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Monday, April 15, 2013  Harvest Hope Food Bank has joined a national social media campaign and is hosting a local food drive to help with donation levels.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013  A top executive for Wal-Mart Inc. is giving an address at South Carolina State University.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013 

Friday, October 12, 2012  Beaufort will be the setting for a new reality television show.

Friday, August 17, 2012  The Columbia Blowfish will have the option to play in Capital City Stadium for another season.

Friday, August 03, 2012  City officials have signed an agreement for the sale of Capital City Stadium.

Tuesday, July 17, 2012  A teen mom left her baby alone in a car parked in a Walmart parking lot for at least 45 minutes Saturday night, according to a report by WPDE NewsChannel 15.

Friday, June 08, 2012  The Columbia Blowfish may be moving from the capital city to Lexington County. The announcement comes just days after Columbia city council approved the sale of the Capital City Stadium property where the Blowfish are in their 7th season.

Thursday, June 07, 2012  One day after Columbia city council approved the sale of the Capital City Stadium property, critics of a proposed development there are questioning an impact study that led to the move. Residents worry a more comprehensive review wasn't made of a delicate watershed that flows nearby.

Tuesday, May 22, 2012  A suspect who recently used a stolen credit card at a local Walmart store is wanted by the West Columbia Police Department.

Friday, April 20, 2012  A man was stabbed in the neck with a fork inside a Wal-Mart store in Columbia Friday morning, according to the Columbia Police Department.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012  The wait continues for Atlanta based developer Bright-Myers. Tuesday night Columbia City Council again postponed taking a vote on the proposed sale of the Capital City Stadium property to the company.

Tuesday, January 10, 2012  If you live in the Columbia area it's very likely you have driven past or over the Rocky Branch Creek.  A newly-formed group called the Rocky Branch Watershed Alliance is appealing to city leaders to keep an eye on the area as a decision on the sale of the Capital City Stadium property looms.

Wednesday, December 21, 2011  Columbia city council members held off on deciding whether to approve the controversial sale of the land that Capital City Stadium sits on along Assembly Street in Downtown at Tuesday night’s meeting.

Friday, November 25, 2011  The Lexington County Sheriff's deputies is teaming up with Walmart for the agency's annual holiday and food toy drive.