Columbia runners are prepping to be hit with a tsunami of color on October 20, 2012 as they take on Color Me Rad 5K.  As white-clad participants wind through Colonial Life Arena, they’ll be bombarded with color throughout the course until their face, shirt and body cross the finish line looking like a silkscreened tie-dyed hippie.  Finishers, coated from head to toe in blue, green, pink, purple and yellow, will then toss individual bags of color in the air every fifteen minutes—not to summon rain from heaven—but to create a final explosion of color in c

The City of Columbia will hold a press conference on Thursday, September 27, 2012 at 3 p.m. on the front steps of City Hall located at 1737 Main Street to announce the installation of four new bike corrals.

The bike corrals will be installed at various locations around the City and will provide opportunities for cyclists to have secure locations to park their bikes while enjoying the district’s businesses they’re located in.

Three of four corals listed below have been supported by the associations including a cost share of 50%.

On Friday, September 14, 2012 the Richland County Sheriff's Department and the Lower Richland Community Leaders will host an event to help enhance the athletic talents and sportsmanship of the adolescents in Southeast Richland County.

There will be track and field activities for all ages.

Sheriff Leon Lott encourages all citizens to participate in this free event which is held at Lower Richland High School (2615 Lower Richland Boulevard, Hopkins).