9.3% of seniors face food insecurity in South Carolina The Lowcountry Food Bank (LCFB) announced the release of The State of Senior Hunger in America in 2017, a study about…
Stevens & Wilkinson, a full-service architecture, engineering, and interior design firm with offices in Atlanta and Columbia, S.C., announces the addition of Cameron Wilkes, E.I.T., mechanical designer, and Jordan Slomzenski,…
Columbia-based Sagacious Partners has added Margaret DuBose as a Project Manager, the Entrepreneurial Operating System® (EOS) implementation and project management firm recently announced. DuBose’s primary project management role will concentrate…
ROCK HILL, SC – Beverly A. Carroll has joined Morton & Gettys. Her practice focuses on employment litigation, business counseling, employer guidance and civil litigation. Carroll has long practiced in…
South Carolina artists in Darlington, Pickens, and Richland counties representing four arts disciplines received individual artist fellowships for fiscal year 2020 after approval by the S.C. Arts Commission board of…
The COMET transit system is continuing its series of public listening sessions throughout the Midlands to solicit input on future plans and recommendations for transit system improvements. Attendees are asked…
The South Carolina Department of Agriculture (SCDA) has approved an additional 74 farmers to participate in the SC Hemp Farming Program for 2019. On March 28, 2019, Governor Henry D.…
Starting this fall semester, many Midlands Technical College (MTC) students will be eligible for additional scholarship funding, making MTC even more affordable. The new scholarship program called the SC Workforce and Industrial Needs Scholarship (SC WINS), is…
If you’re looking for a great place to work, register to attend the Richland One Classified Job Fair on Thursday, July 25, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. in the Olympia…
S.C. Department of Commerce awards $9.6 million in Community Development Block Grant funds Sixteen communities across South Carolina are slated to benefit from public improvement projects supported by more than…
Columbia-based architecture, interiors, and planning firm Garvin Design Group celebrates its 16th anniversary this week. Inspired to form a group that would provide creative, client-driven design solutions through more strategic…
September concert to benefit the LRADAC Foundation Recovery Scholarship Fund Platinum-selling band Sister Hazel returns to the Midlands for LRADAC Foundation’s inaugural Rock for Recovery concert presented by Elliott Davis.…
Over the past nineteen years, the Building Industry Charitable Foundation has awarded $579,250 in scholarships to children of Association members and other students who meet criteria set for the program. …
The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce today announced the 2019 Best Places To Work in South Carolina. To identify the state’s top-notch employers, the South Carolina Chamber partnered with the…
Expansion Creating 10 New Jobs Atlantic Packaging, a leading distributor of industrial packaging materials and paperboard converter, is expanding its existing Dorchester County operations. The company’s investment of $4.5 million…
Make-A-Wish® South Carolina announced that Amanda Osborne is joining the staff of the chapter as its new Vice President of Mission Advancement. In her role, Osborne will help build relationships…
Sylvan Learning Center of Columbia will be hosting four camps this July aimed at students looking to boost their math and study skills. The camps are as follows: • Fit…
IRMO, S.C. – Creative Writing, Geometry and Algebra re the core of Sylvan Learning Center of Irmo’s July summer camps. The camps are as follows: • Creative Writing: Sylvan’s Writing…
Jean Cecil Frick, a senior strategic advisor with NP Strategy, successfully completed the Spring 2019 Midlands Class of the Riley Institute at Furman’s Diversity Leaders Initiative (DLI), becoming a Riley Fellow.…
Brooks Owings and Bill Bunch of Wilson Kibler represented the buyer, W2C USC Three, LLC, and the seller, ARKA, LLC, in the recent off-market purchase of a five-unit, twelve-bed multifamily…
Lee & Associates Charleston’s Cori Nuttall represented the Tenant, Changes Counseling Center in the lease of 2,964 SF of Medical Office space located at 2811 Tricom Street in North Charleston,…
The South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism is seeking public input on the draft 2019 Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan. SCORP is a planning document that identifies outdoor…
After starting with Colliers as a research intern, John Peebles has transitioned to a Brokerage Associate and industrial specialist, joining the Columbia industrial team of Chuck Salley, SIOR, Dave Mathews,…
Blake DuBose (right in photo), immediate past president of Capital Rotary, receives a plaque from current president Philip Flynn after being named the club’s Rotarian of the Year for 2018-2019.…
Capital Rotary president Philip Flynn recognizes at-large director and service chair Neda Beal for continuing Rotary Foundation donations that support world understanding and peace programs. Beal is now a Paul…
Capital Rotary saluted its outgoing president and swore-in 2019-2020 officers and directors at a club assembly June 26. In photo, incoming president Abby Naas recognizes Philip Flynn’s 2018-2019 service with…
Stanford E. Lacy American Inn of Court holds banquet and business meeting in Columbia Collins & Lacy launched the Stanford E. Lacy American Inn of Court on Tuesday, June 18th…
ROI Commercial is pleased to announce the following recently completed commercial real estate transactions by broker and principal George Meetze: Represented J & K Property Holdings, LLC in the purchase…
Sponsor Neda Beal fixes a Rotary pin on Sean Powers’ lapel, symbolizing the recent University of South Carolina Honors College graduate’s induction into Capital Rotary club. Powers earned his BA…
The City of Columbia is accepting applications to fill several vacancies on the following boards and commissions. City Center Partnership Seeking 1(one) Applicant for Appointment. The purpose of the Board…
U.S. Senator Tim Scott’s (R-SC) 2019 Military Academy Nomination Application is now open. The Office of Sen. Scott will be accepting applications through Friday, October 18th, 2019 at 5:00 PM. Candidates…
South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA) announced the recent acceptance of six Client Companies into its entrepreneurial program, SC Launch. Client Companies are provided mentoring and grants and may be eligible for investments from SC…
The South Carolina State Fair will present a free outdoor showing of “The Greatest Showman” July 12 on the fairgrounds, 1200 Rosewood Drive. The 2017 film starring Hugh Jackman and…
Lexington County School District One administrators presented a third reading of the district’s 2019–2020 general fund operating budget at a public hearing held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 25,…
Richland Two has now opened the application process for the 2019 Richland Two Order of the Flame Awards. The Richland Two Order of the Flame was established by the Richland…
Secretary of State Mark Hammond is offering eight free regional notary public seminars this summer and fall for all South Carolina notaries and those interested in becoming a notary. The…
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd’s Costa Pleicones has been elected secretary of the Wofford College Board of Trustees. Costa is a graduate of Wofford College and has served on the Board of…
by Katie Ritchie Did you hear the good news? We might finally get some relief from robocalls. The Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously to give cell phone companies more power…
WHAT: Teen Lock-In WHEN: 6 – 9 p.m., Friday, July 12 WHERE: Richland Library Main 1431 Assembly St., Columbia, SC 29201 WHO: Free and open to the public Parents, Richland…
Salute from the Shore, a 501(c)3 organization, was founded in 2010 by patriotic South Carolinians to honor our armed forces on Independence Day. Every year on the 4th of July,…
Terminix Service, Inc., a longtime United Way of the Midlands supporter, completed its annual employee giving campaign raising more than $129,000, a 20 percent increase over prior year’s donations. “The…
By Richard Eckstrom, S.C. Comptroller A school in Colorado Springs, Colorado was shuttered. In Three Rivers, Oregon, the school board shortened the school year five days and laid off employees.…
Over 680 acres of undeveloped woodlands, fields, and significant wetlands along the Wateree River, located just outside the city of Camden, are now conserved, thanks to the collaborative efforts of Bramblewood…
Stanford E. Lacy American Inn of Court holds banquet & business meeting in Columbia Collins & Lacy launched the Stanford E. Lacy American Inn of Court on Tuesday evening in…
Business owners in Washington have many responsibilities, including knowing which taxes they must report. To help reach more businesses statewide, the Washington State Department of Revenue (Revenue) will host a…
This newly expanded rockin’ summer tradition will now include live music, specialty cocktails and themed nights. Friday Night Laser Lights feature lasers and CGI visuals choreographed to music inside the…
If you have been around Town during a summer show, you know that one of our favorite things to do is to give back! This year, in conjunction with our…
MTC Quick-Start Day: Apply to MTC for Free Get Personal Assistance Starting College this Fall Midlands Technical College is now accepting applicants for the Fall Semester and is inviting all…
AT&T¹ has invested nearly $825 million in their South Carolina wireless and wired networks during 2016-2018. These investments boost reliability, coverage, speed and overall performance for residents and businesses. AT&T…
Matilda is a little girl with astonishing wit and intelligence who dreams of a better life. She’s unloved by her cruel parents but impresses her schoolteacher, the highly lovable Miss…