Clyburn Statement on Charleston Shooting
June 18, 2015
CHARLESTON, SC – U.S. House Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clyburn released the following statement today about last night’s shooting at Emanuel AME Church: It is with great sadness that…
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Statement of John Tecklenburg on the Horrific Shootings at Emanuel AME Church
June 18, 2015
CHARLESTON, SC – Charleston mayoral candidate John Tecklenburg released the following statement on the horrific shootings at Emanuel AME church: Words cannot express the heartbreak that Sandy and I are…
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Lake Hartwell Named Among The 100 Best Bass Lakes In America By B.A.S.S.
June 18, 2015
First Time Distinction for Lake Hartwell ANDERSON, SC – In the newly released July/August issue of Bassmaster Magazine, B.A.S.S. named Lake Hartwell among the 100 Best Bass Lakes in…
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Statement from Mayor Knox White on Charleston Shooting
June 18, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – Statement from Mayor Knox White: “My fellow City Council members, and the entire City of Greenville, join me in extending heartfelt thoughts and prayers to the families…
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Enjoy CCPL programs in July
June 18, 2015
CHARLESTON, SC – Enjoy the wide variety of free classes, exhibits and events throughout July, and remember that Summer Reading programs for all ages last through August 10. Check out…
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City of Columbia Recognized as 2015 Playful City USA Community
June 18, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – The City of Columbia is being honored with a 2015 Playful City USA designation for the second time by KaBOOM!. In partnership with the Humana Foundation, KaBOOM!…
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Senator Tim Scott Statement on Charleston Tragedy
June 18, 2015
CHARLESTON, SC – Upon returning home to Charleston this morning, Senator Tim Scott released the following statement. “The horror that occurred at Mother Emanuel last night has truly devastated our…
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City of Columbia Officials Issue Statements Regarding Charleston Shooting Incident
June 18, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – The City of Columbia is urging all citizens to be cautious and aware of their surroundings during the ongoing manhunt for the suspect in the Charleston shooting…
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City of Columbia 2014 Water Quality Report
June 18, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – The City of Columbia, SC has released the 2014 Water Quality Report. This Report is provided to all City of Columbia water customers to comply with the…
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Brad Allen of The ART of Real Estate appointed to State Housing, Finance and Development Authority
June 18, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – Governor Haley made a new appointment for Commissioner to the State Housing, Finance and Development Authority this week. Brad Allen, of The ART of Real Estate, will finish…
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Trespasser Responsibility Act Passed in South Carolina
June 18, 2015
Bill H.3266 Protects SC Landowners COLUMBIA, SC – On Wednesday, June 3, 2015, SC lawmakers passed House Bill H.3266, the Trespasser Responsibility Act bill, by a 41-1 vote in…
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Speaker Lucas Statement on Senator Clementa Pinckney
June 18, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – SC House Speaker Jay Lucas issued the following statement regarding the death of Senator Clementa Pinckney. “As a loving father, husband and dedicated public servant, Clementa Pinckney was…
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City Budget Breakdown
June 18, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – This past Tuesday night, June 16, Columbia City Council approved a FY 15/16 budget worth $130,727,558, an increase of 2.6%, or $3,263,468 over the previous year. The…
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Statement From Gov. Nikki Haley
June 18, 2015
CHARLESTON, SC – Governor Nikki Haley released the following statement: “Michael, Rena, Nalin and I are praying for the victims and families touched by tonight’s senseless tragedy at Emanuel AME Church.…
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Statement From Gov. Nikki Haley
June 18, 2015
CHARLESTON, SC – Governor Nikki Haley released the following statement: “Michael, Rena, Nalin and I are praying for the victims and families touched by tonight’s senseless tragedy at Emanuel AME Church.…
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Graham Statement on Charleston Shooting
June 18, 2015
CHARLETSON, SC – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made the following statement on the horrific shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in Charleston. “Our prayers are with…
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Graham Statement on Charleston Shooting
June 18, 2015
CHARLETSON, SC – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made the following statement on the horrific shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in Charleston. “Our prayers are with…
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SC Ports Projects 7% Container Growth, $165.5 Million in Capital Expenditures
June 17, 2015
Port of Charleston, Inland Port handle unprecedented volumes in May . . CHARLESTON, SC – Following a record-setting month of container volumes achieved in May, the SC Ports Authority Board of…
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SC Ports Projects 7% Container Growth, $165.5 Million in Capital Expenditures
June 17, 2015
Port of Charleston, Inland Port handle unprecedented volumes in May . . CHARLESTON, SC – Following a record-setting month of container volumes achieved in May, the SC Ports Authority Board of…
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House Still Committed to Fixing Roads
June 17, 2015
Amends Sine Die Resolution to address infrastructure reform COLUMBIA, SC – House Speaker Jay Lucas (District 65-Darlington) issued the following statement after the House amended its sine die resolution to…
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Wilson Applauds Passage of Intelligence Reauthorization Act
June 16, 2015
Wilson’s “Cyberattack Standards Study Act” Included as Amendment COLUMBIA, SC – Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) issued the following statement after the House passed H.R. 2596, the Intelligence Authorization Act for…
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Graham Opposes McCain-Feinstein Amendment
June 16, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) made this statement on his vote against the McCain-Feinstein Amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act. The measure passed by a vote…
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Governor Haley signs construction material tax exemption bill into law
June 15, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – Habitat for Humanity affiliates in South Carolina will soon be granted extra resources to increase their impact across the state, thanks to a bill signed into law…
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GTL Begins Providing Video Visitation Services to the South Carolina Department of Corrections
June 15, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – Global Tel*Link (GTL), the leading provider of integrated correctional technology solutions, announces that it has provided video visitation and scheduling management technology to the South Carolina Department of…
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Gov. Nikki Haley Announces Final Unemployment Trust Fund Loan Payment
June 15, 2015
Early Payment Saves Millions In Tax Dollars, Reestablishes Solvency COLUMBIA, SC – Gov. Nikki Haley and the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW) announced that the almost $1…
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Innovista Phase One Groundbreaking Ceremony
June 15, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – The Richland County Transportation Penny Program held the groundbreaking for Phase I of its Innovista project today at 10 a.m. at the Greene Street athletic fields. “This…
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City Council finds new ways to fund public safety
June 11, 2015
By Temple Ligon COLUMBIA, SC – At last week’s Columbia City Council meeting, votes came in along lines of race. Voting for first-reading approval of water and sewer rate…
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City Featured in National Report for Providing Financial Literacy Programs to its Residents
June 10, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – The City of Columbia was featured in the National League of Cities’ (NLC) report that highlights city leaders’ ongoing commitment to addressing the financial challenges of their…
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Dorn VAMC Summer Student Program – Teenage Summer of Service
June 10, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – Fifty teenagers became William Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center volunteers. Their “Summer of Service” will last about two months as part of the Dorn VA Summer…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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Mayor Benjamin to Declare “Make Music Day” in Columbia
June 8, 2015COLUMBIA, 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…
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Advertisement of Vacancies on the Citizen’s Advisory Council
June 8, 2015COLUMBIA, 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…
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The South Carolina Alliance to Fix Our Roads Says Legislature Must Provide Stop-Gap Funding from Surplus After Failure To Fix SC Roads
June 7, 2015
With political roadblocks killing any comprehensive infrastructure plan again this year, South Carolina must literally “fill the holes” in road funding with surplus dollars COLUMBIA, SC – For the…
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Senate Confirms Catherine Heigel to Lead DHEC
June 4, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – The S.C. Senate confirmed Catherine Heigel as the Director of the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC). “We are pleased that the Senate has confirmed Catherine Heigel…
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Midlands Leaders Honor Cayce Councilman Tim James
June 4, 2015
Special Election Date Set for September 1 CAYCE, SC – There was a sentimental tone at the Cayce City Council meeting tonight where members of the Cayce City Council voted on…
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South Carolina Earns Area Development’s Gold Shovel and Investment Project Of The Year
June 4, 2015SOUTH CAROLINA – The State of South Carolina once again has been awarded a Gold Shovel by Area Development magazine, a leading national economic development publication. The Gold Shovel is awarded to states…
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Graham Announces Retirement from United States Air Force
June 1, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) is retiring after more than three decades of service to the United States Air Force. “I’ll turn 60 this summer which is…
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Mayor Benjamin elected AAMA President
June 1, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin was elected President of the African American Mayor’s Association (AAMA) today at the organization’s 2015 Annual Conference in Washington DC replacing outgoing AAMA President…
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House Ways and Means Passes Supplemental Budget
June 1, 2015
Budget Committee Funds Infrastructure, Reduces Debt COLUMBIA, SC – The House Ways and Means Committee adopted H. 4230, a supplemental appropriations bill, by a vote of 23-0. The bill was introduced…
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State House Report: Top Three Things You Need to Know
June 1, 2015
By Ashley Hunter Criminal Domestic Violence Bill The House and Senate amended and approved S. 3, the Criminal Domestic Violence bill and sent the bill to Governor Haley last…
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Campaign to Clean Up Broad River Corridor Goes Beyond Litter Control
June 1, 2015
By Latoisha Green When it comes to litter, one person’s trash is everybody’s problem. From cigarette butts to a soda cans, trash along our streets and sidewalks is not…
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Richland County Month in Review: May
June 1, 2015
The following are highlights from Richland County Government in May: Richland County Emergency Services publicly debuted its new state-of-the-art weather system, RC WINDS (Weather Information Network Data System). RC WINDS…
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