Tag: midlands
EXCLUSIVE: Dominion Energy under investigation for...
By Claire Carter | Sep 14, 2023
Columbia’s running community is growing – ev...
By Hanna Schatteman | Apr 18, 2023
South Carolina Tesla owners are pushing for EV inc...
By Dylan Knichel | Apr 14, 2023
Tartan Day South celebrates Celtic heritage in the...
By Emily Okon | Apr 6, 2023
Men’s recreational baseball seeing a surge o...
By Noah Hale | Apr 6, 2023
How local businesses are preparing for Halloween
by Grayson McClendon | Oct 25, 2023
Events are brewing in the Midlands with Halloween coming – and there’s something for everyone!
Read MoreNostalgia Central: Midlands shops provide gaming memories, memorabilia
by Langston Brooks | Sep 28, 2023
Retro shops offer vintage electronics and gaming consoles that are now in such high demand.
Read MoreTurning Pages SC combating adult illiteracy in the Midlands
by Langston Brooks | Sep 27, 2023
Turning Pages SC aims to fight adult illiteracy by one-on-one personalized tutoring.
Read MoreSC poised to be a leader in electric vehicle industry
by Dylan Knichel | Apr 2, 2023
With the help of leaders in the electric vehicle industry, South Carolina is becoming a hub for EV manufacturing.
Read MorePickleball fever and its dedicated community hit the Midlands
by Taylor Kaye Beltz | Mar 2, 2023
Pickleball is growing quickly in the Midlands as people come together to play one of the fastest growing sports in the United States.
Read MoreLocal basketball teams hope to be crowned champions during high school title games
by Jacob Phillips | Mar 2, 2023
Four teams from Richland and Lexington counties will play for a state championship during this week’s playoffs.
Read MoreSt. Pat’s festival, microbreweries underpinnings for Columbia’s outdoor drinking culture
by Dylan Knichel | Feb 16, 2023
Biergartens are proliferating in the Columbia area as drinking alcohol outdoors is becoming more acceptable. And the granddaddy of outdoor drinking, the St. Pat’s Day Festival in Five Points, is right around the corner.
Read MoreWhat if the Damar Hamlin situation happened at a Midlands high school?
by Dylan Jackson and Jacob Phillips | Feb 16, 2023
The stricken NFL player’s injury sent shockwaves through all levels of football. How would Midlands high schools handle a life or death scenario?
Read MoreRents on the rise, students scraping by
by Dylan Knichel | Feb 10, 2023
With rent increasing exponentially throughout the Columbia area, many University of South Carolina students are working overtime to pay the rent, and work life is cutting into their studies.
Read MoreReal Talk is a mentor program at Airport High started by social workers
by Margaret Walker | Jan 31, 2023
These volunteers help students discuss hard topics to break the silence between students and staff.
Read MoreCareer-readiness programs in Midlands school districts are succeeding. In other regions, not so much
by Margaret Walker | Jan 27, 2023
South Carolina’s career and technical education programs aren’t performing as well as other states in the region, according to recent findings. But Midlands programs are excelling.
Read MoreLocal entrepreneur brings mobile petting zoo to Midlands
by Abby Foncannon and Grace Brown | Jan 24, 2023
Twin Farms Mobile Petting Zoo is a new business in the Midlands that Bianca Greer started in January. The traveling zoo is designed to bring unique fun to events as well as educate people on farm animals.
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