Barnes Alford attorneys Weldon R. Johnson, David G. Wolff, Kay Gaffney Crowe, Alan J. Reyner, Robert T. Strickland, and Curtis W. Dowling have been selected for inclusion in the 29th…
Lexington County School District One Interim Superintendent Dr. Gerrita Postlewait announces that Kathryn M. McPhail, the district’s chief communications officer, plans to resign as her husband accepted a new career…
The West Columbia Police Department has implemented ShotSpotter technology across one square mile of West Columbia to identify, locate, and deter gun violence, and improve the quality of life in…
The Army Training Center and Fort Jackson will host a change of command ceremony Aug. 31 to welcome Brig. Gen. Jason E. Kelly as its new commanding general. The event…
Midlands Orthopaedics & Neurosurgery, PA announced that Dr. Larry R. Shannon II, MD, joined the practice as of August 1, 2022. Dr. Shannon joins us from Bassett Medical Center in…
Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFST), holding company for Southern First Bank, announced the appointment of Cal Hurst to President. Hurst has served as Chief Banking Officer and Executive Vice…
SCPRT is accepting letters of intent from eligible entities until October 1, 2022 The South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism (SCPRT) is now accepting letters of intent from…
Broadstreet, Inc. has continued its strong growth in the Carolinas by providing private equity backing to the first state of the art Crystal Lagoons® amenity in South Carolina through Broadstreet’s…
The City of Columbia will be hosting a grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony for the newest business Taco Grande. Taco Grande offers a variety of homemade Mexican dishes including tacos,…
The Best Lawyers in America® has, in its 2023 edition, once again recognized three partners at Bluestein Attorneys, two of whom received “Lawyer of the Year” distinction in their respective…
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. is pleased to announce that Mary Cothonneau Eldridge has recently graduated from the Columbia Chamber of Commerce Leadership Columbia Class of 2022. Leadership Columbia was founded…
Turner Padget announced the addition of Elizabeth D. Wiles, of counsel, to the firm’s Charleston office. Wiles joins the Employment & Workers’ Compensation practice group and will support the Workers’…
Edward D. “Butch” Barnhill Jr., a real estate attorney who has practiced with distinction in the Columbia area for nearly five decades, has announced his retirement from the firm of…
Sales Associate, Niles Helmboldt, Represented the seller in the Purchase of 5101 Two Notch Rd. DeWees Real Estate Group, a full-service commercial real estate firm specializing in Columbia’s office, retail,…
The Best Lawyers in America® has named Demetri K. “Jim” Koutrakos, a member of Callison Tighe & Robinson law firm, as Lawyer of the Year for Columbia in Litigation –…
Nekki Shutt, a founding member of Burnette Shutt & McDaniel, has been named “Best Lawyers in America’s” 2023 Lawyer of the Year in the practice area of Employee Benefits (ERISA)…
Four members of Robinson Gray law firm have received the “Lawyer of the Year” award for 2023 in their respective practice areas from The Best Lawyers in America®. The four…
Neal M. Lourie of Lourie Law Firm has been named to the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. He was named for his practice in Columbia in the…
ROCK HILL, S.C. – Six attorneys at Morton & Gettys are included in the just-released 2023 edition of “Best Lawyers in America” and “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.” All have…
Three attorneys at Lewis Babcock L.L.P. are honored in the just-released 2023 edition of “Best Lawyers in America” and its companion piece, “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.” The list includes…
The Friends of African American Art & Culture (FAAAC), an affinity group of the Columbia Museum of Art (CMA), will kick off a four-day online event to raise money for…
Four Richardson Thomas attorneys have been named to the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. One of them, Brady Thomas of Columbia, was named Lawyer of the Year…
Every attorney at Callison Tighe & Robinson law firm is being honored for the second year in a row in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. One…
Community Association Management Services (CAMS), a frontrunner in the community association management industry throughout the Carolinas, announced that Brittany Godwin has been named manager of its burgeoning Lifestyle Division. This…
Harbison Theatre at Midlands Technical College (HT@MTC) is proud to welcome the first show of our 2022-2023 season. Hailing from Minneapolis, MN, The Purple Xperience pays tribute to the late,…
The Big Red Barn Retreat welcomes Colonel David Williams, US Army (Retired), as its new Executive Director. David recently retired after serving as an active-duty officer in the US Army…
Pictographic track highlights smart reef installation off South Carolina coast By W. Thomas Smith Jr. FORCE BLUE, a S.C.-based non-profit organization which recruits and fields former special operations SCUBA divers…
The Upstate Institute of Youth Programs, (UIYP) is a first-time recipient of a $30,000 grant from Power:Ed, a philanthropy of SC Student Loan. The funds will be used to support…
Owen Steel Co., a structural steel fabricator and contractor based in Columbia, has announced plans for a $3 million investment in its Richland County plant that will create an estimated…
Fifteen ship-to-shore cranes now stand 155 feet above the wharf deck at Wando Welch Terminal, efficiently working mega container ships at the Port of Charleston. The fifteenth and final crane was…
2023 Best Lawyers in America© – Ones to Watch Gallivan White Boyd announced the selection of attorneys, Jordan Crapps, Jessica W. Laffitte and Thomas Twehues, as 2023 Ones to Watch…
Governor Henry McMaster announced his three appointments to the Teacher Recruitment and Retention Task Force, which was created by the General Assembly to recommend policies for improving the recruitment, retention,…
2023 Best Lawyers in America© Released Twenty-six attorneys have been included in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. With an almost 40-year history of highlighting top legal…
The South Carolina Institute of Medicine and Public Health (IMPH), a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization working to collectively inform policy to improve health and health care in South Carolina hosted a…
The Friends of African American Art and Culture (FAAAC), an affinity group of the Columbia Museum of Art (CMA), is pleased to welcome its largest class of new board members…
Commercial Real Estate Research & Forecast Report Q2 2022 Columbia Retail Market Highlights An emerging trend is “micro-concepts” of larger brands, such as Buffalo Wild Wings. The micro-restaurant is a…
By Tom Poland Ferns bless us with classic Southern settings but doing so isn’t always easy. Random winds pick up fern spores and scatter them, their destiny determined by…
Four Burnette Shutt & McDaniel attorneys are honored in the new edition of “Best Lawyers of America,” and an additional three are included in the companion piece, “Best Lawyers: Ones…
A total of 23 attorneys with Robinson Gray are being recognized for the quality of their practice in Columbia in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Four…
Statewide, 85 Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd attorneys were recognized by Best Lawyers® in their respective practice areas. COLUMBIA, SC – Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. announced that Best Lawyers®, a legal peer-review…
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 County Sheriff Leon Lott established the…
Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation CEO and owner Lou Kennedy and husband, Bill Kennedy, the company’s chief business development officer, delivered the keynote address at the 2022 white coat ceremony for the…
Colliers | South Carolina announces that Poogan’s Southern Kitchen will make its public debut on Monday, August 22, in the Cardinal Crossing community at 4605 Forest Drive in Forest Acres.…
This is the eleventh in a series of summer “Blink Book Reviews” by Reba Hull Campbell My recent beach reading consisted of memoirs by two actresses from my childhood…
EMPLOYERS®, America’s small business insurance specialist®, has been named workers’ compensation carrier of choice by the South Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association (SCRLA). Qualifying SCRLA members can now access a variety…
By Jeff Becraft Back in June, my wife gave me an electric toothbrush for Father’s Day. I am convinced that this toothbrush should be registered with the U.S. Geological…
Madelyn Smith, Operations and Volunteers Director at Home Works, has earned a Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist (CAPS) designation, identifying her as part of a group of professionals nationwide with the knowledge…
The Riley Institute at Furman University has appointed a new staff member who will focus on advancing evidence-based public education practices in South Carolina by cultivating statewide partnerships and drawing…
Program is one of four nominated in Outstanding Historical Documentary category Nominations for the 43rd Annual News and Documentary Emmy® Awards were recently announced by The National Academy of Television…
With students and teachers fast returning to school, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is offering guidance and recommendations to keep campuses as safe as possible…