Columbia City Council Articles, Columbia City Council News

City of Columbia: Identity crisis

For years the City of Columbia, South Carolina has struggled to carve out an identity such as Myrtle Beach, Charleston, or Hilton Head; which are...

City Council passes franchise fee hike in SCE&G bill for bus funding

Last night (Tuesday, 2/15/2011) the Columbia City Council had an open hearing to discuss a new City Ordinance (2010-60) and then vote on it. The...

Cromartie sentenced to year and a day

Former City Council member E. W. Cromartie III was sentenced today for tax evasion. His sentence was profound. Not only would he serve one year and...

Steve Benjamin elected as Columbia's new mayor

Steve Benjamin was chosen in a runoff election as Columbia's first black mayor Tuesday, finally concluding a pivotal and historic race to...

(UPDATED 7:46 p.m.) Results from Columbia mayor runoff, City Council District 4 elections

Here are the latest preliminary results from the Columbia mayoral runoff and City Council District 4 elections. MAYORAL RUNOFF (with five precincts...

Results from Columbia mayoral runoff, City Council District 4 elections

Here are the latest preliminary results from the Columbia mayoral runoff and City Council District 4 elections. Below are the absentee ballot...

Myrtle Beach councilman wants S.C. to remove Confederate flag

A Myrtle Beach city councilman may ask South Carolina lawmakers to remove the Confederate flag from the State House grounds in Columbia. Councilman...