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Palladium Society's Renovation Rodeo Series Continues May 21

Submitted by Tenessa Jennings, Community Web Producer
Wednesday, May 15th, 2013, 10:00am
Palladium Society's Renovation Rodeo Series Continues May 21

 

The Palladium Society, the young professionals society of Historic Columbia Foundation, continues its Renovation Rodeo tour series on May 21, featuring a home in Shandon.

 

This private tour series is a roundup of old homes in the Columbia area that have been refurbished and renovated while staying true to the roots and history of the house. Attendees get to see the renovation first hand while speaking with the homeowner and contractor who worked on the project.

 

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SC budget allows ads on school activity buses

Submitted by Tenessa Jennings, Community Web Producer
Wednesday, May 15th, 2013, 8:12am
SC budget allows ads on school activity buses

 

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Sheriff: Surveillance footage may show suspect in Long Shadow shooting

Submitted by Jeremy Turnage on Tuesday, May 14th, 6:04 pm
Deputies are looking to speak to the man in the black t-shirt at the bottom of this photo.

COLUMBIA, SC (WIS)- Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott says surveillance footage caught at a cell phone store on Decker Boulevard may help investigators solve an attempted murder.

Lott says one of the men in the surveillance video "may be involved or have information related" to the shooting of a 21-year-old man on Long Shadow Lane back on May 9.

A photo from that footage shows the man with dreadlocks wearing a black t-shirt.

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Labor officials discussing rules with SC farmers

Submitted by Tenessa Jennings, Community Web Producer
Tuesday, May 14th, 2013, 8:47am
Labor officials discussing rules with SC farmers

 

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House bill supports Medal of Honor museum in SC

Submitted by Tenessa Jennings, Community Web Producer
Tuesday, May 14th, 2013, 7:45am

 

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Another meeting, still no elections director named

Submitted by WIS Web Staff on Monday, May 13th, 3:22 pm
The board met Monday.

COLUMBIA, SC (WIS)- Another meeting for the Richland County
Elections Commissioners was held today, but still no official executive director
named for the Elections and Voter Registration office.

The commissioners went into executive session following
opening remarks for the meeting to discuss personnel and legal matters. The
board did not return to a public session for almost two hours. Upon returning,
the meeting was adjourned in less than 5 minutes, with no director named.

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Columbia Major Steve Benjamin announces re-election bid

Submitted by Jason Old, Digital Content Director
Monday, May 13th, 2013, 12:11pm
Steve Benjamin announces his intention to seek re-election in front of Columbia's Mast General Store on Main Street.

COLUMBIA, SC (WIS)- Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin on Monday announced that he will seek re-election in the upcoming November 5 municipal election.

He joins city councilman Moe Baddourah and businessman Larry Sypolt who have already declared their intentions to seek the job.

"Today, I am announcing that I will be a candidate for re-election and today we are launching our 2013 campaign," Benjamin told reporters, supporters and onlookers during a morning news conference at the corner of Main and Taylor Streets.

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