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Volunteers cleaning up some SC highways

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” Volunteers are fanning out across the Midlands this weekend to pick up litter from some area highways. On Saturday, volunteers with Keep the Midlands Beautiful are cleaning up trash from highways and streets throughout Lexington and Richland counties, as well as the City of Columbia. Organizers ask drivers in those areas to slow down…

Columbia chili cook off happening this weekend

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” With a chill in the air, it’s time to warm up with an annual chili contest. On Saturday, the Five Points Association is hosting the 27th Annual Chili Cook Off in Columbia. The event is free. But for a donation, people can get the chance to taste more than 50 varieties of chili. All…

SC law officer group gets new state director

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” The organization that represents South Carolina’s law officers is getting a new leader. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Officers Association said Monday it had hired Ryan Alphin as its executive director. Alphin has been an investigator with the Strom Law Firm in Columbia since 2004. He takes over for Jarrod Bruder, who joined the…