Richland County residents should take special precautions to keep their families, pets and property safe this week as an arctic blast heads this way.

Richland County residents with holiday season bills lingering and hopes for more organized finances in the new year could gain some money-saving insight by attending a free financial literacy workshop.

The following are highlights from Richland County Government in December.

To start off the new year, Richland County is revving up its recycling efforts by delivering new roll carts to more than 48,000 residents – another huge step in the County’s dedication to a sustainable future.

Natural Christmas trees can be recycled into mulch at two Richland County Solid Waste and Recycling locations beginning the day after Christmas.