Richland County Council voted to approve a $181 million downtown development plan nicknamed Project Vista Depot District during its regular scheduled meeting Tuesday night.

Richland County will bring together the County’s Transportation Penny Advisory Committee (TPAC), the S.C. Department of Transportation (SCDOT) and The Comet for a joint 2023 State of the Penny Address.

Richland County will announce plans to begin an extensive $4.3 million Transportation Penny project to build a sidewalk along Alpine Road that will connect S.C. Highway 12 (Percival Road) with U.S. Highway 1 (Two Notch Road).

Richland County residents can drop off a variety of unwanted household items for Richland Recycles Day this Saturday, Oct. 7.

Richland County Council approved a paid parental leave policy for all full-time and part-time employees during Council’s regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday, Oct. 3.