Richland County Government offices will close Dec. 22, 25 and 26 in observance of Christmas, and Jan. 1 for New Year's Day.

On Tuesday, Richland County will unveil details of a community and government services “master plan” called Richland Renaissance.

To help protect and preserve Richland County’s rich land and historic places, Richland County Conservation Commission is accepting applications for its Historic Preservation and Community Conservation grants.

The following are highlights from Richland County Government in November.

Earlier this week, Richland County was updated from “abnormally dry” to “incipient drought” status by the South Carolina State Climatology Office due to the continuing lack of rainfall across the Midlands since Tropical Storm Irma affected the area Sept. 11-12.