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Dear Friends and Neighbors, Today, we take time to remember and to say thank you to all our military personnel and their families for the sacrifices they have made for our country and our freedom. May your day be filled with memories and peace. ​ "As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words but to live by them." - John F. Kennedy Best,

Dear Friends and Neighbors, Today, we take time to remember and to say thank you to all our military personnel and their families for the sacrifices they have made for our country and our freedom. May your day be filled with memories and peace. ​ "As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words but to live by them." - John F. Kennedy Best,

Dear Friends and Neighbors, DHEC just announced 163 new cases of COVID-19 and 5 additional deaths. This brings the total number of people confirmed to have COVID-19 in South Carolina to 8,816 and those who have died to 385. Richland County, specifically zip codes 29223 and 29229 continue to have some of the highest positive cases in the state. In an effort to focus on those two areas, we, as local elected officials, will be hosting another 3 days of free COVID-19 testing beg

Dear Friends and Neighbors, The Senate and House reconvened this week to adopt a Continuing Resolution so that we can continue with the state's business beyond the May 14th end of session date. In the resolution, we approved a $25 million allocation to COVID-19 testing and another $15 million for election safety while also allowing state government to continue to operate past July 1 without a new budget. Another important vote we took was to allow a state of emergency to be a

Dear Friends and Neighbors, If you are not registered to vote and would like to vote in the upcoming primary on June 9th, you must register by this Sunday, May 10. Voters can register in person, online, or through a mail-in registration application by visiting scVOTES.org. Registering online will require a driver’s license or an identification issued by the DMV. You may register in person at the Richland County Elections and Voter Registration office located at 2020 Hampton S

Dear Friends and Neighbors, This has been a challenging and unusual time for our community, state, and country, to say the least. We've been in isolation for over 50 days and our children have been learning remotely and will not be returning to school this school year. While the uncertainty of the future is unnerving, I have been pleased by how we have responded to this pandemic as a community. I have also appreciated the time I have been able to spend with my husband and 2 d