Five Points set to host 2nd annual “Paint the Town Garnet and Black Block Party”
The block party will take place from 6 p.m. to 9 pm this Friday, October 13th, and will feature live music by local rock group “The Ramblers.”
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Mayor Rickenmann hosts 21st annual “Isabel Law Breast Cancer Breakfast”
“My mother-in-law passed away from breast cancer, my sister-in-law is a survivor. My Chief of Staff is a survivor. Our City Clerk is a survivor, so I mean for us it’s real personal,” says Rickenmann.
USC reopens historic South Caroliniana Library, now 183-years-old
According to faculty, the library’s doors first opened 183 years ago in 1840 — and holds the largest collections of unique materials documenting the history and culture of South Carolina since Colonial times.
Hundreds attend funeral for K-9 Rico, killed by Johns Island suspect
“I don’t want my partner to be gone forever. I’ll never get to see him bouncing up and down when I bring him food in the morning. I don’t want to have the memories of his last moments that I do, but nonetheless, “Here am I, send me,” Hunton says.
29 women, 7 men lost to domestic violence honored at Silent Witness Ceremony
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) — The National Domestic Violence Hotline reported answering over 440,000 calls, texts, and chats in 2022. To honor lives lost to domestic violence here in South Carolina, the attorney general’s office held the 26th Annual Silent Witness Ceremony. Family and friends joined together at the SC State House to honor their loved ones taken from them as…
Columbia Urban League calls for action after teen shootings, encourages use of its resources and programs
“We’re just here really to let the community know that we must keep hope alive, and hope means that we’re going to make investments in our young people. And that we’re not going to be paralyzed by recent incidents. That we’re gonna be motivated and encouraged — and we’re gonna fight harder,” says McLawhorn.
Prisma Health Children’s Hospital of the Midlands celebrates 40th birthday
“This is a dream fulfilled. That we had a long time ago-40 years ago. That we would create the state’s first children’s hospital. And so today we’re celebrating that legacy of 40 years of serving our community, serving children, and how much we’ve grown,” says Taylor.
Midlands experts encourage vaccinations for flu, Covid-19, and RSV
“We cannot kill our elders. We have to protect them, and one of our protections is getting the vaccines. And there are now updated vaccines for all three of these,” says Albrecht.
Two elementary students in Lex-Rich School District Five will become published authors
According to school officials, the books that De Andre and Dylan wrote during Tucker’s multi week writing program called “Share Your Story” will be published and sold on Amazon.
“Here we are once again” — Officials discuss deadly shooting of three teenagers on Saddletrail Road
“This is not normal. I mean the day that we start accepting this as being normal activity, then something is wrong with us,” says Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott.
