Great job Steve Benjamin, Columbia SC City Council and City Staff as well as FEMA. Looking forward to seeing water in front of Coble Plaza! Columbia can finally repair canal damaged in 2015 floods after agreement with FEMA thestate.com/news/local/art…

Wonderful news! Thank you to everyone who worked hard to progress Columbia canal repairs: thestate.com/news/local/art…

Happening Saturday, October 3rd: The Palmetto Peanut Boil to benefit the Animal Mission in the form of a crawl! See details at palmettopeanutboil.org

Make a plan for some boiled peanuts this weekend....for the puppies! PalmettoPeanutBoil.com

Swing by any (or all!) of our locations this afternoon, 1-5pm! All sales and donations benefit The Animal Mission. We’ll see you there! PalmettoPeanutBoil.org

Couldn’t join in the virtual City Council meeting last night but still want to be informed about our city? Watch, pause, and fast forward over breaks here: youtu.be/2cgeu2n2FlQ As always, don’t hesitate to let me know if you have questions or concerns!

We are heading into cold weather, and the flu season has officially begun. Flu and Covid-19 can be caught simultaneously. Get your flu shot, and make plans to celebrate the season, while keeping your family and friends healthy!

Especially during these times, we need to keep our community strong & resilient by working together against domestic violence. Join our virtual walk taking place tomorrow, Sat, Oct 10th: the Mayor’s Walk Against Domestic Violence. Registration is free at: bit.ly/35HvsfT

ICYMI: Columbia-Richland Fire Station 9 district ladder truck push in! youtu.be/uxKjCwGBQn4

Tune in to City Council meeting today at 2 PM to understand why our property taxes are at the levels they are. I look forward to working with our local partners on this issue. The meeting will be streamed online on YouTube at youtube.com/c/CityofColumb… and columbiasc.gov

Starting Wed., Oct 21, we'll be distributing 2,000 face masks via our curbside services at Edgewood, Main and Wheatley locations thanks to RichlandSC County Councilwoman @terracioallison. Masks will be available first-come, first served from 9 am - 1 pm & 2 - 6 p.m., Mon - Sat.

Columbia Animal Services will be hosting a special Halloween adoption special, starting on the 26th through the 30th! Pick out a ‘pumpkin’ friend to bring joy and snuggles to your home!

Friends, please watch for notification of a road closure eastbound on Rosewood Drive from South Walker to South Ott. Eastbound traffic will be temporarily reduced to one lane while Columbia Water makes needed repairs.

Columbia City Council unanimously approved changes to our emergency mask ordinance: * Extend the mask ordinance 60 days from Nov. 5 * Fines increased from $25 to $100 for individuals not in compliance * Masks must be worn in lines while waiting to get into restaurants or bars.

Need to get tested for Covid-19? Check out Resilient Columbia’s compilation of Midland’s area testing: resilient.columbiasc.gov/covid-19-mobil…

My answer to Carl Blackstone & Columbia Chamber shop local challenge: Todd & Moore Sports ! I challenge Rep. Seth Rose and @terracioallison ! #cmmshoplocalchallenge

Just hours to go before the start of our Firefighters Feeding Families Holiday Food Drive! We hope to see you at our fire department headquarters - 1800 Laurel Street - anytime tomorrow from 9:00 🕘 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. We’ll see you then! 🥫🥫

I agree with Gov Gov. Henry McMaster on the registering of lobbyist. The City of Columbia started requiring lobbyist registration over 10 years ago. The public has a right to know who is lobbying for a particular issue. #SCSOTS2021

Thx Cindi Ross Scoppe for highlighting a few bad bills as well as a few good ones in this column. Two bills I’ve sponsored are listed as esp. good—one is the need for State Ethics lobbying laws to apply to local government which Gov. Gov. Henry McMaster also mentioned in his State of State

Three men from Charlotte, NC tried to steal this catalytic converter from a car in the Rosewood neighborhood while most of you slept this morning. Learn more about the allegations plus how to protect your vehicle, here: columbiapd.net/2021/02/19/arr…