The American Red Cross has an emergency need for blood amid the ongoing severe blood shortage. Blood and platelet donations continue to be critical to meet hospital demand and the public is urged to make an appointment to give now. The Red Cross has been distributing about 12 percent moreContinue Reading
You can purchase computers, clothes, school supplies, and a variety of other items free of Sales Tax during South Carolina’s annual 72-hour Sales Tax Holiday August 6 – 8. Eligible items can be bought online and in-store without paying the state’s 6 percent Sales Tax and any applicable local taxesContinue Reading
Leo’s Pride Foundation, in partnership with Contract Construction, the Saluda Shoals Foundation, and the Irmo Chapin Recreation Commission, will host a Groundbreaking Celebration for the expansion of Leo’s Landing Inclusive Playground August 12 at 10 am at Saluda Shoals Park East, 6071 St. Andrews Road, Columbia. The public is invitedContinue Reading
A series of in-person events beginning this week will help inform Richland County residents about newly rewritten land development regulations before the new rules are finalized. The rules make up the County’s revised Land Development Code (LDC), a draft of which is available for public review at weplantogether.org. The upcomingContinue Reading
The Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority (The COMET) has been selected to receive $2,935,190 under Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA’s) Low or No Emission Vehicle Program for Fiscal Year 2021. The grant allows The COMET, which provides service in Richland and Lexington Counties, to buy battery electric and fuel cell busesContinue Reading
SC7 participants list reads like a who’s who of celebrated South Carolinians By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Several years ago when global expedition leader and future S.C. Floodwater Commission Chair Tom Mullikin suggested to me and a few others close to him the idea of seven wonders of South CarolinaContinue Reading
Gov. Henry McMaster presented South Carolina Press Association Executive Director Bill Rogers with the Order of the Palmetto during his retirement party on July 15 at The River Center in Columbia. The Order of the Palmetto is the state’s highest civilian honor, given to residents “in recognition of a lifetimeContinue Reading
Lexington-Richland School District Five is encouraging senior citizens to be involved and active in district-sponsored events and activities for the upcoming school year. The district is again offering Golden Passes to residents who will be 60-years-old or older during the 2021-2022 school year. The permanent photo identification card provides freeContinue Reading
An estimated 9,232 children in South Carolina are deaf or hard of hearing and are not identified or receiving appropriate interventions. Beginnings SC is working to change that with the launch of their statewide awareness campaign, “Ready, Set, Screen.” The campaign’s goal is to ensure more children ages birth toContinue Reading
Round Room LLC, the nation’s largest Verizon authorized retailer, announces that its TCC and Wireless Zone stores are donating 140,000 backpacks full of school supplies to children across the U.S. during its ninth annual School Rocks Backpack Giveaway. Nearly 750 participating TCC and Wireless Zone stores are inviting local familiesContinue Reading
The Internal Revenue Service is warning taxpayers to watch out for schemes peddled by tax promoters, including syndicated conservation easements, abusive micro-captive insurance arrangements and other abusive arrangements. The IRS warns people to be on the lookout for promoters who peddle false hopes of large tax deductions from abusive arrangements.Continue Reading