Columbia, South Carolina Lemmy
- www.foxcarolina.com Gamecocks part ways with Mark Kingston
The decision was announced one day after the Gamecocks were eliminated from the 2024 NCAA baseball tournamet.
- www.wistv.com City of Cayce passes hate crime ordinance, urges other S.C. cities and towns to do the same
The City of Cayce passed a hate crime ordinance Wednesday.
- www.wistv.com West Columbia requests $2.6 Million Dollars for renovations to Riverwalk
The City of West Columbia told WIS they plan to make renovations to their well-known ‘Riverwalk’.
- www.wistv.com Richland County allocates more than $2 million of COVID-19 relief funds on police surveillance tool
More than $2 million of COVID-relief funds distributed to Richland County has been allocated to a police surveillance tool known as ShotSpotter.
- apnews.com Prosecutors: South Carolina prison supervisor took $219,000 in bribes; got 173 cellphones to inmates
Federal prosecutors say a supervisor who managed security at a South Carolina prison accepted more than $219,000 in bribes over three years and got 173 contraband cellphones for inmates.
- www.postandcourier.com Harpootlian vows to fight proposed apartments 'tooth and nail' if they house homeless vets
State Sen. Dick Harpootlian joined neighbors to oppose a proposed apartment complex in the North Main neighborhood, claiming it will bring homeless individuals.
>Residents of the Cottontown neighborhood are concerned the two-building, 102-unit complex will house homeless veterans using government vouchers to pay rent
So they don't want to house homeless veterans, at least Not In My Back Yard™. And, when given the chance to walk back his comments at least a little bit, Harpootlian doubled down. https://thetandd.com/news/local/government-and-politics/sc-rep-ott-criticizes-sen-harpootlian-for-comments/article_0e6ee7c3-6333-5660-a138-82803d9ba413.html
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- vid.puffyan.us Local history: A look back at Columbia’s former Black business district
Brandon Taylor looks share the stories of two women as they recount their experiences in Columbia's Black Business District. More: wltx.com/article/news/history/columbia-former-black-business-district/101-77073c67-a61d-446d-8432-1a4685fc8f1c
Today I learned Columbia had a Black business district. Luckily, it didn't suffer the same tragic fate of Tulsa or Wilmington.
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As temperatures drop, warming stations in the Midlands open up
www.abccolumbia.com As temperatures drop, warming stations in the Midlands open up - ABC ColumbiaIn preparation of the temperature drop this weekend some local churches and places will open up warming centers this week.
- www.wistv.com CPD letter calls Delta 8 illegal, leaving the future uncertain for hemp stores
Delta-8 hemp products can be found across Columbia. The Columbia Police Department now calls them illegal.
- www.postandcourier.com Columbia Publix workers strike over wages, inequity claims
Publix employees picketed in front the grocery on Columbia's Harbison Boulevard on Aug. 10, kicking off a three-day strike over unequal treatment and wages.
