Tag: midlands
New Midlands leadership council set to take over annual competitiveness report
Business leaders in the Midlands come together to take a formal approach to improving Columbia’s economic landscape.
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Amid education crisis, S.C. teachers receive starting salary boost, bonuses
As teachers are leaving the classroom at record-breaking numbers, legislators approve a $40,000 starting salary for teachers and local school districts provide educators with multiple bonuses.
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Public art featured around Columbia
Public art has been a notable part of the Columbia community for decades, and it continues to grow...
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SC Teacher Cadet program strives to increase teacher retention
South Carolina’s Teacher Cadet program now operates in 50 states with hopes of getting more teachers in schools, increasing teacher retention and promoting awareness and advocacy for public education all over the U.S.
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Award-winning Saluda Riverwalk expands river access
The newest addition to the Three Rivers Greenway is open for public use, despite private property signage.
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Silent Witness: Domestic violence declines, but work still to be done
South Carolina no longer ranks among the worst states for domestic violence deaths. But at the 2020 Silent Witness ceremony, S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson says there is still work to be done.
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Fewer jobs means hungrier Midlands families
Harvest Hope continues to serve the hungry in the Midlands throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, despite reduced hours.
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Columbia couple seeks good homes for stadium cats
For four years, a Columbia couple has fed stray cats around Williams-Brice Stadium and worked with Richmond County to find them homes.
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How cicadas in South Carolina became a noisy sign of summer
Cicadas are wild and intriguing insects to the eye, but have an unusual lifecycle and history in South Carolina. Over the years, they have become a staple to look for during the summer months.
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Ashes to ashes, Dust to Dust: A sustainable approach to burials
The owner of an environmentally-friendly cemetery wants people to rethink the way Americans bury their loved ones.
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Flood detecting AI system could thwart devastating river damage
Two University of South Carolina engineering professors are creating an early warning flood detection system using artificial intelligence. The system could assist state and local agencies in emergency flood response.
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Community breakfast ignites discussion on hunger and homelessness
The Midlands Area Consortium for the Homeless (MACH) hosted its annual prayer breakfast that brought community members and advocates together to discuss hunger and homelessness in the Midlands.
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State Law Enforcement has cancelled an Amber Alert for an infant child in Hilton Head. Authorities in Beaufort County explained that Jairus Housey abducted his ten month old daughter at gunpoint last night. Housey is the non-custodial father to the victim and is now in custody.
Thursday’s vote in the South Carolina Senate passed the early voting bill that would allow South Carolina voters to vote in-person up to two weeks before the election for any reason. The bill unanimously passed in the house too.