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Thursday, May 23, 2013  Candice Glover is scheduled to sing the national anthem at the National Memorial Day Concert in Washington, D.C., on Sunday. It will be televised on PBS.

Monday, February 18, 2013  A 44-year-old man has died and his 5-year-old daughter has been hurt after they fell at a Greenville County waterfall.

Monday, February 18, 2013  Keep the Midlands Beautiful is working with the City of Columbia and officials in Lexington and Richland counties to recycle old telephone books.

Monday, February 04, 2013  Sandy Hook choir, Jennifer Hudson stir Super Bowl crowd with "America the Beautiful.'

Friday, February 01, 2013  Organizations are planning activities for April, hoping to engage thousands in city-improvement projects.

Friday, January 11, 2013  Keep the Midlands Beautiful is giving away free mulch Saturday thanks to the ground up remains of Christmas trees dropped off by the community since Christmas.

Friday, January 04, 2013  The State Farmers Market is giving the community a way to recycle Christmas trees.

Wednesday, November 07, 2012  Columbia is more beautiful this week thanks to Lexington County businesses that worked together to remove more than 30 bags of trash from a local stretch of road.

Friday, July 13, 2012  The community came together Friday to clean up Finlay Park. The effort started with the concern of a seven year old boy.

Thursday, July 05, 2012  The dangers of smoking are well known, but many may not be aware that the remains from cigarettes can have a harmful effect on the whole community if not disposed of properly.

Tuesday, April 24, 2012  Tuesday, officials will announce the winner of the Trash the Poop design contest at Riverfront Park.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012  New phone books are being delivered around South Carolina, which means its time to ditch the old books.

Monday, July 18, 2011  Dozens of volunteers worked to keep the state’s water ways cleaner by posting warnings on Columbia storm drains.

Monday, July 18, 2011  Volunteers are marking storm drains Columbia to remind people that any waste that goes into them could end up in their water supply.

Tuesday, February 01, 2011  The 2011 phone books are out, and an organization in the Columbia area is collecting and recycling old books.