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ABC Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin delivers his final ‘State of the City’ address If you would like to hear the address in its entirety, you can click on the link provided below Feb 17, 2021 12:15 AM EST Columbia, SC (WOLO) — As Columbia nears the one year mark since COVID-19 hit the Midlands Tuesday night outgoing Mayor Steve Benjamin gave his final State of the City address to a nearly empty City Council Chambers while streaming the address online due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Mayor reflected on his last 10 years in office after starting back in 2010, as the first black Mayor of...

Written by Justin Rosen The City of Milford Health Department (MHD) is currently partnering with the CT Department of Public Health to provide COVID-19 vaccine as it is available in accordance with State guidelines.  The MHD has held seven (7) COVID-19 vaccination clinics at the Parsons Government Complex Gymnasium since December when vaccine distribution began in Connecticut.  Milford Health Department COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics operate on Wednesdays all day and Friday afternoons with registration through the Vaccine Administration Management System (VAMS). To increase access to COVI...

Direct aid for local and state governments is falling by the wayside in the new Covid relief bill.

Governor McMaster is thinking about lifting the executive order, but Mayor Benjamin says cases are too high. Author: Julia Kauffman (WLTX) Updated: 11:42 PM EST December 18, 2020 COLUMBIA, S.C. — As small businesses in Columbia fight to survive this pandemic, many restaurants are hoping the governor lifts the Last Call Order so they can make more money. "It makes no sense. COVID is still here before 11 p.m. and it’s here after 11 p.m.," said Liz Williamson, a bartender at The Aristocrat.  The Last Call Order prohibits restaurants and bars from selling alco...