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Benedict College Set To Refurbish Campus Walking Track

Benedict College Set To Refurbish Campus Walking Track

Starting in April, the Campus Walking Track next to Mays Arena at Benedict College will be refurbished. Benedict College won $10,000 from the 2012 Home Depot Retool Your School Competition. The new Campus Walking Track will have improved green space and will help to improve access to the student fitness area.

Don’t forget to vote for this year’s Home Depot Retool Your School Competition at www.retoolyourschool.com .

County offers some free parking in Columbia

County offers some free parking in Columbia

COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - Visitors to the Richland County Administration and Health Department building on Hampton St.

City seeks developer or realtor to serve on commission

City seeks developer or realtor to serve on commission

COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - The City of Columbia is looking for a developer or realtor to serce on the city's Tree & Appearance Commission.

City officials are accepting applications from interested people who live within the city limits.

Leevy Lane To Be Dedicated On December 9

Leevy Lane To Be Dedicated On December 9

On Sunday, December 9, Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin and the members of City Council will hold a special ceremony for the honorary naming and dedication of the 1600 Block of Gregg Street as Leevy Lane in honor of the late community leader and Leevy’s Funeral Home founder Isaac Samuel Leevy.

Isaac Samuel Leevy was born on May 3, 1876 in the Antioch Section of Kershaw County and was husband to the late Mary Kirkland Leevy and father of four deceased children: Ruby Leevy Johnson, Dr. Carroll M. Leevy, Kirkland Leevy and Marian Leevy. 

Partial Trail Closing At Riverfront Park

Partial Trail Closing At Riverfront Park

Due to construction work associated with the Broad River Bridge project, the north end of the walking trail at Riverfront Park near the Broad River Bridge will be closed from Monday, December 10 through Friday, December 14.

The Riverfront Park itself will remain open throughout the time of construction and the public will still have access to the walking trail leading up to the construction barricades at the 2 mile marker.  City Parks and Recreation officials are asking the public to use the Laurel Street park entrance and to avoid the barricaded end of the trail.

Street closures announced for NYE fireworks test December 2

Street closures announced for NYE fireworks test December 2

On Sunday, December 2nd from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. Main Street in downtown Columbia between Pendleton and College Streets will be closed.

The street will be shut down to test the fireworks that will be used during the Famously Hot NYE celebration.