Richland County is waiving building permit fees and business license fees for individuals and volunteer organizations working to repair structures damaged by the October flood.

The fire station at 1631 Clarkson St. in Hopkins has a new addition to help fire crews protect the community thanks to the gift of a pumper truck from Richland County.

Richland County residents, businesses and other stakeholders have a new resource to contact the County for flood-related issues -- Recovery@rcgov.us.

Following is a statement from Richland County on the Executive Order from Gov. Nikki Haley regarding Kelvin Washington.