CAE announces checkpoint expansion project as passenger traffic continues to increase

April 24, 2024

The Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) announced that work has begun on a needed checkpoint expansion project as the airport is on track to reach a passenger traffic record by the end of 2024.…

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Colliers South Carolina Industrial Report: Performance metrics remain healthy despite increased vacancy

April 24, 2024

Commercial Real Estate Research & Forecast Report Q1 2024 South Carolina Industrial Market Highlights Overall industrial performance across the state remained healthy with net positive absorption of 1,912,460 square feet…

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Jesse Farris joins LCK as Senior Project Manager

April 24, 2024

Charlotte, NC, Columbia, Greenville-Spartanburg and Charleston, SC – LCK announced that Jesse Farris has joined its team as Senior Project Manager. He will be working in the Charlotte market with…

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Presbyterian College to celebrate inauguration of 20th President, Dr. Anita Gustafson

April 24, 2024

The inauguration of Presbyterian College’s 20th president, Dr. Anita Gustafson, is being celebrated this spring with a weeklong series of events commemorating the historic occasion. Gustafson’s inauguration begins at 11…

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2024 USA Kayak Fishing Team: Qualifier on Lake Murray April 25-28, 2024

April 23, 2024

As the anticipation builds for the 3rd Pan American Kayak Fishing Championship event scheduled for September on Lake Murray, kayak fishing enthusiasts across the nation are gearing up for the opportunity of…

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Turning Pages SC honors Jerry Bellune with Lifetime Member Award for 25 Years of Literacy Work

April 23, 2024

Turning Pages SC, a nonprofit literacy council that teaches adults to read for free, has honored Jerry Bellune’s quarter-century commitment to literacy in central South Carolina. At 88 years of age,…

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South Carolina Federal announces 2024 Scholarship Winners

April 23, 2024

South Carolina Federal Credit Union is proud to announce the winners of its 14th annual scholarship program. The credit union will award $45,000 to nine students attending a traditional or…

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Carolina Teacher Induction Program receives $300,000 grant from Power:Ed to expand teacher recruitment and retention programming

April 23, 2024

The Carolina Teacher Induction Program (CarolinaTIP) has earned a $300,000 grant from Power:Ed, the philanthropy of the SC Student Loan Corporation, to expand programming to South Carolina’s Pee Dee region.…

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Volunteer leaders recognized by SC elected leaders during National Volunteer Week

April 23, 2024

Together SC’s Volunteer Admin Alliance, the SC Commission on National and Community Service, Americorps South Carolina and the SC Governor’s Office announced the winners of the 2024 Governor’s Volunteer Awards.…

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Southern First reports results for First Quarter 2024

April 23, 2024

Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFST), holding company for Southern First Bank, today announced its financial results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2024. “Our team generated excellent performance…

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Attorney Chris Schwartz joins Bluestein Attorneys

April 23, 2024

Attorney W. Christopher Schwartz has joined Bluestein Attorneys. He practices in the areas of personal injury, criminal defense, and construction litigation. He earned his Juris Doctor in 2023 from the…

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Flock and Rally earns multiple marketing and communications industry awards

April 23, 2024

Flock and Rally, the women-owned and led integrated communications and marketing agency based in Columbia, South Carolina, recently earned multiple marketing and communications industry awards from the American Advertising Federation…

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Colliers represents seller and buyer in sale of Downtown Columbia office building

April 23, 2024

Colliers | South Carolina’s Mary Winter Teaster represented the seller, KEM Properties LLC, and Matthew Pollard represented the buyer, Nick Lind Psychological Associates LLC, in the sale of a ±2,320-square-foot…

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Entrepreneur Minute – Amanda Clark, PulManage

April 22, 2024

The Who’s on the Move, Entrepreneur Minute is an interview in support of the undeniable impact that entrepreneurs have on our communities. We will be highlighting 20 entrepreneurs in each of…

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Riverbanks Zoo and Garden is turning 50

April 22, 2024

Join Riverbanks Zoo & Garden’s Birthday Celebration Riverbanks Zoo and Garden, a premiere tourist destination in the Midlands of South Carolina, will commemorate 50 inspiring years of wildlife conservation on…

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Richland County announces public dashboard to strengthen community transparency

April 22, 2024

New online tool will show progress on strategic planning, performance management goals Richland County Government launches a new online tool to boost transparency with residents in a simple, continuously updated…

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Doubletree by Hilton Columbia employee named Regional Hospitality Employee of the Year

April 22, 2024

Thelma Seibles (“Ms. Jean”) from Doubletree by Hilton Columbia has been honored with the Hospitality Employee of the Year (HEY) Award for the Capital City/Lake Murray Country Region. Recognizing her…

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Green named principal of Carolina Springs Middle School

April 22, 2024

At their April 16 Board Meeting, the Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees approved Patrice Green as the new principal of Carolina Springs Middle School. Green currently serves…

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ESNTL Headshots, in partnership with Portraits for Portraits, to offer free headshots to veterans

April 22, 2024

In partnership with Portraits for Portraits, ESNTL Headshots, a leading photography studio in Columbia, SC, is making a remarkable contribution to veterans transitioning to civilian life by offering free professional…

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I Have a Problem With That: Equality in Maternal Health

April 22, 2024

Moderated by Tacara Young, Richland Library Media Strategist On the heels of the City of Columbia’s First Black Maternal Health Week (April 11-17), Richland Library’s African American History and Cultural Events Committee is…

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SC State Parks retail stores are ditching single-use plastic water bottles and bags

April 22, 2024

In celebration of Earth Day, the South Carolina State Park Service is proud to announce a transition away from selling single-use plastic water bottles and using plastic shopping bags in…

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Dr. John H. Dozier Installed as the 21st President of Columbia College

April 22, 2024

On April 20, 2024, the Columbia College Board of Trustees welcomed students, faculty, staff, alumni, community members, academic delegates from across the country, and friends and family of the Dozier…

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Sullivan named again to SC Lawyers Weekly’s Power List of personal injury attorneys

April 22, 2024

Allison Sullivan, a partner with Bluestein Attorneys, has been named to the 2024 South Carolina Power List for Personal Injury Attorneys, which was published in South Carolina Lawyers Weekly’s Feb.…

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Lexington One Educational Foundation awards $25,000 in Innovation Grants for K-8 Schools for 2024-2025 school year

April 22, 2024

The Lexington One Educational Foundation recently awarded a total of $25,000 in Innovation Grants for K-8 Schools to six schools in Lexington County School District One. These Innovation Grants, valued…

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Closed! New event center coming to West Columbia

April 22, 2024

DeWees Real Estate Group, a full-service commercial real estate firm specializing in Columbia’s residential, office, retail, industrial, and land markets from acquisitions, to leasing and management, announced the purchase of…

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Piecewise Coffee opens second location on Devine Street

April 22, 2024

Columbia is about to get a new hotspot for coffee aficionados and community enthusiasts alike as Piecewise Coffee gears up to open its second location on Devine Street. The official…

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City of Columbia unveils new branding, logo

April 18, 2024

At Tuesday’s council meeting, city official unveiled a new branding effort and logo for the City of Columbia, SC. Learn more below.

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Carolina Handling named a 2024 Raymond Dealer of Distinction

April 18, 2024

For the 33rd year in a row, Carolina Handling has been named a Dealer of Distinction (DOD) by The Raymond Corporation, a global provider of best-in-class material handling equipment and…

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Non Profit Minute – Leslie Skardon, Sustain SC

April 18, 2024

Sustain SC is a member-driven organization that connects the sustainability goals of businesses in South Carolina with local solutions for the benefit of our economy, environment, and people. After decades…

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SC7 hosts 2024 Expedition press event at S.C. State House

April 18, 2024

State leaders to discuss statewide litter clean-up on Earth Day among other SC7 sub-events The SOUTH CAROLINA SEVEN (SC7) Expedition will host a media kickoff event Monday, April 22 (Earth…

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Ginny Newell honored with the 2024 Craft Leadership Award

April 18, 2024

The Columbia Museum of Art is proud to have presented the 2024 John Richard Craft Leadership Award to Virginia E. Newell (Ginny). The Craft Award, named for the museum’s first…

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The Million Dollar Quartet

April 18, 2024
Tom Poland

By Tom Poland   I go back now, back to August 1, 2012. That’s the day the University of South Carolina Press published Save The Last Dance For Me. Strange…

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Leadership Columbia Completes Community Center Outdoor Space for Serve & Connect

April 18, 2024

The 2024 Class to host block party celebrating the new space for community use The Columbia Chamber’s Leadership Columbia Class of 2024 (LC24), in partnership with Serve & Connect, is…

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Steel Hands Brewing announces Nashville Nights concert series

April 18, 2024

Steel Hands Brewing announced its fourth annual Nashville Nights concert series, presented by Jim Hudson Audi of Columbia, is back on stage this Summer. Nashville Nights features talented Singer/Songwriters traveling…

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Today is a day we have never seen

April 18, 2024

By Jeff Becraft   One morning last year, I came into the living room. It was only 6:00 in the morning… it is still dark outside. Brenda is sitting in…

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SIOS Technology’s Sandi Hamilton wins Bronze Stevie® Award in 2024 Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service

April 18, 2024

COLUMBIA, SC and SAN MATEO, CA – SIOS Technology Corp. announced that Sandi Hamilton, Director of Support and Documentation, has been presented with a Bronze Stevie® Award in the Customer Service Leader…

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Cyberwoven to help SC Quantum Advance Technology across South Carolina

April 17, 2024

Cyberwoven, an award-winning branding, digital marketing, and website design firm, announced a new project with South Carolina Quantum (SC Quantum), a non-profit founded to champion the bold advancement of quantum…

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Lexington One Board of Trustees selects superintendent-elect/superintendent

April 17, 2024

The Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees voted during the Tuesday, April 16, 2024 meeting to extend contracts to Mr. Keith Price as the superintendent-elect/superintendent of Lexington County…

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City of Columbia Parking Services and American Heart Association announce sponsors of the Heart Health Awareness Initiative

April 17, 2024

The City of Columbia Parking Services and the American Heart Association are proud to announce the 15 sponsors of the Heart Health Awareness Initiative: Pull – A – Parts Auto…

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GSSM Students transform lives in Cusco, Peru through service-learning

April 17, 2024

The South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics (GSSM) proudly announces the success of its recent global learning experience in Cusco, Peru. A dedicated group of GSSM students and…

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Friends of the Library Book Sale

April 17, 2024

Get your beach reads.  The Friends of the Irmo Branch Library’s  Spring Book Sale will be held Thursday-Saturday, April 25-27, in the  library’s community room, 6251 St. Andrews Road. A…

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The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island Golf Resort to host 2031 PGA Championship

April 17, 2024

The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island Golf Resort has been selected as the host for the 113th PGA Championship in May of 2031. Additionally, the 2029 Girls and Boys Junior…

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Michelin North America, Inc., Pledges $30,000 to Lexington One Educational Foundation to Invest in District’s VEX Robotics Teams

April 17, 2024

Michelin North America’s Lexington, South Carolina leadership recently announced its continued investment and support of the Lexington County School District One Educational Foundation via a $30,000 commitment. The generous gift…

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Attorney William Koontz joins Bluestein Attorneys

April 17, 2024

Attorney William Koontz has joined Bluestein Attorneys. His practice will be focused on family law, and he will also handle appellate and trial support matters. He received his Juris Doctor…

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Carolina Handling names Joe Perkins Chief Operating Officer

April 17, 2024

Carolina Handling, one of the Southeast’s leading integrated material handling solutions providers, has named Joe Perkins its Chief Operating Officer. Perkins has served as executive vice president of operations at…

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Renowned Chef Brian Duffy joins Southeastern BBQ Showdown as celebrity judge

April 17, 2024

Capital City/Lake Murray Country (CCLMC) is proud to unveil the second member of the Southeastern BBQ Showdown’s (SEBBQSD) esteemed judging panel. Chef Duffy is perhaps most recognized for his abundant…

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Imports, inland ports drive 12% volume growth at SC Ports

April 17, 2024

A 17% increase in loaded imports and strong intermodal cargo movements drove year-over-year container volume growth at South Carolina Ports, marking the most significant uptick this year. The SC Ports…

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inVio Health Network and CVS Accountable Care partner to increase Medicare patients’ access to value-based health care

April 17, 2024

Agreement establishes new Accountable Care collaboration to improve quality and health for 60,000 Medicare beneficiaries served by inVio Health Network inVio Health Network and CVS Accountable Care Organization, Inc., a…

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Arts Capacity and South Carolina Philharmonic announce partnership to launch an interactive prison concert program

April 17, 2024

Arts Capacity, a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing transformative arts experiences to underserved incarcerated communities, and the South Carolina Philharmonic, an orchestra based in Columbia, SC performing live symphonic music…

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14th annual Blythewood Spring Championship Rodeo happening this weekend

April 17, 2024

Experience Columbia SC Sports is happy to once again work with the Blythewood Spring Championship Rodeo presented by Scout Motors. Now in its 14th year, the event takes place at 10433…

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