At its first meeting of the year Tuesday, Richland County Council reelected Councilman Paul Livingston to serve as chair.

Informing and connecting businesses in Richland County with procurement opportunities will be the focus of an event Thursday, Jan. 9.

Richland County Government offices will close Dec. 24-26 in observance of Christmas and Jan. 1 for New Year’s Day.

A resurfacing project to make part of Decker Boulevard an easier drive is nearly complete.

Staff from the County’s Neighborhood Improvement Program (NIP) will host two January workshops to help people apply for Neighborhood Matching Grants.