$25k Contribution from House of Raeford

June 10, 2015

LEXINGTON, SC – House of Raeford Farms Inc., FLOCK program is making a $25,000 contribution to Lexington Interfaith Community Services (LICS) to provide funding for the purchase of a ‘mobile…

Wilson Seeks Unified Cyberattack Measurement

June 10, 2015

COLUMBIA, SC – Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) issued the following statement after introducing theCyberattack Standards Study Act in the House of Representatives today. The bill directs the Director of National Intelligence to…

Local Business, Elite Nutrition & Performance needs support to be moved on to the next step for a $100,000 grant from the Mission Main Street Grants program

June 10, 2015

Help Elite Nutrition & Performance grow by voting online before June 19th.   . COLUMBIA, SC – Elite Nutrition & Performance, a local comprehensive nutrition and fitness consulting business, has applied…

City Manager Teresa Wilson Selected for Liberty Fellowship’s 12th Class

June 10, 2015

COLUMBIA, SC – A fighter pilot, an award winning novelist and a state attorney general. These are a few of the “firsts” represented by the newest class of Liberty Fellows.…

Lourie Center Offers Water Aerobics at Maxcy Gregg Pool

June 10, 2015

COLUMBIA, SC – The Lourie Center is offering a summer water aerobics program for adults, in cooperation with Maxcy Gregg Pool. Classes began May 26 and will meet until Saturday…

Richland County EMS Unit Stationed at Lower Richland Military Base

June 10, 2015

COLUMBIA, SC – Richland County is joining forces with the S.C. National Guard McCrady Training Center to provide emergency medical services to military personnel and Lower Richland residents. A Richland…

Bimbo Bakeries USA expanding Orangeburg County manufacturing operations

June 10, 2015

Company creating 30 new jobs with its Midlands expansion COLUMBIA, SC – Bimbo Bakeries USA, a subsidiary of Mexico’s Grupo Bimbo – one of the world’s largest bakery firms, is…

Sunrun Brings Affordable Home Solar And New Jobs To South Carolina

June 10, 2015

Leading Residential Solar Company Offers South Carolina Residents a Cheaper, Cleaner Energy Solution   COLUMBIA, SC – Sunrun, the largest dedicated residential solar company in the U.S., announced it is expanding…

Center for Women launches “Founder’s Lab” for Women Entrepreneurs

June 10, 2015

CHARLESTON, SC – Have you thought about starting your own business, but just don’t know where to start? The path to your entrepreneurial future begins with Founder’s Lab, a new…

Finally Friday Closes Series with Reflections at the Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County

June 10, 2015

CAMDEN, SC – The Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County (FAC) will close out its popular free outdoor concert series, Finally Friday with Reflections, a Camden favorite. The concert will take…

Local Ladies Golf Club Inducted into Golf Hall of Fame

June 10, 2015

COLUMBIA, SC – Columbia’s only African American female golf club, the Ridgewood Ladies Golf Club (RLGC), was inducted into the African American Golfers Hall of Fame (AAGHOF) in May during…

Santee Cooper Selects M. B. Kahn to construct the Lake Moultrie Phase II Reliability Improvements

June 10, 2015

COLUMBIA, SC – Santee Cooper selected M. B. Kahn Construction Company to construct the Lake Moultrie Phase II Reliability Improvements at their Regional Water System Facility located in Moncks Corner.…

Shops and Galleries Open Late for June Vista Nights

June 10, 2015

COLUMBIA, SC – The Congaree Vista Guild, a non-profit, membership-based organization made up of a wide variety of restaurant, shop, business and gallery owners, homeowners and museums in the Vista, announces…

Taskforce Releases Recommendations for Improvements to Long-Term Care in South Carolina

June 10, 2015

COLUMBIA, SC –  Recommendations to reshape South Carolina’s long-term care system have been released by a statewide taskforce convened by the South Carolina Institute of Medicine and Public Health. These recommendations…

Central SC Alliance Names Board of Directors and Officers for 2015-2016

June 9, 2015

COLUMBIA, SC – The Central SC Alliance, the state’s oldest regional economic development alliance, has named the 2015-2016 Board of Directors and Officers. The Alliance Board of Directors will provide…

“Blues Doctor” Drink Small Awarded National Heritage Fellowship

June 9, 2015

South Carolina singer, songwriter and blues artist Drink Small — known as the Blues Doctor — has been awarded a 2015 National Heritage Fellowship by the National Endowment for the…

National Defense Briefs – June 8, 2015

June 9, 2015

By W. Thomas Smith Jr.   NATIONAL DEFENSE BRIEFS is a series aimed at informing readers with timely military and homeland security news updates, trends, definitions, and short commentaries. Defense…

National Defense Briefs – June 8, 2015

June 9, 2015

By W. Thomas Smith Jr.   NATIONAL DEFENSE BRIEFS is a series aimed at informing readers with timely military and homeland security news updates, trends, definitions, and short commentaries. Defense…

McNair Strengthens Environmental Practice with Return of Pamela Baker

June 9, 2015

COLUMBIA, SC – McNair Law Firm announced that environmental attorney Pamela Baker has rejoined the firm’s Columbia office as a shareholder. Pam brings to the firm a wealth of experience…

“Blues Doctor” Drink Small Awarded National Heritage Fellowship

June 9, 2015

South Carolina singer, songwriter and blues artist Drink Small — known as the Blues Doctor — has been awarded a 2015 National Heritage Fellowship by the National Endowment for the…

McNair Strengthens Environmental Practice with Return of Pamela Baker

June 9, 2015

COLUMBIA, SC – McNair Law Firm announced that environmental attorney Pamela Baker has rejoined the firm’s Columbia office as a shareholder. Pam brings to the firm a wealth of experience…

National Defense Briefs – June 8, 2015

June 9, 2015

By W. Thomas Smith Jr.   NATIONAL DEFENSE BRIEFS is a series aimed at informing readers with timely military and homeland security news updates, trends, definitions, and short commentaries. Defense…

Septima Clark Project Phase 2 Begins

June 8, 2015

CHARLESTON, SC – The City of Charleston has begun construction on Phase 2 of the Septima Clark Drainage and Transportation Improvement Project. The construction necessitates the following road closures, which will…

Land Sold For Future Residential Development

June 8, 2015

GREENVILLE, SC – Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announces the sale of approximately 16.34 acres of multi-family land situated in the Montebello community along Montebello Road in Greenville, South Carolina, just…

U.S. News & World Report Names Berkeley County High Schools 2015 Best High Schools

June 8, 2015

MONCKS CORNER, SC – Cross, Goose Creek and Timberland High Schools are on U.S. News & World Report’s 2015 Best High Schools list. The three schools were awarded bronze medals based…

Dupont | Wappoo Area Planning Charrette

June 8, 2015

CHARLESTON, SC – The City of Charleston and Charleston County Planning Departments are co-hosting the Dupont|Wappoo Area Planning Charrette June 9-11 and June 23 at the St. Andrews Middle School, 721…

Gibbes Museum of Art Announces 2015/2016 Slate of Officers, New Board Members, and Philanthropy Award at Fellows Luncheon

June 8, 2015

CHARLESTON, SC – On Friday, May 19, the Gibbes Museum of Art announced the new slate of officers and Board Members, and the winner of the 2015 philanthropy award at the…

Lee & Associates Charleston leases 1,410 SF medical office space

June 8, 2015

CHARLESTON, SC – Lee & Associates Charleston’s Robert H. Nuttall, SIOR, CPM represented the Landlord, Daniel Bernard, LLC in the lease of a 1,410 SF medical office space located at 2680 Elms…

LS3P Wins Big at this Year’s ASID Design Excellence Awards

June 8, 2015

CHARLESTON, SC – LS3P received 6 First Place Design Awards at the 2015 ASID Carolinas Design Excellence Awards Gala. Award-winning projects included Greystar’s corporate headquarters, Le Creuset’s boutique retail store,…

Business, accounting programs’ accreditation reaffirmed

June 8, 2015

CLEMSON, SC – Clemson University’s business and accounting programs have again earned accreditation by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. AACSB International, founded in 1916, is the longest-serving…

McGregor & Company Opens Downtown Greenville Office

June 8, 2015

Established South Carolina firm expands into Upstate, adding fourth office   GREENVILLE, SC – McGregor & Company, LLP, one of South Carolina’s oldest accounting firms, expanded into the Upstate earlier this spring.…

Charleston Cooks! Columbia to Close its Doors

June 8, 2015

COLUMBIA, SC – The Charleston Cooks! cooking school and kitchen retail store at Cross Hill Shopping Center will close permanently on Sunday, June 28th. Throughout the month of June Charleston…

Charleston Cooks! Columbia to Close its Doors

June 8, 2015

COLUMBIA, SC – The Charleston Cooks! cooking school and kitchen retail store at Cross Hill Shopping Center will close permanently on Sunday, June 28th. Throughout the month of June Charleston…

House JBRC Members Urge Governor to Pay Cash for Volvo

June 8, 2015

House members say use new cash rather than debt   COLUMBIA, SC – The Joint Bond Review Committee, made up of five Senators and five members of the House of Representatives,…

Mast General’s Columbia Store to Support Congaree Land Trust through Land Trust Day

June 8, 2015

COLUMBIA, SC – The Congaree Land Trust (CLT) invites community members to celebrate Land Trust Day and show their support for land conservation by visiting Mast General Store on Saturday,…

Local authorities working to contain heavy rainwater

June 8, 2015

LEXINGTON, SC — Due to the heavy rains, there has been significant erosion to the pond dam on the property of Lexington County School District One’s District Office located at…

Gov. Nikki Haley Signs S.3 – Domestic Violence Bill

June 8, 2015

COLUMBIA, SC – Governor Nikki Haley was joined today by Senate Judiciary Chairman Larry Martin, Representative Shannon Erickson, and Sara Barber, Executive Director of the S.C. Coalition Against Domestic Violence and…

Mayor Benjamin to Declare “Make Music Day” in Columbia

June 8, 2015

COLUMBIA, SC – Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin will be joined by Make Music Day Columbia organizers, One Columbia for Arts and History and Rice Music House at EdVenture Children’s Museum…

Advertisement of Vacancies on the Citizen’s Advisory Council

June 8, 2015

COLUMBIA, SC – The City of Columbia is accepting applications to fill seven (7) vacancies on the Citizen’s Advisory Council for the Columbia Police Department. This council will meet quarterly…

The Cliffs at Keowee Springs Takes Shape

June 8, 2015

Strong company focus on a new neighborhood, buyer interest, and sales fuel new amenity plan LAKE KEOWEE, SC – The youngest of The Cliffs’ three communities on Lake Keowee –…

22 Creative Problem Solvers Selected for Liberty Fellowship’s 12th Class

June 8, 2015

GREENVILLE, SC – A fighter pilot, an award winning novelist and a state attorney general. These are a few of the “firsts” represented by the newest class of Liberty Fellows. Dynamic…

22 Creative Problem Solvers Selected for Liberty Fellowship’s 12th Class

June 8, 2015

GREENVILLE, SC – A fighter pilot, an award winning novelist and a state attorney general. These are a few of the “firsts” represented by the newest class of Liberty Fellows. Dynamic…

Nelson Mullins Enters New York Legal Market with the Opening of 15th Office

June 8, 2015

COLUMBIA, SC & NEW YORK, NY – Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP has entered the legal market in New York City with the opening of an office at 415 Madison…

Nelson Mullins Enters New York Legal Market with the Opening of 15th Office

June 8, 2015

COLUMBIA, SC & NEW YORK, NY – Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP has entered the legal market in New York City with the opening of an office at 415 Madison…

Trident Technical College Offers Paralegal Program Information Night

June 8, 2015

Trident Technical College Offers Paralegal Program Information Session June 8, 2015… Trident Technical College will hold a Paralegal Program Information Session June 25 at 6 p.m. in Bldg. 200 /…

Richland One to provide free meals to all students in 2015-2016

June 8, 2015

COLUMBIA, SC – Beginning with the 2015-2016 school year, Richland One will offer meals at no cost to all students, regardless of family income. The average district family could save…

Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina Announces Dee Dee Chewning to receive its 2015 Catalyst Award

June 8, 2015

COLUMBIA, SC – The Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina will award Dee Dee Chewning the 2015 Catalyst Award. The Catalyst Award was created by the Foundation to recognize an…

Sister-Owned Original Pancake House in Columbia, S.C. Celebrates 25th Anniversary

June 8, 2015

COLUMBIA, SC  – Owned and operated by two sisters for the last quarter century, Original Pancake House is celebrating 25 years at its Columbia, S.C. location in Trenholm Plaza, starting…

Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina Announces Bud Ferillo to receive its Leadership in Diversity Award

June 8, 2015

COLUMBIA, SC – The Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina will award Bud Ferillo the 2015 Leadership in Diversity Award. As an advocate for public education and civil rights and…

Resource Financial Services Relaunches Mortgage Banking Company

June 8, 2015

COLUMBIA, SC – Resource Financial Services, a locally owned and operated mortgage banker, announced the relaunch of its company, with two locations in Columbia and Sumter, S.C. In 2012 Resource…