REI Automation, a Columbia-based company that designs and builds robotics, assembly lines and special-purpose machines for the automotive, medical, nuclear, electronics and consumer goods markets, is expanding its operations in Richland County

Two roads will lose direct access to North Main Street as part of a road-widening project.

Motorists and pedestrians traveling along Rabbit Run Road will need to find alternate routes starting in early November, when the roadway closes for about two months for a drainage construction project.

Richland County Council is accepting applications for openings on more than a dozen volunteer boards

Thanks to improved technology, more Richland County residents are avoiding standing in long lines to pay their taxes.