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Sunday, May 31, 2009  The Mark Cox Benefit Golf Tournament  is June 15 at Lin Rick Golf Course in Columbia, SC .

Yesterday at 9:23 PM  Columbia City Council reconvened Thursday after hearing from hundreds of residents through a series of meetings.

Yesterday at 5:30 PM  Columbia now has an online payment website where you can pay water, parking garage rental and solid waste bills.

Yesterday at 4:23 PM  Six education professionals were honored as the newest members of the Richland One Hall of Fame.  District officials announced this year's inductees Thursday at Alcorn Middle School.

Wednesday, September 01, 2010  Midlands Red Cross volunteers on alert as Hurricane Earl threatens coastal residents in North Carolina.

Wednesday, September 01, 2010  The city of Columbia was recently awarded the status as a Preserve America Community.  Mayor Steve Benjamin, along with councilmembers and representatives from the Historic Columbia Foundation met Wednesday to talk about the honor and the importance of historic preservation.

Wednesday, September 01, 2010  Students could chose from more than 300 campus organizations at the fair on Greene Street Wednesday.

Wednesday, September 01, 2010  SCE&G unveiled its new online site Wednesday morning to help customers prepare for a possible power outage.

Wednesday, September 01, 2010  What do you think about Midlands volunteers leaving the state to help potential North Carolina hurricane victims?

Tuesday, August 31, 2010  A nationwide campaign revving up Tuesday in Columbia to fix aging roads and unsafe bridges.

Tuesday, August 31, 2010  A ribbon cutting ceremony marked the new scenic overlook at Gibson Park Tuesday.

Tuesday, August 31, 2010  City of Columbia officials, City Year and Richland One come together to announce a major grant for a new dropout prevention program.

Tuesday, August 31, 2010 

Monday, August 30, 2010  The hard-to-miss banners went up Monday in celebration of the annual SC Pride Parade and Festival.

Monday, August 30, 2010  Democratic gubernatorial candidate Vincent Sheheen has challenged Republican opponent Nikki Haley to a series of Lincoln Douglas debates.