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Flood victim back home through county program
Judith Spry is the first resident to receive a new home through Richland County's Returning Home program, which assists those displaced by the 2015 flood. The county is repairing or replacing more than 300 flood-damaged homes.
Development Week kicks off with allocated funds
Columbia's Department of Community Development celebrated the beginning of National Community Development Week with the news that Congress has allocated $3.3 billion nationally to help with community development projects in the U.S.
McMaster: ‘Rogue’ agency needs to be sold
Calling Santee Cooper a “rogue agency,” S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster urged the S.C. Legislature to move the process of selling the state-owned utility forward during its current session.
S.C. has 3 finalists for All-America City
The capital city is one of 20 finalists for 10 spots, which will be announced in June. Kershaw County and Mount Pleasant are also finalists for the awards, begun in 1949 by the National Civic League.
McMaster submits 135 opportunity zone nominations
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 created a development program designed to encourage long-term private investment in low-income communities. Governors can designate for inclusion 25% of areas identified by census tracts as distressed.
Bishopville to receive $880,000 grant
The grant, from the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration, will go toward water infrastructure improvements expected to create 150 jobs.
Blanchard appointed to S.C. DOT Commission
Kristen Blanchard is the vice-president of external corporate affairs at Nutramax Laboratories and has served on the S.C. Manufacturing Alliance board of directors.
City to hold zoning discussion
The city of Columbia zoning department will play host to an open house to give residents and business owners a chance to review the city's new zoning ordinance on March 27.
Forest Acres denies rezoning request
The city council voted down a request from Cason Development Group to rezone property at the corner of Forest Drive and Brentwood Drive. A mixed-used redevelopment project would have included three commercial buildings and 13 townhomes.
School district receives $10,000 more in unclaimed property
Richland County School District 2 has received an additional $10,000 in unclaimed property from the S.C. Treasurer's Office. The district was originally slated to receive $36,354 of the $193,697 earmarked for state school districts.
Richland County Council suspends spending on questioned projects
The council halted Penny Tax funding to projects the S.C. Supreme Court found were not related to transportation. The county could be ordered to repay those funds.
Report: Scams cost S.C. residents $1.6M in 2017
The most reported scam to the department was the impostor scam, where scammers pose as a familiar organization or person and ask for money. The report shows more than $1.6 million was lost last year to scammers.
