One Columbia for Arts and Culture proudly has announced that Morihiko Nakahara, the Music Director and Conductor of the South Carolina Philharmonic, is the recipient of the 2021 Stephen G. Morrison Visionary Award. The Stephen G. Morrison Visionary Award is an annual recognition of a Columbian who reflects many ofContinue Reading
The Irmo Police Department adopted more than 50 families and 300 children this year to help spread the joy during the holiday season. Each year the Irmo Police Department and the Irmo Police Community Foundation raise money to help sponsor the ’Shop with a Cop’ program. The program gives those in needContinue Reading
Richland Library is hosting its final pop-up art show of 2021 at Richland Library Ballentine on December 18 from noon – 2 pm. The shows aim to highlight the work of local, emerging visual artists and their personal ties to the specific communities where libraries are located. Stop in toContinue Reading
By South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis Looking for a special holiday present? The gift of college savings could be a perfect choice this Christmas. Like you, your friends and family are busy making their holiday lists. Help take some of the guesswork out of their gift-giving. Let them know yourContinue Reading
Volunteers with the American Red Cross are helping at least 25 people after an apartment fire at Gleneagle Apartments, 601 Saint Andrews Road in Columbia December 13. At least eight units at the apartment complex were destroyed by the fire. The Red Cross of South Carolina Disaster Action Team membersContinue Reading
The eleventh annual “Operation Spread the Joy” (OSJ) campaign is once again collecting items to distribute Christmas Eve morning to Columbia’s homeless. OSJ volunteers are available now through Monday, December 20, at two convenient drop-off locations throughout the Midlands to accept contributions: Debi & Co. Salon, 2401-B Dutch Fork RoadContinue Reading
The FBI Columbia Field Office is warning the public of common holiday scams ahead of the 2021 holiday season. With seasonal shopping in full gear, criminals are set to look for opportunities to take advantage of consumers. The FBI is encouraging shoppers to be vigilant for scams that are designedContinue Reading
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Dr. Tom Mullikin, chairman of the S.C. Floodwater Commission, was formally “hooded,” officially receiving his Ph.D. during commencement ceremonies at Columbia International University (CIU), Friday, Dec. 10. His doctorate in “Transformational Leadership as a Catalyst to Alter Cultural Attitudes About Climate Change in the EvangelicalContinue Reading
Pine Island, the once exclusive park for SCE&G employees only, is slated to become a public park opening as early as next summer in a sell-off by Dominion Energy. As part of a three-property deal, Dominion Energy is releasing the 27 acre waterfront park in a sale to the StateContinue Reading
Whether learning to carve, alley-oop, boardslide, blunt or tic tac, local youth from the Irmo area are engaging in an after-school program that uses skateboarding as the primary tool to bring positive and enriching activity to those who are most underserved. As part of the after school program ULSA, UniversalContinue Reading
Carolina Wings and Rib House is spreading a little Christmas cheer again this year by hosting a pancake breakfast fundraises for a local school near their Ballentine restaurant. On December 4, the restaurant served hundreds of adults and children from River Springs Elementary raising more than $1500 for the school. “ThisContinue Reading