Richland County company owners will no longer be required to renew their business licenses at the start of the new year thanks to recent changes in state legislation.
Mark Anthony Brewing recently announced that it would start the new year by recruiting over 150 people for its now-operational $400 million brewing and production facility in Columbia's Pineview Industrial Park, according to Richland County's website.
University of South Carolina redshirt freshman linebacker Debo Williams was named Co-Freshman of the Week by the Southeastern Conference, according to gamecocksonline.com, for the week of Sept. 7.
Gov. Henry McMaster was joined by Secretary Christy Hall of the state Department of Transportation and business leaders to announce a proposal that would expedite existing plans to expand key segments of Interstate 26 between Charleston and Columbia, according to a governor's office press release.
The Supreme Court of South Carolina has ruled that the city of Columbia's COVID-19 mask mandate "cannot stand" following Attorney General Alan Wilson's lawsuit contesting the mandate, according to a report by the Washington Examiner.
The city of Columbia has recently announced its plan to mandate mask usage in several schools after declaring a state of emergency, according to The Post and Courier.
Republican U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham recently encouraged former President Donald Trump to implore his followers to receive the COVID-19 vaccine following Graham's own recovery from a breakthrough coronavirus infection, according to a Bloomberg report.
State Sen. Marlon Kimpson recently met with Harris Pastides, interim president of the University of South Carolina, after the resignation of predecessor Bob Caslen in May following a plagiarism scandal, according to The Post and Courier.