…
Prisma Health Midlands Foundation today announced the selection of its new executive director, Jeffery Faw. Faw brings more than 30 years of extensive fundraising, development and sales experience to the…
Ryan Causey of Trinity Partners recently represented Murrell Property Holdings, LLC in their purchase of 2419 Devine Street in Columbia. The 2,500 square foot medical office building is located within…
Sunbelt Business Brokers, a leading mergers and acquisitions adviser for privately held businesses, announces the sale of Fisher Solutions Inc. dba Dr. Rooter, a South Carolina corporation to Sims HoldCo…
Dr. Lilly Filler, Chair of the South Carolina Council on the Holocaust will deliver the Keynote address at the 16th annual Isadore E. Lourie Hanukkah Menorah Lighting Ceremony at the…
The South Carolina Association of Prevention Professionals and Advocates (SCAPPA) held its 2022 statewide meeting and awards ceremony today to recognize high-standard substance misuse prevention efforts and prevention professionals who…
Bobby Stepp, a member of Robinson Gray law firm, has received the Honorable Matthew J. Perry Civility Award, given annually by the Richland County Bar in honor of the distinguished…
Class of 2022 Cohort Graduates Eight Local Minority Businesses. The Columbia Chamber’s Midlands Minority Business Accelerator program recently graduated 2022 program participants and announced the 2023 class. The Midlands Minority…
Main Street District announces Kelsey (Carmichael) Bickley is joining their team as Director of Marketing. Bickley is a marketing professional with over seven years of experience promoting the Columbia region…
Women in Philanthropy (WIP), an engagement group associated with United Way of the Midlands, holds its annual Leadership Breakfast on Thursday, December 15 from 7:30 to 10:00 a.m. at The…
By Tom Poland Something like sixty years had passed since I saw it. This time, however, I saw it from above. The WPA built a beautiful tower of stone…
By Jeff Becraft Back when I was in my early 20’s, I heard a guy speak at a camp and he gave a message that he called “The 7…
The Senior Citizens Association Will Provide the Florence Area with Digital Education Support for Senior Citizens Spectrum announced the Senior Citizens Association (SCA) in Florence County has received a…
The South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance (SCMA) has awarded four individuals in the manufacturing industry with the SCMA Professionals of the Year Awards. The SCMA Professionals of the Year Awards recognize…
The Who’s on the Move, Entrepreneur Minute is an interview in support of the undeniable impact that entrepreneurs have on our communities. We will be highlighting 20 entrepreneurs in each of…
Columbia attorney Emma T. Dean has been named executive director of the South Carolina Bar. A member of the South Carolina Bar for 16 years, Dean most recently has served…
Nonprofit registration is now open for Midlands Gives, the annual 18-hour online giving challenge and online giving platform hosted by Central Carolina Community Foundation. This year’s Midlands Gives Day will…
Studio 2LR, Inc. was recently recognized with 2 design awards from the South Carolina chapter of the American Institute of Architects. The design awards were presented by the jury Chair,…
City Council held a meeting on Tuesday, December 6, 2022. Highlighted agenda items for the meeting include the following: City Council approved item #13: Council is asked to improve Contract…
West Columbia City Council has selected Marquis Solomon as the next West Columbia Fire Chief. Fire Chief Marquis Solomon is a 23-year fire service veteran. Chief Solomon most recently held the…
Today, Conservatives for Clean Energy – South Carolina (“CCE-SC”) congratulated current state director, Matt Orr, on his new position as U.S. House Representative-elect Russell Fry’s (SC-7) chief of staff in…
To reflect its crafted custom interior designs and the creativity of its robust group of designers, the Studio at GMK Interiors has recently launched an updated web presence at www.gmkinteriors.com.…
The South Carolina State University Foundation has been awarded a $35,000 grant from Power:Ed to provide Graduate Assistance Program scholarships to deserving students. “Power:Ed, a philanthropy of South Carolina Student…
Experience Columbia SC Sports announced the 20th Annual Chick-fil-A Classic Holiday Basketball Tournament to be held at River Bluff High School in Lexington, SC, Dec. 27 – 30, 2022. Participating teams…
On Nov. 26, 1943, HMT Rohna – HMT for His Majesty’s Transport – was attacked by German aircraft in the Mediterranean off North Africa. She was hit by a Henschel…
Community Association Management Services (CAMS), North Carolina and South Carolina’s premier community management company, announced that Callie Fenlon has been promoted to closings manager. As closings manager, Fenlon will lead…
$60 million project represents latest in booming West Columbia, spurred from successful River District redevelopment Redevelopment in West Columbia received a boost with the sale of a 37.87-acre property along…
Baleen Solutions, FinSiteful, PeriopHealth, Real Motors, and Sagacity were accepted as South Carolina Research Authority Member Companies. Baleen Solutions, CarbonCents, Elevate Therapeutics, Incora Health, ProTrustee, and Sojourn MedTech received new…
At 52 feet, the biggest ships calling the East Coast can access South Carolina Ports’ terminals any time, any tide. Ships filled with record imports and heavy exports can seamlessly…
Essential Cabinetry Group, a leading cabinetry company, today announced plans to expand its operations in Greenville County. The company’s $4.75 million investment will create 156 new jobs. “The investment in…
Midlands Technical College President Dr. Ronald Rhames is an honoree in the 2023 South Carolina African American History Calendar. Created every year since 1989, the calendar profiles individuals who have…
SouthState Bank has hired seven bankers who bring years of expertise and relationship building to both South Carolina and Alabama. “Our South Carolina and Alabama markets welcome seven skilled and knowledgeable bankers with experience in…
Comerica Bank announced the expansion of its new Southeast Market with the recent addition of offices in two states new to its regional footprint – South Carolina and Georgia. Expansion…
Peak Drift Brewing Company, a new award-winning beverage company headquartered in Columbia, S.C., launches its inaugural line of craft beers and seltzers in select Midlands-area bars, restaurants and stores. Throughout…
Gail Hughes, chair of the Dorchester School District Two’s (DSD2) Board of Trustees, was installed as president of the South Carolina School Boards Association’s (SCSBA) Board of Directors during Delegate…
It was, as usual, a beautiful Sunday morning in Hawaii. But it didn’t last long. At 7:55 a.m., the first wave of Japanese warplanes came flying over the Waianae mountains.…
Friday April 28 2023, South Carolina nonprofit Home Works will host the second annual Hammer Classic, a sporting clays fundraiser benefiting their mission of compassionate construction. The 2023 event will…
Lexington District One’s board members Katie McCown, Chris Rice and Beth Shealy attended their first board meeting on Nov. 29, 2022. Prior to the start of the special called board…
The University of South Carolina announced on Thursday (Dec. 1) that USC Palmetto College will launch two new Palmetto College iCarolina Learning Labs in the Clinton and Laurens communities. Both…
Forming a Robust Organization to Help Children and Families Battling Cancer Children’s Cancer Partners of the Carolinas (CCP), a nonprofit focused on serving children battling cancer across North and South…
Today the South Carolina Public Charter School District continues to bring you great weekly content for our Kids First Podcast where we talk to educators, school leaders, policymakers, and charter…
The Samuels Reynolds Law Firm announced that Attorney Michael Parks has joined the firm. Parks received his bachelor’s degree in Finance, Insurance and Risk Management from the University of South…
By Tom Poland You know the song. “Time Is On My Side.” The Rolling Stones released it in 1964. Time was on my side back then, yes it was. It’s…
Dorchester County Economic Development has been awarded a $25,000 grant on behalf of Tri-County STEMersion, a nonprofit created to link existing industry needs with local educators to implement high-demand STEM…
Blair Cato Pickren Casterline, LLC announced that Cynthia Durham Blair, a founding owner, and attorney in the firm’s Columbia office, has been commissioned as the first electronic notary in South…
LS3P welcomed Architect, Jenna Drozd, AIA in the Columbia office. A 2013 graduate of the University of Florida with a Master of Architecture and a Bachelor of Design in Interior…
THE OBIE AWARD-WINNING SHOW RUNS DECEMBER 2ND THROUGH 17TH Get your Greek on, Desperate Housewives-style. Hurricane Diane opens at Trustus Theatre on Friday, December 2nd and runs for ten shows…
Dr. Diego Quiroga Ferri discusses the famed Galapagos Islands with Dr. Tom Mullikin’s Ecotourism class and others By Alex Junes-Ward Dr. Diego Quiroga Ferri, president of the Universidad San Francisco…
Golf Tourism Solutions, home to the game’s premier tournament operations staff, is taking over management of the 40th annual National Retired Military Golf Classic (NRMGC), a 72-hole event that will…
The SC Bar shares the story of Dan Ward and Dayton Riddle, two associates in Parker Poe’s Columbia office, who are providing pro bono legal services to help Afghan…