While the events over the weekend may have come by surprise University of South Carolina Professor Chelsea Estancona, who specializes in international conflict, says there are far more than decades of tension in the region.
The City of Columbia, Richland School District One and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Foundation kicked off their annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Honor the Dream Food Drive.
"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.
Due to the possibility of winds this weekend, The South Carolina Forestry commission is asking you to use caution if you plan on doing any outdoor burning.
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.