Reminder: if you've moved or changed your name, you need to update your voter registration information. It takes just two minutes online at scVOTES.gov. #scVOTES

Interested in becoming a poll worker? Check out the essentials in the image below! For more information and to sign up, visit scVOTES.gov. Your participation is vital to ensuring a smooth and fair election process! 👌✅ #scVOTES

Noise Alert!!!!! Fort Jackson will conduct a ceremony in which firing howitzer cannons will occur between 9:00 - 9:30 a.m. Friday, August 15th. The cannons will be audible in areas outside Fort Jackson. #WeMakeAmericanSoldiers #VictoryStartsHere #CityofForestAcres

Noise Alert!!!!! Fort Jackson will conduct a ceremony in which firing howitzer cannons will occur between 9:00 - 9:30 a.m. Friday, August 15th. The cannons will be audible in areas outside Fort Jackson. #WeMakeAmericanSoldiers #VictoryStartsHere #CityofForestAcres

Colliers leases suite in Forest Village shopping center to locally owned children’s boutique colliers.com/en/news/columb…

VOTING NEED-TO-KNOWS. Richland County municipal elections are right around the corner, with Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 4. As you look ahead to the elections, here are a few reminders from the County’s Voter Registration and Elections Office:

We love your #Halloween hauntings, neighbors! Show us the spooky spirit on your street!

Help us unite the Decker Boulevard! Join us on Sunday, November 9th for a Unity Walk. Sign up to volunteer here: wl.donorperfect.net/weblink/WebLin…

RCSD will be at Publix on Forest Dr. Dec 1 from 2–7pm for the final day of our Share Your Holiday Food Drive! 🥫💛 Donations also accepted through Dec 1 at: 📍 2500 Decker Blvd 📍 5623 Two Notch Rd Let’s finish strong, Richland County!

Need some help this Thanksgiving? Here are a few resources to help.

UPDATE: The Richland County Voter Registration and Elections Office has moved to a new location at 300 Columbia Mall Blvd., Suite 210, Columbia, SC 29223. The office will open at 8:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 1.

Make a child’s Christmas by donating new, unwrapped items to #RichlandCountySC EMS’ “Stuff an Ambulance” toy drive this holiday season. Drop off donations by Dec. 4 to 1410 Laurens St., Columbia, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more info: tinyurl.com/33y6yvzc.

Notice: Fort Jackson forestry will conduct a prescribed burn today, December 12, 2025. The burn taking place in Training Area 19B along Winston Rd between Johnson Rifle and Hurtgen Forest roads on post, will begin at 10:30 a.m. #VictoryStartsHere

Forest Acres paves way for Richland Mall apartments, retail with new rules thestate.com/news/local/art…

Notice: Gate 4 will reopen for normal operations at its regular time on Monday, Dec 15.

Notice: Fort Jackson Holiday Gate Hours Over the holidays Gate 2 will be the only operational gate from Dec. 20-Jan 1. All gates will resume normal operations on Jan 2. #HappyHolidays #VictoryStartsHere

TAKE THE CHANCE. Nonprofits + other groups can now apply for Historic Preservation & Natural Resource Grants to maintain historic buildings, enrich our natural parks + more. Applications due Feb. 1, 2026. Find more grant + contact info: tinyurl.com/j9uur4np. #RichlandCountySC

Looking to get involved in 2026? Join us for our first volunteer event of the year for our Adopt a Highway Cleanup with the Decker Collective! On Saturday, January 24th we will be cleaning up Decker Boulevard. Sign up to volunteer here: forms.gle/NrQnSEWinKCeVX…

A new diner has opened its doors in this busy Columbia area. Here’s where thestate.com/news/local/art… via The State Newspaper

The Lakeshore Drive bridge over the tributary to Forest Lake in Richland County will close Jan. 20–30, 2026, as SCDOT makes repairs and routes traffic to a detour. wltx.com/mobile/article… via News19 WLTX