Customers of the Richland County Broad River Regional Sewer System can expect a decrease in monthly user fees during the upcoming fiscal year. Beginning July 1, 2013, a residential monthly sewer bill will be reduced by $2.00 per month from the current $46.54 to $44.54.

One hundred tons of household hazardous waste, electronics, metals and tires were collected in Richland County on May 20, 2013 for Richland Recycles Day.

Richland County Council has approved changes to the Bailey Bill to enhance incentives for restoring historic buildings in unincorporated Richland County.  The Bailey Bill, named for the state law that allows local governments to freeze property taxes on historic structures, has been amended to conform to the City of Columbia’s ordinance and the state statute.  

Richland County will continue to provide up to two hours of free parking for the public visiting and doing business at the Richland County Administration Complex and the Health Department located at 2020 Hampton St.

Denise Barth, principal at Catawba Trail Elementary School in Richland County School District Two, has been named Richland County’s 2013 Conservation Principal of the Year by the Richland Soil and Water Conservation District (RSWCD).