Night spiders

August 21, 2024

By Jeff Becraft   There are these things we call night spiders. I don’t know what their official scientific name or zoological name or biological name is. We just simply…

Robert Ariail, Cartoonist

August 21, 2024

By Tom Poland   In the beginning, there was the urge to draw—and inspiration, Saturday morning cartoons. “I’d drawn since I was a boy, spending hours with crayons, pencils, manila…

Cyberwoven acquires national brand consultancy Additive Impact

August 21, 2024

Cyberwoven, a full-service digital agency specializing in brand, web, and marketing, is thrilled to announce the acquisition of the Additive Agency, LLC, now Additive Impact, LLC (Additive), a brand consultancy…

Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd welcomes four new associates

August 21, 2024

Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. announced that Luther F. “Luke” Carter, Jr., Miranda B. Nelson, Sabrina M. Pappas and Garrett M. Simpson have joined the firm. Luke Carter is based in…

Suzanne Brooks named Executive Director of Historic Columbia 

August 21, 2024

Local advocate for historic preservation, affordable housing, and neighborhood revitalization, Suzanne Brooks has a history of engaging community stakeholders to preserve regional history and ensure all stories are heard  Historic…

The Jam Room Music Festival returns to Columbia’s Main Street

August 21, 2024

The Jam Room Music Festival (JRMF) returns to Columbia, South Carolina, on Saturday, October 26. Presented by the Jam Room Foundation, with support from the City of Columbia and Richland…

Dave Detwiler joins LCK as Vice President

August 20, 2024

LCK announced that Dave Detwiler has joined the leadership team of the company as Vice President and he will be located in the Columbia office. In this role, Detwiler will…

USC’s newest effort to recruit more rural students

August 20, 2024

USC has joined a network that supports getting more rural students into college. The STARS College Network features more than 30 colleges supporting pipeline programs and recruiting efforts as well as offering financial aid and…

USC specialized advising keeps thousands of students in class

August 20, 2024

Specialized advising initiatives have helped keep thousands of USC students in class, boosting retention and graduation rates. One program has helped nearly 6,500 students sign up for classes over its first three years.…

Cutting-edge training center will boost nursing grads by 80%

August 20, 2024

USC’s College of Nursing and Lexington Medical Center opened a new cutting-edge clinical training centeron the hospital’s West Columbia campus. The center will allow USC to boost the number of nursing…

SCRA awards nearly $4 million to South Carolina colleges and universities

August 20, 2024

Lectures and term papers won’t be the only things happening in the state’s colleges and universities as faculty and students return this fall. Some will work on life-saving innovations such…

Apogee Equity Partners facilitates the sale of Midlands HVAC company

August 20, 2024

Apogee Equity Partners, a leading Mergers and Acquisitions advisory firm for privately held businesses, announced the successful sale of its client, Holsenback Service Inc., to Service Country, an Atlanta-based consolidator.…

More Than Rhythm closes season 3 with The Psycodelics

August 20, 2024

Free concert and conversation on September 6 The Columbia Museum of Art presents More Than Rhythm: A Black Music Series Featuring The Psycodelics, the funktified season three finale of the…

Client awarded more than $96 million in jury trial in Columbia, SC

August 19, 2024

Maynard Nexsen litigators on trial team in trade secrets case Maynard Nexsen shareholders Susi McWilliams and Sara Svedberg joined Frost Brown Todd in a successful trade secrets case on behalf…

SC Secretary of State Mark Hammond invites nominations for 2024 Angels

August 19, 2024

South Carolina Secretary of State Mark Hammond announced today that his office will accept nominations of charitable organizations for this year’s Angel awards. Every year, the Secretary of State honors…

29 Turner Padget attorneys honored among top in the nation by Best Lawyers

August 19, 2024

Turner Padget is pleased to announce the recognition of 29 of its attorneys across South Carolina by Best Lawyers in America’s 2025 edition. Four of these attorneys were named “Ones…

Beal, LLC recognizes its inclusion in the 31st Edition of The Best Lawyers Magazine

August 19, 2024

Beal, LLC, a Columbia, South Carolina restructuring and insolvency boutique, announces that Michael M. Beal has been selected for inclusion in the 31st Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®…

Now accepting RFPs for Leadership Columbia class of 2025 Class Project

August 19, 2024

Leadership Columbia (LC) seeks to partner with one nonprofit organization for the LC25 Class Project. The selected organization will benefit from a dedicated team of approximately 60 individuals with various…

City of Columbia Public Relations, Media, and Marketing Department partners with Sistercare for second annual toiletry drive

August 19, 2024

WHO: The City of Columbia Public Relations, Media, and Marketing Department is collaborating with Sistercare for the second annual toiletry drive. Sistercare is a nonprofit organization that helps victims and families recover from…

South Carolina State Fair announces flash sale to celebrate 46 counties

August 19, 2024

The South Carolina State Fair announced a special flash sale on admission tickets in honor of our 46 counties. As part of this year’s theme, “46 Reasons to Celebrate South…

Richland County notifying property owners of reassessment

August 19, 2024

Notices sent through mail are not tax bills; use online application for appeals Property owners in Richland County will soon get a better idea of the value of their property. The County…

Proactive MD Lexington Health Center wins Best of South Carolina Regional award

August 19, 2024

The votes have been counted and the results are in! The Proactive MD Lexington Health Center is a 2024 Best of South Carolina Regional winner. Proactive MD® is excited to…

Richland One awards Educational Ingenuity Grants to five teachers

August 19, 2024

Five Richland One teachers have been awarded $1,000 grants through the district’s 2024- 2025 Educational Ingenuity Grants Program. All Richland One teachers are eligible to apply for grant awards of…

Lexington Two celebrates Teachers of the Year, Support Staff of the Year at reception

August 19, 2024

Lexington Two ushered in its new Performing Arts Center in a big way earlier this month, recognizing all school-level Teachers and Support Staff of the Year, followed by the announcement…

Our Long Lost Prairie

August 16, 2024

By Tom Poland   As I stood near rattlesnake master, a plant of the prairie, bison thundered across the prairie with a great sweep of fire raging behind them, seemingly…

Joye Law Firm attorneys honored in 2025 Best Lawyers in America® and Ones to Watch

August 16, 2024

Joye Law Firm is proud to announce that 18 attorneys from our five South Carolina offices have been selected for inclusion in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in…

Colliers brings Venture X coworking space to Columbia market

August 16, 2024

Colliers | South Carolina’s Allen Wilkerson, SIOR, CCIM represented AgFirst Farm Credit Bank in the lease of a ±17,179-square-foot office space at 1901 Main Street in Downtown Columbia to Venture…

S.C. Treasurer Curtis Loftis announces return of $38 million in unclaimed funds to South Carolinians

August 16, 2024

State Treasurer Curtis Loftis announced today that his office returned more $38 million in unclaimed property for the fiscal year that ended June 30th. Staff returned more than 73,000 properties…

Conservation-based opportunities abound for Richland County students

August 16, 2024

With a new academic year underway, the Richland Soil and Water Conservation District (RSWCD) is offering a variety of fun and inspiring conservation education programs for local youth and educators.…

Montessori School holds grand opening in Cayce

August 16, 2024

Cayce Mayor Elise Partin has announced the opening of Cayce Montessori School at 1000 Poplar Street. The official grand opening celebration was held Thursday, August 15. “I have known these…

Golden Spur returns to USC campus

August 16, 2024

Garvin Design Group and Hood Construction joined the University of South Carolina for a special grand opening of the Golden Spur restaurant on August 15. A reincarnation of an old…

Colliers represents Stratton & Reynolds in purchase of 1,278-square-foot office building

August 16, 2024

Grayson Greiner of Colliers | South Carolina brokered the purchase of an approximately 1,278-square-foot office space at 914 Richland Street in Columbia, South Carolina. Colliers represented the property buyer, Stratton…

South Carolina jury awards $63.4 million to Johnson & Johnson asbestos victim

August 16, 2024

Dean Omar Branham Shirley trial team secures verdict on behalf of man diagnosed with mesothelioma A South Carolina jury has sided with a cancer patient who sued pharmaceutical giant Johnson…

Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd attorneys recognized by Best Lawyers

August 15, 2024

Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. announced that Best Lawyers®, a legal peer-review guide, has selected 24 attorneys in our Columbia office for inclusion in The 2025 Best Lawyers in America©, including…

Adams and Reese has 10 Columbia office attorneys honored in 2025 Best Lawyers

August 15, 2024

The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 edition features 160 Adams and Reese attorneys ranked by their peers among “Best Lawyers” and “Ones to Watch”. Ten of those attorneys practice in…

Best Lawyers in America honors 32 Robinson Gray attorneys in 2025 edition

August 15, 2024

Robinson Gray has achieved a new firm record as The Best Lawyers in America® recognizes 32 of its attorneys. Twenty-seven in the firm made the main Best Lawyers list in…

Robinson and Smith honored again by Best Lawyers in 2025 edition

August 15, 2024

Jonathan M. Robinson and G. Murrell Smith of Smith Robinson law firm are being honored again by The Best Lawyers in America® in the publication’s upcoming 2025 edition. This is…

Six Morton & Gettys attorneys included in new edition of Best Lawyers in America

August 15, 2024

Six Morton & Gettys attorneys are being honored in a wide range of practice areas in the newest edition of “Best Lawyers in America” and its companion piece, “Best Lawyers:…

All attorneys at Lourie Law Firm honored by Best Lawyers in America

August 15, 2024

In its 2025 edition, The Best Lawyers in America® has again honored every attorney at Lourie Law Firm. Here are those listed, with the practice areas in which they are…

Callison Tighe’s Brannon and Tighe named Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers

August 15, 2024

Of the 12 attorneys at Callison Tighe & Robinson recognized in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, two stand out in particular – Bert Brannon and Mike…

Burnette receives “Best Lawyers” Lawyer of the Year honors

August 15, 2024

Burnette Shutt & McDaniel co-founder M. Malissa Burnette is being honored as Lawyer of the Year for the Columbia area in Employment Law – Individuals in the new edition of…

Twelve attorneys at Callison Tighe honored again in Best Lawyers edition for 2025

August 15, 2024

Twelve lawyers at Callison Tighe & Robinson are named in the Columbia area 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Each had been recognized by the publication for the…

Again in 2025 edition, all attorneys at Lewis Babcock honored by Best Lawyers in America

August 15, 2024

The quality of representation provided across the board by Lewis Babcock law firm remains high, according to The Best Lawyers in America®. In its 2025 edition, the publication has, for…

Columbia Chamber announces 2025 Leadership Columbia class

August 15, 2024

60 Local Individuals selected for 52nd Class of Chamber’s Leadership Program Leadership Columbia, a Columbia Chamber program, presented by BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina, for emerging and existing leaders in the…

The Hootie & the Blowfish Foundation awards $180,000 to six South Carolina organizations

August 15, 2024

More than $4.1 million in grants awarded since Foundation’s inception Each year, the band donates to different organizations that align with the priority areas that the band selects for the…

Sustain SC, Darla Moore School of Business partner to enhance sustainability and economic development

August 15, 2024

Sustain SC, Darla Moore School of Business Partner to Enhance Sustainability and Economic Development Sustain SC is proud to announce a new partnership with the University of South Carolina Darla…

John Cuttino elected 2024-2025 President of the NFJE

August 15, 2024

John E. Cuttino elected 2024-25 President of the National Foundation for Judicial Excellence. Gallivan White Boyd (GWB) announced that John E. Cuttino has been elected as the 2024-2025 President of…

NAI Columbia announces July 2024 transactions

August 15, 2024

The firm executed $4 million in sales and leased 283,445 SF this month Sales: Bill Lamar, John Gregory, PE, CCIM, and Tristan Lee sold ±9,155 SF at 14 Monckton Blvd.…

Billfish: Catch & Release

August 15, 2024

By Tom Poland   Billfish Conservation & Record Releases of Blue Marlin I wanted a real-deal Ernest Hemingway long-bill cap to let me see into the depths. One that would…