The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC), Richland County and the City of Columbia announced today that a sample of mosquitoes trapped in the Shandon area has tested positive for West Nile virus.

The Richland County Conservation Commission and the Historic Columbia Foundation are co-sponsoring a national meeting that aims to save historically important slave dwellings.

Richland County is joining residents from one local neighborhood in celebrating the successful repair of a dam destroyed during the historic October flood.

The following are highlights from Richland County Government in August.