Richland County’s Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center (ASGDC) has been recognized with the Eagle Award by Freedom Behavioral Health Inc. (FBH) for its commitment and dedication to improving and expanding behavioral health programs and support services for detainees at the facility.

Richland County Government offices will close Friday, Nov. 10 in observance of Veterans Day.

Richland County will host a drop-in style public meeting Thursday, Nov. 9 to provide information about a proposed greenway and trail in Northeast Richland.

In appreciation and support of veterans, Richland County Government will join Operation Green Light, an initiative of the National Association of Counties (NACo) and the National Association of County Veterans Service Officers (NACVSO), by illuminating County buildings with green light during the week of Veterans Day, Nov. 6-12.

Richland County is saddened by the death of a detainee at Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center. Detention center staff discovered the detainee non-responsive in his cell at about 7:15 a.m. today during morning meal pass.