Lexington Medical Center to participate in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
April 24, 2024
Lexington Medical Center will participate in National Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 27, 2024. Community members can drive through the location to drop off unused or expired prescriptions…
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Children’s Charities of the Midlands awards $138,000 to local children’s programs
April 24, 2024
Children’s Charities of the Midlands (CCM) has awarded more than $138,000 to 16 Midlands’ nonprofits that work to improve the lives of children and young people in our community. In…
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LawyerLisa life care team grows
April 24, 2024
LawyerLisa, LLC announced Elder Care Coordinator, Cassandra Ignatowicz, CDP has been promoted to Director of Care Coordination. Additionally, Robyn Young joins the team serving the Lowcountry as Elder Care Coordinator.…
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Governor McMaster celebrates at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden
April 24, 2024
Governor Henry McMaster will join Zoo leaders to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Riverbanks Zoo and Garden. In anticipation of the upcoming Riverbanks Zoo and Garden Day (May 1, 2024)…
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Robert F. Dozier elected to Prisma Health Board of Directors
April 24, 2024
Prisma Health is proud to announce the election of Robert F. Dozier to its board of directors. With an extensive background in financial services and a lifelong commitment to community…
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SC7 2024 is fully underway
April 24, 2024Annual statewide expedition launched this week By W. Thomas Smith Jr. The SOUTH CAROLINA SEVEN (SC7) Expedition is fully underway having held several Earth Day kickoff events earlier this week.…
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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, 2024State 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
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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