Consumers began paying the extra penny in May, and the county had expected payments to begin in August. But county Treasurer David Adams said Wednesday that the state will remit the first quarterly payment Oct. 25.

The side-show censorship perpetrated by the unaccountable SC Investment Commissioners against a sitting elected official is unfounded and borders on the ridiculous. 

Yesterday, Richland County Treasurer David A. Adams was unanimously elected Vice President of the South Carolina Auditors Treasurers and Tax Collectors (SCATT) for the coming year.

Properties put up for sale due to delinquent property taxes declined in Lexington and Richland counties, which officials say is a sign of a slowly improving economy.

Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin announced today that City of Columbia Parking Services and the Richland County Sheriff's Department will not be ticketing anyone voting at the Richland County Voter Registration Office for parking at an expired meter effective immediately.