Residents should expect to see Richland County employees spraying for mosquitoes in the coming months, as Vector Control staff begin their annual campaign to control the pests.

Earlier today, staff with Richland County Utilities (RCU) repaired a breach in a 30-mile water line running to Hopkins in Lower Richland.

During the early morning of Monday, March 27, 2023, Richland County Utilities (RCU) experienced a breach in its water system resulting in a loss of over 300,000 gallons of water.

Richland County is set to announce plans to upgrade and widen Blythewood Road as part of a $15.6 million Penny project to boost road safety in Northeast Richland.

Cirba Solutions plans to invest over $300 million for the first phase of a lithium-ion battery recycling and reprocessing facility in Richland County’s Pineview Industrial Park.