Students and teachers at several local schools will receive support for conservation education initiatives through the Richland Soil and Water Conservation District’s Conservation Education Mini-Grants and the City of Columbia’s Clean Stream Columbia Awards.

Access to clean water is never more important than during emergency situations.

As a second-year law student at the University of South Carolina, little did Bradley Farrar know how his life would change after noticing a recruitment sign to join the military. 

Following a nearly yearlong review by the Richland County Administrator’s Office, the salaries of some Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center employees will increase by 5 percent effective Dec. 1 – an outcome of last year’s County Council Priority Setting Session.

Residents are invited to attend a free conference focusing on methods for improving the health and happiness of Richland County neighborhoods.