Richland County Council has unanimously passed the first county-level hate intimidation ordinance in the state of South Carolina. Under this new ordinance, it will be unlawful for a person to cause fear, intimidation, harm or damage to a person or person’s property because of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, nationalContinue Reading

On May 31, County Councilman Derrek Pugh volunteered his time at Goodwill’s donation center on Broad River Road in Irmo. It was Goodwill Day for Goodwill Industries of Upstate/Midlands South Carolina, honoring the organization’s 50th anniversary.Continue Reading