COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” Columbia is putting on a walk to raise awareness of the need to prevent domestic violence. South Carolina’s capital city is scheduled to host the 7th Annual Walk Against Domestic Violence at Finlay Park on Saturday. Organizers say the free walk is in support of people struggling with the issue and reminds others never…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Richland County officials scheduled to host a meeting about neighborhood planning. The county is putting on its 9th annual Neighborhood Planning Conference on Saturday. The event features fair housing, matching grant successes, community gardening and dealing with difficult neighborhood issues. The daylong conference is free to the public. This year’s keynote speaker is Ellen Dunham-Jones, author…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” Police are pretty certain the well-kept middle-aged woman with the dolphin tattoo on her leg came to Myrtle Beach to die, but they can’t figure out who she is. Authorities say she was found in the ocean on May 25. Rescuers tried CPR, but she died at the hospital. Myrtle Beach Police say she…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The trial for the leader of the South Carolina NAACP on a misdemeanor charge is now scheduled for Dec. 9 Lonnie Randolph’s attorney said Municipal Court Judge Steedley Bogan set the court date Friday. The trial was expected to begin next week. The 63-year-old Randolph is charged with disorderly conduct, trespassing and resisting arrest. Officers reported…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Police say an 18-year-old woman shot in Columbia’s bar and entertainment district was an innocent bystander. Investigators said 20-year-old Michael Juan Smith was arrested shortly after the shooting around 2:30 a.m. Sunday and was charged with assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature. Police say Smith and another man were arguing when Smith fired…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” A South Carolina Army wife is holding baby showers to honor pregnant women whose husbands are deployed. Melissa Revel says the idea came to her this year when she was pregnant with her third child and didn’t want to feel sorry for herself because her husband was away. So, the 29-year-old Sumter woman says,…
LEXINGTON, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” A motorcycle ride is happening in the Midlands this weekend to raise awareness about childhood cancer. The Midlands Ride For Kids is happening on Sunday. The event starts at Lexington High School is part of a national effort to raise money for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation. Rides like this one have been happening…
You’ll find relief at the pump where prices are below $3.00 a gallon in many areas across the Midlands.
Richland County Sheriff’s are asking for the public’s help identifyinng a man accused of trespassing.
Richland County believe they have their man and say he was using a social dating website to find his victims before attacking.
