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DMV offers program to help suspended drivers get reinstated

Submitted by Tenessa Jennings, Community Web Producer

Thursday, January 24th, 2013, 3:21pm

DMV offers program to help suspended drivers get reinstated

The South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) announced Thursday the upcoming Driver Suspension Eligibility Week for drivers with certain license suspensions.

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Taylor Swift returns to Columbia

Submitted by Tenessa Jennings, Community Web Producer

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013, 6:20pm

Colonial Life Arena announced on Wednesday that 6-time Grammy winner Taylor Swift will be returning to Columbia on March 23 as part of her 2013 RED Tour.

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S.C. Bar offers free legal clinic

Submitted by Tenessa Jennings, Community Web Producer

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013, 10:02am

The S.C. Bar Pro Bono Program will sponsor two free legal clinics in the Sumter area in February. The schedule is as follows:

Tuesday, Feb. 5 – Wills, estates and probate, featuring attorney Glenn F. Givens. The clinic will be held from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Sumter Senior Services Activity Center located at 119 S. Sumter St. in Sumter.

Wednesday, Feb. 6 – Wills, estates and probate, featuring attorney Glenn F. Givens. The clinic will be held from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Delaine Community Center located at 5400 Cane Savannah St.

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Red Cross launches inaugural event held honor founding Legacy Society members

Submitted by Tenessa Jennings, Community Web Producer

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013, 11:45am

Red Cross launches inaugural event held honor founding Legacy Society members

On January 14, 2013, the American Red Cross of the Columbia Region held its Inaugural Legacy Society event at MoMo’s Bistro on Devine Street in Columbia to honor and recognize the official establishment of the local Red Cross Legacy Society.

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Red Cross Offers Free International Humanitarian Law Class

Submitted by Tenessa Jennings, Community Web Producer

Sunday, January 20th, 2013, 4:21pm

Red Cross Offers Free International Humanitarian Law Class

The Red Cross invites the public to sign-up for a free class, Humanity in the Midst of War. The course will take place on Wednesday, January 30, 2013 from 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. at the Red Cross, located at 2751 Bull Street, Classroom 2 in Columbia.

The course will teach students about the Geneva Conventions by engaging in hands-on activities and thought-provoking discussions, while exploring the powerful and fundamental concept of human dignity in wartime. The course is free to the public. To register, please call (803) 514-4084.

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World Beer Festival Announces Brewery Sneak Peek

Submitted by Tenessa Jennings, Community Web Producer

Friday, January 18th, 2013, 12:42pm

World Beer Festival Announces Brewery Sneak Peek

The World Beer Festival Columbia announced a sneak peek of the brewery list for the 2013 festival to be held this Saturday, January 19 at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center.

The following is a sneak peek of some of the breweries serving at the festival: Abita Brewing Co

Almaza Beer

Anchor Brewing Co

Aviator Brewing Co

Batch 19

Birra Peroni

Boston Beer Co

Bottletree Beer Co

Boulder Beer Co

Brooklyn Brewery

Carolina Beer Co

Conquest Brewing

Crispin Cider

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IHOP to offer free pancakes Feb. 5

Submitted by Tenessa Jennings, Community Web Producer

Thursday, January 17th, 2013, 11:49am

Batter up, breakfast lovers! IHOP®, one of America’s most popular family-friendly restaurants, known for “everything you love about breakfast,” will once again invite guests to enjoy free pancakes during National Pancake Day on February 5, 2013, while celebrating Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals’ 30th Anniversary. On this day, the restaurant chain hopes to raise $3 million as the first national fundraising campaign to kick off the 2013 fundraising year for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.

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