The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control released the state’s latest coronavirus numbers as of Monday.
Get ready for this year’s Lexington County Chili Cookoff and music fest! The event kicks off this Sunday from 12-5 p.m. at the Icehouse Amphitheater on West Main Street.
You’re invited to take a plunge for a good cause! The Gamecock Polar Plunge starts at noon this Saturday, at the Maxcy Gregg Pool on Blossom Street in Columbia.
Biotechnology company Novavax says it’s testing a new version of its COVID-19 vaccine. Scientists are specifically targeting the coronavirus variant first identified in South Africa.
This Saturday, Adams Northeast A.M.E. is offering free COVID-19 testing to the public. Tests will be administered at the church located at 409 Longtown Road in Columbia, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Columbia mayor Steve Benjamin will deliver his final State of the City address Tuesday. The virtual address will take place Tuesday night at 6 p.m.
The impact of COVID-19 can be seen almost everywhere now, including on South Carolina’s interstates. According to the Department of Transportation, the pandemic is keeping inmate crews and volunteers from gathering to clean up highways.
Repeat mask offenders in Columbia could face fines of up to $500. At Tuesday’s City Council meeting, Columbia City Council members will consider an amendment to the city’s mask mandate that would include increasing fines for those not wearing masks in public.
Tacauma Lettsome, a former law enforcement officer in the Midlands, was diagnosed with ALS in March last year, and his family is asking for your help. They’re hoping for donations on their GoFundMe page to help cover the cost of his medical bills while he was in the hospital since the end of December.
Just like many industries, tourism in South Carolina has taken a big hit due to the pandemic. Monday and Tuesday, hotels, restaurants and others with a stake in people coming to visit the Palmetto State are attending the South Carolina Governor’s Conference on Tourism and Travel.
