Mark Myers grew up watching the Bonanza television show and dreaming of becoming a cowboy. As an adult he was able to make that dream come true. Mark and his wife Sandra are the founders of the Black Cowboy festival, held annually in Rembert, SC.
Drive-thru COVID-19 testing will be available at 15 CVS sites in S.C., including two in Columbia and one in West Columbia, beginning Friday.
On Thursday, May 21, 2020 Fort Jackson leadership announced that since April 30, the post has more recovered COVID-19 cases than active ones with no hospitalizations.
The Columbia Branch of the National Association of University Women (NAUW) donated protective masks to the caregivers of two residential homes in Columbia, SC that housed African American residents. The Columbia Branch was established in 1935 to take on the mission and goals of the national …
The South Carolina Department of Social Services is pleased to announce the seasonal return of the Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP). SFMNP is a seasonal USDA grant program to provide eligible seniors with fresh, nutritious, unprocessed fruits and vegetables from local farmers…
Earvin "Magic" Johnson's insurance company to provide $100 million in PPP loans for minority- and women-owned companies
As an African American nurse anesthetist, I feel uniquely qualified to deliver an important—perhaps even life-saving—message to South Carolina’s African American community about COVID-19.
Due to the response efforts for COVID-19, academic institutions around the country, including Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have been forced to cancel or postpone graduation ceremonies. In an effort to celebrate the achievements of more than 27,000 HBCU graduates, Blac…
The National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Columbia (SC) Chapter (NC100BW) is pleased to present a critical discussion of how COVID-19 is having a huge impact on our community. This session aligns with our commitment to address the health and education needs of families, women and girls of A…
Rep. Leon Howard (D-Richland) has announced two opportunities for free COVID-19 testing in Richland County this weekend.
As COVID-19 continues to have a long-term impact on our community, the City of Columbia's Office of Economic Development would like to provide information to local businesses and employees regarding available testing resources.
In an effort to provide citizens with outdoor locations for physical activity durng the warmer weather, the City of Columbia's Parks and Recreation Department has announced that greenways, open spaces and trails will be open to the public effective immediately. These areas can be visited by …
A Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) give away will be held at The Meeting Place Church of Greater Columbia on Friday May 15, 2020.
Prisma Health Children’s Hospital–Midlands has canceled this year’s Camp KEMO, a summer camp for children with cancer and Camp Wonder Hands, a camp for deaf and hard-of-hearing children, due to COVID-19 safety concerns. Both camps, offered free of charge through the generosity of community d…
Prisma Health has announced four additional COVID-19 community testing events in Taylors, Seneca and Columbia for this Friday and Saturday, May 15-16.
New dates have been added for the free COVID-19 testing at Forest Heights Elementary School. Testing will now be available Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday this week.
Absolute Total Care has awarded a $10,000 grant to HopeHealth, Inc. in an effort to help defer the costs of drive-up COVID-19 testing.
To assist in preparing Columbia businesses with re-opening in the near future, SC Help donated 10,000 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) packages to the City of Columbia! Last Friday, Mayor Steve Benjamin and SC Help handed out FREE PPE packages on a first-come, first-serve basis at the Ric…
Governor Henry McMaster today announced that close contact service providers, fitness and exercise centers, commercial gyms, and public or commercial pools will be able to open in a limited capacity on Monday, May 18.
On Monday, June 11, restaurants across South Carolina were allowed to re-open for limited dine-in service. These new “Phase Two” guidelines expanded on the government’s decision to allow restaurants to open for outdoor dining last week.
Eau Claire High School located in Zip Code 29203 was designated as a Free Coronavirus Drive Thru Testing Site. This is a collection of Articles, photos and videos from the testing site.
May is Mental Health Month. This year, the South Carolina Department of Mental Health wants to remind our state of the services available to all, particularly in light of Covid-19.
Accidents happen. A fender bender. A collision while playing sports. Or a fall at home. Many types of accidents can cause a bang to the brain. Each year, more than 2 million people in the U.S. visit an emergency room for a traumatic brain injury. Many others experience a blow to the head but…
A new blood testing technique could help researchers detect Alzheimer’s disease before symptoms start or in its early stages.
Prisma Health is the first healthcare system in S.C. to launch an interactive symptom-checker for COVID-19 on its website. The service is free to everyone, regardless of whether they are patients at Prisma Health.
May marks National Foster Care Awareness Month and provides an opportunity for the South Carolina Department of Social Services to draw attention to the need for foster parents across the state.
In the wake of unprecedented school closures resulting from the Coronavirus pandemic, the College Board is supporting students and schools with free, live review sessions and online exams taken at home.
Rep. Ivory Thigpen, Rep. Kambrell Garvin, Sen. John Scott, and Sen. Mia McLeod, in collaboration with the Medical University of South Carolina, Richland School District Two, Building Better Communities, and Richland County School District One, held a press conference Tuesday on the grounds o…
Federal funding is now available for the state of South Carolina to provide crisis counseling services to its residents coping with stress and anxiety as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Stewart Standouts Foundation, Inc. donated meals for seniors who are members of the Brookland-Lakeview Empowerment Center (BLEC), James B. Adams Senior Center and other elderly residents of Columbia. The meal program is the result of a partnership that launched on Tuesday, April 28. The …
In an effort to help local leaders contain the spread of COVID-19 and safeguard their citizens against infection from the virus, the United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) is coordinating the nationwide Mayors for Masks initiative with mayors across the U.S., and has already delivered tho…
Prisma Health will launch community screening for COVID-19 at seven locations across South Carolina, with more sites expected to be announced in the coming weeks. The community testing, done in partnership with the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC), will reach popula…
While South Carolina administration and federal agencies work to address the pandemic in the US overall, the SCNAACP continues to focus on the needs of African Americans and other people of color during this crisis. As a civil rights organization and as stewards of human rights, this outbrea…
Thanks to a collaboration with Boeing, Prisma Health was able to receive its shipment of approximately 1.5 million surgical masks directly from China to Greenville, bypassing extensive delays as well as eliminating shipping costs. Prisma Health purchased the masks in late March but was unabl…
Prisma Health is participating in a national investigational treatment to test the effectiveness of blood plasma in severe or critically-ill COVID-19 patients. The treatment is developed from the plasma of recovered COVID-19 patients and then administered to hospitalized patients who have li…
Prisma Health is participating in an international clinical study of the drug remdesivir as a potential treatment for moderate and severe COVID-19 patients.
Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration Jovita Carranza and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin issued the following statement today on the resumption of the Payroll Protection Program (PPP):
Prisma Health is beginning to perform surgeries for patients whose time-sensitive procedures were deferred due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Richland County Councilwoman Yvonne McBride (District 3), Bishop Eric J. Freeman of The Meeting Place Church of Greater Columbia, and area neighborhood associations and community members came together to distribute hundreds of masks to the citizens of Richland County.
On Friday, April 24, 2020, thousands of people gathered at the South Carolina State House to protest the government shutting down the state to combat the Coronavirus outbreak. Thousands of people drove up and down Gervais Street and Main Street, honking their horns to show their displeasure …
Richland County Councilwoman Yvonne McBride and a Richland County EMS staff member demonstrates how to properly use a mask.
A generous donation of surgical masks was given to residents of the 29203 zip code. Peggy Hung donated 300 surgical masks to the City, to be given out to residents through the Eau Claire Cooperative Health Center.
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) today announced 64 new cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, and 4 additional deaths.
It’s no secret that money has a significant influence on our lives. While this is frequently made obvious in our daily routines, nothing underscores that sentiment quite like the current crisis. The emergence of COVID-19 has resulted in a societal spike of anxiety and fear, with many America…
Senior citizens in Richland County will get a needed boost amid the COVID-19 outbreak, with the County covering costs of providing more than 40,000 meals.
Amy Kinard, a patient at Prisma Health, was able to “see” her husband Tony for the first time in a week last Friday, thanks to an innovative initiative to help equip patients with iPads so they can keep in touch with families and loved ones despite current visitation restrictions.
The mission at the I. DeQuincey Newman United Methodist Church on April 19, 2020 was to provide protective face masks to the surrounding church community.
Sufia Giza is a true Renaissance Woman, a Poet, Filmmaker, Yogini and Historian who answered the call of Facebook friends responding to Vegetarian Recipes she shared on her page by publishing an e-book, VEGAN SOULFOOD: FOOD FOR THE SOUL to help provide a Gullah-Geechee Soulfood option for “C…
Lexington Medical Center is seeking donations of homemade cloth masks from the community. The masks would go to hospital employees who work in non-clinical areas and are not involved in direct patient care.
Rising unemployment, mandatory stay-at-home orders, and an overburdened health care system are causing a perfect storm for breast cancer patients who have concerns or need care, according to the experts at Susan G. Komen.
The COVID-19 pandemic threatens the health of millions in this country and around the world, but the novel coronavirus presents unique challenges for more than 5 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s and more than 16 million family members and friends serving as their caregivers.
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