Volunteers Needed To Answer The Call
Making a difference, saving lives, developing new skills, and being part of a close knit team are all reasons people choose to become volunteer firefighters. (NAPSI)—When an emergency strikes,...
View ArticleRichland County to Take Lead on Managing Transportation Program
(Richland PIO) – Richland County will take over management of the Transportation Penny Program, a move that ends five years of private management by the Program Development Team (PDT) and brings...
View ArticleGenice Hall Summers, Top Ten Business Women of the Year
The American Business Women’s Association (ABWA) named Genice Hall Summers, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and author of Happiness Diary- Discover Your Happy, one of the 2020 Top Ten Business Women...
View ArticleMORE WAYS TO RIDE FREE ON THE COMET WITH ALLEN UNIVERSITY, COLUMBIA COLLEGE...
The COMET continues to build relationships with businesses, colleges, universities and schools to encourage people to fight congestion and use The COMET to go anywhere in Richland and Lexington...
View ArticleTHE COMET OPENS NEW PARK AND RIDE LOT IN CHAPIN, HAS FOUR OTHER LOCATIONS IN...
Columbia, SC –In partnership with Mt. Horeb Church in Chapin, SC, The COMET will provide parking for Chapin residents at Mt. Horeb Church located at 101 East Boundary Street. Route 93X – I-26 Express...
View ArticleLet Work Incentives Work For You
Benefits counseling, resume writing help, job opportunities and assistance transitioning to the workplace are all available to people who receive Social Security disability benefits and want to work....
View ArticleRichland County Councilman Earns New Role with SCAC
Pictured Richland County Councilman Calvin “Chip” Jackson. (Richland PIO) – Richland County Councilman Calvin “Chip” Jackson will serve in a new leadership position within the South Carolina...
View ArticleCaregivers, Take Care: How To Keep Your Caregiving Duties From Overwhelming You
Caregivers can improve their own lives as well as that of the ones they care for with help from today’s technology. (NAPSI)—Caregiving for a loved one can be a fulfilling, yet overwhelming experience....
View ArticlePastor Creflo Dollar: LETTING GOD’S FAVOR FLOW INTO OUR LIVES
Most of us would agree that life can sometimes be cruel and unfair. We do the best we can under the circumstances with what we’ve got, but sometimes our hopes and dreams can still be dashed. We may...
View ArticleEast Point Academy and Davis Orthodontics Team Up Against Bullying
West Columbia, SC – Over 740 students at East Point Academy collaborated on a sign making project designed to encourage students to choose kindness and speak up against bullying, as part of October’s...
View ArticleREEMERGE HVAC TRAINING GRADUATION
WHAT: REEMERGE HVAC TRAINING GRADUATION A graduation ceremony for six (6) REEMERGE program participants who have completed an HVAC training program offered in partnership with Midlands...
View ArticleHenrietta Snype, Master Sweetgrass Basket Weaver
Henrietta Snype is the South Carolina African American History Calendar November, 2019 Honoree. A true artist and craftswoman, Henrietta Snype is a master sweetgrass basket weaver and educator. She is...
View ArticleInternational Aquarium Distributor Selects the MTC Enterprise Campus for U.S....
(Columbia, S.C.) The French-based company, Aquarium Partners, has chosen the Midlands Technical College (MTC) Enterprise Campus as its operational center in the United States. Aquarium Partners, which...
View ArticleInclement Weather Center open on nights with a forecast of 40 degrees
Columbia, S.C. – United Way of the Midlands is reminding the community that the Inclement Weather Center at 191 Calhoun Street is open on any night that temperatures are expected to drop to 40 degrees...
View ArticleFormer Teacher Creates Black Dolls To Help Normalize Black Beauty
by ShoppeBlack Stephanie Dean has always loved dolls. Growing up, her mother went to great lengths to find Black dolls for her. She felt it was important for Stephanie’s self-image to have a positive...
View Article2020 Series to Celebrate County’s Eventful Year
(Richland PIO) – Richland County is planning a series of Engage Richland events and activities to celebrate the year 2020, which also corresponds to the street address for the County Administration...
View ArticleUnited Way of the Midlands hosts donation drive for the annual Point-in-Time...
Columbia, S.C. – United Way of the Midlands, lead agency of Midlands Area Consortium for the Homeless (MACH), is collecting new winter items to help those experiencing homelessness this winter. New...
View ArticleSchool District Five coach selected to coach 2020 SC vs NC all-star game
IRMO – Irmo High School International School for the Arts Varsity Girls’ basketball coach and physical education (P. E.) teacher Monica Williams was recently selected to help coach the 2020 SC vs NC...
View ArticleRep. Shedron Williams Endorses Tom Steyer for President
(South Carolina) The Tom Steyer 2020 campaign announced that South Carolina State Rep. Shedron Williams (D-122) has endorsed Steyer for president. Williams serves on the Medical, Military, Public and...
View ArticleCommerce Communications: Diversity and inclusion the recipe for economic success
Pictured Bobby Hitt, Secretary of Commerce “When we listen and celebrate what is both common and different, we become a wiser, more inclusive and better organization.” That statement by businesswoman...
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