Columbia SC

If you like ordering your groceries online and having them delivered to your home or picking them up curbside, Food Lion shoppers are in for a treat. Food Lion grocery stores in South Carolina, including many in Greenville, Spartanburg, and Anderson counties, will be adding these services. Stores in Chesnee,...

Renewable Water Resources (ReWa) has been awarded the Water Environment Association of South Carolina (WEASC) Pretreatment Program Excellence Award for 2025. The honor recognizes utilities that demonstrate outstanding performance in industrial pretreatment, environmental protection and regulatory compliance. WEASC’s...

Gaining access to the Palmetto Trail has proven more difficult than expected for some hikers traveling through Columbia. Those wanting to walk part of the trail at Fort Jackson must first present a Real ID driver’s license and undergo a background check at the base’s Forest Drive gate. Then, assuming they are...

A fourth offensive lineman from the 2027 recruiting class has confirmed plans to take an official visit to South Carolina for the weekend of June 19. Four-star Nate Carson will join five-star Maxwell Hiller (Coatesville, Pa.), four-star Junior Saunders (Woodberry Forest, Va.) and three-star Brady Hull (Somerset,...

COLUMBIA — Legislators want to require safety training for South Carolina’s college students but stopped short of tougher penalties for people who call in fake threats on campus. The effort, initiated by Rep. Tim McGinnis, followed a swatting hoax that left students traumatized on the University of South Carolina’s...

The Columbia VA Health Care System has earned multiple Zero Harm Awards through South Carolina’s statewide Zero Harm initiative. The initiative recognized 2024 calendar year performance in preventing patient harm and improving outcomes across clinical and priority areas. The awards were presented in January and...

BLYTHEWOOD – An executive session item on the Jan. 20 agenda for the Blythewood Board of Architectural Review caught the eye of a number of Blythewood old-timers. The meeting agenda item stated: “Receipt of legal advice for matters covered by the attorney-client privilege (300 Main Street application for certificate...

BLYTHEWOOD – Richland County Sheriff’s Department deputies discovered firearms and a large bag containing green plant material consistent with marijuana in a Toyota Camry in Blythewood, according to an RCSD report. The incident occurred at approximately 3 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 16. The Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office...

Meg (a white pitbull) and Ryman (a husky mix), were lost in Columbia on December 4, 2025 and found running loose in Killeen, Texas on January 22, 2026—17 hours away by car. They were scanned for a microchip and the owner, Kirstyn Dietrich, was notified. She is a recently graduated college student and did not have the...

Tucked away on a quiet street in West Columbia, South Carolina sits a humble white building that locals have been flocking to for generations. Hite’s Bar-B-Que might not look like much from the outside, but inside these unassuming walls, barbecue magic happens several times a week. The modest exterior...