In its first year, Richland County’s transportation sales tax brought in $53 million – $3 million more than anticipated.

The Small Local Business Enterprises (SLBE) division is gearing up for its official launch in August for prospective SLBEs. As part of the preparation, the office has been busy making sure businesses are ready to take part.

The University of South Carolina Association of Lettermen elected Richland County Councilman Seth Rose, District 5, into the Athletic Hall of Fame for 2014.

Richland County offices will close Friday, July 4, and there will be no curbside trash collection in observance of the Fourth of July holiday.

Several people milled about in a bit of a rehearsal, getting a feel for the height and width of unfinished plywood benches, tables and podiums put in place to accommodate all the roles in court, from judge to jury. Although the furnishings were simulations, they laid the foundation for the making of a real courtroom – and Richland County’s efforts to revitalize the old shopping center at Decker Boulevard and O’Neil Court into a new Decker Center.