Richland County Government offices will close Monday, Sept. 1, and there will be no curbside solid waste collection in observance of the Labor Day holiday.

“Striving for Happiness” is more than a theme for Richland County’s neighborhood planning conference this year – it also describes a vision of creating healthy, vibrant and involved communities.

The progress and ingenuity of Richland County’s Information Technology Department was recently recognized with two top awards – one for an innovative new tax-paying system, the other for a highly-valued member of its team.

Richland County is making it easy for residents to safely recycle items that are not collected curbside by holding a special Electronic Recycling Event.

In celebration of general aviation and “first flight” pioneers Orville and Wilbur Wright’s connection to the Jim Hamilton – L.B. Owens Airport, Richland County is celebrating National Aviation Week, Aug. 17-23.