Rikard & Protopapas hosts Donation Drive benefiting Pawmetto Lifeline

June 22, 2022

Firm supports local, no-kill animal shelter and invites others to donate items throughout the month of July. Rikard & Protopapas is hosting a month-long donation drive in support of Pawmetto…

Palmetto GBA and partners earn Points of Light Recognition

June 22, 2022

Palmetto GBA, Cedar and Conway Medical Center receive KLAS Research Points of Light Recognition Award Palmetto GBA, a Medicare administrative contractor and one of the nation’s largest providers of high-volume…

“Lock It Up, Columbia” firearm safety campaign kicks off

June 22, 2022

In partnership with Columbia Police Department, Columbia Parks and Recreation and a local nonprofit, Serve and Connect, the city announced its “Lock It Up, Columbia” campaign which encourages firearm owners…

Ritedose employees get help with gas prices

June 22, 2022

Paychecks increase $100 per month during gas price spike Company also expanding workforce The more than 450 employees at The Ritedose Corporation in Columbia are getting relief from high gas…

Fort Jackson is bringing back their firework celebration on July 2

June 22, 2022

Fort Jackson’s friends and neighbors are invited to share, once again, in the evening’s festivities.  “You asked for it and we have answered,” said Fort Jackson Commander Brig. Gen. Patrick…

SC Chamber & Salary.com announce partnership

June 21, 2022

The South Carolina Chamber announced a new partnership with Salary.com as a way to provide solutions to the ever-changing needs of SC businesses, especially in the post-pandemic world. Businesses are…

Blink Book Review #3: Educated by Tara Westover

June 21, 2022

This is the second in a series of summer “Blink Book Reviews” by Reba Hull Campbell   When “Educated” first came out in 2018, I remember seeing the book in…

CARTER REALTORS welcomes Charley Mac to the firm

June 21, 2022

CARTER REALTORS is proud to announce that experienced real estate broker, Charley Mac, has joined the company. Charley has more than a decade of experience and a proven track record…

Tax tips about working remotely

June 21, 2022

The relief offered to out-of-state employers from South Carolina’s requirements to withhold taxes from wages for employees who temporarily work in the state due to COVID-19 will end on June…

The Project: A 2022 Call for Art 

June 21, 2022

The Project: A 2022 Call for Art is the Koger Center’s annual artistic competition that supports the work of South Carolina visual artists and is now accepting submissions. Each year, one…

Quackenbush Architects receive IIDA Carolinas Design Award

June 21, 2022

Quackenbush Architects + Planners received a 2022 Designworks honorable mention from the Carolinas Chapter of the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) for its interior design of the Rosewood Elementary School…

Gary T. Pope Jr. and C.D. Rhodes selected by South Carolina Super Lawyers for 2022 “Rising Stars” list in government law

June 20, 2022

Gary T. Pope Jr. (pictured left) and C.D. Rhodes, attorneys concentrating in public finance and government law with Pope Flynn, have been named to the “Rising Stars” list in Government…

DHEC, SCDNR urge residents not to keep wild animals as pets

June 20, 2022

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) and the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) urge South Carolinians not to keep wild animals as pets. To protect people…

Lexington District One promotes Nathan D. Dawson to Procurement Director

June 20, 2022

On Tuesday, June 14, 2022, the Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees approved the promotion of Nathan D. Dawson to procurement director, effective July 1, 2022. Dawson currently…

Lexington District One promotes Erica K. Bissell to teaching and learning director

June 20, 2022

On Tuesday, June 14, 2022, the Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees approved the promotion of Erica K. Bissell, ED.D. to teaching and learning director, effective July 1,…

Terminix releases Top 15 Mosquito Cities list

June 20, 2022

Charlotte, Columbia, and Charleston Top Three Metros There are several constants with summer in the south, from humidity to heavy rain and the annual arrival of pesky mosquitoes. In recognition…

DHEC observes World Sickle Cell Day by encouraging proper treatment, blood donations

June 20, 2022

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is observing World Sickle Cell Day by encouraging access to treatment and asking more residents to make life-saving blood donations.…

City’s Food Truck Fridays series continues

June 20, 2022

The City of Columbia has announced an exciting summer initiative that will feature delicious food as a way to highlight various types of cuisines that can be enjoyed in our…

Mungo Homes Foundation announces Week of Service 

June 20, 2022

The Mungo Homes Foundation is proud to announce the first-ever Week of Service, which will take place June 20 – 24th.  With a tradition of giving back to the community…

Prime Time in the Parks teen program

June 20, 2022

The Columbia Parks & Recreation Department are hosting 12 free teen nights for Columbia’s youth which began Friday, June 10. Prime Time in the Parks is a free late-night teen program that…

What’s happening at Richland Library

June 20, 2022

Monday, June 20 – Sunday, June 26 Richland Library’s mission is to help our customers learn, create and share. We are continuing to offer programs, both familiar and new, and…

Blair Cato Pickren Casterline, LLC attorney Cynthia Durham Blair appointed to the Richland County Board of Assessment Appeals

June 20, 2022

Blair Cato Pickren Casterline, LLC announced that Cynthia Durham Blair, a founding owner and attorney in the firm’s Columbia office, has been appointed to the Richland County Board of Assessment…

New online map shows citizens where to find fresh food in the city

June 20, 2022

The City of Columbia and the Columbia Food Policy Committee created a food access GIS (geographic information system) map that lists various sites to access healthy food for their whole…

CRANSTON forms strategic growth partnership with The HFW Companies

June 20, 2022

CRANSTON, an engineering, landscape architecture, planning, and surveying firm that has been serving Southeast communities for more than half a century, has formed a strategic growth partnership with The HFW…

Terminix Releases Top 15 Mosquito Cities List

June 20, 2022

Charlotte, Columbia, and Charleston Top Three Metros There are several constants with summer in the south, from humidity to heavy rain and the annual arrival of pesky mosquitoes. In recognition…

Prisma Health Midlands Foundation welcomes Joanna Dyches

June 17, 2022

Joanna Dyches has joined Prisma Health Midlands Foundation as manager, Events. Dyches supports the Foundation’s signature fundraising events and donor engagement initiatives benefiting Prisma Health Cancer Institute—Columbia, Prisma Health Breast…

NHE named to manage six additional South Carolina communities

June 16, 2022

NHE, Inc. has announced the addition of six South Carolina communities into its growing association management portfolio, company officials have announced. NHE is one of the Southeast’s leading association and…

Robinson Gray recognized with South Carolina Bar’s Pro Bono Award

June 16, 2022

Robinson Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC, has received the South Carolina Bar 2022 Pro Bono Award, reflecting the law firm’s service to the community in 2021. The award was presented…

SC Bar Young Lawyers Division Raises more than $25,000 for Food Banks statewide

June 16, 2022

The SC Bar Young Lawyers Division (YLD) raised $25,548 for food banks across the state as part of its virtual fundraising event, the SC Legal Feeding Frenzy. “Thanks to the…

Intramed Plus celebrates 31 years of innovative infusion services

June 16, 2022

Intramed Plus, Inc., a pioneer in home infusion therapy, is celebrating 31 years of providing outstanding infusion care to thousands of patients across South Carolina who benefit from intravenous medication…

Blink Book Review #2: South of Heaven by Patti Frye Meredith

June 16, 2022

This is the second in a series of summer “Blink Book Reviews” by Reba Hull Campbell   For anyone who is southern by birth or has moved to the south,…

Collins & Lacy announces new attorney elevation 

June 16, 2022

Business Defense Law Firm Poised For New Growth Collins & Lacy, P.C., a leading South Carolina business defense law firm, announced that construction attorney, James L. Williams, has been elevated to…

District hired new middle school principal

June 16, 2022

Kelly Mill Med Pro Middle School will have a new principal beginning the 2022-2023 school year. Jamilia L. Kenely will become principal of Kelly Mill effective July 1, 2022. Kenely…

The City of Columbia and local financial institutions partner for All Access Columbia homeownership workshop

June 16, 2022

In honor of Homeownership Month, the City of Columbia’s Community Development department and its partners will host a homeownership focused session of All Access Columbia. All Access Columbia is a…

Carolina Precision Foods, LLC establishing operations in Florence County

June 16, 2022

$10 million investment to create 402 new jobs Carolina Precision Foods, LLC – a joint venture of Carolina Fresh Foods and owners of Lake Foods – today announced plans to…

Through Broken Glass

June 16, 2022

By Tom Poland   The old church just wanted to be left alone, but that didn’t happen. Someone shot out her windows. Some kid’s BBs shattered panes, leaving sharp jagged…

Great Southern Homes, Inc. and FBC Mortgage, LLC announce joint venture to form Homeowners Mortgage, LLC

June 15, 2022

Great Southern Homes, the nation’s 45th largest homebuilder headquartered in Irmo, SC, and FBC Mortgage, LLC of Orlando, Florida, one of the largest mortgage providers for the new home industry,…

McCrory Construction promotes Seth Dunnagan to Project Manager

June 15, 2022

McCrory Construction announces the promotion of Seth Dunnagan to Project Manager. Over the past three years, Dunnagan has served in various project management roles for the firm’s Retail Division, managing…

Harvest Hope Food Bank welcomes summer interns

June 15, 2022

The new team members will join the organization’s hunger-relief efforts across the state Harvest Hope Food Bank welcomed six interns in their summer 2022 cohort. Brittany Myers and Jaylin Madison…

Lexington District One promotes Derek W. Berry to Application Services Director

June 15, 2022

On Tuesday, June 14, 2022, the Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees approved the promotion of Derek W. Berry to application services director, effective July 1, 2022. Berry…

Richland Library hosts three free summer break cafés

June 15, 2022

Free Summer Break Cafés open Monday-Friday, through August 12. Richland Library will host free summer break cafés at three locations from June 6 to August 12. A kick-off will event…

City’s misting stations to operate during summer heat

June 15, 2022

The City of Columbia will operate misting stations in several of the City’s parks to help guests stay cool on days when the heat index reaches 90 degrees or higher. Misting stations will operate from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., at the following locations: Misting Stations: Granby Park, 100 Catawba St. MLK Park, 2300 Greene St. Owens Field Park, 1351 Jim Hamilton Blvd. Riverfront Park, 312 Laurel…

City of Columbia and Columbia Food Policy Committee launch new food access map

June 15, 2022

The City of Columbia and the Columbia Food Policy Committee created a food access GIS (geographic information system) map that lists various sites to access healthy food for their whole…

Lexington District One approves 2022–23 budget process

June 15, 2022

Following a public hearing held on June 14, 2022, the Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees approved the 2022–23 general fund operating budget of $325,808,206. The approved budget…

Chambers USA recognizes Wyche, P.A. as a 2022 Leading Law Firm

June 15, 2022

Chambers USA has recognized Wyche and 11 of its attorneys in the 2022 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. The independent research conducted by Chambers and Partners…

Peyton Bryant, Midlands real estate professional, joins Trinity Partners

June 15, 2022

Peyton Bryant, a respected commercial real estate professional with over a decade of experience in both lending and brokerage, recently joined Trinity Partners’ Columbia office as Partner and Director of…

SC Manufacturers Alliance announces Andi Rawl as the SC Automotive Council Executive Director

June 15, 2022

The South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance (SCMA) has hired Andrea “Andi” Rawl as the Executive Director of the SC Automotive Council. “We are pleased to welcome Andi Rawl to the SCMA…

Cayce Police Department announces statewide School Resource Officer awards

June 15, 2022

The Cayce Police Department is excited to announce that the South Carolina Association of School Resource Officers (SCASRO) has selected two Cayce police officers as their 2022 award recipients. Additionally,…

Gen. ‘Fig’ Newton will tell his impressive story of service in war and peace

June 15, 2022

Gen. Lloyd “Fig” Newton has a lot of fascinating stories to tell, having led a life of adventure and distinction serving his country. He is a retired U.S. Air Force…

National Marketing Council honors Midlands Technical College

June 15, 2022

MTC only S.C. technical college to win top award for design and communication The National Council for Marketing & Public Relations (NCMPR) has recognized Midlands Technical College with its highest…