·                                 BY THE NUMBERS

$38,952,664.65

Amount collected so far*

$14,691,881.68

Amount spent so far

$1.07 billion

Amount to be collected before program ends

*Treasurer David Adams said the figure reflecting a full year’s collections of the penny-on-the-dollar sales tax will not be available until July because distribution, by state government, runs behind collection.

Richland County celebrated older residents April 16 at its 26th annual Senior Citizens Healthcare Fun Day.

Seawell’s banquet hall was filled with hundreds of seniors, as well as volunteers from county and city offices who came together to give thanks.

Local men ‘walk a mile in her shoes’ to support victims of violence.  Men went teetering and tottering down Main Street on Thursday afternoon to support a cause that hits close to home. Wearing women’s shoes, local business leaders, municipal officials and law enforcement officers participated in the annual Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event organized by Sexual Trauma Services of the Midlands.

Northeast Richland County soon could be home to a new tax office if County Council approves it in the 2014 budget.  County Treasurer David Adams envisions a full-service tax office that would serve residents in ZIP codes 29016, 29223 and 29229, who make up one-third of taxpayers who travel to the Hampton Street administration building each month to pay taxes.

Richland County Treasurer David Adams has worked three years to create a full-service county office in the Northeast.  On Friday his office became the first to submit a working budget to address the needs of the Northeast community.