For nearly four decades, Earl McLeod has been working to make our community better while serving as Executive Director of the Building Industry Association of Central South Carolina.
Keep the Midlands Beautiful says the aim of the project is to stop people from littering and illegal dumping, which will hopefully stimulate economic growth in the area.
After seeing a need in her community, twenty years ago a Midlands woman launched a Girl Scout troop. Ten years later, Sheila Brown launched a second troop, and to date, she still leads them both and has had an impact on more than 1,000 young women.
Mitzie Renwick says it’s because she believes the group Palmetto Animal Assisted Living Services, also known as PAALS, is changing lives. Those who know Mitzie insist she’s a big part of that.
Inside the walls Meadowfield Elementary School in Richland One, the school’s reading coach, Apryl Whitman is helping her students and their families discover that reality.
“I was looking at WIS TV one night when you all were doing a section on the Mungo Foundation and how they recognize someone in the community, and I said to myself George How fits that bill,” said Richie Eisenman, the board president at the non-profit Sharing God’s Love.
After changing his lifestyle and being cleared of diabetes, James Anderson has been affecting the lives of every person who walks into his fitness classes at the Drew Wellness Center for the last 5 years.
Over the last five years, our Community Builder series in partnership with Mungo Homes has put a spotlight on nearly 100 unsung heroes across the Midlands proving that age is just a number and that anyone can truly make a difference.
More than 10 years ago after selling medical equipment for a living, Hubert Smoak says he realized a greater need when he delivered a wheelchair to a woman in Bamberg.
Veterans who visit the Dorn VA say there is an iconic voice that calls to remind them of their doctor’s appointments, and it belongs to a volunteer who has been making hundreds of calls daily for more than eight years.
It's a first in our Community Builder series! Two teachers, at the same school, nominated as Community Builders for different reasons and months apart.
Hundreds of people packed out the USC Alumni Center to honor the United Way's Humanitarian of the Year Mac Bennett just last week. However, in a surprise twist, Bennett was one of many who made sure another Columbia man was also recognized that evening.
One Irmo couple is dedicated to giving back to our local schools, and their involvement has led to a partnership between the University of South Carolina and Irmo Middle and High Schools.
Temperatures have remained chilly overnight, and one Midlands woman is determined to make sure those who have to weather the cold are covered -- literally.
Saluda Shoals Park is in the midst of fundraising to build a universally inclusive playground, and one Midlands family has been the driving force behind the effort and has already raised thousands to support it.
Nearly 400 fire trucks across South Carolina are now stocked with lifesaving equipment for animals in distress, and that's in large part thanks to two Midlands women.
Wednesday night marks the second night of preliminary competition at the Township Auditorium for the Miss South Carolina and Miss South Carolina Teen pageant.
After school in the cafeteria of Lower Richland High School, there is a group that meets that has served as a safe haven for students for the last 4 years.
Columbia, SC (WIS) - The holidays are a time for reunions and inside Northwood Baptist Church there’s a special one. “They went out of their way, not just for us, for a lot of folks in the community,” said Kimberly Mayze, sitting next to her husband Sam. The Mayzes used to live in
On this Thanksgiving, we're giving thanks for the many people who came together to help those impacted by last month's historic floods. That includes a Midlands woman who made it her mission to get help to those whose homes were literally underwater.
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